Grace Church offers a wide variety of adult learning opportunities. For information about a specific class, please contact the appropriate class coordinator. If you any questions about the adult learning opportunities in general or if you have suggestions for future offerings please contact Bob Kilmer, Coordinator of Adult Discipleship. Bob may be reached by email rkilmer@carlislegrace.org, or by visiting his office in Room 07 in the church office or by calling the church office at 249-1512.
Invitation to the New Testament
Pastor Jim VanZandt and Pastor Mira Hewlett will be leading this study. It will be on Sunday evenings from 6:30-8pm starting February 10th. There is a small handbook that costs $10 so it would be helpful to know if you plan to attend. Please let Bob Kilmer know you want to attend by putting a note in his mailbox, by email rkilmer@carlislegrace.org or by calling 249-1512.
Description of “Invitation to the New Testament”
Using Matthew’s Gospel as a starting point, this study explores how the new Testament writers and the early Christian community wrestled with the coming of Jesus–his life, actions, mission, death, and resurrection–and the implications of his arrival for their lives and their communities of faith. Moving through the Gospel of Matthew sequentially, the overarching themes from this story of Jesus provide the conversation topics for each of the eight sessions. Who is Jesus and what is his significance for our lives? Participants are invited to join this conversation, to study afresh this story of Jesus, and to learn more about their calling to discipleship and to community.
What Happened in Haiti?
Come hear about our churches’ December 2012 Haitian Mission Experience on January 27th in the Grace Sanctuary during the Sunday School hour 9:45 – 10:45am.
After the advent studies our Sunday School classes have new studies to start of the new year. Here are the classes, topics, locations and leaders for our classes that are held from 9:50AM to 10:50AM on Sunday mornings. If you have any questions about any of the adult studies please talk to one of the leaders.
Seekers
- Room 3
- Jan 13 – Christmas and the Impossible Dream
- Jan 20 – Christmas Comes to a Church
- Jan 27 – Sharing the Haitian Mission Experience (Sanctuary)
- February – Abraham
- Leader: Gary Ankabrandt
Faith & Fellowship
- Room 4
- He Heard Them Cry
- Leader: Mike McCommon
Ever Faithful
- Room 104A
- Jesus is Lord: International Quarterly Study of Ephesians, Philippians & Colossians
- Leader: Harry Priest
Young Adult Class led by Joanna and Kevin Hayes
- Room 104C
- On hold until the church merger.
Thelma McCullough
- Room 105
- Jesus is Lord: International Quarterly Study of Ephesians, Philippians & Colossians
- Leader: Randy Heberlig
Sharing in Faith
- Orange Room (Go up the back stairwell to the MPR.)
- Twisting the Truth by Andy Stanley
- Starting Jan 20: Start Becoming the Good Samaritan
- Leader: Matt Kulp
The following classes are not held during the Sunday School Hour
Women at the Well
- Topic: Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli
- Third Thursday of each month
- Time 7-8:30PM
- Church Library, Room 10
- Led by Lori Snyder
Second Saturday Men’s Bible Study
- Topic: Purpose Driven Life
- 2nd Saturday each month
- Time 8:00AM-9:15AM
- Room 104C, just off the Gathering
- Led by Harold Otto
Disciple 4
- Led by Ann Cook
- Tuesdays, 1-3:30pm
- Allison UMC, Room 20
- Sep 11, 2012 – May, 2013
Disciple 2
- Led by John Seaton and Pastor Susan Stewart
- Mondays, 6:30-9pm
- Sep 17, 2012 – May, 2013
Disciple I (CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SIGNUPS)
- Jan, 2013 – Dec, 2013
- First Class: January 13
- Room 10, Grace United Methodist Church
- Sunday evenings, 6:30-8:30pm
- Leaders: Pastor Jim Vanzandt and Mona Otto