Adult Studies
We believe that intentional faith development is best done in community. Group learning and discussion encourages and challenges us in ways that we cannot experience individually. Bangor First offers a variety of educational and spiritual formation opportunities. We strive to be a safe place to explore, question, and grow in the love and knowledge of God and each other.
We believe that intentional faith development is best done in community. Group learning and discussion encourages and challenges us in ways that we cannot experience individually. Bangor First offers a variety of educational and spiritual formation opportunities. We strive to be a safe place to explore, question, and grow in the love and knowledge of God and each other.
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Sunday Morning Adult Study Each Sunday at 9:15 AM we meet in the youth room in the educational wing for adult study. Pastor Arlene or Pastor Jeff generally lead these classes. Subject matter ranges from Bible study to contemporary topics to studies related to the seasons of Lent and Advent. |
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Monday Afternoon Bible Study Each Monday at 1 PM this group meets at the church for a variety of lay-led Bible studies. For more information, please call the church office at 945-9567. |
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Conversations in the Park Beginning July 5 we'll be meeting on Wednesdays from 12:00 - 1:00 PM at Broadway Park to share in a discussion of Blowing the Lid Off the God-Box by United Methodist minister Anne Robertson. Bring a lawn chair and feel free to bring your lunch. We'll keep an eye on the kids while they play on the playground. In case of rain we'll meet at the church. Books are available through Amazon (including Kindle version) and other book sellers. If you would like the church office to order a book for you, please call 945-9567 and allow at least 2 business days for delivery. Publisher's Description: What's in your God-box? Each of us, says author Anne Robertson, builds our own way of understanding God-our "God-box" and fills it up with bits of scripture, wisdom, and our experiences of God at work in our lives. It's a perfectly good way to puzzle out what God means to us. Encountering God through our human limitations, we learn something about the meaning of Incarnation. But to say that our experience of God is the only valid one is to put a lid on the box and create an idol. This book is about examining our God-boxes and bursting them wide open. Blowing the Lid Off the God-Box starts with the ministry of Jesus - who blew the lid off everyone's God-box by constantly challenging his followers with the unexpected. Subsequent chapters examine the God-boxes we create with scripture, worship, and political and social agendas. |
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