Educational Programs

Nursery

The Second Presbyterian Church childcare staff provide a loving, safe, and clean environment for infants (8 weeks) through five-year-olds during both worship services. The care of your children is an important part of the ministry of our church.  The Christian Education Council supervises this ministry.  Nurseries are located on the main level of the Smith Hall building.  Infants and young toddlers (not walking) are in Room 103 and walking toddlers through five-year-olds are in Room 104. Pagers are provided to allow staff to reach parents during the service should it become necessary. During Sunday School Hour (9:45-10:45, September through May), children ages 3-5 attend class downstairs in the classroom wing.

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Pre-School through middle school (8th grade)

The Christian Education Council provides for self-contained classes with the same teachers.

Rock Solid Curriculum: In order for children to have faith and build a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, they must first experience what faith is like and see it lived out in the adults around them. Rock Solid will help you provide the foundation where this can happen. Research tells us that in order for children to "know," they must experience and find a nurturing environment to practice andprocess. Rock Solid sessions are built around Bible stories. The children will form a lasting relationship with the Bible as they hear the stories and relate to them on a personal level. Click HERE for Scope and Sequence PDF.

Pre-school through eighth grade classes take place on the lower level.

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Senior High

Disciple Short-Term Bible Study

This study approaches the study of Hebrew Scriptures by inviting participants to hear the story of God and God's calling of the people of Israel through the many "voices" of the biblical text. Narrative, poem, history, and prophetic utterance all have their own distinctive characteristics and purpose, arising out of a particular historical, social, and cultural setting. To understand fully the story of God's covenantal relationship with Israel calls for listening to these various ways the story is told throughout the Old Testament. What does it mean to be God's chosen people? And how does the story of Israel's covenant with God inform our own identity as heirs of that covenant? Through this study, participants will be invited to listen afresh to the witness of the Old Testament to hear God's call and purpose for their own lives and respond to that call.

Study Contents
1. The Making of the Hebrew Bible
2. The Creation Story of Israel
3. Out of Bondage
4. Promise and Problem in the Land
5. Israel Has a King
6. Division and the Rise of Prophecy
7. Exile and Response
8. Restoration and Renewal

High School classes meet in the Harwood Room.

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Adult Seminar

Please join us on Sundays at 10 a.m., September through June, for this educational lecture series.  

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Smithsonian Group

Sundays at 9:45 a.m. in the Manse, September through June

The Smithsonian Group is a small book study and discussion group. Early this spring, we studied Dr. King’s letter from Birmingham Jail. We met Sunday mornings at approximately 9:45 a.m. (after the 9 a.m. service) in the library and the discussion that we anitcipated would last only three weeks took us well into five. All are welcome and are encouraged to participate or just to listen to the discussion. Please check back in late August to see what we will study beginning in September. Have a great summer!

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Transformers Bible Study

Our casually designated 20s to 40s group meets for Bible Study the first and third Fridays of the month at 7:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Michelle Hwang at the church office.

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Disciple Bible Study

The Disciple format combines Bible study and the fellowship of a small group. Each lesson is a self-contained unit, and new members can join at any time. Each “year” includes both Old and New Testament readings which participants prepare at home from a study manual. Meetings begin with prayer and a video and engage in lively discussion. Please contact the church offfice for leaders and specific curricula.

There is one group that meets weekly at the church on Tuesday mornings and three that meet twice monthly in homes on Friday evenings. Please call the church office (410.467.4210) for more information.

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Tuesdays at Ten

This Bible study group features Scripture-based video presentations and discussions based on the video contents and participants' weeklong personal home studies.The group meets every Tuesday during the months of September through May. Sessions are held at the church, Room 103, begin at 10 a.m., and last for about one and one-half hours. Everyone is invited to join the group, participate in the discussions, and enjoy the wonderful Christian fellowship always present at our meetings. For more information please email Gene Haupt.

We meet September through June. Please check back soon for September's topics and video series.

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