Adult Education

Whether we’re teaching children and youth about God, love, or justice, or we’re gathering as a group of adults to discuss a book, our faith invites us to be lifelong learners.

Book Discussions

Three to four times a year we host a book discussion on a topic of interest.

Join us for Book Discussion on Second Sundays of the month after Worship

Meet in the Education Room downstairs at 11:30 am

Our current book read is:

Spirit of Justice,

by Dr Jemar Tisby

(Books are provided by the Anti-Racism Team. Contact the office with the Subject Line: Book Discussion for a copy, or pick one up on Sunday in the Entrance Hall at Church)

 

Bible Study

Evening Bible Study

Wednesdays at 6:30 pm on Zoom – We will be using the book Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out by Walter Brueggemann as our basis for our four discussion dates. You do NOT need to have the book.

Silence is a complex matter. It can refer to awe before unutterable holiness, but it can also refer to the coercion where some voices are silenced in the interest of control by the dominant voices. It is the latter silence that Walter Brueggemann explores, urging us to speak up in situations of injustice.

Study dates are May 27, June 3, 17 and 24.

June 24, 2026, we continue looking at scriptures explored by Walter Brueggemann in his book, “Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out.”   Remember – you DO NOT NEED TO READ ANYTHING BEFORE WE MEET, but if you have time, take a look at 1 Corinthians 14: 33-35 (and maybe the verses preceding and after those as well), and bring any thoughts or questions you may have. 

If you DO want to read the chapter, we will be discussing Chapter 8 “The Church as a Silencing Institution,” from the book Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out by Walter Brueggemann.
  – Think about those times when individuals or groups have been “silenced” in the church, or because of what the church has said or done… who has been silenced ?
  – Have YOU ever been silenced / or felt silenced by the church, or maybe even by well-meaning members of the church?

Silence is a complex matter. It can refer to awe before unutterable holiness, but it can also refer to the coercion where some voices are silenced in the interest of control by the dominant voices. It is the latter silence that Walter Brueggemann explores, urging us to speak up in situations of injustice.

Interrupting Silence illustrates that the Bible is filled with stories where marginalized people break repressive silence and speak against it. Examining how maintaining silence allows the powerful to keep control, Brueggemann motivates readers to consider situations in their lives where they need to either interrupt silence or be part of the problem, convincing us that God is active and wanting us to act for justice.

Contact the Church Office (with the Subject Line: Bible Study Inquiry)  for the Bible Study zoom Link