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Sunday Nights at Magnify Rockford

Sunday Nights at Magnify Rockford are all about community, growth and family. Join us weekly for adult classes, niteLIFE and kids programming.

  • 5:30pm, Snacks
  • 5:45pm, Kids (Birth-Grade 4) check-in begins
  • See below for start times and locations of adult classes
  • Students grades 5-12, click here

No Classes Offered:

  • 2/11: EARLY EDITION, 4:30-6pm (adjust times 1 hour earlier)
  • 2/25: Ignite
  • 3/24: Holy Week Experience
  • 3/31: Easter Sunday
  • 4/21 & 28: Parent Connect (No How the West Was Won class)
  • 5/5: Senior Night (No How the West Was Won class)
  • 5/12: Mother’s Day 
  • 5/19: Annual Business Meeting
  • 5/26: Memorial Weekend

Sunday Night Adult Classes

How The West Was Won…and Lost | Auditorium | 6-7pm

Join us in the Auditorium this semester as Matt Zainea leads a Biblical and historical examination of the impact of Christianity on our culture, how its influence has diminished, as well as what we can do about it.


Marriage Class | Portable 3 | 6-7pm

Only Meeting through March 17
Come join us for another round of our marriage class. Years of discovery and life experience are boiled down into the things we’ve found most important and helpful for every couple to know and practice. Honest dialogue about our marriages will give you categories and handles for understanding and improving your marriage. Whether you have major struggles that you are working through or just want to make something good even better, this is a great place to start. Louie Konopka, Gary and Karen Baker, and Gary and Lisa Heim will lead this class.


Leadership Development Class | Room 300 | 6-7pm

Starts January 21
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” (Prov. 27:17) As group leaders, we all need sharpening from time to time. Join us this fall for our “Leader Development Class”, where we will take time to connect as group leaders and get a bit sharper together. Whether you’re curious about leading in the future, new to it, or have led for 30 years, this class will provide you with helpful insights and big picture ideas of how groups work at Magnify Church to “Always Make Disciples”. We’ll discuss tactics and tools of group leadership. Then, we’ll spend time chatting and practicing them so you can grow in your confidence as a leader. This class is on-going and nonlinear: feel free to jump in anytime!

Who is this for?
Group leaders for 1829, Men’s, Women’s, and Life Groups

  • Prospective Leaders
  • New Leaders
  • Existing Leaders

Leader requirements:
Our desire is that new leaders would join us for 8 weeks prior to leading
Existing leaders, we’d love to have you jump in 4 times in a calendar year.
For those curious about leading (prospective leaders), feel free to drop-in anytime.


GriefShare | Room 310 | 5:30-7pm

Only Meeting January 7, 14, & 21
Grieving the loss of someone close to you? Find comfort and support at GriefShare. No matter if the loss is recent or years ago, doing grief work leads to a path of healing. GriefShare is a Christ-centered, 13 week video-based ministry. This class is designed to reach and help Magnify Church attendees as well as any community members in the grieving process in a safe and loving environment. One may join on any week, though attendees are encouraged to commit to all sessions if possible.This class is taught by Melissa Sagorski Hall and Todd Heminger.


Women’s Bible Studies | Rooms 304 & 420 | 5:45-7pm

January 21 – May 5
Please visit the Women’s Bible Study page to register and learn more about the options offered this semester: Uninvited, When You Pray, and 5 Aspects (Full Year Study, continued from the Fall Semester)


Grafted Winter Workshops | Pond | 6-7pm

Only Meeting January 21, 28, Feb 4, 18, March 3, 10, 17

  • January 21: Marlana Smith on Fostering to Adopt.  Come learn about the Chad and Marlana Smith’s journey in fostering to adopt.
  • January 28: Kristy Robertson & Olivia Heikoop on Foster Care. Join us as we learn about Robertson’s foster care journey along with learning from the Olivia Heikoop who works in the foster care system.
  • Feb 4: Open support group. Come be supported by other adoptive and foster families in our church.
  • Feb 18: Bethany Hall on trauma. Join us to learn from the expert, Bethany Hall, on how kids and families are impacted by trauma. Also, learn how to get involved in helping foster/adoptive families without actually fostering/adopting.
  • March 3: Char Lanning/Chloe Kuhns on adoption. Learn from Char Lanning from Families through Adoption about International Adoption: What countries are open, first steps in adopting etc.
  • March 10: Anthony Quinn from Safe Families. Learn from Anthony Quinn about the organization, Safe Families for Children. How to get involved, what a safe family is etc.
  • March 17: Lesley Zainea on prayer. Learn from Lesley Zainea on how to pray about adoption and praying against Spiritual Warfare in the process.