You are invited
The public is cordially invited to all our Adult Education programs. For more information, call the church office at (401) 245-2218.
Adult Bible study
The Adult Bible Study class meets at 8:45 a.m. for an hour each Sunday before worship. Class members share leadership on a rotating basis, using The Present Word series as a study focus. There are 10-15 participants, and conversation is always lively!
Church conversations
Under the leadership of Rev. Notley, we are meeting regularly on Sunday afternoons for group conversation, to share our thoughts and continue to discover who we are, whose we are, and what our purpose is as a gathered people of faith.
Book & film study
Over the past few years, we have studied a variety of books and films together, including:
- Babette’s Feast, a film based on a story by Isak Dinesen
- Lying Awake, a novel by Mark Salzman
- The Crucible, a film starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder
- J.B., a verse drama by Archibald MacLeish
- Becket, a film starring Peter O’Toole and Richard Burton
- Go Tell It on the Mountain, a novel by James Baldwin
- Morality Play, a novel by Barry Unsworth
- Places in the Heart, a film starring Sally Field
- In the Beauty of the Lilies, a novel by John Updike
- Bonhoeffer, a documentary film about Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- New and Selected Poems, a collection of poems by Mary Oliver
- The Apostle, a film starring Robert Duvall
- Gilead, a novel by Marilynne Robinson
- The Spiral Staircase, a memoir by Karen Armstrong
Senior Lunch Bunch – Tuesday talks at noon
Enjoy great food, conversation, and presentations by a variety of lunch speakers! Lunch includes fresh salads, casseroles, sandwiches, soups, beverages, and desserts. Past speakers have talked about everything from firefighting to a tour of Italian cathedrals. We’ve even gone on a cruise together!
For a list of upcoming Lunch Bunch dates, please call our office at (401) 245-2218.
And more
We also sponsor special programs during the year, including a summer Slide Talk series and occasional lectures by guest speakers. In the past, we have studied the history of the Bible as a book and the historical background of many popular hymns.
