At CBC, we champion every person to be the good news of Jesus in every place. Because we believe in building a kingdom family, celebrating life change, practicing radical generosity, and delivering real hope. We reach, teach, help, and go in Jesus’ name.
While we are one of the largest churches in San Antonio, we're committed to helping you find community right where you're at. We are CBC, and CBC are we!
Our Care and Support Ministries:
- Counseling l Prayer Ministry
- Celebrate Recovery
- Mental Health
- Marriage
- Reboot
- Grief Support
- Divorce Support
- Foundational Growth Series
Click here to view all our ministries.
Living Grace is designed to provide healthy solutions for your heart and mind while living with any mental health difficulty or disorder. This supportive community experience has a proven track record of helping members reduce symptoms, aid in overall mental health recovery, and renew faith.
A link to access the group will be sent each Monday.
Women only. Living Grace is an open group and new members can join at any point during the semester.
To register, click here.
Questions? [email protected]
Free. Paper versions of the Living Grace workbook are sold in the CBC bookstore.
Our special needs Axcess ministry is built on the belief that Jesus desires a personal relationship with all his children, regardless of their abilities. We have created a program to appropriately accommodate and differentiate student learning.
We have two models in Axcess:
- Inclusion for all ministries
- Sensory safe classrooms
Inclusion for all ministries is where members are given a buddy to partner with alongside their peers in various environments around campus.
Sensory-safe classrooms are self-contained and allow for specialized and specific care for those with moderate to severe needs.
Registration is required. For any assistance or further information on our ministry, please feel free to email inquires to [email protected] or call (210) 496-5096, ext 1102.
Free.
CBC wants all of our members and guests to have access to the many large events and small groups offered throughout the week. Axcess works with ministries so that children, youth and adults with special needs can participate at CBC, both through inclusion and specially designed activities.
Axcess
Our special needs ministry is built on the belief that Jesus desires a personal relationship with all his children, regardless of their abilities. We have created a program to appropriately accommodate and differentiate student learning. Inclusion allows us to collaborate with other ministries to plan for small groups, large groups, and individual needs. We desire to partner with parents and staff to develop a plan for each participant in the church setting.
Models in Axcess
We have two models in Axcess.
The first is inclusion for all ministries where members are given a buddy to partner with alongside their peers in various environments around campus.
The second option is our sensory safe classrooms. These rooms are self-contained and allow for specialized and specific care for those with moderate to severe needs.
Transition Bible Study
Axcess also holds a transition bible study (ages 14+) on Sunday mornings at 10AM. This serves our older members who want to develop a better understanding and personal relationship with the body of Christ.
Free.
This group is for individuals who are considering to foster or adopt, either locally or internationally, and for families who have been through the adoption process. Our goal is to provide information about adoption funding through the ABBA Fund and The Chosen Marathon, to connect you with others who have used these resources successfully, and encourage you in your personal process of adoption.
Please know that you don’t have to do your recovery journey alone. CR is a Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program for anyone struggling with a hurt, habit, or hang-up. Whether you want to work on issues related to trust, anger, pornography, food, codependency, or abuse, or have a loved one struggling with addiction, CR is for you.
CR is a safe place to find community and freedom from issues controlling us. We offer a topic and gender-specific small groups to help you journey to freedom.
Open to anyone over 18 years of age. Childcare available through registration.
Free.
CRISIS HELP RESOURCES & COUNSELING REFERRALS:
This is a intercessory prayer ministry.
To visit our website for resources, please click here.
We all have times when we go through challenging circumstances, and we were never called to walk this journey alone. We are honored to join with you in prayer during your time of need.
You may submit your prayer request here.
If you have experienced a crisis of any kind, including a death in your family, and would like to speak with someone about an urgent need, please call during normal business hours and let us know. We will follow up on messages as soon as possible.
If you would like to speak with a counselor about a crisis in your life, please call us at 210-253-5971.
Free.
| Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday: CLOSED |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
Separation and divorce can be one of life’s most painful, stressful experiences; a time of deep confusion, shame, and isolation.
DivorceCare is a ministry provided by Church Initiative in Wake Forest NC. They have been producing the video series since 1993. The videos and discussion are aimed at using grace, truth, and time to help in your healing and enhance spiritual maturity in your heart. Church Initiative principles provide the curriculum for this support group at CBC. Our vision at CBC is that “By using sound biblical principles, we create a warm, caring, and trusting group atmosphere where healing can occur and lives can be changed.”
For additional information click here.
DivorceCare is an open group that meets during a 13-week semester. Each class uses videos and workbooks. Videos are presented at each class and are usually 40 minutes in length so you can follow along with your required workbook which provides space for your note-taking.
At the beginning of each semester, the members of each group sign a copy of the “Covenant” to reflect their responsibility and accountability to each other. Visitors are never allowed.
To join DivorceCare, please go to CommunityBible.com/, click on “groups”, then click on the “Care & Support” tab, now type “DivorceCare” in the “Search for…” box. Scroll down and click on the group you would like to join and complete the registration form.
A workbook is required and directions to purchase it are provided during registration.
Family Grace is designed to provide a new perspective and practical tools for supporting a loved one through any mental health difficulty or disorder.
Family Grace is a 16-week curriculum to use personally, one-on-one, or in a small group experience to guide you through simple biblical and neuroscience insights and practical tools to reduce your stress and empower your loved one with hope.
Facilitators are trained to use the curriculum created by the Mental Health Grace Alliance.
Click here for more information on Grace Alliance.
Adults only. Grace Groups are always open to newcomers and meet by semester. Family Grace workbooks are available in the CBC bookstore.
Questions? [email protected]
Free. Click here to register.
Childcare is available through the Kids Club.
The Foundational Growth Series consists of 4 studies by Dr. Henry Cloud and/or Dr. John Townsend:
- Changes That Heal
- Boundaries
- Hiding From Love
- Safe People
Its purpose is to use sound biblical principles to create a warm, caring, and trusting atmosphere where healing can occur and lives can be changed. Each study is presented in a 13-week, small closed-group semester.
The Foundational Growth series is normally held during 3, 13-week semesters each year, typically Spring (January – April), Summer (May – July), and Fall (September – December)
Changes That Heal is the prerequisite study and it must be completed at Community Bible Church before progressing to any of the other 3 studies. You must register for and attend one of these Foundational Growth Series Orientation sessions only held before Changes That Heal.
Registration to attend Orientation for Changes That Heal will open approximately 4 weeks before the semester's start.
Registration info for the 13-week Changes That Heal classes will only be provided to those who attend one of the Orientation sessions.
Each session has a capacity limit and registration will close when capacity is reached.
Registration information is provided during Orientation. Must attend Orientation before attending class.
The purpose of GriefShare is to equip grieving individuals with the tools and structure to encourage and support them through the grief process. GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.
GriefShare seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable GriefShare resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.
Let a caring community encourage and support you on your healing journey from mourning to joy. This is an open group that meets during a 13-week semester.
Click here for the GriefShare website.
GriefShare also offers short daily email messages that encourage, inspire, and provide practical information. Click here to register for the emails.
Our GriefShare program is not structured to accommodate those who have not lost a loved one. However, if you have a loved one in a hospice situation, Alzheimer’s facility, nursing home, etc., we will be glad to help you find one-on-one counseling.
If your loss is an infant, we recommend the San Antonio Area Share ministry ([email protected] ) through University United Methodist Church, 5084 DeZevala Rd. Their contacts are Lauren VandeBerg (210) 250-1600 or Andrea Redel (210) 241-8502.
GriefShare uses a video seminar and a workbook.
- Please purchase your required workbook from the CBC Bookstore which is open during our group sessions and Worship Services on Saturday & Sunday.
- It is also open during the week; please call (210) 496-5096 for weekday hours of operation.
- The workbook is $20 plus tax. We will have books at check-in during the first 3 sessions. After that, the bookstore will be open throughout the semester.
- Other than purchasing the workbook, there is no additional cost.
| Monday: CLOSED |
| Tuesday: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM - See Below |
| Wednesday: CLOSED |
| Thursday: 10:00 PM - 12:00 PM - See Below |
| Friday: CLOSED |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
Living Grace is designed to provide healthy solutions for your heart and mind while living with any mental health difficulty or disorder, including trauma or PTSD.
Living Grace is a peer-to-peer community experience that has been proven to reduce symptoms, aid in overall mental health recovery, and renew faith. Using the Mental Health Grace Alliance curriculum, groups provide validating support, helpful biblical and clinical insights, and various practical tools to empower personal well-being and greater hope.
Click here for more information on Grace Alliance.
Men only. Living Grace is an open group and new members can join at any time.
Questions? [email protected]
Free. Living Grace workbooks are available in the CBC bookstore.
Childcare is provided through the Kids Club. Email us to register.
Living Grace is designed to provide healthy solutions for your heart and mind while living with any mental health difficulty or disorder. This supportive community experience has a proven track record of helping members reduce symptoms, aid in overall mental health recovery and renew faith.
Using the Mental Health Grace Alliance curriculum, groups provide validating support, helpful biblical and clinical insights, and various practical tools to empower personal well-being and greater hope.
Click here for more information on Grace Alliance.
Women only. Living Grace is an open group and new members can join at any point during the semester.
Free. Living Grace workbooks are available in the CBC bookstore.
Childcare is available through the Kids Club. Email us to register.
Living Hope is a Christ-centered support group that offers hope and recovery for anyone affected by trauma or PTSD. The guided curriculum features biblical guidance, educational facts, practical tools, and strategies for building a healthy future.
Click here to register
Women 18 & older only.
Childcare is available through the Kids Club. Email us to register for the Kids Club.
Free.
- The war against trauma doesn’t end when the deployment is over. REBOOT Combat Recovery and Veteran Recovery is a 12-week, faith-based, peer-led course that helps veterans, active-duty military and their families heal from service-related trauma.
- At REBOOT courses across the country, military families are reconciling, divorce rates are dropping, medication abuse is decreasing, and suicide numbers are falling. You can experience that same kind of breakthrough.
This is a 13-week closed group. Newcomers are allowed only through week 4.
Classes provide practical tools and teaching, specifically designed for those within the Veteran community.
Click here to register
Free.
Those who are first to respond to the needs of others are often the last to seek help for themselves. REBOOT First Responders is a 12-week, faith-based, peer-led course that helps first responders and their families heal from critical incident stress and trauma.
Classes provide practical tools and teaching, specifically designed for those within the Law Enforcement Local and Federal, Fire, EMS, Emergency Communications, Hospital Emergency, Frontline Workers, and Corrections Communities.
To register click here.
Counseling with licensed professionals is also available for first responders (active or retired) and their spouses.
We also have a referral list of licensed professionals and community resources.
Free
Redefine Grace is a Christ-centered mental health resource designed to help you Rediscover you're not alone through the ups and downs of your life. Redesign your daily life with simple, empowering tools and Redefine your own story.
This 10-week class will help your teen learn tools to promote healthy mental health for a lifetime.
The age group for Redefine Grace is 8th - 12th grade. Grace Groups are always open to newcomers and meet by semester.
For more information: [email protected]
Free.
Whether your marriage needs to be reignited, or be completely resurrected, re|engage is a safe place for couples to reconnect.
Couples have seen their marriages transformed despite infidelity, apathy, conflict, divorce, and other marital issues.
Together, you and your small group will work through the 14-lesson curriculum and learn how to effectively communicate, resolve conflict, and grow closer to your spouse.
Re|engage is for marriages, between one man and one woman, in any and all conditions. Every marriage will benefit, whether couples are struggling to get along, the marriage seems broken, or they simply want to grow closer together relationally.
Attendance without both spouses present is allowed. Separated or divorced couples considering reconciling are welcome to attend re|engage. Re|engage is not designed for seriously dating, engaged, or cohabitating couples.
Registration requested.
Free.
Childcare from six weeks to 5th grade is available by request.
The Landing is Celebrate Recovery’s student ministry. This curriculum is designed to mirror the same material as the adult Celebrate Recovery (CR) curriculum, only designed for students.
The Landing provides a safe place for students to process life and the struggles that accompany it, provides tools to help them live emotionally and spiritually healthy lives, and points them toward the freedom found in Jesus Christ.
A typical night in the Landing will consist of a student’s connection with the leaders, God, Biblical truths, recovery principles, and fellowship with each other. Ultimately, The Landing can help students learn how to break cycles of dysfunction and provide tools for them to live free and healthy lives.
CR for students is geared towards Jr. High and High School age students, 12-18 years of age.
To register click here. Parental consent is required.
No one is immune from trauma, but everyone can heal.
Trauma REBOOT is a 12-week, faith-based, peer-led course empowering people from all walks of life to overcome trauma and embrace a brighter future. Through practical teaching and a supportive community, Trauma REBOOT can help you break free from the pain of your past and find renewed purpose and strength.
Open group. To register click here.
Free.