adult education offerings

      First Church strives for Adult Education offerings that are illuminating, inspiring, and insightful. Offerings include:

• "Christianity 101" team-led by the Pastor Judith Kinley and select deacons (Sundays from October 7 through November 25, 2007) also (Sundays from April 6, 2008 from noon - 2:00) A soup and bread luncheon will be served.

• Weekly Bible Study - a study of the Sunday lectionary passages led by Minister-in-Training Carolyn Bellany (Wednesday evenings 7:00 - 8:00 pm)

• "WomanSpirit - An opportunity for women of the church to participate in a group where there will be sharing, study, support, celebration and prayer. The Rev. Sue Bowman will help the group to get started and then leadership will be shared and rotated. The first study book around which the group will revolve is The Story of Ruth: Twelve Moments in Every Woman's Life by Joan Chittister. Books are available in the church office. (Mondays starting January 7, 2008)

• "Unbinding the Gospel" - based on the book by the same name by Martha Grace Reese, this class is a follow up to a previously offered class entitled "Difficult Conversations." Class members define and learn the value of evangelism, with a small "e". (Sundays, noon - 1:30, starting January 13 through March 9, 2008) A soup and bread luncheon will be served. This class will be repeated in the fall with an expanded group, culminating in attendance of a workshop on the topic, given by the book's author on November 15, 2008.