Spiritual Growth

As a congregation we seek to:

Foster an environment where all can grow closer to God
Provide guidance and assistance to help people form closer relationships with God

All of our opportunities for spiritual growth are based on individual or group interests throughout the church year. While we generally offer classes during the school year, and take a break during the summer, there may be times when a class pauses, or engages in a special opportunity as the life of the church continues on.

Opportunitites for Adults

Luke Study

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 19 @ 9:15 a.m.

On Sunday Morning January 19 we will begin an overview of the Gospel of Luke. Luke is the Gospel for this year's lectionary readings, and we will use the eleven weeks until the end of Lent to familiarize ourselves with the focus and themes of Luke's version of the Gospel. Please join us for this opportunity to dig into Scripture at 9:15 in the Fireside Room, beginning January 19. See you there.

Opportunities for Children

While we do not currently have a formal class for children we do invite them to begin the exploration of their faith by joining us in worship each Sunday as they are. For us this looks like wiggling in pews, utilizing the various musical instruments made available to join in worshiping, dancing with silk scarves, and beginning their faith journey surrounded by people who care for them and their safety. We also have bags available with coloring pages and crayons to help calm the active bodies for those moments where you or they may prefer to be calm.

As children approach/reach the 5th and 6th grades Pastor Chris will engage with their parent/guardian about their interest in Pastor's class which often times leads to thei child deciding to be baptized. This is a class designed to engage the child in conversation with their parents, pastor, and other leaders of the congregation to learn and discover what their faith means to them, and how they wish to respond to that faith.

The church does have a "Sexual Misconduct" policy which seeks to protect all children as they seek to explore their faith. We recognize that througout the years churches have been an easy target for those who wish to misuse the trust given to them, in order to abuse and mistreat vulnerable individuals. As a result we have worked on and put into place this policy which guides how we protect the children who come into our doors. In short this means that all staff and any volunteer that works within our children's ministires have had a full criminal background check run on them. We also do not allow staff or volunteers to be alone (one on one) with a child. You can read our current policy here.