Walnut Grove U.M.C.
Sunday School Classes
Sunday school begins at 10:15 a.m., immediately following the first worship serice and runs till 11:00 a.m.
Listed below are the current classes and a little information on each one and what they are currently studying.
Open Door Class
The Open Door Class is just as the
name suggests, open to all ages. We are about to begin a new study from Max
Lucado. We will be studying Jude and
chapters 1, 2, & 3 of John We are a discussion group and all are
invited to share in the discussion. We have a card ministry that we send to all
we can. We help with food to shut-ins and with needs in the community. We serve
a few banquets to raise money to help with projects such as the food pantry in
Dunkirk and to support a child in South America also food baskets at
Thanksgiving and Christmas for those in need. We have coffee, tea and snacks
each Sunday provided by class members. We have several meals out as a class each
year. One of which is a Christmas progressive dinner along with a cookout in the
summer and lunch at local restaurants a couple times a year. Please come
fellowship and study with us.
Fellowship Class
The
Fellowship Class is a comforting and friendly class young at heart and all are
welcomed ! They study from the Standard Lesson Commentary teacher’s edition.
Class members share with their thoughts and concerns as each lesson is studied.
The class has a card ministry that witnesses to any in need or deserving praise.
Many people have responded over the years with thank you’s and appreciation for
these cards. The class serves some banquets as fund raisers and service to the
community. The money from these fund raisers goes to support families or
intuitions in need. Coffee and light snacks are served each Sunday by and for
those attending. Come join us !
Breaking Free Class
We coined our class name after the Beth Moore Breaking Free Study – ‘Making Liberty in Christ a Reality in Life’. Our classroom is located in the southeast corner, by the restrooms. When we first formed as a class we took the survey to find our spiritual gifts. Since then we have completed several studies b y Bruce Wilkerson. Most recently we restudied the Purpose Drive Life and currently we are studying Max Lucado’s The Great House of God, which is a study of the Lord’s Prayer. We plan to suspend that study during Advent to study Rick Warren’s The Purpose of Christmas. We took over the pecan and dishcloth sales from the Ladies’ Aid and we also offer English Walnuts. In 2006 we produced The Fruits of the Spirit, an all-church cookbook. We still have some copies left for purchase. We usually have coffee and snacks only occasionally. We can make room for another chair or two if anyone would like to join us; as we would appreciate the spiritual gift you can add.
NEW HOPE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
Hi! We’re located on
the southwest side of the church, justacross the hall from the
office. Remember in school, if
you
didn’t behave, you were
sent there? We try our best, even though we
may digress from the lesson
which is from the Cokesbury
Adult Bible Studies.
November’slessons are a continuation of those titled the new
TestamentCommunity – The New Community
Faces Growth Pains.
Currently we are aged 74 and up and would welcome any and all ages to join us.
We scrounge coffee, tea and whatever
else the Open Door Class wishes to share!
Come visit.
Youth Sunday School at the Annex
We
recently redesigned our Annex to make it the
The movie room is decorated just like a movie theater complete with a popcorn popper. Kids watch a bible based story related to our current lesson while enjoying fresh popped popcorn. At the end of the movie kids answer questions related to the lesson.
The tent room is decorated like a biblical tent thrown up in the desert. Here, the kids get to dress up and act out a drama or use puppets to tell the story.
The hut room is decorated like a jungle hut. The walls are painted with chalkboard paint and the kids share their artistic talents. The kids do a related art or science project.
The computer room is like entering into a grand palace complete with architectural columns. In this session the kids play a computer game that deals with the lesson.
The kitchen is decorated like a market place. The kids get to participate in baking bread, making cookies and lots of yummy treats to eat and share.
We
currently have kids ages 3 through 12.
We welcome you to come, and experience the love of Jesus at the