Current Opportunities
Kairos Adult Forum
Kairos is an adult learning series that features a broad range of topics and speakers who can present in-depth knowledge from their area of expertise. Past Kairos topics have included the environment, social justice, political issues, historical analysis, personal experience and travel talks, and much more. For a current list of Kairos topics, click here.
Ongoing Opportunities
Women Read
Women Read meets monthly September through May (except December) on the third Wednesday of the month via Zoom. It is an opportunity for women to share devotions and discuss a variety of types of books. All are welcome. No need to register. Check out the book list below for dates and book titles. For more information, contact Vernita Kennen or Cindy Spellman.
Reading Lists
Women Read: 2021-22 Book List
Women Read: Historical Book List
Esther Circle for Women
1st Thursday of each month from 9:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. in the Fireside Room; September – MayA women’s fellowship and Bible Study group that is open to all women. Members also make quilts and midwife kits for Global Health Ministry. In this season of Covid, Esther Circle meets via Zoom.
Faith Explorers Book Group for Men
2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Contact Dave Eckmann for the Zoom link.This book group is for men interested in exploring aspects of faith through reading and lively discussion of current faith-based books. Attendance is open to all men interested in doing some serious reading and evaluation of their spiritual lives.
Current Book: Materiality as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann
History Book Group for Men
1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. in Bethany Lounge.Come for a discussion of a different history book each month selected by the participants. Anyone with an interest in a particular subject is welcome to sit in on the discussion even if you have not read the book.
February: Notes from the Hyena’s Belly: An Ethiopian Boyhood by Nega Mezlekia
March: The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf
April: The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Edith Eva Eger
Men’s Fellowship
Mondays from 8 – 9:00 a.m. in Bethany Lounge with a zoom option. Contact Jim Fruehling for the link access.Come when you can for an hour of Bible study and fellowship. Since 1976 we have read most of the books in the Bible several times, but each time is a new experience because of changing life experiences. Contact: Jim Fruehling.
Men’s Coffee Talk
Wednesdays from 8 – 9:00 a.m. in Bethany Lounge with a zoom option. Contact Jim Fruehling for the link access.Enjoy laughs and lively discussions which can include current events, theology, sports, church life or any other issue of concern or interest.
An Evening with Brian McLaren (Recording)
Brian is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. He is a pastor advocate for “a new kind of Christianity”-just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good.
Check out opportunities for parents through Children, Youth, and Family Ministry.