50+ attended the spring Day Sabbatical - the largest group ever!

“The Spring Day Sabbatical was a gift to each of us. As parents of small, very talkative children, dedicated moments of quiet reflection and prayer are few and far between for us. The day felt healing and rejuvenating, preparing us to head back into our normal daily routine of raising our boys. During the Day Sabbatical, I was (unknowingly) nearing the end of an unexpected job transition. Looking back, the day was so important in preparing for the busy final stages of job interviews - grounding my perspective and hope in the Lord in a very vulnerable time.”

-Stephanie & Jesse Miller

Launched the Practicing the Way course (70+ attended!) and the Generosity and Scripture practice cohorts

“Over the past year at Soma, I leaned fully into every PTW cohort courses available — and through that, the Lord transformed the depth of intimacy I share with Him. I initially joined out of curiosity, wondering why Jesus emphasized these practices. But God, in His grace, didn’t just give me answers — He gave me Himself. He taught me through experience. What once felt like a struggle — discerning His voice from my own — has now become a place of clarity and peace. I used to think the confusion was my fault, that something in me was broken. But through Sabbath, fasting, and Scripture, God gently revealed that I was simply missing pieces of the whole. He’s still putting them together — and with each piece, I see more clearly. Today, I hear from God daily — something I never imagined was possible this side of heaven. And in that daily communion, I’ve encountered a love deeper than I knew existed, a trust that heals, and an obedience that flows not from striving, but from intimacy — a kind that surpasses my own understanding.”

-Liz Massaqoi

“How the Practice Cohorts Have Blessed Me:

-Meeting people/connecting
-Participating in a thorough study of each discipline
-Learning practical applications/ how to’s, and having support from the other participants as I grow in these practices 
-Hearing others’ perspectives on the disciplines, how they apply them to their life
-Developing prayer support within the Soma community
-I’ve been encouraged to look for ways to become involved in community
-I’ve enjoyed the supplemental books used for our book club
-I have found the spiritual health assessment to be helpful”

-Jan Woodall

Re-opened a dedicated prayer room - hosting groups of all sizes to seek the Lord and experience His presence together.

90+ participated in training in different modalities of prayer in partnership with 24-7 Prayer.

“Often in my day-to-day rhythm it’s easy to find myself emotionally far from my loving Father. Our shared space on Sunday evenings counters that trend. God meets me. In this time I’m able to find words previously left unsaid, allowing my heart to rest with Him.”

-CJ Duffey

“Consistently attending prayer nights in the prayer room has allowed God to give me new imagination for what prayer can look like. We have gone beyond what I’m used to community prayer looking like — simply collecting prayer requests and moving on after the night was over. While that is a fine and beautiful way to pray for one another, there have been moments in this prayer room where it has felt as if God’s grace was washing over the room and painting it in living color. We have listened to God on behalf of one another in the prayer room, we have wept for one another in the prayer room, we have sung songs of victory over one another in the prayer room. I have not experienced the “with-ness” of God’s presence through the presence of his people like this in a long time. I remember a time in the prayer room where the vulnerability of others in the room prompted me to share a struggle I’d held in shame for so long, not thinking anyone would understand. To my surprise, someone else in the room approached me afterwards and shared that they struggle with the same burden. Suddenly, my load was lifted. I believed I was all alone in my struggle, but God was so kind to remind me that He sees me and that help and healing are available to me. These times of prayer have enriched, and at times, held up my walk with the Lord. What a gift it has been!”

-Maddie Lehman

“James 4 opens with a question of what causes quarrels and fights among the people. His answer is that they desire and do not have. Specifically, that they do not have because they do not ask. In v. 2 he writes, “Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.” One of the lifechanging realizations that I had while serving on the transition team was learning how to ask God for the things that I needed. As a team we also prayed for God to give us what we needed. We prayed that God would align our hearts with his, our pace with his, and our plans with his. Constant was the refrain of “if God isn’t in this, then we don’t want to do it”, whatever that “this” was. What was so cool was seeing our prayers join with the prayers of the church for that same request. Before a big meeting that would be focused on a pivotal point in the transition, Leah Lowery came in, and prayed over the meeting, over the team. I don’t know if she knew that her prayers were identical to ours or that she was praying for what would turn into the meeting for moving forward with Wesley, but her prayers joined with ours and it was a peaceful and wisdom filled moment. In this transition, I’ve been able to better identify my desires and align those with God’s desires, and that has changed what I ask God for and trust him to do.”

-James Pascacio