Learning Opportunities at First Church

(For Sunday morning programs, enter the church through the portico doors from the church parking lot or through the east garden door.)

For Children
Workshop Rotation Sunday School
For Adults
ACES Forum Class
Sunday Lectionary Class
Tuesday Lectionary Class

Workshop Rotation
Sunday School

Sunday Mornings,
begins new year on September 7
9:00 - 10:15 AM
— meet on the second floor of the education wing.

The children meet at 9:00 AM for 25 minutes of music. Then the Shepherds take the children to their assigned workshop for the morning. There are a variety of Workshops in our Sunday School: Art, Cooking, Bible Skills, Science, Drama and Storytelling, Computer, and Music and Movement. All classes end at 10:15 AM. More about Multi-dimensional learning, including our video here . . .



Back To Top

For Adults:
Sunday Morning
ACEs Forum Class

9:00 AM — 10:00 AM
— meet in the Chapel

The Forum Class seeks spiritual deepening through study, through the stories of interesting speakers, and social justice outreach.


Fall Video Series
Origins and Foundations of our Christian Religion

— featuring top scholars, including
Professor Timothy Luke Johnson
of Emory University


An excellent series of 30 minute videos each Sunday, along with 30 minutes of discussion and interpretation. This is a most fruitful series, which will enable us to grow in faith. We will gain a better understanding of what early forces shaped who we were in our early history and who we are today.
September 7: Tongues of Fire
September 14: Meals Together and Magic
September 21: Healing & Salvation
September 28: Access to Power – Visions and Prayer
October 5: The Holy Communion
October 12: The Community's Worship


Back To Top

For Adults:
Sunday Morning
New Seekers' Class,
Coffee-House-Style

- begins September 7 -
9:00 AM — 9:45 AM
— in the Commons library area

Want to explore some "whys" and "huhs?"
Led by Pastor Clifford Hayes, this relaxed-format class will explore basic Bible questions, ethics and world views, reformed worship and theology, and what it means to be a worshipping community. Bring all questions - sacred or secular. We will put our feet up and tackle them together. Yes, refreshments will be served.

For Adults:
Sunday Morning
Lectionary Based Bible Study

9:00 AM — 10:00 AM | Cook Lounge
(For Sunday morning programs, enter the church through the portico doors from the church parking lot.)


September through November:
The Present Word, Fall 2008 Edition
— The New Testament Community —

Leaders:
Rhonda Downing, Dick Risku,
Joe Hills
The session outline can be found here.



For Adults:
Tuesday Morning
Lectionary Based Bible Study

7:30 AM | Cook Lounge
(On Tuesdays, enter the church through the portico doors from the church parking lot, or through the west door in the garden.)


September through November:
The Present Word, Fall 2008 Edition
— The New Testament Community —


The session outline can be found here.

Back To Top