Park Avenue United Methodist Church is committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We contribute to this work by providing opportunities for individuals to grow in their knowledge and understanding of God’s word while forming authentic community through small groups.
Groups meet on Sunday mornings at 9am and on Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm. See below for a list of topics and group locations. All are welcome and can join at any time.
In addition, we gather for prayer each Wednesday evening 6:00pm to 6:50pm as way of nurturing our prayer life and interceding for the needs of the community and the world.
For more information, or if you are interested in being part of a growth group in your geographic area, please contact: Rev. Cynthia Williams at CynthiaWilliams@parkavechurch.org or 612-825–6864 ext 551. Click here to visit Cynthia’s blog.
Sunday Morning Classes & Small Groups
9:00am—9:55am
Walk Through the Bible - Reflection and discussion around the scripture readings that accompany the Sunday Sermons throughout the year in order to deepen our understanding of God’s word.
Target Audience: Exploring Christ & Growing in Christ
Class Leaders: Jon Urban/Wanda Classen
Location: 6th Grade Classroom, Lower Level
Life Issues – What are the life issues that keep us from living out our true identities as people of God? How does scripture speak to them? Come out for “real” conversation around our questions, doubts and practical ways in which God meets us and helps us to overcome.
Target Audience: Exploring Christ & Growing in Christ
Class Leaders: Bill McCloskey/Denise Felder
Location: Main Level Homework Room
Young Adult Fellowship (Meets 1st & 3rd Sunday) - In depth study and conversations around stories of call in the Bible that help young adults to wrestle with questions of who they are and what difference does it make that they are on the planet.
Target Audience: Exploring Christ & Growing in Christ
Class Leader: Cynthia Williams
Location: Office Conference Room
Women to Women Book Discussion – A study of The Word, The Name, The Blood. Joyce Meyer examines the scriptural principles that govern our authority as believers. In this book she uncovers the keys of building a strong foundation in the Word of God, correctly using the authority of the name of Jesus, and understanding the power we have through the blood of Jesus.
Target Audience: Close to Christ & Christ Centered
Class Leader: Pat Clark
Location: Library, Upper Level
Going Deeper in Christ – Rich and meaningful theological reflection around topics related to what it means to live as followers of Christ in a Multi-cultural, multi-ethnic world.
Target Audience: Close to Christ & Christ Centered
Class Leader: Tim Essenburg
Location: Foundation Lower Level Classroom
Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study
9:30am – 11:30am
What’s So Amazing About Grace – In What’s So Amazing About Grace? award-winning author Philip Yancey explores grace at street level. Yancey offers compelling, true portraits of grace’s life-changing power. He searches for its presence in his own life and in the church. He asks, How can Christians contend graciously with moral issues that threaten all they hold dear? And he challenges us to become living answers to a world that desperately wants to know, What’s So Amazing About Grace?
Class Leader: Diane Chynoweth
Location: Gathering Room
Childcare available
Wednesday Evening Community Prayer
6:00pm – 6:50pm
A great mid-week time of spiritual refreshment with praise and hymn singing, scriptural reflection and prayer.
Location:Fireside Room
Wednesday Evening Bible Study & Small Groups
6:55 – 8:00
Childcare Available
The Words of Jesus – An engaging,interactive journey through the Gospels with in depth study of the words spoken by Jesus.
Target Audience: Exploring Christ & Growing in Christ
Class Leader: Rev. Dennis Oglesby
Location: Gathering Rm
Women to Women Bible Study - No Other Gods by Kelly Minter No Other Gods offers a revealing look at the heart of a woman. Author Kelly Minter explores what happens when good desires become false gods, robbing us of an intimate relationship with our heavenly father. So discover the freedom in surrender. The healing in worship. And the joy found in exchanging everyday gods for the one true God.
Target Audience: All Women who desire to grow closer to God
Class Leaders: Diane Chynoweth/Barb Anderson
Location: Upper Level, Youth Room
Life Together in a Multicultural/Multiracial World -Conversation and exploration of a Biblical understanding of living in a multi-cultural and diverse society.
Target Audience: Close to Christ & Christ Centered
Class Leaders: Stan Cyr
Location: Library, Upper Level
God’s Story, Our Story, My Story - Your journey of faith will come alive as we explore stories of biblical characters with the various issues of the human condition who encountered God in unique ways. Come and be inspired to see how the stories of your life intersect with God’s grand, overarching story of everlasting redemption.
Target Audience: Close to Christ & Christ Centered
Class Leader: Rev. Cynthia Williams
Location: Nursery Quiet Room, Main Level
Generation XY – Young adults gather in conversation and Biblical reflection on topics that help them grow in Christ and live out their faith.
Target Audience: Exploring Christ & Growing in Christ
Class Leaders: Erin Kelly Collins
Location: Foundation Lower Level Classroom
