Children and Youth

Teaching responsibilities for the Christian Education of our kindergarten through fifth grade students.  Children’s Church starts immediately after the Children’s Message at the 10:45 am Service, and the children rejoin the service at the Passing of the Peace. Teachers rotate, two at a time, teaching an average of one Sunday per month.

Kids Praise
Mary Golnitz

Children in Kindergarten through 5^th Grade participate in “Kids Praise”, a group that meets weekly to praise God through worship learning, Bible study, music, instruments, art and prayer.  Group meets Mondays, 4:30 to 5:30 pm.  Adults wishing to share their gift of art or music are invited.

Nursery
TBA

Two adults serve approximately every 6 weeks to care for infants through five-year-old children during the 10:45 am service.  Children are returned to their families at the “Peace”.  Adults must complete “Safeguarding God’s Children” before being eligible to serve.

Youth Group
Georgia Bethel, Turner Guidry

“LifeSavers” is the program designed for middle and high school youth.  Come for fun, faith and food.  Good Shepherd and Oak Forest Methodist combine their youth groups on Sunday afternoons from 4 – 5:30 pm. Adult helpers needed.

Youth are invited to participate in the Western North Carolina Diocesan activities throughout the year.

Adult Ministries

Adult Spiritual Formation
Kay Covode, Teresa Gribble, Angela Wilkerson, Tom Wilkerson

Spiritual formation is the process of being conformed to the image of Christ. This committee prayerfully discerns topics for study and discussion to encourage individual and community growth. It also helps members of the parish to identify and nurture their gifts of teaching, leading, listening, exhorting, etc. for the building up of the body of Christ.

Multiple opportunities are currently being offered at different times for Bible study, exploring Episcopal practices, and examining our own beliefs,

Cursillo/Ultreya
Linda & Ivey Wingo

Cursillo, a Spanish word meaning "a short course in Christianity" is a program to help Christians know God's love and grace, and live out their personal vocations as Christ-centered leaders in the world. It begins with a weekend retreat of healing and renewal, and continues with small weekly support groups and larger periodic group meetings called Ultreyas.

Daughters of the King
Judy Steinbauer, Lois Ann Wentzel

An international prayer order for women within the Episcopal church and affiliate churches, whose lifetime vow is to make a vow to live by our Order’s ‘Rule of Life’.  We support each other in the spiritual discipline of daily prayer, service and evangelism.

Library
Kay Covode

Builds and catalogs a collection of print and non-print materials appropriate to the needs and wants of the congregation.