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Adult Faith Development
Join us for Church School, Bible Study and Wednesday evening classes.
 

Church School Classes meet from 9:45-10:45 a.m. each Sunday in the Education Wing, and all are open to and welcome new members. Choices range from lecture format to small discussion groups to special long-term studies. Please see the flyers posted on bulletin boards for current class listings.

Evening classes are held on the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30 (after dinner). These classes range from small group discussions to intergenerational programs. There is also an annual Lenten Study series, usually led by an outside scholar on a Biblical text.
Take time out with other parents of children up through 5th grade.
Our Time Out for Parents Bible study group meets on Thursday mornings from 10:00-11:30 a.m. Nursery care is provided for children who are pre-K and younger.

Enjoy the resources available in our Davis Library.
Located down the hall to the west of the Sanctuary, this beautiful resource is open for browsing, borrowing and just resting during business hours and on Sundays. Catalog drawers contain cards which are arranged by author/title and subject, and signs identify shelf locations for books, cassette tapes, magazines, videos and books-on-tape. Items are signed out at the desk, and returned there. Seasonal and/or new books are on display and are changed frequently. A committee purchases, processes and maintains materials in the library, usually weekly. New members and their children are invited to explore and use the library frequently for pleasure, for spiritual education and as a resource for committee work.

For more information on the above, please call Nancy McNeill at 253-1431, ext 126, or better yet, just show up!

 

 

  

 

Adult Faith Development Classes

meet Sundays beginning at 9:45am (unless noted)

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Bible Study    

            

“Travels with St. Paul from the Then and There to the Here and Now”

May  4 & 11                                           Room 214

Dave Fillpot retired PC(USA) minister continues a study to trace how Paul’s understanding of the life hereafter changes as his faith matures.  Does our belief in the life beyond have anything to do with living our lives in the here and now?  Join us to explore the question.

 

Text Time                                             Room 203

Text Time will resume May 11

Text Time, taught by the preaching pastor for that particular Sunday, provides a closer look at the sermon text.  This is an interactive class that invites participants to take a deeper look at the text, discuss and ask questions.  Scripture text available in class.

 

First Bible Class                                   Room 112

Participants study the Bible using “The Present Word” quarterly published by the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.   May Study:  Restoration and Covenant Renewal, selections from Haggai & Nehemiah.  This class has met consistently for the past 99 years.  Student booklets are available at the class for home study.

 

 

Christian Living/Current Issues/Action

 

Book Discussion of The Kite Runner  

May 11, 18 & 25                                    Room 206

The Kite Runner, by American author Khaled Hosseini, is a story of friendship, betrayal, and forgiveness set in Afghanistan.  Beverly Williamson, English teacher at Asheville High School, will facilitate a discussion of the novel’s literary and historical elements.  Participants will find reading the novel before attending beneficial.  Copies of the book may be purchased through the church for $12.  Call the church if you would like to purchase a copy.

 

Come As You Are                                Room 213

May 4- Join us as we discuss "what is happening in Kenya, and what should be happening? How are religious people responding, and is there anything U.S. Christians can do to help the situation?"

 

The Remaining Three Sundays in May we will reacquaint ourselves with a few characters from the Old Testament:

May 11- “Elijah was a famous prophet we find in the book of 1 Kings.  Through the many stories of his attempts to be a loyal prophet of God, we learn something of the role of prophets, the nature of God, and the way God will act in our lives when we risk all and follow."

May 18- "This one-session study is a refresher for those who wish to remember just who Jacob/Israel was and the importance of his life for the community of faith."

May 25- "This one-session study traces the major events in Moses' life and how he responded to God's call."

 

Food and Faith

May 11                                            Marguerite Morgan Room

May 18, & 25                                   Room 214                   

The Greening the Congregation Class will present a three-week series Food and Faith.  Discussion topics will include: how our food is grown, how our food choices impact the poor as well as the environment, and how we can reconnect to God’s earth.  

 

 

Weekday Adult Study

 

Time Out  for Everyone                               

Thursdays at 10 a.m.                        Widman Room                       

Childcare begins at 9:45am.  All are invited to come for fellowship, study, discussion and prayer. 

 

May 1 will conclude our study of “Simply Enough”, a DVD based study, on the topic of justice as we consider alternatives to more simple living.

 

May 8,15, & 22 we will view and discuss portions of the DVD “The Power of Forgiveness.”   This documentary offers commentary from Northern Ireland to Ground Zero to the Amish countryside featuring Elie Wiesel, Buddist master Thichvnhat Hahn, authors Thomas Moore and Marianne Williamson and Rev. James Forbes and others.

Time Out will conclude on May 22 until the fall.