Bible Study Mission
When God created us he had a plan for how to have a relationship with Him that would make our lives satisfying, peaceful and contented. All too often we fail to read His Word to find out what His plan is. At St. James we offer Sunday School classes for all ages starting at three years old. We encourage daily Bible study in the privacy of our own homes and also corporate Bible study (with others). Please join us.
Sunday School
Our Board of Education diligently works toward providing Sunday classes along with material for children from three years old through high school age. They, along with input from the Sunday school teachers, select materials. They make sure that Sunday school teachers are recruited, as are the leaders of music for the children and youth.
Adult Bible Class
This has been a long-established group of adults who meet in the kitchen of the Educaitonal Unit every Sunday after worship services. Donna DeBower leads the group. Courses of study are selected and the group functions through teaching as well as open discussion. All studies are centered on Biblical themes and materials. Prayers for shut-ins, Sunday school children and the ill are an important part of this group's classes.
Adult Sunday school meets year around and all are welcome. Please join us following church services in the kitchen of the Ed Unit.
Adult Forums
There are adult forums during the Sunday School hour. Some of the topics we have studied are: Hope for Rural Congregations, a class on Parenting, and one on Reconciling Differences. Please join us Sundays following worship services in the room just to the left of the altar.
Thursday Morning Bible Study
On Thursday mornings, a group meets at 9:30 AM in the kitchen for an in-depth Bible study. They are currently studying the book of Acts. The only materials used is the Bible. Several translations are used for comparison and clarification. Come and join us for prayer, praise, fellowship and Bible study. All are welcome.
Companions in Christ
This group is in answer to a request for a class as a result of the Alpha Course. This class is designed a great deal like Alpha in that it is a group interraction. You do not have to be an "Alpha graduate" to attend this class. It is open to everyone. We meet on Monday afternoons at 1:30 PM. There is some reading to do before each class. If you wish to join us, pick up the next week's materials on the table in the entry to the Ed. Unit.
W-ELCA
W-ELCA (women's stewardship group) includes Bible Study in its meetings (See W-ELCA under ministries).
The Alpha Course
This a course for training in Bible Study and Christian Living. It is 12 weeks long and offered twice a year. (Watch the calendar or "What's New" section of this website. Also refer to "The Alpha Course" under the Ministries section of this website.)
