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Nurture
& Education Ministries
Sunday School
Ministries
First
United Methodist in Ripley has an outstanding Sunday School program for
children and adults. Sunday School
classes provide a place where people learn about the Christian faith in a
loving, friendly environment. Sunday School is a place where people and
churches can be transformed:
All groups meet at 9:45 a.m. Information about various classes is
listed below. Children's
Ministries
Our classes, taught by dedicated volunteers, are designed with age-appropriate lessons to learn God’s word through stories, games and activities that encourage children to make discipline connections in their daily lives. Classes are available for toddlers through sixth grades and meet in our Upper Educational Wing. ·
Nursery (ages 0-2) ·
Pre-School Class (ages 3-4) ·
Kindergarten Class (age 5-6) ·
First-Second Grade Class (ages 7-8) ·
Third-Fifth Grade Class (ages 9-11) Youth Ministries Through innovative, interactive, and often web-based studies,
our youth build upon the stories they learned as children. This can be a time for questioning and stretching
one's beliefs, all within the safety of strong and loving class of peers, and
led by well-grounded teachers. Classes
meet in our Lower Educational Wing. ·
Sixth-Eighth Grade Class (ages 12-14) ·
Ninth-Twelfth Grade Class (ages 15-18) Adult Ministries These elders of the church have been gathering and studying and
praying and offering mutual support for years, providing an incredible
witness to the rest of the faith community.
The classes vary upon lecture topics. ·
Seekers- Members are primarily young married
couples and singles ranging in ages from early twenties to early
thirties. Several have nursery and
early school-age children. ·
Pathfinders- We are a class of men and women
who are comtemporary Christians that are concerned
with current everyday issues. All of
us have children of school or college age.
We are very open to discussion in the class and hope to please and
serve God in every way. If you are
looking for a class that is full of discussion that addresses everyday issues
and how we as Christians fit in, please join us. ·
Shovelers- We are a class of men and women
in their forties and fifties. Steve Brabec is the teacher and he leads the class discussion
in many topics concerning our Christian faith. We use books by various authors to dig a
little deeper into the relationship between God’s word and living in today’s
world. Many class members are involved
with the Bags of Hope food pantry.
Each Christmas, we participate in the Carl Perkins Center Festival of
Trees by decorating a Christmas tree with a Christian theme. We are named the Shovelers
because the ground breaking shovel used when the church was built is
displayed in our classroom. ·
Loyal Class- We are primarily a lecture class
using the United Methodist Adult Buble Studies. Three very competent and Bible-wise teachers
lead the lessons. The class is made up
of men and women who have enjoyed the class for many years. A warm welcome will be found in this group. ·
Men’s Comeback Class- Members are men ranging in ages
from sixties to eighties. This is
primarily a lecture class using United Methodist Adult Bible Studies. ·
Covenant Class- The class was founded
approximately twenty years ago as a Covenant group that met on Sunday
mornings. The goal is spiritual
formation and the covenant is daily prayer and scripture, weekly worship and
communion, monthly acts of service, and frequent celebration. Although a discussion group at heart, we
have studied under the leadership of writers such as Robert Benson, Phyllis
Tickle, and June Davenport. We study
classic and contemporary writers from C.S. Lewis to Rob Bell. We ponder the relationship of today’s
social issues through the lens of personal and corporate faith. Our members have been shaped by
participation in Disciple Bible Study, Companions in Christ, or Walk to
Emmaus. Our members are basically from
age 50 – 70, singles and couples. All
are welcome to join us. ·
Alford Class- Members are primarily married
couples and singles ranging in ages from late forties to sixties. This is a discussion class that openly
considers topics and concerns of the Christian life. |
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