Connect Groups

APOSTOLIC & PROPHETIC
Edgar & Indira Persad
Meeting Times: Contact for Meeting Time & Location (SKYPE Available)
Phone: 704-493-7970
Email: indiragail365@gmail.com

We have been Christians for over 30 years and with Morningstar for 10+ years. We are involved with MMT, Healing Teams, and Prophetic Teams. Our Connect Group is unique. We come together at a different location once a month, currently using Skype as a communication tool. We equip and mobilize leaders/potential leaders to plant teams/churches via biblical teaching, training, and the prophetic.

FAMILY, FUN, FELLOWSHIP
Alex & Lena Atamanskiy
Meeting Times: Thursdays, 7:00 pm
Location: 7300 Captain Neal Ln, Charlotte, NC 28273
Phone: 704-219-0700
Email: alex.atamanskiy@gmail.com, yatamanskiy@gmail.com

Our vision is: Learn to Love! We are Russian-Americans who have an “open house”. You are welcome here, kids included! We will cry and laugh together, share pain and joy, and go through mistakes and successes together! You will share here your wisdom, revelation, food, and happiness! Learn about money, business, parenting, homeschooling, everyday life, witnessing, spiritual gifts, and your purpose – while getting closer to the Lord Jesus Christ – as one!

SINGLE PARENTS
Cindy Smith
Meeting Times: 2nd Saturday 5pm, Contact for location
Phone: 704-253-0066

Single parent connect group, with the goal of mutual support and encouragement. Children welcome!
 
 
 

MEN’S GROUP: THE VAULT
Edgar Persad & Steven Paris
Meeting Times: 1 Saturday per month at 9am, contact for date & location
Phone: Steven: 803-650-0690, Edgar: 704-493-7970
Email: stevencjp@gmail.com

Our hope with this connect group is to direct men’s hearts towards prayer and God’s Word for us as sons of God. This will be a Holy Spirit led group where we seek God’s heart like David.

BUSINESS OWNERS & LEADERS
Tom & Kathy Smart
Meeting Times: 3rd Saturday 6-8:30 pm
Location: Contact us for location
Phone: 678-793-9463
Email: tsmart54@gmail.com, krsmart@smarterideas.com

Our group is geared toward business owners, leaders, or entrepreneurs who are seeking to connect, grow, and prosper in the market place! Open to all ages!

BIBLICAL TRUTHS & FOUNDATIONS
Ron Scott
Meeting Times: Every other Thursday at 7pm
Location: Heritage Lounge
Phone: 989-255-6483
Email: livingdust1@gmail.com

An opportunity to share on biblical topics as we encourage one another in the good giftings God has placed within us all, for such a time as this

CSCL INTERNATIONAL CONNECT GROUP-High School Aged
Darlene Pitts
Meeting Times: 1st Sunday 1:30-3:30pm
Location: Contact me for location
Phone: 803-504-6682
Email: MrsPowerTeam@me.com

My heart for our International High School Students is that we would have times of real koinania together: support each other, cook and eat their favorite foods together, sing their songs, dance their dances and laugh! My prayer is that our students will make new friends, have a safe and comfortable place to be themselves, learning and sharing their American experiences, as well as sharing their homeland memories with us. Because of their different grades, electives, sports, etc. sometimes our students are passing each other but never really get to connect with each other. Hopefully this connect group will help develop lasting relationships.

HERITAGE COMMUNITY MENS FELLOWSHIP & PRAYER GROUP
Paul Mockovciak
Meeting Times: Fridays 2-4pm
Location: Heritage Residents Lounge
Phone: 704-960-7612
Email: pmocko@hotmail.com

We share each other’s needs and experiences, with prayer for the needs of the community, the widows and singles, and for our nation and Israel. The Word is shared both biblically and prophetically to disciple the men who attend.

ISAIAH 40 CONNECT GROUP
Brandon & LaSaunda Logan
Meeting Times: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 6:30-8pm
Location: Contact us for location
Phone: 704-606-8152
Email: b.supernatural@gmail.com

Our Vision: The vision behind this group is Isaiah 40:3. We believe we have the Father’s mandate to be “a voice calling out to make a clear path for His coming.” Our desire is to partner with Him as He seeks to prepare us, His Bride, to equip the Harvest that’s upon us.
Our Focus: Our groups focus will be prayer, discerning God’s voice more accurately, oneness and intimacy with God, revelatory gifts, and practical ministry application with one another. (i.e. Prophecy, dream interpretation, etc.)

JORDAAN’S CONNECT GROUP
Willie & Charlotte Jordaan
Meeting Times: Sundays 6-9pm
Location:
Phone: 704-840-2221
 
 
 
 

MATURING IN CHRIST
John & Starr Powell
Meeting Times: Saturdays 6pm
Location: Contact us for location
Phone: 904-252-2416
Email: jpowell133@gmail.com

We look forward to meeting with people who want to learn how they can mature in Christ and see their prophetic words fulfilled. Our desire is to help ignite a fresh passion for the Lord in their lives. There are some important subjects in the Bible that we want to look at: the Bride of Christ; what it means to be the temple of God; patterns in Scripture (e.g., times and seasons; tabernacle of Moses; the feasts of Israel); the Church and Israel; and others.

MEN’S GROUP: ARMY RISING
Tim Dziomba
Morning Meetings: Sundays 5pm, MorningStar Library
Evening Meetings: Fridays 6:30-8am, Partners Lounge
Contact: 518-569-1847, tim@northernpine.net

This community of men is devoted to awakening and restoring the masculine heart through Bible study, book study, and shared life experiences. We as a group invite men to live life as an adventure, passionately loving and following God—free of fear—just as Father God always intended for us!

PRAYER, ENCOURAGEMENT & FUN (Adults Only)
Carolyn O’Connor
Meeting Times: 1st & 3rd Tuesday 7pm
Location: Contact me for location
Email: carolynoco5@gmail.com

A comfortable place to come & get strengthened, grow in our faith-support each other, through the word and Prayer and some good food! And hopefully lots of laughter because “A joyful heart doeth good like a medicine”.
 

PROPHETIC TRUTHS & LEARNING
Dorothy Ray
Meeting Times: Mondays 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Contact me for location
Phone: 828-380-3924
Email: dray1126@gmail.com

Focus is toward prophetic prayer and learning to hear the voice of God, with participation from the group. My desire is to see everyone walking in the purpose of what God created them to be.

SMART IDEAS FOR WOMEN
Kathy Smart
Meeting Times: Tuesdays 8:30am
Location: The Flipside Cafe
Phone: 678-793-9463
Email: krsmart@smarterideas.com
 
 
 

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Emily Mockovciak
Meeting Times: Wednesdays 10:15am
Location: Partners Lounge
Phone: 704-490-7355
Email: milch31@yahoo.com

Come and engage with other believers that are hungry for the Word of God.
 

WOMEN’S CONNECT GROUP + 1 GUEST (Can be a Male)
Carolyn Shugart
Meeting Times: Saturdays or Sundays
Location: Contact me for times and location
Phone: 817-223-5345
Email: grma210kds@gmail.com

Are you sad or wounded? Do you feel like you need a little extra support right now? We want you to live a peaceful, joyous life with freedom from pain. We welcome you to join our Connect Group for Women.

WORKS OF THE MINISTRY
Garrett & Chrystal Roy
Meeting Times: 2nd & 3rd Thursdays 7pm
Location: Contact us for location
Phone: 704-562-1030
Email: TheKingdomExchange@gmail.com

Our Connect Group will focus on intentional ministry in the community, practicing what we preach, highlighting growth in discipleship for ourselves and new Christians, and exhibiting the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit.

FAMILY, FUN, FELLOWSHIP
David & Diann Burton
Meeting Times: Contact us for Meeting Time & Location
Email: dburtone@gmail.com

We desire this Connect Group to be a place where we can experience the love of Christ in one another and where you will be able to develop and freely exercise the gifts God has placed in you. We hope this will be a place of family, fun, and fellowship. Bring your instruments, testimonies, and talents. Our work schedule changes so please email us first for our meeting dates.

COLLEGE STUDENTS MINISTRY
Carla Hutchins (ON HOLD- CONFIRMING NEW DIRECTION)
Meeting Times: Tuesdays 10:30-12:30pm
Location: Contact me for location
Phone: 803-269-1681
Email: carlahutchins2@gmail.com

Women’s bible study where we worship, encourage, pray, and fellowship with each other
while also growing by studying the Word of God.

THE BLESSING GROUP
Jeff & Wanda Stickfaden
Meeting Times: Saturdays 3-5 pm
Location: Contact us for Location
Email: blessjerusalemaid@gmail.com, jeffstrickfaden@yahoo.com

Our group is focused on developing new friendships and giving spiritual support. We want to cover each other’s lives and grow in the Lord as we walk together. Let’s together discover and walk in our identity and purpose, seeing the Lord work through us. We invite you to come and experience a growing connect group, send over an email.

WOMEN’S MINISTRY: THE MONROE LADIES
Alla Semenyuk, Lena Atamanskiy & DeeDee Phillips
Meeting Times: Every other Monday 10:30 am
Location: Contact us for Location
Email: avsemenyuk@gmail.com, yatamanskiy@gmail.com
 
 

BIBLICAL TRUTHS
David & Pam McNelley
Meeting Times: Sundays 5:30 pm
Location: 3354 Tanglewood Drive, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Phone: 413-657-1887
Email: theblacksmithshammer91@gmail.com

Deep dive in the Word and needful issues, for anyone wanting to go deeper.
 

RELATIONSHIP & FELLOWSHIP
Bob & Mary Jordan
Meeting Times: Contact us for meeting times & location
Phone: 803-324-0503
Email: worshipwarrior3@yahoo.com

Come Break Bread together and grow in Christ-likeness, with other 18+ year old members of the body of Christ, encouraging everyone in the group to share his/her gifts and talents. We have a heart to build unity within the body, so we are not limiting the group to MFC members only.

These Connect Groups are facilitated by the ministries of MorningStar Fellowship Church. They exist for Training in ministry or to strengthen and provide fellowship with a specific demographic within the church.

YOUNG LEADERS & PASTORS (Mentoring for Ministry)
Pastor Ron & DeeDee Phillips
Meeting Times: Tuesdays 12:15-1:15 pm
Location: Contact us for location
Phone: 704-995-1507
Email: ronphillips77@gmail.com
 
 
 

ACCELERANT CLASS
Linda Armstrong
Meeting Times: Friday (Once a month)
Location: Contact me for dates and location
Phone: 803-802-5544 x377
Email: larmstron@morningstarministries.org
 
 
 

50+ MINISTRY
John & Sandi Boneck
50+ Ministry
Meeting Times: Fridays 11 am – 12 pm
Location: Bob Jones Vision Center (BJVC)
Phone: 803-802-5544 x377
Email: 50+@morningstarministries.org
 

GOVERNMENT INTERCESSION
Pastor Robert Rummage
Meeting Times: Tuesdays 6-7 pm & Thursdays 9-11 am
Location: Bob Jones Vision Center (BJVC)
Email: rrummage@mstarm.org
 
 
 
 

MORNINGSTAR MARRIAGE & FAMILY
Pastor’s Luke & Brittney Stasi
Meeting Times: Every other Wednesday & Friday 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: Contact us for location
Email: family@mstarm.org
 
 
 
 

MORNINGSTAR YOUNG ADULTS
Pastor’s Chase & Beth Laney
Meeting Times: Sunday’s @ 6 pm
Location: MSU Cabin
Phone: 828-442-0593/828-803-2713
Email: blaney@morningstarministries.org
 
 
 

MORNINGSTAR YOUTH
Youth Pastor’s Zach & Joy Rowe
Meeting Times: Wednesdays 7 pm
Location: MSU Cabin
Facebook: MorningStar.Youth
Email: youth@mstarm.org
 
 

WOMEN’S MINISTRY: SHINE
MaryAnne Hardiman
Meeting Times: 3rd Sunday 7:30pm
Location: Partner’s Lounge
Email: msladies@morningstarministries.org  

SHINE is a vital part of our family ministry that is building a sisterhood and alliance to strengthen the vision, gifts, and ministries of women in the church. We are a gathering of women who desire to hear the call of the Creator and know their purpose for this hour. We are women who want to know the why of what we’re doing and understand the times that we live in. We are women who are graced to transform the world around us. This is the time for women to SHINE!

Burn/BJVC Singers & Musicians
Carl Fields
Meeting Times: 2nd and 4th Mondays, 7-9pm
Location: Contact me for location
Contact: 904-623-3227, fieldsmail@bellsouth.net

This group is focused on the Worship Leaders/Teams who lead in our intercession/worship Burn sessions in the Bob Jones Vision Center, as well as singers, musicians, and worship leaders who are interested in getting involved. We will center on Jesus, relationships, and growing in our gifts through encouraging, sharing, learning, networking, and praying/prophesying over each other. Not just another get-together, we have specific goals to grow individually, as a team, and as a ministry! And of course yummy food … please bring a snack if you can.

DELIVERENCE MINISTRY
Nathan & Emily Plowman
Meeting Times: Begins in August 2019
Location: Contact us for times and location
Email: freedom@mstarm.org
 
 
 
 

DREAM TEAM
Brandon Logan, Constance Hemp-Hill & Victoria Simmons
Meeting Times: 1st Monday of Month 6:30-8 pm
Location: Contact us for location (Logan home)
Phone: 704-606-8152
Email: b.supernatural@gmail.com
 
 
 

EVANGELISM (Community Outreach Breakfast)
Zach Rowe
Meeting Times: 2nd Saturdays 9am – 12pm
Location: Contact me for location
Facebook: Community Outreach Breakfast
Email: Jesusteams@mstarm.org
 
 
 

HEALING MINISTRY
Zach Rowe
Meeting Times: Sunday after monthly church luncheons
Location: Bethany Lounge
Email: Healing@mstarm.org
 
 
 
 

HeART Seekers 24-7 (Advancing Art)
Donna Mims
Meeting Times: 3rd Monday 7:30-10pm
Location: Bob Jones Vision Center (BJVC)
Phone: 912-288-3907
Email: donna@heartsunitedstudio.com
 
 
 

PROPHETIC
Kathleen Flory
Meeting Times: 3rd Sunday 1:30-3:30pm
Location: MSU Room
Phone:
Email: eaglemissions77@gmail.com
 
 
 

PROPHETIC
Maureen Hendricks
Meeting Times: 1st & 3rd Mondays 7-9pm
Location: Contact me for location
Phone: 803-357-2371
Email: warrior4J7@gmail.com
 
 
 

PROPHETIC
Catherine Martin, Ed & Lisa Sniadecki
Meeting Times: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 7-9pm
Location: MorningStar Library
Phone: 201-486-0340

We talk about what God is doing in our lives, perhaps the message from the previous Sunday, or issues relevant to members. The purpose is prayer, support, and encouragement for the members who are Moms with young children who find it hard to go to a Connect Group.

PROPHETIC
Seyi & Angela Olurotimi
Meeting Times: 2nd Monday 7-8:30pm
Location: MorningStar Library
Phone: Seyi: 704-650-6677 / Angela: 704-650-6676
Email: seyu@seyiandangela.com, angela@seyiandangela.com
 
 
 

THE OAK INITIATIVE
Larry Byrd
Meeting Times: Tuesdays 7pm
Location: Oak Boardroom
Phone: 803-547-8217
Email: office@theoakinitiative.org
 
 
 

YOUNG LEADERS & PASTORS (Mentoring for Ministry)
Pastor Ron Phillips
Meeting Times: Tuesdays 12:15 – 1:15pm
Location: Contact me for location
Phone: 704-995-1507