STUDIES

Join us for a Bible study with great fellowship and scripture discussion every Wednesday morning!

Join Pastor Kay each Tuesday, beginning on January 21, for a five-week study based on Bishop Jake Owensby's book Looking for God in Messy Places: A Book About Hope: How to Find It, Practice It, and Grow It. The book is available online. 

MLK Jr. Day and Black History Month invite us to remember those in our nation’s history  who “broke the bonds of oppression and crafted a legacy of liberation." We are also challenged to consider how we as the church are called to respond to ongoing issues of racial inequality with “the spirit of justice.” This study on Jemar Tisby’s book will allow us to do just that! Expect thought-provoking conversations that may challenge, convict, and inspire.  The book is available for about $18 on Amazon, or you can just show up as Loni will break the material down. Join us as we learn, grow, and respond to God’s call for justice in today’s world. 

Join Pastor Madison as she leads an original adult study on the power of children's stories, particularly those intended for audiences around 8 - 12 years old. Participants are not expected to read all of the books (unless they want to), though they are encouraged to read the final book, Genesis Begins Again, to discuss as a group the last week. Otherwise, folks are simply invited to show up with an imaginative and inquisitive spirit to revisit some classics, learn about the new frontiers of this genre, and consider what role these stories might play in our own faith formation. 

Offered during children’s choir and intended for those with little ones in their life! So many adults long to pass along their faith to the next generation, but know that God is so much bigger than the list of do’s and don’ts they were taught about as children. They want to pass along a faith that children doesn’t have to heal from. Woven is the guidebook parents and parent figures have been looking for. With a deep reverence for scripture and suggested activities to help your family grow in faith together, Woven is for adults who want to go beyond a list of do’s and don’ts and pass along a resilient faith based on genuine love for and trust in God.

This Lent, ponder the themes of justice, poverty, freedom, and love.

Each Gospel offers a different lens through which we understand Jesus’ Passion. One portrait reveals Jesus to be in control, while another emphasizes his suffering. In one story Jesus offers hope to the thief on the cross, and in another Jesus only receives derision. These different perspectives aren’t a reason to dismiss the Gospels; rather the reveal an abundant, diverse, and complementary picture of God’s work in the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

This Lent, we as a church will be learning about Restoration Stories. We will be challenged to look inward in order to identify those most meaningful, difficult, and restorative experiences of our own journeys and to notice how God has been at work in and through them. This study will help you take those reflections and put them into words. Participants will learn to articulate their stories and to share them with others. All of us have a story to share, and sometimes we just need a little help getting started and a supportive community to practice with.