Sunday School Classes

Gum Spring United Methodist Church - Sunday School Portfolio - April 2010

Children & Youth Classes                      Adult Classes                                                      Map

Children & Youth

Nursery I - Ages 0-2 - Minnie Alvis & Shirley Lewis

Nursery II - Ages 2-3 - Diane White & Karen Richardson

Basic biblical messages are taught, setting the foundation for more advanced learning.

Sara Beth Jarvis Class - Ages 3-5 - Sheryl Flory

Short stories and fun projects that relate to the weekly lectionary from the worship service.

Elementary I - Grades K & 1 - Michele Ferguson

Discover the Bible one chapter at a time, starting with Genesis. Lessons are presented as stories from the Bible. Students create their own Bible with pictures that represent the stories they learn.

Elementary II - Grades 2 & 3 - Jolene Smutz

Celebrate: The birth of God’s Son. Parables: Jesus used common images to convey his message.

Elementary III - Grades 4 & 5 - Delores Hawk

Study individual Bible scripture for the first part of their class, and then talks about the scripture with their classmates. They discuss church discipline and traditions and work on special projects.

Middle School - Grades 6-8- Becky Bruce & David Holcomb

Discusses how faith plays a role in family and social situations.

High School - Grades 9-12 - Norma Rowe

This class focuses on the difficulties that teens often face, and faith-driven ways to deal with these difficulties amid rapidly changing social trends.

Adults

Young Adults - Melinda Oakes

A relaxed and participatory class exploring issues of faith and who we are as Christians.

Explorers - Adults - Mark Monson

A relaxed and participatory class exploring issues of faith and who we are as Christians. Now engaged in a 6-week study of Proverbs.

JOY Class (Jesus, Others, Yourself) - Adults - Edith Carney & Mandi Haas

This class focuses on living a Christian life in the community, tying everyday life with the teachings of the Bible.

Wright Class - Middle Adults - Team Taught

This class explores various writings and teachings. Some lessons come from the Bible, others come from Christian education sources or from top selling books on Christian living.

Yates Class - Middle-Senior Adults - Jack & Gail Anderson

This class offers an eclectic mixture of topics, relating to the Bible and how daily challenges relate to biblical messages. Currently studying the Sermon on the Mount, led by Frank Howarth.

Sanctuary Class - Senior Adults - Jane White

This class uses the “Adult Bible Study” book, and studies what the Bible says, and what it means to the class members. Everyone is welcome.

Not to scale.