lent: Adult Events

Our Summer Lecture Series is back this July with a lecture series Methodism in the Holston Conference. The lecture series will be presented by Michael Feely, the Director of Missions and Congregational Care at Christ United Methodist Church in Chattanooga.

This year will include two lectures:

July 19 – “Who do you say that we are?”: Methodist narratives in Holston Conference and beyond

• We’ve been trying to explain ourselves in Holston since 1824. We’ll take a look at how we Methodists tried (and still try) to define ourselves through testimonies, religious newspapers, and even conference strategy plans.  We’ll look at some of the memorable writers in Holston, including Parson Brownlow, R.N. Price, Sallie Crenshaw and Jane Merchant.

July 26 – Against the Grain: “contrary” Methodists in the Holston area who fought some uphill battles

• We will take a look at a few persons who felt called to challenge the prevailing culture, such as Bishop Gilbert Haven, James Axley, Dr. Aaron Rapking, and others.

These lectures will take place during the Sunday School hour, starting at 9:45 am in the Parish Hall. ALL Sunday School classes are welcome and invited to attend!

Men within our CSUMC family have begun two groups for Fellowship and a time of devotion. One group meets every other Monday night at 6pm and the other meets every Wednesday of the month. Both groups meet in room 204.

If you would like to learn more, please contact:

Doug Mason at rdmdph@me.com about Monday meetings

Rob Freeland at rfreelan@gmail.com about Wednesday meetings

Email communications@churchstreetumc.org for more information.