Classes for Adults

Adult Sunday School meets at 9:55-10:45 am. Our annual schedule:

Fall Kick-off: The Sunday following Labor Day, we start a new semester of classes with a variety of choices. Some classes will extend into the spring semester.
January Term: After the new year, we offer a selection of short-term classes.
Spring Semester: In February, we resume our regular Adult Sunday School classes with continuations from the fall semester, along with new choices.
Summer Speaker Series: After Memorial Day and throughout the summer, we'll gather in a large group to hear from a different speaker each week.
Parent Gathering: Parent Gathering meets during the fall and winter.

2026 Spring Semester Adult Sunday School

Childcare and Children's Sunday School run concurrently with the Adult Sunday School hour. The following Sunday School classes will begin February 8th.

Church in Late Antiquity (R. V. Seep)

Location: Chapel and online
Teacher: R. V. Seep

If you would like to join us online, please use the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82033550409

“How shall we labor with any effect to build up the Church, if we have no thorough knowledge of her history. … History is, and must ever continue to be, next to God’s Word [and Spirit], the richest foundation of wisdom, and the surest guide of all successful practical activity.” Philip Schaff, Church historian.

With Dr. Schaff’s insight in mind, we will survey the so-called “ascendant” church in the post-Constantinian era of the Roman Empire and in various Christian kingdoms that arose in the era. We will be looking closely at the period after the Council of Nicaea (325) until the Council of Chalcedon (451). We will examine the historical milieu of late antiquity, the tremendous impact of Constantine on the church’s fortunes and development, the growth of the church both within the Roman Empire and beyond, the religious controversies that enveloped the post-Nicaea period, and the Church’s response to those controversies in the development of the canon and creeds and the decisions of various ecumenical councils. We’ll continue by examining the monastic and pagan reactions to the Church’s ascendancy, before briefly reviewing the lives of significant Church Fathers both in the East and the West. We’ll conclude by taking a stab at describing early church attitudes in a host of areas and comparing them with our own. This is an era with rich application to our own. Come join us.

CLASS NOTES LINKED HERE

Discovering the Gospel of John (Margaret Gardner)

Location: Garden Rooms
Teacher: Margaret Gardner & Others

This class continues our study from the Fall, beginning with John chapter ten. Different from the three synoptic gospels, the gospel of John describes the life of Jesus with both pathos and profundity. It feels as if it were written by a close friend who has reflected deeply on the stunning implications of Jesus’s actions, teaching, death, and resurrection. John wants us to understand and pray through who Jesus is and how knowing him should change us. For many, John has brought Jesus to life, revealing a hope and a presence that transforms the world.

This conversational class draws on N. T. Wright’s For Everyone Bible Study Guide - John: 26 Studies for Individuals and Groups, to help us explore together the gospel’s presentation of Jesus’ life and teachings and what they mean for us today.

Financial Peace University (Megan Schmoll & Leah Skrine)

Parent Gathering (Facilitators: Kristin Franke and others)

Location: Jones Hall in the Education Building
Facilitators: Kristin Franke and others

Join parents of similar ages and stages for fellowship and reflection on the Sunday School lesson your children are learning. Once a month we will be joined by one of our pastors for conversation. Jones Hall is located in the National Presbyterian School Building, across from the covered driveway entrance to the main sanctuary building.

The Listening Life (Ginny Beeson & Lewrene Glaser)

Location: Room 209
Teacher: Ginny Beeson & Lewrene Glaser

The Listening Life: Using a book of the same name by writer and Presbyterian pastor Adam S. McHugh, we will explore how listening to God and one another will help us become more attentive and engaged with those around us. In a world that is noisy and distracting and in which it is difficult to truly hear, how can we become more skillful at hearing what God is saying to us through Scripture, nature, and people -- and more importantly, how does this help us become more faithful followers of Jesus Christ?