The christian education's Ministry of First Presbyterian Church
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God." Colossians 3:16
Join the members of First Presbyterian Church as they grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord and think through practical applications to everyday life. In the past we have had Womens Studies, Lenten Series, Book Studies and Advent Studies. Keep an eye on our Christian Education's page for upcoming opportunities for study at First Presbyterian Church.
Refer to Events page for book study based on "SEARCH FOR SUNDAY" by Rachel Held Evans.
Book Description: SEARCH FOR SUNDAY
Are you struggling to connect with your church community? Do you find yourself questioning the core beliefs that you once held dear? Searching for Sunday, from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans is a heartfelt ode to the past and a hopeful gaze into the future of what it means to be a part of the modern church.
Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals--to her, it was beginning to feel like church culture was too far removed from Jesus. Yet, despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing Evans back to church.
Evans found herself wanting to better understand the church and find her place within it, so she set out on a new adventure. Within the pages of Searching for Sunday, Evans catalogs her journey as she loves, leaves, and finds the church once again.
Evans tells the story of her faith through the lens of seven sacraments of the Catholic church--baptism, confession, holy orders, communion, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, and marriage--to teach us the essential truths about what she's learned along the way, including:
-Faith isn't just meant to be believed, it's meant to be lived and shared in community
-Christianity isn't a kingdom for the worthy--it's a kingdom for the hungry, the broken, and the imperfect
-The countless and beautiful ways that God shows up in the ordinary parts of our daily lives
Searching for Sunday will help you unpack the messiness of community, teaching us that by overcoming our cynicism, we can all find hope, grace, love, and, somewhere in between, church.
Elder Kim Roider discusses Christian Education Committee's mission and some of our current and past studies.