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Sunday School
Sunday School is a vital part of First Church, giving members a chance to join together to discuss and learn more about God's love and laws, and to renew our spirits, establish our faith and strengthen our commitment to our families and church. Sunday School classes for people of all ages and interests are available at First Church. We hope you will join with us each Sunday morning at 9:45a.m. for Sunday School.
College
College and Career Class: Meets in Room M315 in the main education building. This class is designed for anyone in college or starting their career the primary age is 18-25. The College and Career class uses a vareity of teaching methods such as video, discussion, interactive activities, etc to cover a wide rage of topics and scripture passages that apply to todays late adolescents/young adults. Visitors are always welcome.
Adult
Aldersgate
Class:
Meets in Room M105 on the ground floor of the educational building (the room with beautiful stained glass memorial windows). Aldersgate is a friendly group of senior adult couples and singles with average attendance in the 20s. They enjoy the class fellowship, Bible study and the opportunities to be Christian neighbors. Sunday studies are from the International Lesson Series and teachers may lecture or lead a discussion of the scripture. The class has 4 regular teachers but brings in guest teachers from time to time. New members are always welcome! Come join us!
Believers Class: Meets in Room M308 in the main educational building. Their lessons include both Bible studies and inspirational book review. Janie Weber is the class teacher. This is a small, informal class of both singles and couples. We welcome visitors and new members.
Builders Class: Meets in Room M209 in the main educational building with an average attendance of twenty-five. The Builders class is a small, friendly discussion oriented class made up of people fifty plus but who remain young at heart. Bill Cheyne is the teacher and leads the class using the International Adult Bible Series. The class contributes one scholarship a year through the Interfaith Center and make a monthly contribution to the local Community Rescue Mission. They invite you to join them.
Chapel
Class: This class meets in Roebuck Chapel M106. We welcome all ages; couples and singles. We have teachers from our class, and through out the church and community. We are involved in mission in our community. We provide breakfast the last Sunday of every month with all donations going to the “Backpack for Children” program that feeds hungry children over the weekend.
Cornerstones
Class: Meets in Room M311 in the main educational
building. 
In the beginning there were a few people seeking to create a new adult Sunday School class. Bill and DeDe Hutcheson helped get us started in the early 1970’s. We enjoyed a long period of time with Tom Condren as our regular teacher. When we decided to try being more of a discussion class, we began using the Adult Bible Series, recruiting our discussion leaders from both inside and outside our group. We also enjoy doing focused studies on all types of scriptural topics. Our class has hosted the Valentines Day dinner/dances and our members work in the Angel Food program. We support several on-going outreach programs with our offerings, including Inter-Faith Pre-School and the “Backpack for Children” program. We are a circle of friends averaging 50+ years old, who enjoy coming together to pray, study, and worship. We help each other better understand the teachings of the Holy Scripture, sharing both our questions and our enlightenment. We share our life experiences with each other and open our hearts to reveal our cares and concerns. We love and support each other and seek daily to be better witnesses to those around us. Join us in M311 this Sunday!
Disciples
Class: Meets in Room M312 in the main educational building.
The class is taught in a mixed lecture and discussion format, usually led by Charlie Wohlford, who offers his insightful knowledge of contextual history to supplement the weekly text. Lessons are generally based on the Methodist Adult Bible study, with focused studies on books of the Bible, or Christian books that the class or teacher selects. Class members welcome people of all ages, and most members range in age from “30ish to 50ish”. Open discussion is always welcome, with sometimes lively discussion from members of diverse denominational backgrounds sharing their faith. The Disciple class encourages you to join them an share in their fellowship!
Discussion
Class:
The Discussion class meets in Room M301, with an average attendance of 45. Attending the class are singles, couples, talkers, listeners, philosophers and fanatics of all ages. It began as a couples class in 1964, meeting under the stairs of the sanctuary, and has since moved to many different locations in the church. The class uses a discussion format and draws from a variety of resources (Bible, history, and literature) to guide class discussions in applying Christian learning to everyday living. Dr. Pat Phillips, Dr. Taylor Prewitt, Car Hill, Rev. Aaron Barling, Sherron Shuffield, Ann Dawon, and Delores Chitwood, as well as other guest teachers lead the class.
The Encouragers: Meets in Room M303 in the
main educational building.
The Encouragers Sunday School class began several years ago with a study called Raising Kids God’s Way. At the time, we were a group of parents with younger children. Over time, we’ve grown into a more robust group of adults, both single and married, age 30-50 with and without children. We’ve completed a variety of studies on topics such as prayer, faith, spirituality, family, children, and of course the Bible. We’re always looking for new and interesting suggestions, ideas and opinions. Our group often meets for lunch following church services and likes to get together at least quarterly for outings such as bonfires, bowling, movies, dinner, swimming, etc. We meet in room 303 and would love to have you join us!
Friends
Class: Meets in Room M103 in the main educational
building with an average attendance of ten to twenty people
who range in age from 45 to 60.
The class is taught by Buddy
Coleman, Ben Shipley, Jim Pryor, Eddie Walker and discussion. They use a lecture
format and the International Adult Series. The class specializes
in Bible history and background to aid in understanding of
the Scriptures and how that applies to our lives today.. Members consider fellowship to be the key
to the success of this class.
Gleaners
Class: Meets in Room M201 (Church Parlor) in the
main educational building.
The Gleaners Class was organized in 1945 and has met continuously since. The class, with an average attendance of 35, is composed of single adults and couples age 65+. They have adopted the mission to, “Study God’s word and then practice it in our every day life, which we do in our giving and service”. The class, taught in lecture format, utilizes the Adult Bible Study International Lesson Series. The members of the class care for one another like family and as families do, welcome guests and new members. They invite you to join them each Sunday morning beginning at 9:30 am for coffee and then a lesson to study God’s word. We meet in M201 in the main educational building.
Good News:
Meets in Room M202 in the main educational building.
Conceived 8/28/05, the "Good News" Sunday School Class is comprised of single and married adults mid 30’s to 50’s. The class is a Bible Study with discussion format which gives participants an opportunity to explore their personal faith journey in the company of others. If you do not presently have a Sunday School Class to call "home", come grow with us!
Le
Ménage Class: Meets in Room M306 in the main educational building.
Le Manage is a discussion class that seeks out challenging books, covering a wide range of spiritual pilgrimages. In the past we have read and discussed Karen Armstrong’s The Battle for God, Elaine Pagel’s The Gnostic Gospels, and the life and teachings of John Wesley. We have most recently wrestled with Reinhold Niebuhr’s The Nature and Destiny of Man. Throughout our studies we have found an enduring fellowship of seekers and a deep connection among a diverse group of individuals which has been meaningful, fulfilling and sustaining. We meet on the third floor in room M306. The average age is around 60, created by a relatively wide range of ages.
Roundtable
Class: Meets in Room M213 in the main educational
building.
The class was organized some 40 years ago by a group of young married couples who felt they were too young to be in a class with folks about the age they are now! The original teachers were Dr. William Klusmeier and Don Flanders. Don, being a furniture manufacturer, furnished a “round table” for the members to sit around, hence the name Roundtable Class. The class has long since outgrown the table, but has kept the name. The class today is make up primarily of folks in the mid-fifties to mid-sixties age groups with a few somewhat younger or older than that. Members assume responsibility for a month at a time teaching responsibilities which means they can teach, talk someone else in the class into teaching, bring someone in from outside the class, or even outside the church. The class meets in M213 in the main educational building. The Roundtable Class also uses the Uniform Series International Bible Lessons for Adult Bible Study. The members of the Roundtable class are not “knighted” as were the men who sat around the round table of King Arthur’s day, but are rather “IG-knighted” and are very involved in God’s work both as individuals and as a class.
Seekers
Class: The Seekers Bible class consists of a group of seniors meeting in Room M107 in the main educational building.
The Seekers class was formed in 1968 by a group who were dissatisfied with the International Lessons, too much “Arthur Miller” and other unsatisfactory themes. Our first teacher was Larry Morgan who was a Bible scholar. We used the Bible, primarily the New Testament, as our lesson source. Some time later, Dr. Hugh Lewing would alternate with Larry. Our class has seen many teachers in its years including Christina Alter, Clifford Davis and now Charlie Moffett. Although our ranks have shrunk, many Sundays the Seekers will have 100% attendance. When anyone misses, we usually know the reason he or she is unable to attend. Our mission projects include donations to the Angel Food ministry and donations every month to the Clearing House and the Gospel Rescue Mission of Van Buren.
Uplifters
Class: Meets in Room M205 in the main educational
building with an average attendance of twenty-five who range
in age form 30 to 90 years of age. The teacher for this class
is Ray Baker the mayor of Fort Smith. Using the International
Lesson Series, Mayor Baker leads this class using lecture. A unique feature of this class is that it is broadcast over
the radio on station KFPW Radio 1230am. Mayor Baker and the
members of this great class invite you to join them for Sunday
School.
First United Methodist Church, 200 North 15th, Fort Smith, AR 72901