Area Clubs

Monday

  • Freeman Stroke Support Club
    • Meets the third Thursday of each month
    • 3 - 4 pm
    • Freeman Rehabilitation & Sports Center
    • 2206 E. 32nd St.
    • (417) 347-1234
  • Freeman Diabetes Support Group
    • Meets the third Monday of each month
    • 4:30 - 5:30 pm
    • Freeman Women's Center Conference Room
      1532 W. 32nd St.
    • (417) 347-5700 
  •     Joplin Area Singles 
    •  Meets every Monday
    • 6:00 pm
    • Woody's Smokehouse, just west of Stones Corner Highways 43 and 171 intersection
    • (417) 624-2717
  • Joplin Area Welcome Club
    • Offers a variety of activities for Joplin newcomers including monthly luncheons on the fourth Monday of each month and get-acquainted coffees on the second Wednesday of each month
    • Membership is open to anyone new in the area within the last five years
    • For information, call 417-673-2025 or 417-237-0421
  • The Retired Enlisted Association
    • Meets the second Monday of each month
    • 6:00-7:00 pm
    • Joplin Memorial Hall
    • (417) 781-3806 or (417) 623-6933

Tuesday

  • 55+ Lunch Bunch of First United Methodist Church
    • 501 W. Fourth St.
    • Meets the second Tuesday of each month, except August
    • 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
    • Public welcome
    • (417) 623-2796
  • Bereavement Support Group
  • Double Blessing Joplin Area Mothers of Multiples Club
    • Meets the first Tuesday of each month
    • SW Missouri Community Building
      Seventh and Duquesne
    • 7:30 pm
    • Mothers, guardians, or expectant mothers of multiples are invited to attend.
    • (417) 624-4186 or (417) 673-5925
  • Four State Christian Singles
    • Meets every Tuesday
    • 6:00 pm
    • Ryan's Steakhouse
      510 Range Line
    • (620) 423-9506 
  • Freeman's Advantage HealthWISE 
    • Meets the last Tuesday of each month
    • Freeman Business Center Conference Room
      3220 S. McClelland Blvd.
    • (417) 347-5837
  • High Hopes Cancer Support Group
    • Meets the first Tuesday of each month
    • 7:00-8:30 pm
    • St. John's Regional Medical Center
    • (417) 623-1218
  • Institute of Management Accountants
    • Meets the second Tuesday of each month
    • 6:00 pm
    • Granny Shaffers Dixieland Chicken
      2728 N. Range Line Rd.
    • (417) 625-2816
  • Joplin Amateur Radio Club
    • Meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month
    • (417) 782-9087
  • Joplin Area Multiple Sclerosis Support Group
    • Meets the second Tuesday of every month
    • 6:00-8:00 pm
    • St. John's Regional Foundation
      3001 W. McClelland Blvd.
      Please use side door.
    • (417) 627-9529
  • Joplin Federated Republican Women's Club
    • Meets on the first Tuesday of each month
    • 5:00 pm
    • Pizza by Stout
    • (417) 548-3320
  • National Association of Retired Federal Employees
    • Meets the first Tuesday of each month
    • 11:30 am for lunch and noon for the meeting
    • Ryan's Steakhouse
    • (417) 623-6715
  • Ozark Wilderness Dulciemer Club
    • Meets on the first Tuesday of every month to get together and play old-time music on acoustic instruments
    • Park Plaza Christian Church
      3220 Indiana Ave.
    • (417) 276-1087
    • Email
  • Southwest Missouri Arthritis Association Support Meetings
    • Meets the second Tuesday of each month
    • 7:00 pm
    • St. Johns Mercy Clinic, Conference Room 1
    • (417) 782-6752
  • St. John's Alzheimer Support Group
    • Meets the third Tuesday of each month
    • 7:00 pm
    • St. John's Regional Medical Center
      Mercy Conference Center
    • (417) 625-2000
  • St. John's Breast Cancer Support Group
    • Meets the second Tuesday of each month
    • 7:00 pm
    • St. John's Breast Center
    • (417) 625-2273
  • Understanding Our Children Support Group
    • Meets the third Tuesday of the month
    • SW MO Bank Community Room
      Range Line Road and Zora
    • This group is for parents of children with behavioral or emotional problems. Adults only please.
    • (417) 623-1381

Wednesday

  •  Depression Support Group
    • Meets at 3:00 pm
    • Open to adult men and women
    • Herndon Snider & Associates
      2700 McClelland Blvd, Building B, Suite 207
    • Karen Faubion, (417) 623-1381 ext. 102
  • Exchange Club of Joplin
    • Meets at 12 noon at Geppetto's the first Wednesday of the month and all other Wednesdays at Nellie's Grill in the Price Cutter Grocery Store, Maiden Lane.
    • The club is a community service organization with the Prevention of Child Abuse as its National Project.
    • (417) 649-6377
  • Freeman. Cancer Support Group
    • 2 - 3 pm
    • Meets the second Wednesday of each month
    • Cornell-Beshore Cancer Institute
    • 3415 McInstosh Circle Dr. 
    • (417) 347-4036
  • Lung Support Group
    • Meets the first Wednesday of each month
    • St. John's Medical Center, 9th floor
    • 1:30 pm
    • (417) 625-2000
  • MAKO Fly Fishers Association
    • Meets the first Wednesday of each month
    • 7:00 pm
    • Abby Title Company on Arizona Road
    • Instructional and educational meetings, fly fishing seminars, and youth training sessions
    • (417) 625-6580
    • Email
  • Moms Club
    • Meets the third Wednesday of each month
    • 9:30 am
    • South Joplin Christian Church
      19th and Wall
    • 673-7801
  • Woman's Issues
    • Group for women older than 50
    • Meets at 11:00 am
    • This group offers support and encouragement by addressing issues specific to women that are aging (menopause, being alone, losing a spouse, dealing with grandchildren, etc.)
    • Karen Faubion, (417) 623-1381 ext. 102

Thursday

  • Dogwood Trailblazers AVA Walking Club
    • Meets the second Thursday of each month
    • 5:30 pm
    • St. Paul's United Methodist Church
      2423 W. 26th St.
    • (417) 434-0977
  • Four States Mended Hearts Chapter #146
    • Meets the fourth Thursday of each month
    • St. John's Regional Medical Center Cardiac Rehab Conference Room
    • (417) 625-2033
  • Freeman Stroke Support Club
    • Meets the third Thursday of each month
    • 3:30 pm
    • College View Manor
      3828 College View Dr.
    • (417) 347-1234
  • Heartland Doll Club
    • Meets the second Thursday of each month
    • Joplin Senior Citizens Center
      22nd and Jackson
    • (417) 673-1553
  • Joplin Area Retired Teachers Association
    • Retired teachers and other school personnel meet at Nettie's Restaurant (Price Cutter) on Maiden Lane.
    • (417) 624-5698
  • Joplin Association for the Blind
    • Meets the first Thursday of each month
    • 311 Schifferdecker
    • (417) 623-5721
  • Joplin Elks Lodge #501
    • Meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month
    • 1802 W. 26th St.
    • (417) 624-0048
  • Joplin Genealogical Society
    • Meets the first Thursday of each month
    • 6:30 pm
    • 306 S. Wall, across from the Spiva Arts Center.
    • (417) 624-3125
  • Joplin Jaycees
    • Meets the second and fourth Thursday of every month
    • (417) 624-8552
  • Joplin Writers Guild
    • Meets the second Thursday of each month
    • Joplin Public Library
      300 S. Main St.
    • 6:00-7:45 pm
    • Email
  • Missouri FCE Extension Club
    • Meets the third Thursday of each month
    • First Methodist Church
    • (417) 623-7220
  • Multiple Sclerosis Self Help Meeting
    • Meets the third Thursday of each month
    • Joplin Family Y South
    • (417) 623-0780
  • Ozark Gateway Audubon Society
    • Meets on the third Thursday of each month
    • Southwest Missouri Bank Annex
      Seventh and Duquesne
    • (417) 624-0995
  • Rotary Club of Joplin The Noon Club
    • Meets every Thursday
    • Twin Hills Golf & Country Club
    • Charlotte, (417) 624-6340 ext.5300
  • R-VIII Retired Employees Association of Joplin
    • Meets bi-monthly on the last Thursday of each month
    • Granny Shaffer's Restaurant
    • (417) 781-2683
  • Show-Me Harmony Chorus
    • Meets every Thursday
    • 7:00 pm
    • Joplin Family Worship Center--5190 E 7th. Street
      Enter the building from the rear entrance
      We enjoy an audience & invite you to come & enjoy hearing some beautiful, barbershop music! 
    • 417.437.8889 
  • Soroptimist of Joplin
    • Meets every Thursday
    • 12 noon
    • Holiday Inn
    • Tracy Asbell, (417) 623-5959
  • St. John's Adult Diabetes Support Group
    • Meets the second Thursday of every other month
    • (417) 659-6488 or 1 (888) 548-7448
  • Stress & Anxiety
    • For adult men and women
    • 1:00 pm
    • In this group, relaxation techniques are learned and new ways to handle stress and reduce anxiety are introduced and discussed
    • Herndon Snider & Associates
      2700 McClelland Blvd., Building B, Suite 207
    • Karen Faubion, (417) 623-1381 ext. 102.
  • T.O.P.S.
    • Meets every Thursday
    • 6:00 pm
    • Family Life Cente
      Fourth and Pearl
    • (417) 623-6638
  • The Joplin Stamp Club
    • Meets the first and third Thursdays of each month
    • 7:00 pm
    • Granny Shaffer's Restaurant
      • 2728 N. Rangeline Road
    • (417) 624-0579 or (417) 358-3593
    • Email
  • Tri-State Carvers Guild
    • Meets the first and third Thursday of each month
    • Senior Citizens Center
      2202 Jackson
    • (417) 659-8105

Friday

  • Association of Retired State Employees
    • Meets the second Friday of each month, September-May
    • Golden Corral
    • (417) 781-8461
  • Joplin Daybreak Rotary
    • Meets every Friday
    • 6:45 am
    • Ramada Inn
    • (417) 623-2214

Saturday

  • American Association of University Women (AAUW)
    • Meets the third Saturday of each month
    • 10:00 am
    • Various locations in Joplin
    • (417) 626-9000