Groups.

A community of people to walk through life with. You are better with a group to build friendships and grow in faith, we all are.

“True life change happens in a small group. The true ask is simple: Be faithful to church. Be faithful to your group.”

— Pastor Jerry McKinney

Choose wise, understanding, experienced, and respected men according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. 14 And you answered me, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do. 15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise, experienced, and respected men, and made them heads over you, commanders of thousands, and hundreds, and fifties, and tens, and officers according to your tribes. Deuteronomy 1:13–15 (AMPC)

Carmel Church Tribe Leaders

  • Anna McKinney - Preschool Ministry Lead

    SUNDAYS 9:00 & 11:00 AM

  • Simone Pascua - Children's Pastor

    SUNDAYS @ 9:00 & 11:00 AM

  • Menza Bolamba - 4-6th Grade Pastor

    SUNDAYS @ 11:00 AM (YOUTH LOUNGE)

  • Matt & Esmae Villa - Junior High Pastors

    SUNDAYS @ 11:00 AM (ROOM 102)

    MONTHLY PARTIES ;)

  • Kassidy Hard - High School Pastor

    WEDNESDAYS @ 6:30-8:30 PM / SUNDAY SERVICES

  • Nic Schneider - College & SDCLC Pastor

    COLLEGE CLASS - SUNDAYS @ 9:00 AM (ROOM 102)

  • Tobe & Kris Ekwueme - Young Adults Pastors

    THURSDAYS @ 7:00 PM

  • Mario & Rocio Robles - Single Adults Pastors

    TUESDAYS @ 6:30 PM

  • Jenny Schneider - Families Pastor

    FRIDAYS (OUR NIGHT)

    SMALL GROUPS (NIGHT VARIES)

  • Dan & Kim Roy - Adults Pastors

    TUESDAYS (OUR NIGHT)

    SMALL GROUPS (NIGHT VARIES)

  • Sam & Ramona Jones - Adult MCPs

    TUESDAYS (OUR NIGHT)

    SMALL GROUPS (NIGHT VARIES)

  • Kevin Holmes - ROAR (Men's Ministry) Lead (w/ Pastor Jerry)

  • Bety Lagos - FAME (Women's Ministry) Pastor (w/ Pastor Tami)

    August 22, 2025 @ 7:30 PM-12:30 AM

  • Aaron Rogers - Business Ministry MCP

    First Tuesdays Monthly @ 6:00 AM

    Relaunching January, 2026

  • Chris & Sarah Torres - Finance Class MCPs

    Sundays @ 7 AM, Scheduled throughout the year

Tribes Meet in 2 Places - Our Night & Group Night

We do Tribes in two ways—Our Nights where everyone in a season of life gathers together, and Group Nights where a few friends walk closely and do life side by side. Both are vital, because God builds His church in the large gathering and in the home.

"BE DEEP SPIRITED FRIENDS."
PHIL 2:2

Our Nights

Join us once a month for Our Nights—a big Bible study with people in your season of life. Eat together. Laugh together. Pray together. Come ready to grow in God’s Word and build friendships that make life better!

Group Nights

Be part of a Small Group—a smaller, monthly gathering with friends where real life and real faith meet. Share stories, grow in God’s Word, pray for one another, and build friendships that go deeper.

2 steps to find your group

Select Your Group

Choose from a variety of options including location, season of life, and schedule to find the group that’s right for you.

Go To Your Group

Submit your information and a Tribe Group Leader will contact you shortly with more details. Wow, that was easy.

Philippians 2:1-4 (MSG) - If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care - then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends.

 Why We Have Tribe Groups

We aren’t meant to do life alone. We believe everyone should be a part of a large worship gathering as well as a small group relationship, just like God planned from the beginning of the church. This is His model, not ours and it works really well.

Can I Host A Group?

Yes! You can host a group! Interested? Please CLICK HERE (it only takes 1-2 minutes)

Leaders Section

Tribe Group Guide.

Group Study Guides.