About a Question, Community and Feeling Like There’s Something More

As a 22-year-old, fresh out of college and thrust into the workforce, you could say there’s a lot I’m still figuring out. I still struggle to find the balance between working 40 hours a week, getting my list of chores done and finding time to hang out with those I hold dear – especially when most of them are in my hometown.

I have a feeling a lot of twenty-thirties feel that way. And yes, twenty-thirties are as you might have guessed, people that are roughly between the ages of 20 and 30. We’re in a weird place. Let’s just admit that right off the bat. Half of our friends are married off and talking baby names while the other half seems to have lost all traces of responsibility. And then there’s us.

We know who we are. We may be in our first job, or finishing up college or starting our own business for the first time. We may be single, we may be dating, or hey, we could be married, too – nothing wrong with that! – but most of the time it’s not a huge concern or topic of discussion. We feel we need to figure ourselves out first. After all, most of us have just relocated for jobs and are still trying to process that (unlike college) our friends aren’t always at our fingertips.

We know we probably need to meet some people outside of work, someone to hang out with on the weekends or grab lunch with throughout the week. We just want a sense of community, a feeling that you’re not alone on this strange path to adulthood. We just want someone who understands.

So, once the moving boxes have long been gone and a routine has set in, do you, too, long for something a little… more? What are you looking for?

I know, for me, I look for new friendships. I look for people like me that can understand what I’m going through and maybe provide insight on something I could be missing out on. I want people to do life with, to explore and have fun with. I don’t want to see them once, maybe twice, and never feel a real connection with that person. I want to connect.

I found the start of what I had been looking for within this group that meets on Thursday nights. Lately, this cool tribe of people I stumbled upon has been my saving grace since moving to Indiana. We hang out downtown and share what’s happening in our lives. We care for each other, pray for each other and learn together. We gather with big hearts, open minds and a passion to pursue our dreams with the gifts God has given us.

We love where we’re at. We love spending time together and learning more about one another. We cherish acoustic worship nights and digging into God’s word. We aspire to be more like Jesus every single day. We’re 100% happy with what’s going on right now.

But tonight, we decided that our group could be so much more.

Why limit ourselves to just community? Why limit yourself as being under one church? Why limit yourself to church at all? Why not reach out and help others? Why not celebrate the life God has called you to live?

Well, we decided we’re not going to let crazy awesome opportunities pass us by. We want to reach out to churches in local areas, inviting them to come and hang out. We want to see anyone and everyone enjoying this sense of community we’ve only started to build. A place where twenty-thirties can thrive and enjoy the silly, awkward transitional phase we’ve learned to embrace. We want to invite leaders and speakers, both local and not; we want to invite pastors, not just from our church, but yours; we want to invite you – and anyone else you know – and we want you to feel welcome.

But, we have a question. What do you want? Where do you see something like this going? In a place like Evansville, where so much growth is happening, what opportunities do you see? What needs do you think we can fill?

Before we can even begin to start something that’s already stirred up a fire in our hearts, we want to know what gets that fire going in yours. So come on in, pull up a chair and take a seat. Let’s talk about what we can do #forthecity.

After all, when God is with us – what can stand against?

So, let’s do this. For the Twenty-Thirties.

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Feel free to come and see what we’re all about:

Haynie’s Corner Arts District
58 Adams Avenue,
Evansville, IN 47713

Thursdays – 7PM

Or simply share and comment below! We’d love to hear more ideas and inspiration for the city of Evansville!