Adult Spiritual Formation - North Decatur Presbyterian Church

Two worship services every Sunday: 8:45 and 11AM.

Christmas Eve services are 11AM, 5PM (children & families), and 7PM. All are welcome!

Lifelong spiritual growth is essential. NDPC’s spiritual formation program for adults offers a range of classes and small groups, including Bible study, spiritual practices, and creativity and the arts. Explore our offerings below and discover something that speaks to you.

Sunday Morning CLASSES

NDPC’s Sunday morning adult classes run for a few weeks at a time. Because we are always changing classes and following our own spiritual curiosity, adult Sunday morning formation classes are a great place to meet other church members and explore a range of topics and practices.

We are a curious, open-minded, and trusting congregation that is unafraid of critiquing the Christian tradition even as we teach it and participate in it. The focus of every class is on mutual teaching and learning through conversation and relationships.

People from all spiritual backgrounds are welcome .

Sunday classes meet from 9:45 – 10:35AM from September – May.

FELLOWSHIP GROUPS

Men's Group

Men of every age and spiritual background are welcome for conversation, friendship, laughter, and a genuine, caring community.
When/Where: Third Monday of the month, 6:30 – 8:00 pm.
Facilitator: Tim Merritt

Women's Group

The women of NDPC have gathered monthly for 30 years for food, conversation, friendship, and spiritual support. Our gatherings usually include snacks or a meal followed by a program. All women are welcome, no matter your religious background or belief.
When/Where: Third Thursday of the month, 7:00 pm in members' homes.

Forming us

A weekly Sunday morning small group for parents and caregivers, gathering to discuss parenting as a spiritual practice. Honesty is encouraged. Humor is always appreciated.
When/Where: Every Sunday, 9:45AM at NDPC

SAGES

SAGES (Somewhat Ancient Gleeful Elders) is NDPC’s community of senior adults (60+). All seniors are welcome, no matter your religious belief or background.
When/Where: 2nd Tuesdays, 11:30AM-1PM at NDPC; September - May.

Romeos

The ROMEOS (Retired Old Men Eating Out) is a group of young-at-heart group retirees who meet monthly for lunch and fellowship.
When/Where: Third Thursday monthly at 11:45AM at Wheelhouse Craft Pub and Kitchen, on Scott Blvd.
Facilitators: Carl Parlato

Book Group

This group invites avid readers to gather for conversation and fellowship. Our discussion deepens our understanding of the world and ourselves. Contact Kip Duchon for a list of the upcoming books or to be added to the monthly email on book club announcements.
When/Where: First Thursdays of the month via Zoom or in-person at members’ homes.
Facilitator: Kip Duchon

Knit Wits

Since February 2007, the Knit Wits have met for knitting, prayer, and conversation every Thursday morning. We knit shawls for baptisms, graduations, weddings, and also for the sick or troubled among us. Experience is not required; we teach beginners!
When/Where: Thursdays at 11:00AM - 12:30PM at NDPC Facilitators: Sherrill Terry and Marcia Morley

inquirer's gathering for New members

Regular visitors to NDPC meet for conversation with the pastor to learn more about joining NDPC.
When/Where: Every 2nd Sunday right after worship.

Many Hands – Liturgical Arts

The Many Hands meets in the Studio Classroom for creative fun, and fellowship. We partner with the Worship Committee to support, enhance, and extend elements of worship in our community through the visual arts. We also augment the priorities of the Peace and Justice Committee to address social justice issues through art-based activism in the larger community. As a group of makers, we hold various levels of artistic skill, but we work together on projects that require little to no art experience. Instead, we lean humbly into the promise that we are created in God's image - thus, we are created to create, and we do that with collaboration, perseverance, and joy.
When/Where: First Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30PM in the Studio Classroom, Sanctuary Building
Facilitators: Ellen Gadberry

Faithful Fiction

This group takes up the age-old exploration of finding God in the everyday through reading fiction. This year a collection of wide-ranging short stories titled God: Stories and edited by C. Michael Curtis, will challenge and inspire us to explore spirituality experiences from the comic to the passionate, the skeptical to the mystical, and beyond.
When/Where: Third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 – 11:30AM via Zoom.
Facilitators: Susan Fraysse and Mary Nevil

Midweek Prayer Gathering

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. - Philippians 4:6
Prayers center around the church's weekly prayer list and any other prayer concerns participants bring. All are welcome to join in this time of prayer.
When/Where: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month at noon via Zoom
Facilitator: Rev. Mary Anona Stoops

Lectio Divina

Every Wednesday morning, a small group gathers online for the spiritual practice of lectio divina. We listen with the “ear” of our hearts to a reading of scripture, poetry, or song lyrics and respond to what god is stirring in us. New participants are welcome--come and see if this practice is for you.
When/Where: Wednesdays, 8AM via Zoom
Facilitator: Barbara Gifford