RUMPLE MEMORIAL
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
South Main Street PO Box 393 Blowing Rock, NC 28605
phone: 828.295.7675 fax: 828.295.3184 email: rumple1@bellsouth.net
Christian Education
In our lives, and more importantly, as we grow in faith, we should never stop learning. Rumple offers many opportunities for all ages to learn through Sunday School, small group Bible studies, and season-specific Bible studies throughout the year.
Children’s Church
Each Sunday during 11:00 worship, children ages K (or 5) through 2nd grade are invited to leave the sanctuary after “Time with the Children”. Bible and worship-related topics are explored through crafts, games, theme snack, singing, and stories. We have a gifted group of adult leaders who rotate this responsibility.
Sunday School at Rumple
Children and Youth, Fall 2007
Infant/Toddler care (ages infant up to 2 yrs. old)
Our nursery area is located downstairs adjacent to the Good News Preschool and includes age-appropriate toys and learning materials. We provide child care during worship services and Sunday School. Teacher: Elizabeth Mecum. Volunteers assist.
Preschool/Kindergarten (ages 2 – 5)
Play and learn with us as we meet in the Good News Preschool classroom downstairs, a brightly colored, well-decorated space with age-appropriate toys and learning materials. Teachers: Dot Lentz and Elizabeth Sudderth. Curriculum: Live B.I.G.! (Belief in God)
Elementary (1st – 2nd grades)—Meets upstairs in the Butterfly Classroom (#3). Teachers: Laura Carter and Kellie Ashcraft. Curriculum: Live B.I.G.! (Belief in God)
Late Elementary (3rd - 5th grades) - Meets upstairs in the Education Building, in classroom #4. Teachers: Debora Smith, Margaret Gilleskie, Carolyn & Jim Nelson, Natalie Holshouser. Cirriculum: Live B.I.G.! (Belief in God)
Middle School (6th – 8th grades)—Meets upstairs in the Education Building, in the corner classroom (#5). Curriculum is Seasons of the Spirit, which incorporates art and music into a creative, interactive study based on the lectionary/church year. Teacher: Emily Bare.
High School (9th – 12th grades)—Meets in the Youth Cottage, covering various topics related to spiritual life, Christianity, and missions. Teacher: Bonnie Robinson
Other opportunities for children and youth at Rumple:
Youth activities/events on Sundays (middle school 3 to 4 pm; high school 4 to 4 pm); occasionally the groups meet together for a joint activity.
Koinonia (Middle School) Choir/Drama Team—Wednesdays, 2:45 – 4:00 pm. Van pickup at Blowing Rock School, 2:30.
ChoirPlus (K – 4th grade) program—includes music, crafts, story/playtime, on Thursdays, 2:45 – 4:30 pm. Van pickup at Blowing Rock School, 2:30.
Various special retreats, outings, and youth conferences (such as Montreat) throughout the year.
Adult Classes, Fall 2007
Discoverers meet in the Session Room of Rumple House, located next door to the sanctuary building. Adults of various ages enjoy discussion on a wide variety of topics, led by Syd Spainhour. Currently, Discoverers are finishing up a study of Rick Warren's book, The Purpose Driven Life. In early November, they will begin a new book; title to be announced soon!
Explorers meet in the Pine Cone Room of Rumple House, next door to the sanctuary building. Taught on a rotating schedule by Diane Williams, Jane Rogers, Carolyn Nelson and Claudia Kelley, adults of various ages engage in an intensive and explorative study of the Bible, using different resources, from varying Bible translations to workbooks to commentaries. After several years, they've progressed from Genesis to II Samuel, verse by verse!
Seasons and Seekers uses a creative curriculum called Seasons of the Spirit that is topical, based on the lectionary readings for each week and includes visual art as one component of the study. The class meets upstairs in the Education Building (Room #2), with Dawn and Darrell Bare co-teaching.
The Men’s Class meets in the Rocking Chair Room of Rumple House, next door to the sanctuary building. Fellowship is enjoyed prior to class with coffee and doughnuts. This group also gives to community needs and the church’s scholarship program for youth. In addition, they support special church projects and provide breakfast for the community after the Easter sunrise service each year—and for our Rally Day breakfast! Curriculum: David C. Cook Bible and Life Series. Several of the members serve as teachers for the class during the year.
The Women’s Class meets in the Church Library, located near the lobby of the Education Building. Known as a praying class and taught by Mary Lentz and Debra Shore, this diverse group of mature women (any age is welcome!) study the Bible using the David C. Cook Bible and Life Series.
Other Opportunities for Adult Bible Study and Spiritual Growth at Rumple
(meeting at other times and/or days than the Sunday School hour):
Disciple –small-group weekly studies (8 – 12 participants in each group) of 30 – 34 weeks, offered at various levels.
Short-term (6 - 8 week) topical Bible or spiritual growth studies—various times of the church year, particularly Advent, Lent and late summer.
Women’s Circles (I – V)—meeting once a month, including Bible study or devotional and various service/mission projects, as well as social gatherings and fellowship.
Good News Preschool is available for children ages 3-5 and provides a loving, educational, faith-based environment for children of our community to prepare them for Kindergarten.
Vacation Bible School is offered each summer.
PHONE 828.295.7675 • FAX 828.295.0982 • South Main Street Blowing Rock, NC 28605 • rumple1@bellsouth.net
