Sunday Schools


Nursery & Toddlers

Nursery Care - Room 116
This class is used for both worship services and Sunday school, from newborn through the first wonderful two years of life.

2 & 3 Year Olds - Room 105
Teachers: Gina K.C.- Early, Cathy Phillips & Joy Douglas-Strickland

Little Lambs is a new curriculum for our little ones! Written just for 2 and 3 year olds, Little Lambs seeks to introduce young children to the Bible stories about God and his Son, Jesus. It is our hope that each child will experience God's love in Jesus and begin to respond to that love as the Holy Spirit plants seeds in each heart. Our little lambs will have activities and learning centers created to meet their social, physical, cognitive and spiritual development.

The Little Lambs will also be learning and growing through singing each morning at 9:40 in Room 221 on the second floor of our educational wing. Please bring your child to the Sunday School Room first and they will go together to singing.

Preschool Classes

Walk With Me, our curriculum for ages 4 through 8th grade, seeks to bring children and youth face to face with the stories of the Bible. It is written to integrate the multiple intelligences of all children acknowledging their need to learn and grow in a variety of styles and settings. Walk With Me also strives to have teachers and students journey together to nurture the faith of each child and to help them develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

The accompanying songbook, Sing With Me, and other traditional and praise songs for children, will kick off our Sunday mornings for our youngest children! Preschool children through 1st grade will gather in Room 221 for singing each Sunday at 9:40. Singing is a great tool for learning the faith!

4 & 5 Year Olds - Room 221
Teachers: Anne DePoy & Pam Simmons

Preschoolers will learn Bible stories through activities, rhymes, art expressions, and creative centers. The lessons for spring will include stories of Jesus and how he lived with people and loved them- Jesus with Zacheus, healing the blind, calming the storm, and of course the Palm Sunday and Easter stories. The preschoolers will also learn about Paul- so this is an exciting time! Parents are reminded to use the colorful take-home cards for visual reinforcement of the lesson and to read the tie-in story at home during the week.

First Presbyterian Classes embrace the Heifer Project

It is a joy to see our classes embracing the practice of helping others! Since the fall, our elementary and youth classes have been deeply committed to caring for others through the Heifer Project International. The Heifer Project seeks to place livestock in the homes and villages of people in need of hope and sustenance. With the animals, families are transformed as they are able to feed themselves and become self sufficient. The animal's offspring enhance the cycle of life and help break the cycle of hunger and poverty.

Each class has selected an animal to purchase and some have met their goal and have set new goals! Please help your child bring some of his or her own resources to Sunday School each week so they can truly give to this life giving mission. Stay tuned for a special Heifer celebration in June when we will total our offerings and send the funds off with our blessings.

Elementary Classes

Kindergarten & 1st Grade- Room 219
Teachers: Jane Perry-Blatt & Valerie Kaylor

The spring will find this class opening up the Easter stories more fully in March and will follow this with many other stories of Jesus and his disciples. Lessons include some of Jesus' wondrous acts such as calming the storm and feeding the 5,000; stories that followed Easter and include Mary, Thomas, the Ascension and Pentecost; and some stories of the early acts of the first apostles including Philip and Paul. Powerful stuff!

2 & 3rd Grades - Room 308
Teachers: Jill & John Browning & Tonia & Adam Campillo

What great stories this class has for spring! The line up includes Jesus washing his disciple's feet, Peter's denial and Pentecost! Follow these with Saul's conversion, shipwrecks and jailings and you know your children will have a lot to talk about after Sunday School each week! Be sure to ask them to tell the story to YOU.

4th & 5th Grades - Room 310
Teachers: Cynthia Hill & Tammy & Ted Brown

By the upper elementary years, our children are truly growing in their understanding and knowledge of the stories of our faith. This spring, our 4th and 5th graders will dig into Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. But that's not all! Following these stories are ones about the new church and its growth through people such as Peter, Paul and Lydia. WOW!

Youth Classes

Middle School (6th-8th grade) - Room 307
Teacher: Jeff Lenhart

The Walk With Me Middle School curriculum is a three year course that focuses the first year on Christian living, the second year on doctrine and the third on the church and God's Kingdom. As we are in year 1, the spring quarter will dig into how we are called to tell others about Christ, how the Church is the body of Christ and covers the globe and finally on ways they can share their time, talent and treasures with the Lord, the Church and the world

Senior High (9th-12th Grade) - Room 301
Teacher: Howard Simmons

3/V Bible Studies
Give persons a fish, they eat for today
Teach them to fish, they eat for a lifetime.

3V Bible Studies do not just give youth today's Bible learning, they teach them how to study the Bible and feast on God's Word for a lifetime! The 3V or 3 Views approach teaches senior high youth to look at a passage from different perspectives:
- What's the Text? Let's the text speak
- What's the Context? Gives students information on the social and cultural context of the day.
- What's Next? Moves them to examine meaning and implications from three additional viewpoints.
The studies ahead include "Freed to be God's People"-Bible Studies from Exodus and "Jesus The Christ"- learning about the witness of Jesus from Galatians, Hebrews, Revelation and the Gospels.

Adult Classes

Upper Room Class - Room 200
Teachers: Various members volunteer
Facilitator: Gina Holden
Just as Jesus and His disciples gathered in the upper room, so does this group of followers! This Spring after studying The Ten Commandments we will compare and contrast it to The Sermon on the Mount/Beatitudes. Lively discussion and fellowship are hallmarks of this class. You are invited to join us.

Courageous Women Class - Room 201
Teachers: All Courageous Women
All women are invited to gather with this growing group of faithful women who have come together weekly for mutual love, support and yes, a strong desire to be courageous women for God! Together the class grows through Bible study, prayer and building up one another in love.

Faith and Family Class - Room 202
Teacher: Ed Blackwell
The Spring will find this class studying on End Time Prophecies and The Book of Revelation. Ed Blackwell will be the teacher and will draw from personal studies as well as his own in depth study of scripture. Together the class will study how the prophecies and this last book of our Bible relate to our life today.

Discovery Class - Room 204
Teachers: Class members volunteer to facilitate discussion
Facilitator: Barbara Stoltzfus
We will be doing a study, led by Lila Gardner, on the Passion of Christ. This class, comprised of singles and couples in the 50's to 70's range, is open to all and never lacks for discussion, fellowship and friendship.

B.F. Wilson Men's Bible Class - Room 205
Teachers: Dr. Paul Caldwell, Rob Frank, Dick Grist, Dr. William Kilby, Dale Lam, Paul McEnderfer, Craig Smith, Bob Woodworth, Pete Yost.
Substitutes: Aubrey Johns and Chip Rothery
The Present Word quarterly, published by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is the basis of study and discussion. The three units of this quarter's study are: Signs of God's Covenant, The Covenant in Exile, and Restoration and Covenant Renewal.

RENOVATION Class - Room 206
Led by: Mike & Kristen Ramsey
Renovation- "The process of restoring life and vigor- to make new" It happens to all of us. We become distracted with the business of life and we forget what we're living for. In the midst of trying to live life well- we lose sight of what's really going on in our hearts. This is a new class for married couples who want to explore together what it really means to live a "new" life. Do you want to experience renewal? Come join us as we discuss God's renovation project in our hearts and our role in the process.

Sallie H. Blosser Ladies Bible Class - Room 208
Teachers: Donna Grist and Jane Wood
Facilitator: Sue Smith
The Present Word quarterly, published by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is the basis of study and discussion. The three units of this quarter's study are: Signs of God's Covenant, The Covenant in Exile, and Restoration and Covenant Renewal.

Growing in Joy Class - Room 211
Facilitators: Paula Caldwell & Jim Dye
Probably the most eclectic class as far as age and life experience is concerned, but passionately devoted to delving into the riches of God's Word. Discussion is encouraged in both small and large group settings. Join us as we listen, discuss and ponder God's word in John's Gospel and celebrate His work in each of our lives.

Forum Class - Parlor
This class of senior women enjoys close fellowship. Women of any age are invited to join them.

CE Committee

Our Christian Education ministry is devoted to the nurture of Christian faith and spiritual formation in our children and adults that lead them to exalt God in worship, encourage one another wholeheartedly, edify disciples in a personal relationship with Jesus, equip the saints for ministry, and evangelize all peoples with the Gospel of Christ.

Laura Holbrook, Director of Christian Education
Bob Hill, Christian Education Committee Chair
Gary Edlind, SS Superintendent
David Wenos & Paula Thompson, SS Secretary/Treasurer
Tammy Brown
Adam Campillo
Amy Henderson
Daunne Lawrence

Sunday School Greeter: Each Sunday morning, one of our committee members is at the reception desk by the elevator to welcome you and direct you to your classroom.