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When & Where: Thur  •  Feb 1 - Apr 5  •  7-8:30 pm  •  Room 230A
Led by: Dr. Dan Flanagan
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

If you enjoy reading and exploring religious meaning in literature, this course explores short stories from some of the best contemporary Christian writers such as Flannery O’Connor, Frederick Buechner, Annie Dillard and Garrison Keillor.  Discuss religious themes developed through characters and events.  Video introductions of each author will be used as well.

Cost: $14 (for the book)

REGISTER ONLINE Nov 22 - Jan 31

When & Where: Sun  •  Jan 28 - Apr 8  •  3:00 - 4:30 pm  •  Leader's home
Led by: Erin Oliphint and Erica Hoyt
Childcare: No

Let's be real..."adulting" can be rough. This group is designed to be a community of young adult individuals and couples who can support each other as we journey through the ups and downs of life. Each small group session will focus on the sermon from that same day. We will have discussion and apply what we have learned back into our daily lives.

REGISTER ONLINE Nov 20 - Mar 31

When & Where: Wed  •  Jan 24 - Apr 11  •  1-2:30pm  •  Room 210
Led by: Suzie Lyons and Jean Baumann
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

We are a diverse group of women and men, individuals and couples, who enjoy the diverse community at FUMCR that we believe makes for a strong, vibrant congregation.

REGISTER ONLINE Nov 20 - Mar 31

When & Where: Wed  •  Jan 24 - Mar 28  •  9:30 - 11:45 am  •  Room 230A
Led by: Lisa Hancock
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

This experiential course utilizes the Enneagram, an ancient tool from centuries of Judeo-Christian faith and scholarship that is used for cultivating self-awareness, growth and person transformation. Insights from this course can answer life-long questions about our behavior and unconscious motivations. Newly learned self-knowledge assists in our walks with God and enables our true and best self to emerge and can transform the way we relate to others.

Cost: $90, includes participant workbook

REGISTER ONLINE until Jan 22

When & Where: Tue  •  Jan 23 - Apr 10  •  7 - 8:30 pm  •  Rm 215, 2nd floor Education Building
Led by: Sheri Adams
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

Our group welcomes women of all ages and stages. We encourage one another through babies, jobs, losses, hardships, joys and 'God moments!' We laugh a lot and enjoy 'doing life together' through service projects, movies and dinners together. We grow in our faith journey by selecting a different topic, book or DVD series to discuss each semester. This Winter, we'll be exploring methods to study the Bible. This will be a fun, approachable, and low-study commitment. Come join us!

REGISTER ONLINE Nov 20 - Mar 31

When & Where: Tue  •  Jan 23 - Apr 10  •  6:30 - 8 pm  •  Room 211, 2nd floor education building
Led by: Stuart and Dalaina Sims, Scott and Shannon Smith
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

This group is made up of adults ranging from late 20s to early 40s, with or without kids. Group discussions are based around topics that are relevant to our life stages. We enjoy socializing together at our group meetings, growing deeper in our relationship with God and doing mission work within the community.

REGISTER ONLINE Nov 20 - Mar 31

When & Where: Sun  •  Jan 21 - Apr 8  •  12:15 pm  •  Room 227A
Led by: Jenny Cox and Larry Cox, Ron Bookman, Steve and Vickie Tesmer
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

A mixed group of singles and couples, ages 40+.

REGISTER ONLINE Nov 20 - Mar 31

When & Where: Sun  •  Jan 21 - Apr 8  •  12:15 - 1:30  •  Room 210
Led by: Laura Bray, Suzie Kuddes, Tammy Bohannon
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

A mixed group of adults, couples and singles, men and women.

REGISTER ONLINE Nov 20 - Mar 31

When & Where: Tue  •  Jan 9 - Feb 27  •  11:30 am -1:00 pm  •  Room 208
Led by: Marsha Mayo and Debbie O'Reilly
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

Covenant Bible Study is an in-depth group experience of reading and discussing the Bible together, learning how to love God and each other better.  Covenant represents a relationship, a living, breathing conversation.

Cost: $25 for participant guide.

REGISTER ONLINE Nov 20 - Feb 26

When & Where: Sun  •  Jan 7 - Mar 11 (except Feb 4)  •  5-6:30 pm  •  Room 203
Led by: Scott & Shannon Smith
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

Start the New Year out right by getting your finances in order. Learn how to plan, save and grow together! Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University offers practical, proven advice for dealing with the financial part of life and the relationships it involves.

Cost: $109 (single or couple)

REGISTER ONLINE 

When & Where: Sun  •  Weekly  •  9:45-10:45 am  •  Room 213
Led by:
Childcare: Yes. Nursery (0-23 mos.) & Sunday school (2 yrs - kinder at 8:45, 2 yrs - 12th grade at 9:45, 2 yrs - 5th grade at 11)

Weekly bible and topical discussions led by guest teachers and class members. The group is a diverse family of Christ-focused single parents who are dedicated to growing together through faith, fellowship, and service.

When & Where: Sun  •  Weekly, Sept-Apr  •  9:45-10:45 am  •  Room 214
Led by:
Childcare: Yes. Nursery (0-23 mos.) & Sunday school (2 yrs - kinder at 8:45, 2 yrs - 12th grade at 9:45, 2 yrs - 5th grade at 11)

The focus of this group is to expose parents to the curriculum the students are learning, understand the Confirmation process, learn more about FUMCR, and discuss how to support and guide 6th graders at this point in their faith journey.

When & Where: Sun  •  Weekly, Sept-May  •  9:45-10:45 am  •  Mays Hall
Led by:
Childcare: Yes. Nursery (0-23 mos.) & Sunday school (2 yrs - kinder at 8:45, 2 yrs - 12th grade at 9:45, 2 yrs - 5th grade at 11)

Most current members have middle/junior high school students, but the class welcomes all parents. Sunday mornings may be youth curriculum, topical discussions infused with biblical application, or simply praying for one another over our joys and concerns. Middle Ground meets during the school year only, beginning on the Sunday after Labor Day through the Sunday before Memorial Day.

When & Where: Tue  •  Nov 28 - Dec 19  •  12-1 pm  •  227A/B
Led by: Marsha Mayo and Debbie O'Reilly
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

What if it really wasn't that hard to find more peace, more quiet, more room in your heart for the Christ child to be born? Pamela Hawkins will guide you through the busy season of Advent in Simply Wait: Cultivating Stillness in the Season of Advent, and you'll come out of the four weeks more centered, rested, and spiritually renewed. Gather with a group of women during the lunch hour for fellowship and to discuss the book.

REGISTER ONLINE Oct 16 - Nov 27

When & Where: Sun  •  Nov 5, 12, 19  •  11 am - 12 pm  •  Room 204
Led by: Rev. Fred Trevino
Childcare: Yes. Nursery (0-23 mos.) & Sunday school (2 yrs - kinder at 8:45, 2 yrs - 12th grade at 9:45, 2 yrs - 5th grade at 11)

Explores and explains the basics of United Methodist belief and practice: Gain an understanding of Wesleyan Heritage; increase your knowledge and understanding of United Methodist theology; and learn more about the sacraments of baptism and communion. Newcomers and life-long United Methodists benefit from this three session course.

Register 

When & Where: Sun  •  Oct 8, 15, 29 & Nov 5, 12, 19  •  4:00-6:00 pm  •  205
Led by: Cheryl Bishop
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

Raise children who are self-confident, motivated, and ready for the real world with this win-win approach to parenting. Your children will win because they’ll learn to solve their own problems while gaining the confidence they need to meet life’s challenges. And you’ll win because you’ll establish healthy control – without resorting to anger, threats, nagging or exhausting power struggles. Parenting the Love & Logic way puts the fun back into parenting! $20. for workbook (1 per couple)

The $20 covers the cost for the workbook.

Register May 15, 2017 to October 5, 2017

When & Where: Thur  •  Sept 28 - Nov 30  •  7 - 9:15 pm  •  Youth Worship Space
Led by: Lisa Hancock
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

Enneagram "Concentrates" is designed with the person in mind who is ready and able to do excavation and deeper work that takes them beyond knowing their Enneagram number. This course will provide the space and tools for self-reflection and personal assessment.  While it may not be easy work, discoveries can lead to personal and spiritual growth that leads to change and richer lives. Open to all who have taken an introductory Enneagram course.

$100 fee for materials and facilitation.

Information session - Thur, Aug 31, 7 pm, Bartula Family Life Center Room 2A - will answer questions, discuss the curriculum, as well as address concerns regarding this new class. Registration is preferred.

Register 7/19-9/24

When & Where: Sat  •  Sept 23  •  9 am - 3 pm  •  Mays Hall
Led by: Dr. Terry Parsons
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

Do you want a thriving, lifetime marriage? Thrive In Your Marriage is a workshop led by Dr. Terry Parsons, a marriage and family psychotherapist and ordained minister, along with his facilitators for couples at any stage of their relationship, from engagement to golden anniversary and beyond. This workshop will help you to: grow in your marriage and closeness with God; emotionally connect with your spouse; learn to positively resolve differences and conflicts; and improve intimacy.

There is a $50 fee per couple, which includes materials, lunch, and snacks.

Register 7/12-9/22

When & Where: Tue  •  Sept 12 - Nov 14  •  7-9 pm  •  Middlebrooks Hall
Led by: Lisa Hancock
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

This experiential course utilizes the Enneagram, an ancient tool from centuries of Judeo-Christian faith and scholarship used for cultivating self-awareness, growth and personal transformation. Insights from this course can answer life-long questions about our behavior and unconscious motivations. Newly learned self-knowledge assists in our walks with God and enables our true and best self to emerge and can transform the way we relate to others.

$90 fee for class materials.

Register 7/12-9/5

When & Where: Tue  •  Sept 12 - Oct 31  •  11:30 am - 1 pm  •  217A&B
Led by: Marsha Mayo and Debbie O’Reilly
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

The Women’s Bible Study this semester will meet for 8 weeks and will engage in Covenant Bible Study together. Covenant is an in-depth group Bible study in which participants read and discuss the Bible together, learning how to love God—and each other—better. The study focuses on relationships with God, with each other, and with the world.

$20 fee for participant guide

Register 7/18 - 9/11

When & Where: Mon  •  Sept 11 - Nov 13  •  7:30-8:30 pm  •  Taco Joint at SW corner of Beltline and 75
Led by: Taylor Newsom and Andrew Harris
Childcare: No

This group is comprised of men ranging from 20s to 40s, studying various topics that are relevant to our lives. We enjoy socializing together at our group meetings, growing deeper in our relationship with God and one another, and doing mission work within the community.

REGISTER ONLINE July 15 - October 31

When & Where: Sun  •  Sept 10 - Nov 5  •  5-6:30 pm  •  Room 203
Led by: Scott and Shannon Smith
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

In debt? Need a plan for your money? Financial Peace University is here to help with practical, proven advice for dealing with the financial part of your life and the relationships it involves.

Materials cost: $102.30 (includes shipping).

Register 5/8-9/8/17

When & Where: Sun  •  Sept 10, 17; Oct 1, 8, 15; Nov 5  •  4-5:30 pm  •  225
Led by: Rev. Mary Howard
Childcare: Yes. Please make reservations by emailing childcare@fumcr.com at least one week before the group meeting.

What is it?  How does it work? Does it work?  If God knows everything, what is the point of praying? Using Philip Yancey’s DVD “Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference” as a starting point, this class, led by Rev. Mary Howard, will cover some of the issues surrounding prayer. It will also include specific ways to pray. 

$10 fee for participant guide.

Register 7/12-9/8

When & Where: Sun  •  Sept 10, 17, 24  •  11 am - 12 pm  •  Room 203
Led by: Ed Frantz
Childcare: Yes. Nursery (0-23 mos.) & Sunday school (2 yrs - kinder at 8:45, 2 yrs - 12th grade at 9:45, 2 yrs - 5th grade at 11)

What’s involved, what’s it like, coming to really know someone? I’m not asking about knowing about someone, but rather the kind of knowing affecting the heart as well as head. Christianity makes the mind-blowing claim that we mere mortals can so “know” God… Creator of the entire universe! C’mon now! What does knowing God look like? feel like?

Register 5/8-9/9/2017