Our Name

What is a grove?
A grove is a small wood or stand of trees planted and cultivated for the production of fruit or nuts, such as an apple grove.
بستان   arboleda  果园

We hope to be a community of people who are connected around a shared mission, purpose and lifestyle and living fruitful lives in Jesus Christ.

Some Bible Passages
Two passages from the Bible speak to the idea of a grove:
  • I will heal their waywardness. I will love them lavishly. My anger is played out.  I will make a fresh start with Israel. He'll burst into bloom like a crocus in the spring. He'll put down deep oak tree roots, he'll become a forest of oaks! He'll become splendid—like a giant sequoia, his fragrance like a grove of cedars!  Those who live near him will be blessed by him, be blessed and prosper like golden grain.  Everyone will be talking about them, spreading their fame as the vintage children of God. (Hosea 14:4-7, Message)

  • Then the Angel showed me Water-of-Life River, crystal bright. It flowed from the Throne of God and the Lamb, right down the middle of the street. The Tree of Life was planted on each side of the River, producing twelve kinds of fruit, a ripe fruit each month. The leaves of the Tree are for healing the nations.  (Revelation 22:1-2)

 Together the images speak of the forest of trees being healed and flourishing, and then as they are rooted in God, they bring healing and blessing to others, even whole nations.