Our micrcochurch communities are missional initiatives and smaller expressions of Renaissance that live out our rhythms in different ways. These are the best place to connect with Renaissance. They all look different, have different rhythms and meet at different times. To find out more, check out the description and contact person in connection with each community.

The Bridge is a gathering of believers and seekers attempting to follow in the way of Jesus as a deep, multiethnic community that is committed to making Jesus known where he is unknown. We hope to communally equip one another to lovingly engage our friends and family with the good news of Jesus. Contact Group

Crafted is a microchurch community built around its name, featuring crafted conversations held over crafted drinks. We hope to move past shallow discussion, to get into the deep matters of faith and each other's lives. Open to anyone wanting authentic community in a casual environment. Contact Group

Eden, both God's original blueprint for community and the in-breaking kingdom we pursue. Eden Co-Op meets weekly to cultivate our apprenticeship to Jesus through eating, worshiping and studying scripture together. Day to day, we seek to build intentional relationships by utilizing our passions to meet the needs in our local community. Contact Group

Emmaus is a place for those who want to walk along side their community members as Christ would. We share a meal, pray, meditate on Bible scripture, and encourage one another in our missional living.  Contact Group

MeetingHouse is a community that brings together committed Jesus followers as well as the spiritually curious in order to explore the beauty and complexity of being Christians in this world. We do this through shared meals, reading scripture, communal prayer, and discussion about how to respond to the world around us as Kingdom-people. Contact Group

The Manchester Project is a microchurch in the Queen City. Each week we pray together, support one another in caring for our neighbors and coworkers, and explore who God is through the Bible. Contact Group

Open Table - a space we're creating for those who are wrestling with hurt and disappointment from the church and/or also those who are wrestling with the difficulties of faith. 
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It's all about the neighborhood. Reunion is our way of inviting God in, so that we can reunite with Him in prayer, and reunite with each other over a meal. We meet once a month (First Saturday evening) for a potluck, support of each other, Jesus, and active food security. Contact Group

*Just forming* - Attention college students and young adults. 
We gather weekly on Sunday afternoons to encourage one another, eat together, pray, and grow together through Bible study. Contact Group

Shema is based on Deuteronomy 6:4-9. Inspired by this passage, this microchurch is designed for families with young children, creating an integrated environment where parents take an active role in discipling their own kids in a communal setting. Contact Group

Name TBD. We're excited to be able to create a diverse space for women from all walks of life, which we hope will allow for some new faces, deeper relationships/discussions, more intentionality, spiritual growth, and so much more. Contact Group

We have trained practitioners who are living out our ethos in neighborhoods around the Greater Boston area. You can find them in the following neighborhoods. Many of them are working to form microchurches in the future. To discover their work and connect, reach out to our team. 

FAQs:

Q 01: WHO IS WELCOME IN A MICROCHURCH COMMUNITY? 

Everyone is welcome, no matter race, sexuality, gender, religious beliefs, career aspirations, political affiliations, or anything else. ​These communities are safe places to start and deepen your journey with Christ in the company of friends. 

​Q 02: ARE COMMUNITIES DIFFERENT THAN SMALL GROUPS? 

The simple answer - yes. There's nothing wrong with church small groups. That said, they often have limitations. These groups often are viewed by church-goers as an add-on, one where they end up commuting to participate in Bible study or self-help care. In the end, these groups become a place primarily for mature Christians, one where study happens but action is limited because they live distant lives.  

At Renaissance, our Communities are our primary expression of church.  In other words, when we hear the word “church” we don’t think about our gathering on Sundays first and foremost, as great as those are.  We believe “church” is a group of people seeking to follow and obey Christ in the midst of relational, missional community. We believe that when we commit to more than a weekly event, but instead to live life together with others with Jesus as the focus, amazing things happen.

​Q 03: DOES RENAISSANCE EVER MEET AT A CENTRAL LOCATION?

Yes, we do monthly. We believe in the importance of Sunday gatherings as a space for our microchurch Communities to come together as a larger movement and celebrate what God is doing. These gatherings, we call Celebrations, are when we sing together, hear the word, hear stories from our Communities, offer kids programming, and eat together. 

​Q 04: WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN?

Not all of our communities are intergenerational. For those that are, we help them create spaces where children can engage alongside of adults AND differentiated spaces for young folks and adults to engage in ways unique to their development. Renaissance also has childcare and age appropriate programming available at Celebrations.