The leadership of the Pentecostals have established groups within the church that we refer to as Care Groups.  Zip codes were used to establish the geographical area of each care group.  Since our church is growing rapidly, these groups were established in an effort to ensure that everyone’s needs are being met. Each care group has a leader who is available to assist in ministering to you and to your family’s needs.  These leaders do not take the place of the pastor, but are available to assist with needs such as sickness in the family or requests for prayer.  Care group leaders pray for their members and will call the prayer line with needs if you desire. From time to time, the care group leader may ask the members to help provide for someone else’s needs.  For example, if someone in a care group experiences a death in the family, the group members may be asked to help provide food for the family.  If someone in a group is expecting a baby or is getting married, group members may be asked for assistance in preparing a shower for the couple. Care groups are a way of expressing love and concern for all church members in a helpful way.  They are also a way for members to get to know each other better.  We want to keep the close-knit, family feeling that we have already experienced at The Pentecostals of the Fox Cities as we grow to be the large church that God has planned for us.  Care groups help us do that.