Education

Adult Education opportunities are available on an ongoing basis. Study the Bible, read provocative books, and engage in discussion with dedicated and energetic pastors, staff, lay leaders, and guests. Classes are open to all, members and friends, and are free to join. Please read about the current and upcoming classes below. For more information or to enroll, please contact our office.

Current Opportunities

 

DISCIPLE’S PATH

If you are interested in participating in the study, please email Keeley to be added to the email list for our next session.

If you are interested in learning more about Disciples Path listen to this sermon by Pastor Morie from Aug. 31.

 

OPEN QUESTION GROUP

The Open Question Group meets weekly on Sundays at 9am to discuss a variety of topics that the participants find to be enriching to their faith.

If you’re new to the group, here’s how it works.

  • Listen to the podcast on your own during the week.

  • Group starts at 9 am, Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room at SWP.

  • We start with 5 minutes of silence, then open it up to people’s thoughts and observations. 

 

Separation of Church and Hate

By Author John Fugelsang

Discussion Group Moderated by Pastor Morie

Groups will meet:

Sundays (6:00 -7:30 pm) At covenant - Fellowship Hall

Tuesdays (3:00-4:30pm) at Covenant - fellowship hall

Wednesdays (6:15-7:45pm) at St. Paul’s - Choir room

 Please feel free to attend different days of the week as suits your schedule. For example if you have been attending Tuesday but you have a conflict one week, just pop into class on Sunday or Wednesday to join the discussion for the session that you would miss. No need to let anyone know; it's flexible!  

Told with Fugelsang's trademark blend of radical honesty, relevant humor, and deep political and religious knowledge, Separation of Church and Hate is the book every American today needs. It is a return to civility, a rallying cry for compassion and clarity, and a reclamation of the values and truths we hold dear, for anyone who was raised Christian but has become disillusioned with organized religion; for Democrats, progressives, liberals, and moderates who are tired of the right wing pretending to own Christianity; for atheists, agnostics, and any one of any faith who's sick of the fundamentalists using religion as a cloaking device for hate; for everyone who's realized you don't necessarily need organized religion to be a good person.

Please read the chapters ahead of time for a richer conversation:

Week 2 (Mar. 22/24/25)= Chaps. 3-4
Week 3 (Holy Week & Easter)= NO GROUP
Week 4 (Mar. 29 & Apr. 7/8)= Chaps. 5-6
Week 5 (Apr. 14/15)= Chaps. 7-8
Week 6 (Apr. 21/22)= Chaps. 9-10
Week 7 (Apr. 28/29)= Chaps. 11-12
Week 8 (May 5/6)= Chaps. 13-15