Summer Book Clubs
Summer Book Clubs are a fun way to build connections and community and create space for discussion around diverse topics that impact our everyday lives.
Pick a book and join a club!
You can form your own group, and we’ll provide a structure and discussion guide for each book, or you can attend discussions hosted at the church. So, brainstorm who you may want to gather—whether it be people of your same age and stage, people who live in your neighborhood, or perhaps friends from a Connecting Group!
If you want join in a group at Trinity, you can join through the registration buttons below. You’ll find dates and more.
If you want to form your own group, we suggest limiting the size to 3-12 people. There's no need to register. You can set your own meeting schedule and begin as soon as you'd like. The Group Discussion Guides will be available later in May.
2026 Books
This summer, we’re inviting our church into two very different, deeply human stories—each exploring what it means to be known, to be formed, and to take responsibility for one another.
In Allen Levi’s Theo of Golden, a quiet stranger enters a small town and, through simple presence and attention, begins to change lives. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a creator brings life into the world, but refuses to love what he has made—with devastating consequences.
Taken together, these stories ask: What happens when we are truly seen? And what happens when we are not?
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
When a quiet stranger named Theo arrives in the small town of Golden, Georgia, his presence is almost easy to miss. He doesn’t draw attention to himself. He doesn’t try to fix anyone. And yet, through ordinary conversations, shared meals, and quiet acts of care, people begin to find themselves seen in ways they haven’t before.
Told through a series of interconnected stories, Theo of Golden is a gentle, compelling picture of how lives are changed not through force, but through faithful presence.
As a church committed to shared life and spiritual formation, we’re drawn to the way this story reflects the slow, relational work of grace—how transformation often happens around tables, in conversations, and in the simple practice of paying attention to one another. This is a book about hospitality, about noticing, and about the quiet ways God meets people right where they are.
Get the book: Amazon | Thrift Books
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
Often reduced to a story about a monster, Frankenstein is, at its heart, a story about responsibility, rejection, and the deep human need to be known. Victor Frankenstein succeeds in creating life—but refuses to remain present to what he has made. What follows is not just tragedy, but a searching exploration of what happens when someone is brought into the world without love, guidance, or belonging.
Shelley’s novel raises enduring questions: What do we owe one another? How are people shaped by the presence—or absence—of care? And what does it mean to be human?
As a community committed to practicing the way of Jesus together, this story invites us to consider the cost of neglect and the importance of presence. It presses us to ask how we might become people who do not turn away, but instead move toward others with compassion, humility, and care.
Get the book: Amazon | Thrift Books
Previous Books
Interested in seeing what the discussions are like or want to dig into a book from a previous year? You can access previous Book Club discussion guides by simply clicking on the cover art below.