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Many opportunities in Christian Education are offered for adults. The Berean Class has been meeting since 1992, led by lay volunteers. The Bible is studied and a video occasionally adds insights. Individuals are asked to read and study various verses and then discuss what they have read with the group. Coffee and goodies are served every Sunday. A breakfast is held a couple of times a year and there is a Christmas Party in mid-January. The Berean Class meets in the Youth Room at 9:15 a.m. Weekday classes are also offered: Rev. Susan Dunlap leads the Tuesday Morning Study Class from 9:15 to 10:15 in the parlor. This fall we will be reading and discussing the book The Smart Guide to the Bible, an overview of the entire Bible by Larry Richards. It will give each of us a chance to refresh our Biblical knowledge. Holy COW! (Church On Wednesdays) offers opportunities for Bible Study and interpersonal sharing and discussion. There is a study class from 4:30 to 5:30 in the Parlor every Wednesday that Holy COW meets. The book we are studying this year is Favorite Bible Passages, volume two. We thoroughly enjoyed volume one last year. Won’t you join us? No pre-preparation is necessary. Rev. Susan Dunlap is the class leader. Also on Wednesdays this year there will be five sessions of six-week classes taught on Wednesday evenings from 6:20 to 7:30, during the Holy COW program .Additional Activities for adults: Crafty Ladies meet at 9 a.m. on Mondays to pursue various craft activities and help out around the church as their services are needed. UMW Book Club (United Methodist Women) meets on the third Wednesday morning of the month at 9:30 a.m. in the library to discuss books selected by group members. The woman who suggests a book leads the discussion of it. Shawl Ministry offers women the opportunity to gather together to knit and do hand work in a prayerful setting. There is an emphasis on creating for others. They meet the first and third Thursdays every month in the parlor from 1:00 until 3:00. Men's Athletics meet on Tuesday evenings for basketball in the fall and winter months. They also participate in an interchurch softball league in the spring and summer.
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