Autumn 2026 Small Groups

Virtual & Hybrid Groups

📖 Community Conversations

2nd Sundays | 7:00-8:30pm on Zoom

This autumn, Community Conversation will resume with a series of community conversation relevant to current events. Visit our Special Events Page for info on each upcoming session.

📝 Safe Haven: A Creative Writing Workshop

2X Per Month (Exact Day TDB) | September-November | Zoom (In-Person TBD)

Whether you’ve been writing for years or haven’t picked up a pen since school, this workshop is an invitation to slow down, pay attention, and create alongside others.

Over three months, we’ll experiment with a wide variety of writing exercises designed to spark curiosity, stretch our imaginations, and introduce new creative possibilities. Along the way, we’ll explore elements of storytelling, poetry, memoir, creative nonfiction, spoken word, songwriting, and more, not as assignments to complete, but as tools to borrow whenever they help you tell your story more honestly.

Each participant will choose two pieces to develop throughout the season. What those pieces become is entirely up to you. They might be poems, short stories, essays, memoirs, songs, spoken word, or something that doesn’t fit neatly into any category at all. Our role isn’t to decide what your work should be. It’s to help you discover what it wants to become.

The goal isn’t perfection. We believe art is never truly finished. Every piece simply reaches a place where it reflects who we are, what we’ve lived through, and what we’re able to express in that moment. By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with two works that feel ready to share, perform, publish, continue revising, or simply carry with you into whatever comes next.

This workshop isn’t about getting everything “right.” It’s a space to experiment, take creative risks, encourage one another, and practice paying attention. Because creativity doesn’t begin with having the perfect idea. It begins with noticing.

You don’t need to think of yourself as a writer. You only need a willingness to begin.

If you’re interested, let luca know!

Religious Trauma Support Group

Every Tuesday Beginning October 20 to January 5

Religious and spiritual experiences can shape us in complicated ways.  Sometimes faith communities leave us with questions, grief, shame, anger, or other things we haven't quiet known what to do with.  This new peer support group is a place to explore some of those experiences together.

Co-facilitated by Jenny and Andie and sponsored by Haven, the group will offer a space to share experiences, listen to one another, and find support in community.  People of any faith or no faith are welcome, whether or not you have a connection to Haven.

You don't need to call what you've experienced "trauma," and you don't need to have your beliefs, faith, or relationship with spirituality figured out.  Sharing is always optional.  There's no expectation that you'll convert to Christianity, join Haven, or follow any particular path.

The group will meet weekly on Zoom beginning October 20 and going to January 5, continuing once a week through the end of the year.  Meeting details will be shared with registered participants.  Drop-ins welcome!

If you know anyone who might find this kind of space helpful, please feel free to share this invitation with them.  You don't need to be part of Haven to participate.

Find out more on our dedicated page!

Questions?  Email Jenny and Andie.  You can ask questions about the group without sharing anything about your own experiences.

In-Person Groups

Coming Soon!

🏡 East Bay Small Group

4th Sunday of every month

6:00 pM - 8:00 PM

What to Expect: Looking for a way to connect, build deeper relationships, and grow spiritually with others at Haven? Starting this March, David will be hosting a monthly community small group on the fourth Sunday of each month. These gatherings will include dinner and one or two activities, fostering regular connection, meaningful conversation, and spiritual growth.

Please contact David if you’re interested in attending, and he can answer questions and share details for the gathering including the exact address. David also maintains an email list for updates, and he welcomes any thoughts on activities or discussion topics that would be valuable to you.

Where: David’s home in Berkeley (Address provided when you RSVP.)

When: Fourth Sunday of each month | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Upcoming Dates: August 23, September 27, October 25, November 22

We hope you’ll join us in creating this space for community and connection!