Building community through service

The Haven Mission Group - a group who meets regularly to support each other's individual spiritual growth (inward journey) in context with a calling to support the mission (outward journey) of The Haven, a peer based addiction recovery program.

Unity Mission  - a new group seeking out the unifying elements of spiritual practices through study (inward) and fellowship together and then seeing how to live out this spirit of unity in the world around them.

This budding mission group actively integrates quality spiritual exploration with art creation. They meet weekly at the Lodge (reach out for meeting times).

Conveniently located on our campus, this drive-up self-serve food pantry is open daily, dawn to dusk. Leave what you can and take what you need. This is a wonderful partnership with the camp and church and the surrounding community.

As the modern version of our historic Lodge of the Fishermen coffeehouse, Common Grounds Cafe continues as a safe space for people from diverse backgrounds to gather and conversate over coffee and a sweet,  We have regular game nights, art block, and open mic!

Please join us on Fridays, 5-7:30pm!

Young and Sober is an AA group that meets Friday nights in the Church House chapel at 7pm

 Queer Townhall meets at the historic Lodge on the first Sunday of each month at 4pm.

Our local Immigrant Support Network is an ad hoc group of individuals and organizations who work to help local immigrants and immigrant families with resources and support as needs arise.

Meeting every Thursday at the historic Lodge, 7pm.

Worship leader Jesse Teasley also often offers Tai Chi at Church of the Covenant on Sunday mornings at 8am at the Lodge for free--though donations are accepted. All levels welcome! Find out about more times and places here.

Lynchburg's interfaith clergy group has been meeting at The Lodge for more than fifty years. Clergy members wanting to dialogue and connect with those of other denominations and faiths gather at noon for lunch at The Lodge the last Tuesday each month (except during the summer).

Compassionate Friends is a self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child, grandchild or sibling, meeting at the Lodge of the Fishermen the third Monday of each month at 7pm.