Whether you have been a church-goer all your life or have never been to a church, community groups are a great place to start. They are our way of taking the “churchiness” out of church. Typically, a community group has 6-12 people in it. Groups meet weekly, usually in someone’s home, but from time to time they may meet in a pub or a park or a cafe. Weekly group time includes a meal (or tapas), creative worship, as well as open discussion around varied faith-topics. Community groups are a great place to meet new people and make lasting friendships.
To find out the “who, what, where, when” on our current groups, go here.
To read about some group topics we offer from time to time, read more.
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Oasis Madrid meets every weekend in two basic formats.
1. Oasis Madrid holds services every first and third Saturday of the month at 6 pm. We meet in a cafe style setting (usually candle-lit) and do our best to make our services informal, artistic and interactive. During our services, children 11 and under are invited to participate in Godly Play, a program that emphasizes story-telling and “wondering”.
We meet at St. Louis University (Avenida del Valle 28, metro: Guzman el Bueno on the gray line 6). Download a map by clicking here.
2. On the second and fourth weekend of the month we host events that we call “The Gathering”. Typically this also is on a Saturday at 6 but sometimes the day and time vary.
For the most up-to-date information on our services and The Gathering visit our What’s On section.
To read a full description of “The Gathering” go here.
We believe that building relationships, with each other and with the community around us, is important. Because of this, on alternating weekends with Oasis Madrid services, we hold a variety of events, ranging from board games to picnics to community service. Anyone is welcome to come and to invite friends.
Typically, “The Gathering” meets outside the walls of a church building every second and fourth Saturday of each month at 6 pm, but sometimes the day and time will vary slightly.
To get the most up-to-date info on the upcoming “The Gathering”, visit our What’s On section or email us at info@oasismadrid.org
For our Kids’ ministry, we use a curriculum called Godly Play. It’s a storytelling-based approach to learning about God and the Christian life through story, play, and exploration. We would love to have more help with Godly Play–in fact, we really need it. If you like kids, or if you like stories, you’ll love this curriculum. If you’re interested in learning more about how you can help out at Oasis Madrid with our kids ministry, please contact Heather at heather@oasismadrid.org or call 91.519.4711.
For more information about Godly Play, visit www.godlyplay.com
For more information about what’s going on with Godly Play in Spain, visit http://godlyplayespain.blogspot.com/
Oasis Madrid’s Incarnate Ministry aims to “incarnate” (or embody) Christ to the world through expressing the love of Jesus in tangible ways. Specifically, we aim to help the poor, sick, hurting, orphaned and widowed. Members of Oasis Madrid are encouraged to find various ways to incarnate Christ in practical ways by serving others. Recently, we have done this in two ways:
1. Giving food to the homeless: Every Friday a few Oasis Madrid members buy, prepare and hand out food to about 35 homeless people in Madrid. If you’d like to get involved in this through either participating on Friday’s, giving financially, praying or providing other items (such as clothes) please contact Kelly Crull at kelly@caimail.net.
2. Morocco Ministry: Typically each autumn (in October or November) Oasis Madrid takes a small team of people to Morocco to minister in an orphanage. The team always takes a financial gift to help workers and children there. In many cases, they will also take supplies such as diapers, medicine and clothing. If you’d like to know when our next trip will be or how you can help (financially or otherwise) contact Victoria at victoria@oasismadrid.org.
Click here for a PDF that contains a comprehensive statement of our identity, beliefs, convictions and strategies.
Oasis Madrid is led by a team of crazy people.
They are in order from left to right: Kelly Wills, Amy Swacina, Nicolas Cady, Troy Cady, Heather Cady, Meaghan Cady, April Crull, and Kelly Crull.
Also, not pictured are Jay and Carolyn Sensenig. They serve as advisors to our team and you know they have to be crazy too because otherwise how would you explain the fact that Jay actually participated in the Madrid Marathon?
But seriously, here they are. Ain’t they cute?
Oasis Madrid is a ministry of Christian Associates International, an organization headquartered in California, USA and Den Haag, Netherlands. Christian Associates is committed to the reproduction of high-impact churches and high-impact leaders throughout the major cities of Europe. For more info (and to find out where other CAI projects are located) visit their website at www.christianassociates.org.
Oasis Madrid also has its beginnings in Mountainview International Church, located in the northwest suburbs of Madrid. In 2002, Troy and Heather Cady began leading a team of people to establish Mountainview which included: Richard and Riekje Wallace, Kelly and April Crull, Jay and Carolyn Sensenig and Kelly Wills. In the summer of 2006 Troy and Heather moved into the city center of Madrid to take on the leadership of Oasis Madrid, a new church plant. To find out more about Mountainview visit their website at www.mountainview-church.com.
