First Congregational United Church of Christ offers a variety of educational opportunities, including Disciple Bible Study, Sunday morning classes, Tuesday Lunch Bunch, weekday evening classes, small groups and other special topics throughout the year.

Education Hour - Sunday Mornings at 9 am

Adults gather with all ages in the conference area of the Fireside Room beginning at 9 am. The Expanding Minds class (formerly Adult Ed) began a new session on spiritual practices on April 15. For the next seven weeks join us on a journey through spiritual practices both in the Fireside Room where we will learn as well as in the Chapel where we will experience! Sessions will include: keeping Sabbath, fasting, visio divina, meditation, lectio divina, and prayer. This Sunday we will be walking our new labyrinth!

The group completed a study of Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan’s The Last Week during lent.

See Church Happenings for each week's offerings.

For more information on future adult education topics on Sunday mornings please email adulted(at)ucclongmont.org.

DISCIPLE Bible Study - Mondays at 7 pm

The 2011-2012 DISCIPLE group will be recognized during the May 6, 2012 worship service. Their journey began Sept. 12 with Rev. Julie Nosek. DISCIPLE is a dynamic 32 week approach to Bible study that moves form Genesis to Revelation. It's an exciting overview for those who know nothing about the Bible and sheds new light for those who have read the Bible many times.

The Disciple study assumes that the Bible is the key to renewal in the church. It recognizes the human-divine nature of the Bible: The actual texts of Scripture were written by human beings like ourselves in their cultural settings, under the divine inspiration of God.

Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study gives equal time to both the Old and New Testament, emphasizing the wholeness of the Bible as the revelation of God. DISCIPLE aims at transformation, not just information, and calls on persons to submit themselves to examination by Scripture, to put themselves under the power of God’s Word, and to be changed by God’s Word. DISCIPLE invites persons to bring their experiences and struggles to the Scripture.

Tuesday Lunch Bunch on Tuesdays at Noon

The Lunch Bunch meets on Tuesdays at noon, from September to May in Room 10. Bring your lunch and join a lively discussion on a variety of subjects throughout the year including studies of faith based books or video series.

During Lent we'll begin watching and discussing the video series "The Death and Resurrection of Jesus" as Marcus Borg shares his understanding of their meaning to the early church and how we understand them in the 21st century. Borg specializes in "talking to people for whom the old way of looking at the Christian faith no longer works. The series is guaranteed to spark discussion; it is provocative, stimulating and may even challenge our faith as it ultimately makes it stronger." 

Won't you join us Tuesdays at 12 noon for a sack lunch and a lively discussion. Everyone is welcome. Questions? Call Julie Nosek at 303-485-2470.