Adult Education

Sundays, at 9:15, in the Wesley Room

SMALL GROUP STUDY

OnThis Spirit Walk

Did you know our founding pastor, Rev. Jospeh Eliot was a Native American? I didn't for awhile. Now I want to know more about these people who are my brothers and sisters in Christ and gave us the oldest church in Pentwater!

One of the questions frequently asked of Native American by United Methodists is “How can we engage in actions which reflect our genuine repentance and help us move toward healing relationships with indigenous peoples?”

Our response is to become informed about Native American and indigenous peoples’ history and their relationship with the church. One of the resources available to help with this process is a book produced by Native American Comprehensive Plan, ON THIS SPIRIT WALK. This resource offers the voices of Native American and Indigenous United Methodists from a wide variety of nations and backgrounds. Their witness of what it means to claim both their Native and Christian identities is reflected in a series of essays relating to themes of importance within the Native/Indigenous context. These themes include values, history, worship, repentance, identity, justice and more. ON THIS SPIRIT WALK is written as a small group resource which has been used by local churches, Bible study groups, UMW circles, and as a study focus for annual conference sessions.

We will be starting this small group study Sunday morning, February 1. There is a suggested donation of $17 for each book.. Drop ins welcome. If you would like more information, please email the Church Office, pentwaterumc@gmail.com

Pastor Vaughn