Woven into the story of God calling and redeeming a people for himself is a call for those people to live in community. It was there in the beginning. It was not good for man to be alone. When God gave Eve to Adam, he didn’t just give him a partner. Through her, he gave them both others. He gave them a community. Scripture describes that community for Christians as a bride and a body.  

One Christian’s association with other Christians is, in the sight of God, intimate and unbreakable. We are bound to each other forever, as far as God is concerned. So we respond to this call to unity by forming intentional communities—i.e., smaller groups, where Christ is our head, and we gather as a people under the authority of his word—seeking to live out the two great commandments: love God and love others. 

At Rio Vista Church, we have three types of groups: Community Groups, Micro Groups, and Learning Groups.