Sunday School Kickoff

Sunday School classes for children and youth will commence on Sunday, September 7th at 9:45 a.m.

Children and Elementary Youth:

For our Preschool-Elementary Classes, kids learn the Gospel through age-appropriate games, interactive lessons, coloring, music, and video accompaniments.

4 years – 1st Grade – Tammy Tomazoli

2nd Grade – 5th Grade – Marci Marshall and Cheryl Sprague

Location – 1st Floor Education Wing.

Please note that this arrangement depends upon the number of students signed up for the Sunday School Sessions.) Register digitally below, or registration forms can be obtained in the Narthex and should be turned in to the instructor upon their first day of attendance.

The curriculum will be Cokesbury Kids Big Faith this Fall, focusing in September on “Lifeline” – God Rescues Us, in October, “Shelter”, God Protects Us, and in November, “Road Map”, God Shows Us the Way.

Middle School and High School Youth:

Middle School – by Committee Location – 3rd Floor Youth Room

Register digitally below, or registration forms for this class can be obtained in the Narthex. The instructor will collect the form on the first day of one’s attendance.

Mr. Sprague will facilitate, but welcomes volunteers to help with this endeavor. All Youth should arrive at the first session with a Registration Form.

With the Bible as the centerpiece, the Middle Schoolers will learn about the life and lessons of Jesus’ teachings. A variety of topics will emerge, including the Parables, the Trinity, Christian Symbols, and stories of the Bible, all of which are pertinent to one’s life.

We are seeking adults who would like to work with the children and youth of the church. Please contact Cheryl Sprague at cherylsprague012@gmail.com for further information. It is important that we have two people in each of the classrooms if we are to follow Safe Sanctuary’s suggestions. 

Registration Forms

A requirement of our Safe Sanctuary Policy, registration forms are needed for each child or youth attending a Sunday School class. Registration forms can be obtained in the Narthex or is available for download here and turned in on the opening day of Sunday School or obtained and completed on the first day of Sunday School attendance. You may also register your child/youth using the digital form below:

Please complete one per student. Upon completion, this electronic form will be forwarded to our Christian Education Team for filing.  Thanks for taking the time and making a significant investment in the life of your child!

Adult Sunday School Small Groups: 9:45 – 10:45 am:

1. Seekers for Christ  – Wayne Smith Room

Colette McFadden and Carole Adams Facilitators
Location – Wayne Smith Conference Room
Begins: August 24, 2025

The Seekers for Christ adult Sunday School class will begin a new study titled “Bible Stories for Grown-ups: reading scripture with new eyes” by Josh Scott. We will begin with the introduction on August 24, 2025, then spend the next several weeks looking at very familiar stories like Noah and the Great Flood through renewed perspectives.

Whether you are a faithful reader of the Bible or sometimes feel confused by it, the goal of the study is to encourage you to ask questions, spur your curiosity and reimagine what the stories of the Bible might be saying to you. Class meets at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning in the Wayne Smith Conference Room, just off the soft loen?”.

2. Inquirers Class – Room 108

Inquirers’ Class Winnie Hurd – Facilitator
Location: 1st Floor Education Wing

The Inquirers Class is reading Richard Rohr’s book, The Tears of Things, this Summer and will discuss it in the Fall when we resume meeting.

“The Tears here are those in weeping (not tearing), and signify a vulnerability before God and growing awareness of God’s love. Concurrently they represent an inherent sadness in many life events. In Rohr’s words, “All things have tears and all things deserve tears…grief and sadness are doorways to understanding life in a non-egocentric way…coming from both awe and empathy.”

Rohr proposes that the prophets would not allow their people to be disloyal to their God who loves them. He interprets the message of Biblical prophets to some 20th Century people, for instance Isaiah and Martin Luther King, Jr; Jeremiah and Greta Thunberg; Micah and Desmond Tutu.

The book is available in standard outlets. A 15-page study guide is available as well. Winnie Hurd (304-242-5597, winhurd@gmail.com) has it in digital and print format. If you would like to engage in our reading and discussion, join us in Room 108 at 9:45 AM Sunday mornings. Inquirers is a facilitated discussion class (not teaching) and voices are welcome!