STUDIES & CLASSES
Find a study or classroom that’s just right for you.
All Sunday School classes and weekly studies at Benson Memorial are meeting in person. Here’s an overview of each class. If you would like to know more about them, please email Lynda Boone.
High School Bible Study
Women’s Bible Study
Wednesday Night Bible Study
Thursday Morning Bible Study
Benson Discussion Class
Brightsiders Class
Pathfinders Class
Thrillseekers Class
Children’s Classes
High School Bible Study
High School Bible Study
Teacher: Cortney Babajtis
Wednesdays, 7:00 to 8:00 PM, Home of Lynda and Robert Boone
All high schoolers and their friends are invited! It’s a great time for us to catch up with each other, learn more and have intriguing discussions about the Bible, and eat tasty treats made with love by Robert and Lynda Boone. We hope you’ll join us! Email Cortney Babajtis for more information.
Women’s Bible Study
Women's Bible Study
Teacher: Jo Balcome
Wednesdays, 6:45 to 8:00 PM, Administration Bldg., Room 202
This small group study welcomes women of all ages to join in study and discussion. Email Jo Balcome for all the details.
Childcare is available on request.
Wednesday Night Bible Study
Wednesday Night Bible Study
Teacher: Pastor Alan Felton
Wednesdays, 6:45 to 8:00 PM, Fellowship Hall
Advocacy Training
Wednesdays, September 6 and 13, 6:45 p.m.
Join us on September 6 and 13 for a two part training on Christian advocacy. This training follows up on the Living Our Faith talks, a series of discussions on relevant social issues with an emphasis on improving understanding of and compassion for the most vulnerable in society. Join others who are seeking to build on their awareness of these issues and want to advocate to the community to take action. This two-part training will offer advice on how to contact lawmakers, write letters to the editor and social media posts, and effectively organize groups for advocacy on a range of issues. Come out on September 6 and 13 at 6:45 p.m.
Outrageous Justice Study
Jesus says in the Gospel of Matthew that by showing mercy and compassion to the poor and vulnerable we will have shown the same to him. One of the groups specifically mentioned in Matthew 25 that Jesus encourages us to not ignore are the incarcerated. The Outrageous Justice study, produced by Prison Fellowship, will examine the imbalances in the criminal justice system and help Christians know how to respond. Join us on Wednesday evenings, starting September 27 at 6:45 p.m. for this five week study.
Childcare is available on request.
Thursday Morning Bible Study
Thursday Morning Bible Study
Teacher: Pastor Alan Felton
Thursdays, 10:00 to 11:30 AM, Fellowship Hall
Perplexing Scriptures
Have you ever read something from the Bible that left you scratching your head? Do you sometimes close the Bible with more questions than when you opened it? If so, you are not alone. The Bible is a complex book that requires our careful and patient attention. Join us on Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. for a study titled "Perplexing Scriptures" during which we will study some of the Bible at its most confusing places. The study begins on September 7 at 10 a.m.
Benson Discussion Class
Benson Discussion Class
Sundays, 9:45 AM, Administrative Building Conference Room
The Benson Discussion Class focuses on particular books that are of interest to the participants. Ginger Friedlein and Pat Lee alternate leading discussions on these books each week.
Brightsiders Class
Brightsiders Class
Sundays, 9:45 AM
Fellowship Building Room 111
Retired United Methodist Minister, Tracy Maness, leads this class in thought-provoking explorations of Scripture. Tracy is teaching the history of Christianity, using as a reference The National Geographic Magazine and, in his words, “adding considerable information to it.” The class participants are challenged to probe the deeper meaning of the Biblical narratives through historical perspectives to help gain a more complete understanding for people of faith today.
Pathfinders Class
Pathfinders Class
Sundays, 9:45 AM
Fellowship Building Room 101
The Pathfinders class is a discussion-based class that studies a Biblical text and seeks to apply it to everyday life and what’s going on in the world around us. Contact Becky Hill for more information.
Thrillseekers Class
Thrillseekers Class
Sundays, 9:45 AM
Administrative Building Room 202/203
The Thrillseekers class focuses on in-depth discussion of particular books in the Bible.
Children’s Classes
Children’s Classes
Sundays, 9:45 AM, Fellowship Building
Our nursery is located in room 107 and is staffed with caring and dedicated leaders. All nursery staff are fully vaccinated and trained in CPR, first aid, and safe sanctuary practices. Your kids are in good hands!
Do you have a preschool or kindergarten-aged child and are interested in enrolling them in Sunday school? Please email Minister of Families and Outreach Cortney Babajtis.
For kids in grades 1 through 5, we have a class that meets in room 114. In this class, we’ll discover together that God always loves us, we can trust God, and Jesus loves everyone. Each Sunday will be like a mini-VBS, with videos, music, and Bible Buddies from over the years that you already know and love!