Adult Faith Formation Opportunities
Cornerstone Class
Sundays, 10am | Room 203
Cornerstone Class is continuing a study of the Gospel of John, using Journey Through the Bible: John. Facilitators are: Wilson Davis, Jim Gale, and Craig Siler. Contact Wilson Davis (336-370-6568) for more information. Our last class gathering will be Sunday, June 2, resuming in September.
Gateway Class
Sundays, 9am | Zoom
This class will follow the lectionary scripture passages from Feasting on the Word. Facilitated by Mary Eagle, Dave Lumpkin, John Robinson. Our last class gathering will be Sunday, May 26, resuming in September.
The Gathering: Parents of Children and Younger Youth
Sundays, 10am | Room 103
Join us each week for the Richard Rohr/ Work of the People's series, Resurrection Now. This series explores pertinent topics that we can easily apply to faith, family, politics, work, the world today. Our last gathering will be Sunday, May 12, resuming in September.
PEEPS (Parents Exploring and Engaging in Practical Faith & Service)
Sundays, 10am | Library
Join us as we study Phillip Yancey’s Prayer: Does it Make a Difference? Our last gathering will be Sunday, May 12, resuming in September.
Sunday Conversations
Sundays, 10am | Chapel
Join our Sunday Conversations class as we continue Kate Bowler's short videos, While it Was Yet Dark (Join Life Together Apart) . We will take a break to attend special events on both Sundays, May 12 and May 19, and meet May 26-June 30.
Tuesday Morning Book Study
On Tuesday, April 9 at 7am, this group will begin a new book discussion; The Kingdom, The Power and the Glory - American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta . All are welcome. For more information contact Lita Swanson (litaswanson2@gmail.com).
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Weekly and monthly groups meet to knit prayer shawls for those who need them. New knitters at all skill levels are welcome!
Weekly Group | Wednesdays | 6-7pm | Library
Monthly Group | Second Wednesdays | 9-10am | Library. Last gathering May 8, resuming in September
Womens’ Studies - Summer 2024
Circles: 2nd Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm (Contact Lu Johnson or Daphne Haverkamp)
2nd Wednesday mornings, 10am (Contact Liz Pearson)
LAST MEETING For Spring: Wednesday, May 8, 10am in the Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, May 14, 6:30pm, Room 100
Our Study for Fall 2024 will be Let Justice Roll Down: God’s Call to Care for Neighbors and All Creation, by Patricia K. Tull
Patricia Tull, author of the 2024–2025 PW/Horizons Bible study Let Justice Roll Down: God’s Call to Care for Neighbors and All Creation, describes her call for creation justice in this way: “When I first learned of the climate crisis, I wondered how a biblical scholar with few practical skills could help and found my purpose in learning about ecology and teaching people of faith what I could. Such is not everyone’s skillset or desire, but each of us has something to do with all our hearts.”
We are called to care for neighbors and God’s creation with all our hearts, with particular care for society’s least powerful members who are disproportionately impacted by unjust systems. In God’s first instructions to the nation of Israel we hear “you shall not pervert the justice due to the poor” (Exodus 23:6); in Moses’ final speech at the promised land’s border, he reiterated, “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20); and from Amos, the earliest recorded prophet, “Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream” (Amos 5:24). Scripture reminds us that we are called to speak out to urge our society to act for just transitions in this fast-changing world.
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Thirsty Thursday Study, Begins Thursday, , 9:30am (Contacts Martha Siler,Sheri DuPuis or Irene Linford - resumes September 2024.
S’mores Bible Study, Begins Thursday, September 14, 9:30am (Contact Betsy Weaver or Sarah Kearney) will conclude How Happiness Happens by Max Lucado on Thursday, May 16 and will resume with a new study (TBD) in the fall.
Explorers of Faith Bible Study, Beginning Thursday September 7, 11am via Zoom (Contact Julie Van Wyk or Daphne Haverkamp)
Gathering by Zoom each week, this group is studying Adam Hamilton’s Making Sense of the Bible, continuing through the summer.