Children’s Classes

• Preschool Class - 3 years to Kindergarten (at teacher discretion)
• Early Elementary Class - Kindergarten and First Grade
• Middle Elementary Class - Second and Third Grades
• Older Elementary Class - Fourth and Fifth Grades

Children and the adults who live and work with them experience together, in Christian community, the stories and messages of the Bible appropriate to the children’s increasing maturity through lessons that provide opportunities for discussion and ideas for activities.

Exploring Faith, our Sunday School curriculum will help children:

• Develop a deep and life-giving relationship with God
• Respond in faith to Jesus Christ’s redeeming love
• Seek and trust the guidance of the Holy Spirit
• Recognize the Holy Bible as the Word of God, the primary guide for faith and practice
• Identify themselves as children of God and grow in discipleship

Youth Sunday School

Youth Sunday School is divided into two classes. The Middle School (6-8th Grade) and High School (9-12th grade) youth are invited to exploring the Bible using a Cokesbury series designed to complete the entire Bible in 4-6 years. Join these classes for youth study.

Explorations Class

This is a five-week class for new families in Grace UMC offered and led by our pastor. There is no commitment just by coming, and we hope everyone who is exploring our church will come and learn about the Grace UMC vision! Invitations are sent by our pastor and a class begins every two months. We meet in the pastor’s study (and overflow into the kitchen if our group is large!). Topics are:

• Our Stories and the Grace UMC Story
• The History of Methodism
• The Beliefs of Methodism
• The Mission and Membership of Grace UMC
• The Ministries of Grace UMC

Young Adults

This class meets on Sundays at 9:45am in the south side of the Fellowship Hall. The participants share leadership for the class. This group is made up of young adult singles and couples under age 35. Topics vary, but are usually life application-type discussions.

Sunday Circle

Our newest adult class “circles up” at 9:45 a.m. in the worship center. This is a discussion class on Bible study topics for adults of all ages. It is led and coordinated by Sandy West. They enjoy periodic social gatherings.

Covenant Class

This class is for adults of all ages and studies a variety of subjects, usually walking through chapters of the Bible. The class is taught by some of the members on a rotating basis. They meet at 9:45am Sunday mornings in the middle room of the Fellowship Hall. They enjoy quarterly social gatherings.

Friendship Class

This class for more mature adults meets each Sunday morning in the classroom next to the main office at 9:45 a.m. The members volunteer to teach, and the class decides together what subject will be studied. Sometimes the studies are Bible-based, sometimes current topics, sometimes an inspirational book.

Bible Studies

Mid-Week Bible Study

This class provides a short-term weekly study opportunity each Wednesday night at 6:00pm. It is led by our pastor and you can come and give it a try anytime! The class lasts from 4-8 weeks and the topics vary. This is a great chance to study the Bible in a small group setting. Just stop in, we’re glad to have you!

Youth Bible Study

Meets each Wednesday night at 7:00pm in various homes. For more information on Bible studies, check the youth group page.

Disciple Bible Study Program

This is a 9-month intensive Bible Study that meets for two hours per week. The classes usually begin in September. Each participant has a workbook for daily study. There are four Disciple studies:

Disciple I

34 Weeks. Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study is divided between Old and New Testaments and takes participants from Genesis through Revelation prompting them along the way to consider their human condition and become disciples.

Disciple II

32 Weeks. Into the Word Into the World - Move deeper into the word with this study of Genesis, Exodus, Luke, and Acts. Study themes of pride, hospitality, patience, and humility as we consider how we are called into ministry in the world around us.

Disciple III

32 Weeks. Remember Who You Are - Remember your roots, consider your past, and renew your vision for the future. This study confronts persistent questions like “What are my priorities?” and “How can I be a part of the obedient community?” Come and study with Paul and the Prophets.

Disciple IV

32 Weeks. Under the Tree of Life - The word under in the title is meant to convey a welcoming invitation to shelter, security, and rest in God’s love. Come and rest in the words of John, The Writings, and Revelation while we study the mystery and wonder these books have to offer.

Companions in Christ

Companions in Christ is a new class offering that has come from the Upper Room, our spirituality center in Nashville. It is similar in scope to Disciple Bible study, but it is not strictly Bible study. It is a course which helps participants deepen their faith journey through meditative reading, prayer, and discovering the joys of spiritual disciplines. The class begins each September and lasts for 28 weeks.

Confronting The Controversies

Confronting the Controversies is the second video-based small group study by Adam Hamilton, author of Making Love Last a Lifetime. Hamilton will enable congregations to confront tough issues for the church and community through a small group study based on his sermons on these topics.

The seven sessions are:
1 – The Separation of Church and State
2 – Creation and Evolution in the Public Schools
3 – The Death Penalty
4 – Euthanasia
5 – Prayer in Public Schools
6 – Abortion
7 – Homosexuality

Christian Believer

From the author of the Back Side Books, J. Ellsworth Kalas. Have you ever sung a hymn or recited a creed and asked, “Why do we say that?” Discover the church’s answer to questions that grow out of human life and Christian experience as you study church history and doctrine in this in-depth look at the classical doctrines. This Class runs for 30 weeks.

Financial Peace University

13 Weeks
This class will require payment of approximately $100 for each family to attend.

FPU is the most important step to changing your financial future. It is your Total Money Makeover Program. It takes the head knowledge from the books and the radio show and turns it into real action.

FPU is a 13-week, life-changing program that empowers and teaches you how to make the right money decisions to achieve your financial goals and experience a total money makeover.

It’s for EVERYONE from the financially secure to the financially distressed. Over 180,000 families and individuals have attended FPU at their workplace, church, military base, local nonprofit organization or community group.
On average these families have paid off over $5,300 in debt and saved $2,700 during this 91-day program!
Financial Peace University is a 13 week program that encourages positive behavior with accountability and support. Personal finance is 80% behavior and only 20% head knowledge.

- Teaches financial responsibility with easy ‘baby steps’
- Helps eliminate debt using the Debt Snowball method
- Offers accountability and continued support with life-time membership
- Trains participants to spend every dollar on paper with the zero-based budget planner

Empowers people struggling with financial hardships by establishing a plan to take control of their finances