Sunday School for All Ages

Director of Children & Educational Ministries:
Shannon Laramore

Sunday School for Children and Youth

Sunday School classes for all ages start at 9:45 a.m. and end at 10:45 a.m.

2 & 3 Year Olds:  Children will discover God’s love by using all of their senses and movement.  Susan Starrett/Susan Zimmer (Room 29)

Pre-Kindergarten:  Preschoolers will learn about the Bible through their senses, social interactions and movement.  Lori Foster/Jane Kovicak (Room 27)

Kindergarten and 1st Grade:  Children will experience their faith through activities, games, crafts and stories.  Barb Pinder/Jeanette Perkins (Room 28)

2nd & 3rd Grade:  Children will learn about their faith through developmentally appropriate activities, stories and discussion.  Katie Valetutti/Linda Renshaw (Room 1)

4th Grade:  This class will come to know Jesus as the son of God and take his message to heart through Bible study, activities and games.  Robin Lewis/Melinda Grablis (Room 21)

5th & 6th Grade:  Children will come to a better understanding of God and what God calls them to do and be.  Marlene/Bob Gautsch (Room 31)

7th & 8th Grade:  Students will use a DVD component to discuss real life questions of faith and study from the Bible.  Ray Forney (Room 30)

High School:  This group will be reading the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan.  Students will view a DVD and hold an open discussion.  Sandy Lavelle/Rob Kovicak (Basement Weldin Hall)

Sunday School for Adults

Tradition and Wisdom: This is a discussion style class that follows “The New International Lesson Annual.”  Students will survey the wisdom literature of the Old Testament in Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon.  Then we will return to the Sermon on the Mount of Matthew to discover how Jesus teaches this traditional wisdom.  Murray Thompson (Chapel)

Faith Link: This is a class that applies United Methodist beliefs to current faith issues and world events.  This class motivates Christians to consider their own personal views on contemporary issues.  Rick Ceresini (Room 35)

In the Light of Faith: This group will be starting their study of Advent Conspiracy.  This book and DVD study invites people to remember the real meaning of Christmas and not just focus on the consumer aspect of the holiday.  Jen Noll (Room 34)

Uppity Women of the Bible: This women’s class is a video based study focusing on amazing women of the Bible who were often misunderstood.  Kim Artrip (Room 33)

TNT (Twenties and Thirties): This group of people in their 20’s & 30’s will be studying The Journey by Adam Hamilton.  The book and DVD focus on the birth of Jesus Christ as Hamilton travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem.  Joe Tanner (Parlor)

Teaching the Word of the Truth: This bible study is divided into a series of lessons that spans the full spectrum of Christian teaching.  The group will participate in a discussion of the fundamentals of the Bible.  Ivan Mehosky (Room 32)   

Choir Study: This group meets at 9:00-9:45 and will be studying The Journey by Adam Hamilton.  The book and DVD focus on the birth of Jesus Christ as Hamilton travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem.  Krista Gilmore (Parlor)

Weeknight Study

Jesus in the Hebrew Scriptures: The Identity of the Messiah This is a 4 week session meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6:30-8:30 beginning on September 21.  In this study of the Old Testament, participants will learn some new insights about the God whom men could see.   Ivan Mehosky (Room 32)