About us
The Saddleback Silicon Valley Small Groups is a community of believers and members of Saddleback Church in Silicon Valley where you can meet new friends, discover your life’s purpose, and learn how to live a life that has a lasting impact. Life isn’t meant to be lived alone.
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Saddleback Silicon Valley Brunch and Talk It Over
Peet's Coffee, 1088 E Brokaw Rd #80, San Jose, CA, USAs we commemorate Good Friday today and celebrate Easter this Sunday, I hope you’ll join us in person this Sunday. If not, I hope you’ll find a church local to you and celebrate with them during this time. And don’t forget to invite your One Life—need a refresher about praying for your One Life? Check out our English or Chinese guides:
http://saddlebacksiliconvalley.org/studies/2023-02-12_OneLife/OneLife_en.pdf
http://saddlebacksiliconvalley.org/studies/2023-02-12_OneLife/OneLife_zh.pdfTo prepare for Easter Sunday, please watch the Saddleback Good Friday service on demand:
SADDLEBACK GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
https://www.saddlebacksiliconvalley.org/video/?onlineService=2026-04-03Join us in person Sunday as we review last weekend’s message “Jesus and Faith” at Peet’s in San Jose. Due to scheduling, we won't be watching the service together in the Mirada Theater but will instead be attending another service before the Talk It Over time. If you’d like to join us, please RSVP to get the details. We’ll have copies of “The Purpose Driven Life,” “Hey-O! Stories of the Bible,” and other books to help you and your family grow in your walk with Christ. As always, if you’re not able to join us, please reply back to let us know how we may pray for you.
SADDLEBACK SILICON VALLEY SMALL GROUPS: BRUNCH AND TALK IT OVER
Time: Sunday, April 5, 2026 10:00 am Pacific Time
Details: https://www.saddlebacksiliconvalley.org/events/event802MORE EVENTS
https://www.saddlebacksiliconvalley.org/events/Saddleback Church has a number of other ministry events that may be of interest to you that we’ve listed on our website. If you want to get together in person, we have a number of members in Silicon Valley and Orange County who would love to connect for coffee, dinner, or other times of fellowship.
Another way to connect is Mighty Networks, which Saddleback Online Community Pastor Charissa Goulard describes as our Online Community patio space to connect between worship services, providing different areas to engage with people, and even allow private messaging with others.
https://saddleback-church-online-community.mn.co/landing?space_id=17408567====
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Saddleback Singles ZtoZ - Small Group Friday
·OnlineOnlineEach Friday we meet from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm discussing the Talk It Over notes from the previous week’s service or other topics related to Saddleback Church over Zoom.
Please note that you will need an authenticated Zoom account, and please set your name to your actual name, ideally appending the city you’re in—we have members from around the country and the world, so it helps to identify our neighbors. If you don’t include your real name, you may not be permitted entry.
PREPARE FOR THE MEETING
Please note that you will need an authenticated Zoom account. Many find it helpful to sign in to Zoom before joining the meeting. You do need to set your name to your actual name, and it helps to append the city you’re in—we have members from around the country and the world, so it helps to identify our neighbors. If you don’t include your real name, you may not be permitted entry.Our small group time is meant to be a time of honest discussion about the topic for the evening, and we want everyone to have a chance to share, so please be ready to answer each question succinctly, and stay on the topic so there’s no need to interrupt anyone.
WHAT TO EXPECT
After introducing any newcomers, we will begin the Bible study, finishing up around 8:30 pm. Please be respectful of others’ time and join on time so we can finish on time, and if anyone is up for it, we will chat afterwards. It helps to keep your video on for visual cues to know if you’re ready to share, but first timers can just hang back and soak it in.If you don’t have time to go over everything, that’s fine; often the discussion questions work well on their own, but sometimes they will require quite a bit of introspection—HOMEWORK, as I like to say! If you love to share a lot, please allow others time to share as well. If you’re one who doesn’t share that much, please feel free to jump in; we’d love to hear your thoughts.
WHO WE ARE
Just a reminder to those who have been invited by others: this is a small group Bible study for Christians or those on the path to becoming a Christian, studying God’s word together, primarily for singles in their 30’s to 50’s. Please understand that this isn’t a dating group, and we do welcome those who are in various stages of a relationship, especially couples.GROUND RULES
- What is said in the group stays in the group
- Don’t minimize other people’s pain
- Don’t try to fix people, just listen
- Focus on my own changes, not on changing others
- More guidelines at https://www.saddlebacksiliconvalley.org/smallGroups/
1 attendeeSaddleback Singles ZtoZ - Small Group Friday
·OnlineOnlineEach Friday we meet from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm discussing the Talk It Over notes from the previous week’s service or other topics related to Saddleback Church over Zoom.
Please note that you will need an authenticated Zoom account, and please set your name to your actual name, ideally appending the city you’re in—we have members from around the country and the world, so it helps to identify our neighbors. If you don’t include your real name, you may not be permitted entry.
PREPARE FOR THE MEETING
Please note that you will need an authenticated Zoom account. Many find it helpful to sign in to Zoom before joining the meeting. You do need to set your name to your actual name, and it helps to append the city you’re in—we have members from around the country and the world, so it helps to identify our neighbors. If you don’t include your real name, you may not be permitted entry.Our small group time is meant to be a time of honest discussion about the topic for the evening, and we want everyone to have a chance to share, so please be ready to answer each question succinctly, and stay on the topic so there’s no need to interrupt anyone.
WHAT TO EXPECT
After introducing any newcomers, we will begin the Bible study, finishing up around 8:30 pm. Please be respectful of others’ time and join on time so we can finish on time, and if anyone is up for it, we will chat afterwards. It helps to keep your video on for visual cues to know if you’re ready to share, but first timers can just hang back and soak it in.If you don’t have time to go over everything, that’s fine; often the discussion questions work well on their own, but sometimes they will require quite a bit of introspection—HOMEWORK, as I like to say! If you love to share a lot, please allow others time to share as well. If you’re one who doesn’t share that much, please feel free to jump in; we’d love to hear your thoughts.
WHO WE ARE
Just a reminder to those who have been invited by others: this is a small group Bible study for Christians or those on the path to becoming a Christian, studying God’s word together, primarily for singles in their 30’s to 50’s. Please understand that this isn’t a dating group, and we do welcome those who are in various stages of a relationship, especially couples.GROUND RULES
- What is said in the group stays in the group
- Don’t minimize other people’s pain
- Don’t try to fix people, just listen
- Focus on my own changes, not on changing others
- More guidelines at https://www.saddlebacksiliconvalley.org/smallGroups/
1 attendeeSaddleback Singles ZtoZ - Small Group Friday
·OnlineOnlineEach Friday we meet from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm discussing the Talk It Over notes from the previous week’s service or other topics related to Saddleback Church over Zoom.
Please note that you will need an authenticated Zoom account, and please set your name to your actual name, ideally appending the city you’re in—we have members from around the country and the world, so it helps to identify our neighbors. If you don’t include your real name, you may not be permitted entry.
PREPARE FOR THE MEETING
Please note that you will need an authenticated Zoom account. Many find it helpful to sign in to Zoom before joining the meeting. You do need to set your name to your actual name, and it helps to append the city you’re in—we have members from around the country and the world, so it helps to identify our neighbors. If you don’t include your real name, you may not be permitted entry.Our small group time is meant to be a time of honest discussion about the topic for the evening, and we want everyone to have a chance to share, so please be ready to answer each question succinctly, and stay on the topic so there’s no need to interrupt anyone.
WHAT TO EXPECT
After introducing any newcomers, we will begin the Bible study, finishing up around 8:30 pm. Please be respectful of others’ time and join on time so we can finish on time, and if anyone is up for it, we will chat afterwards. It helps to keep your video on for visual cues to know if you’re ready to share, but first timers can just hang back and soak it in.If you don’t have time to go over everything, that’s fine; often the discussion questions work well on their own, but sometimes they will require quite a bit of introspection—HOMEWORK, as I like to say! If you love to share a lot, please allow others time to share as well. If you’re one who doesn’t share that much, please feel free to jump in; we’d love to hear your thoughts.
WHO WE ARE
Just a reminder to those who have been invited by others: this is a small group Bible study for Christians or those on the path to becoming a Christian, studying God’s word together, primarily for singles in their 30’s to 50’s. Please understand that this isn’t a dating group, and we do welcome those who are in various stages of a relationship, especially couples.GROUND RULES
- What is said in the group stays in the group
- Don’t minimize other people’s pain
- Don’t try to fix people, just listen
- Focus on my own changes, not on changing others
- More guidelines at https://www.saddlebacksiliconvalley.org/smallGroups/
1 attendee
Past events
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