Sunday School
Contact: Pam Prezioso
Welcome! We offer many wonderful Sunday School opportunities. All classes welcome new members. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. with classes for all ages. If you have questions, our hospitality team will be happy to assist you. We hope you will join us as we grow in faith together.
Sunday School Classes 2010-2011
Birth - 2 years Infant Nursery: Jodee Kerschner
Age 2 & 3 - Toddler Nursery: Trudi Gerba, Karli Ried, Samantha Barrick, Ashley Connolly, Alona Pancake
Age 4 & 5 - Rooms 26 & 27 (Church Home 2nd Floor) Lyn Sorenson, Jena Barrick, Vanessa Keske, Becky Schaaf, Diane Yeaste
Kindergarten- Assembly Room A: Mark Damberger
Grade 1 Assembly Room C: Julie Guenther
Grade 2 Assembly Room D: Sally Carr, Denise Reep
Grade 3 Wood Room: Kirk Rader
Grade 4 Room 31 on 3rd Floor of Church Home: Nancy Locke
Grade 5 Room 32 on 3rd Floor of Church Home: Barry Bailey
Grade 6 Room 24 on 2nd Floor of Church Home: Jennifer Garrison, Kathy Goodwin
Grade 7 & 8 Jr. High School Room: Jaime Parsons
Grade 9-12 High School Room: Nate Ediger
Young Adults:
FRIENDS IN FAITH - CONTACT PERSON: JESSICA MURAWSKI (First Floor of Church Home, Main Lounge) This class is a group of 20s 30s, most with young children. We welcome both couples and singles. We are researching possible service projects.
YOUNG COUPLES ROB & JEN WASH, BRIAN & JANEL BARR (Room B) This class invites newly or nearly married couples, some with young children, to join in Bible studies and discussions about issues in strong marriages, finances, communication, and raising children, as we develop strong Christ-centered relationships.
CORNERSTONE CONTACT PERSON: KATE KAESER
(Room 21 of Church Home) Were a group of young couples in their 20s and 30s with children birth to age 8. Each week we apply the Bible to stories ripped from the headlines. There is no class teacher, instead we each receive the weekly lesson via e-mail and come Sunday morning prepared for good group discussion. We also share in the joys of raising our young children, with the ultimate goal of bringing ourselves and our families closer to God in our everyday living. We welcome new members!
New Families:
PRAYER PARTNERS CONTACT PERSONS: RICK & NEALLY MULLINS (South Patio Room, Lower Level) Adult couples 35 and up - all ages are welcome. We use books, videos, and other media to foster discussions relevant to improving our relationship with Christ and with others. We will begin this year with a guided study of the Gospels of Matthew & Mark.
HOMEBUILDERS - LEADERS: PASTOR JEFF & CINDY MESSNER (Trinity Room) Young Couples, Late 20's thru 40's, Monthly parties, Share Groups within class to get involved in, Very Missionally-involved--Ashland Co. Foodbank & variety of other mission projects, study a wide-range of subjects from Marriage & Parenting to Bible Studies, Topical Studies, Mostly DVD/Discussion-based. Very friendly, open, welcoming.
Growing Families:
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS LEADERS: CHRIS & MICHELLE VANDERZYDEN (Community Room) Circle of Friends is a class made up of singles and couples from their 30's-50's. We will begin the year with a study of apologetics using a book and information from author, Frank Turek. If you would like to know how to better share your faith with others, join our study and weekly discussions. New members are always welcome. We will meet in the community room. Bring your Bible and a notebook.
Mature Adults:
CHRISTIAN LIVING CONTACT PERSON: PAUL HODGE (North Patio Room, Lower Level) Young at heart adults, physical ages from forties to late sixties. We study the books in the Bible currently in Exodus. We help a family in need at Christmas or when an opportunity presents itself. We support each other when illness strikes us, our children, and grandchildren. We rejoice with each other during happy events.
SERVING AND LEARNING TOGETHER (SALT) - LEADER: KATHY SHELLY (Room 25 of Church Home) A class of couples and singles late 40s mid 60s, most with teenage or young adult children. We generally use DVD-based curriculum and are continuing a study on the Andy Griffith TV series. We also do various service projects.
ADULT BIBLE STUDY CONTACT PERSON: DOUG CULLER (First Floor of Church Home, Front Lounge) This class consists of singles and married couples, many retired, but we welcome all. We will also study some contemporary writings on faith and the church.
ICHTHYS LEADERS: MARY LOU MACKENZIE, EVELYN PALIK (First Floor of the Home, Dining Room) Couples and singles, 60 and over, who meet together to study the Bible and contemporary authors that help us with our Christian spirituality.
Focus Groups:
CHRISTIAN WOMENS SUNDAY SCHOOL LEADER: SHARON SAMPLE (South Sun Room) Our class is geared toward women who come to church alone.....single, widow, married but husbands don't come, divorced. Our projects always include donations to Pastor Mitchell's Good Samaritan fund and we provide scholarships for Camp Mowana and Reading Enrichment.
CREATED TO WORSHIP CONTACT PERSON: JOHN & DARLENE OSBUN (Meeting Room A) Our class focuses on WHO we are worshipping, why, and what is the outcome of our worship. Doug Zimmerman, Master of Divinity from Ashland Seminary, is the teacher with in depth discussion from the class. Questions and off the wall thoughts are encouraged. From our studies, we bring hope, wisdom and strength to our members for the week ahead. We have a variety of ages and lots of years of study in the scriptures between everyone. The first 4 sessions are a wrap-up from our previous study on the Lords Prayer. We will be voting on new topics.
INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL/ LANGUAGE GROUP LEADERS: MARIELY DAWSON (Luther Hall) We are a class comprised of various sub-groups. We tutor people of various nationalities in English. We also study the gospel in Spanish offering an opportunity to learn the Spanish language. We like to occasionally fellowship enjoying foods from other countries.
GLORIES OF HEAVEN COORDINATORS: DENNY STEELE & ROGER SPECK (Church Home, Breakfast Room, Kitchen area) We will be studying Galatians. It is our practice to study the writings of Paul and the Gospels. We are married couples with a pretty wide range of ages. All are welcome.
TRUSTED FRIENDS COORDINATOR: RANDI BITTLE (Church Home, Room 23) A group of women of all ages. We use Women of Faith study books.