Meet new friends groups near Grand Rapids, MI

A group of adults who enjoy playing euchre and meeting new people

Do you often speak in metaphors? Do you count syllables under your breath while people talk? Have you been kicked out of a cocktail party for talking about Sylvia Plath too much? Well golly, do I have a group for you! Let's talk about poetry. Let's share our poetry. Let's get into it!

Our group is dedicated to praying (in English) once a month for Greece and the Greek people. We are a non-denominational Christian group longing to see the Holy Spirit working on the hearts of the Greek people for salvation and transformation, on a national level as well as in everyday life. We believe in the authority of the Bible as God's word and want everyone everywhere to know the love, joy and peace of Christ that can be found in abiding in a personal relationship with Him. You don't have to be Greek to join (I'm not!), but we're glad to have you if you are. Has God laid the Greek people on your heart? Then please join us for prayer. We will take turns praying aloud, but if you want to simply silently agree in prayer as we gather (online) in His Name that's fine, too. No one will be forced to pray aloud. We will be praying in English. The prayers can be for all of Greece, aspects of Greece (economy, justice), and even for specific people themselves (Yiannis, Grandma, etc.). What this group is NOT about: It's not about arguing theology, trying to win everyone over to your opinion. There are many other places you can go for that. It's not about bashing Orthodox believers (or anyone really). Respect should also be shown to all participants. It's not for promoting politics. It's not to pray for your second cousin's neighbor's cat's health. Please try to limit the topic of the prayers to Greece, Greek people and those directly affecting/affected by Greece (refugees, Greek-Americans and so on). Other groups are for petitions for healing. This group is geared toward God's saving grace and spiritual needs. I will be the first to admit I don't know all there is to know about Greece. I've never been there and am not Greek-blooded. However, I (and you!) can still pray for the Gospel of Jesus to change hearts and lives like nothing else can--as well as pray for the general well-being of the country and its circumstances. Our meetings will last around 30 minutes and will take place monthly, on the 2nd Thursday of the month. I hope you will join me. "Be constant in prayer," Romans 12:12. "...in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." Philippians 4:6 We serve a Great God. Let's pray together for Him to do great things in Greece!

Welcome to West Michigan Adoptee Meetup! This group is dedicated to providing friendships, resources, and community for adult adoptees of all backgrounds. Whether you are a domestic, transnational, or transracial adoptee, our group is focused on creating a safe and inclusive space for adoptees to share their experiences, build connections, and empower one another. Join us to engage in meaningful discussions, educational events, and social gatherings that highlight the unique challenges and strengths of being an adoptee. Whether you are searching for your biological family, navigating the complexities of identity, or simply looking for a community that understands your journey, this group is here for you.

A group for women only. Here's [the New York Times article](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/style/self-care/finding-female-friends-over-50-meetup.html). This is your West Michigan group! \ We have more than a dozen event coordinators hosting coffees, hikes, outings ranging from a cooking class at a kitchen store to a "pop up" impromptu meeting for pizza.\ \ It's an unfilled niche: finding female friends once your kids are grown or when you move to a new city. If you're a woman over 45 and living in West Michigan, and looking for friends, you've found the right place. We are a great group of seasoned, interesting, and supportive women. After a few meetups, you will begin to make connections and form friendships .... not overnight, but over time. \ \ If you'd like to try a new restaurant or go to a gallery, concert, or special event, let's make it a MeetUp! Every time we'll go around the table and introduce ourselves -- where you live, a little background, family, work life, anything else you'd care to share. IMPORTANT: We require a picture that shows your features--a close-up of your face & shoulders. Your picture is an essential tool, often the only way to tell one member from another. Please check your profile picture before you request membership. If your picture fails to meet the requirements, your request will be pending. \ Also: this group is for women only. Sorry fellas!

We are an active group of friends who enjoy sports, music, dancing, dining, theater, concerts and many other fun events that comes our way! We meet once a month to celebrate the people who are having birthdays that month. Come join us!

Join us for engaging discussions on Bitcoin Cash and other cryptocurrencies with like-minded individuals at our Grand Rapids BCH Meetup! Our group explores the intersection of technology and society, economic development, crypto-anarchy, blockchain, and more. Whether you're a seasoned crypto enthusiast or just beginning your journey into the world of digital currency, this meetup is the perfect place to network, learn, and exchange ideas. Let's build a strong community around Bitcoin Cash and its friends, including NFTs, crypto-tokens, and decentralized technologies. Join us to be part of the future of finance!

Welcome to the Grand Rapids Childfree Meetup Group! This group is perfect for individuals and couples who have made the **decision to be childfree** and want to connect with like-minded individuals. Whether you are looking to meet new friends, engage in meaningful conversations, find support from others who are also childfree by choice, or explore fun activities without kids in mind, this group is for you. Join us and let's enjoy our childfree lifestyles together, sharing experiences, and building lasting friendships! PLEASE NOTE: this group is in the early stages - the first stage is to determine local interest as well as find out what sort of events people would be interested in having. Please introduce yourself in the Discussions area and share thoughts on what sort of events you'd like this group to have.

At PlayYourCourt, we give you everything you need to play more tennis and improve your game!

Join our group to get connected to your local tennis scene, meet new practice partners, play fun & competitive matches in our flexible Challenge League, or even take lessons with our top-rated coaches on your local court.  We are your hub for all that is tennis!

Looking To Meet New Players At Your Level?

The PlayYourCourt Community is the easiest way to meet new people and play more tennis.

Great for absolute beginners up to high-level players. PlayYourCourt pairs you with evenly skilled local opponents for practice sessions and matches. If you’re the competitive type you’ll also love our super flexible Challenge League. There are no commitments - sign up at any time, play as much or as little as you want, and cancel at any time - no questions asked.

To join our community go here:

https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/grand-rapids-mi/meetup/

Need Help Improving Your Game?

We send the best tennis coaches, at the lowest prices, to a court near you for convenient tennis lessons. Just go to the link below and enter the code MEETUP at checkout to receive $40 off your first lesson!

https://www.playyourcourt.com/locations/grand-rapids-mi-tennis-lessons/meetup/

Also if you have any questions, give us a call at 301-575-6112. We’re here to help!

This is a fun-loving and active group for people that enjoy getting ‘out and about’ around W Michigan. Everything from hiking to concerts, from breweries to dancing, from cooking classes to biking and more. This group has many single members, but is not limited to singles and we are aiming to be a welcoming and inclusive space for people to meet new friends. We value tolerance and respect for all, and there is a zero tolerance policy for bullying of any kind. When signing up please have a picture of yourself. You will not be approved until you have a picture of yourself. COVID-19 policy, we want to be a safe space and we ask that in the light of the pandemic, anyone experiencing symptoms of illness does not attend an event. Also, anybody that contracts COVID, or is exposed to someone with COVID, we ask them to reach out to an organizer so that other members can be confidentially notified and take appropriate steps to protect themselves and other members. If it comes to our attention that a member failed to report a COVID exposure or that they have knowingly attended an event while sick. They will be removed from the group. Restaurant RSVP policy is, need to cancel 24 hours before the event starts. No shows and last minute cancellation will not be tolerated. First time will be an email warning, 2nd time will be a 90 day suspension of any restaurant or strict RSVP events, third you will be removed from the group.

A fun and healthy way to meet new people! Come join us on the trails every other Saturday morning, rain or shine! We'll rotate between 4-5 different trails throughout Grand Rapids/Ada/Rockford/Cannonsburg. If you love nature and adventures, this group is for you!

This group will be reviewing a different cook book monthly and will meet up 1-2x a month to share food made from the recipes in the book. It's book club meets potluck. Cook new things. Eat new things. Make new friends.

Make new friends, get motivated and inspired to create! Casual hangout all artists/crafters welcome from drawing, painting, jewelry making, clay, knitting/crocheting. (Depending on meeting location may limit medium to less messy projects.) Bring your own supplies or choose from a selection of shared supplies/projects.

Hi Multilinguals and Language Learners, Welcome to the brand new Grand Rapids Chapter of INT'L CAFE. Join in on our fun loving flavor of language cafe/intercambio style social language immersion events. Join us for INT'L CAFE multilingual happy hours at Brewery Vivant. We are popping up every first and third Wednesday of the month so you can speak/sign your languages of choice. Spend your social hours with us to boost your language acquisition and retention in a casual environment with friendly, international people. Immerse yourself in language with new friends at INT'L CAFE. Cheers! Santé! 건배! Skål! Cin cin! Salud! 乾杯!

This is a group is for everyone in West MIchigan interested in socializing and making new friends in the evenings. Let's hang out, explore Grand Rapids, and have fun!  Expect brewery events, book club, wine tasting, volunteer opportunities, trivia, dinner, outdoor events including physical activities, festivals, tubing in the summer, sledding in the winter.  We're always open to suggestions on new events too.  Join the group, and RSVP to your first event. If you need more details or have questions, send us a quick message.  We can't wait to meet you!

It is time to develop a group that at least has one thing in common. WINE …. We either are curious or love the taste of Wine. My job is to figure out fifty-two different ways we can taste wine throughout the world. So yes, we will gather every other week tasting amazing and sometimes not so amazing wines for the simple pleasure to UNWINE. If you are a serious Vinophile this is not the group for you. We seek people that like to have fun and enjoy the company of a diverse group of wine drinkers. Basically, if you are a “know it all snob” find a different group. UNWINED is all about meeting new and old friends, talking, laughing, and of course drinking some Grape Jams. LOL We will start off with a maximum of twelve people per event, due to the fact it is hard to find places that will allow a large group. Each time we will purchase **as a group** 5 bottles of wine with tasting pours of two ounces. The group will split the cost of the wine along with a 22% tip for the server. Average total cost per person $20-25 Events will always start at 6:30 and end when the last wino goes home.  

It is time to develop a group that at least has one thing in common. WINE …. We either are curious or love the taste of Wine. My job is to figure out fifty-two different ways we can taste wine throughout the world. So yes, we will gather every other week tasting amazing and sometimes not so amazing wines for the simple pleasure to UNWINE. If you are a serious Vinophile this is not the group for you. We seek people that like to have fun and enjoy the company of a diverse group of wine drinkers. Basically, if you are a “know it all snob” find a different group. UNWINED is all about meeting new and old friends, talking, laughing, and of course drinking some Grape Jams. LOL We will start off with a maximum of twelve people per event, due to the fact it is hard to find places that will allow a large group. Each time we will purchase **as a group** 5 bottles of wine with tasting pours of two ounces. The group will split the cost of the wine along with a 22% tip for the server. Average total cost per person $20-25 Events will always start at 6:30 and end when the last wino goes home.  

The Great Lakes Hiking, Biking, & Kayaking Group was established to provide a single place for outdoor enthusiasts to find a variety of fun, outdoor adventures while meeting new people who love the same activities.

Our focus is on hiking, cycling, and paddling, but we enjoy any outdoor activity that brings people together and keeps us active. We will also combine other interests with our main activities to create an all new level of fun. Some examples include spending the day on the beach after a hike along the shore, camping during a kayaking weekend, riding bikes to a Whitecaps game, and taking photos of Michigan’s beautiful landscapes on nature walks.

Our goal is to provide fun and exciting experiences by exploring new rivers to paddle, trails to hike/ride, beaches to enjoy, and people to meet. We’ll also visit our favorite, tried and true destinations as well. We hope that you will try new adventures, advance your skills, and meet some awesome people who like to have fun.

We welcome people of all age groups and skill levels who love outdoor adventures, love staying active, and are looking for others to enjoy these activities with. Both Introverts and Extroverts are welcome!

The Great Lakes Hiking, Biking, & Kayaking Group was established to provide a single place for outdoor enthusiasts to find a variety of fun, outdoor adventures while meeting new people who love the same activities.

Additional Information:

• There are no dues for joining the group, but contributions toward meetup program fees are always appreciated. (Meetup is free to join, but not to organize.)

• Safety always comes first, and with that comes the assumption that all members will act in a responsible way and look out for other members. This meetup does not assume any responsibility for accidents or injuries that occur during group events.

• Please respect your event organizers and RSVP for the events you are attending and change your rsvp if you can no longer make it. This helps us make sure that all event participants are accounted for.

• Out of respect for members who arrive to events on time, we will not wait for those who are running late. It is the member's responsibility to ensure they arrive before the designated start time so the entire group can leave on time.

• Have a suggestion for a meetup or a new activity? We’d love to hear about it and help you plan it! Contact the organizer to get your event on the schedule.

• Do you live outside of Michigan and are planning on visiting? We welcome people from across the country and world to join us for an adventure while you’re visiting our beautiful state.

We’re looking forward to meeting you and we’ll see you on our next adventure!

It's Happy Hour and Brunch, yes, but so much more! Join us for an adult beverage with fun spirited people! Enjoy the opportunity to get out and discover new and traditional places in our community. Maybe we'll have a bite to eat, listen to a band, go dancing, have dinner and a movie, watch a sporting event, or take in a show. We thrive on getting together to network socially and make new friends. Looking for like minded people and want to join in on the fun? How about a Happy Hour....and more!? The Happy Hour group's primary focus is to provide a relaxed, 'non-pickup-scene' social environment for people to enjoy without paying membership fees. If you just moved to Grand Rapids, or if you have lived here for a while, this group can be a great way to meet new people in the area. Join us for happy hours, brunch gatherings, camping, hiking, clubbing, art gallery tours, barbecues, ski trips and many other social events around the Grand Rapids area. Please plan on posting a picture of your face when you join our group in order for our event organizers to recognize you at our next event! We are open to any suggestions and ideas for new activities. Let us know what you would like to do, or host an event yourself! We are looking forward to a toast with you soon! \*\*\*please note that harassment of any kind toward any member will not be tolerated and the offender will be removed from our group. \ Members, Our Membership Terms have changed please consider this as formal notice for current members. Please note that you are responsible for your own actions and any consequences that arise out of participating at our events. On the "About us" page you can find our waiver of liability that in order to participate in and or be a member of our group, you automatically agree to. If you are not in agreement with the terms and conditions you may simply leave the group. 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