Adult Education

We hope to foster teens’ and adults’ spiritual development in a variety of ways, such as learning new ways of studying biblical texts, rereading familiar Bible passages to find new comfort and meaning, and exploring ways of bringing Christ’s teaching to bear on our daily lives.

We may occasionally use the Christian education hour for topics and discussion involving the whole congregation, when noted in the bulletin. Classes are organized in such a way that no week is a prerequisite to the following week’s class. Please join us!

SUNDAY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HOUR:

Christian education classes are held in the Christian Education building’s library Sunday mornings from 11:00 a.m. to noon during the academic year following our fellowship time. You can also attend on Zoom by staying in the Zoom worship service.

Sunday, May 3. The Rev. Jenny Lee was a delegate to the World Communion of Reformed Churches, which met in Thailand in November of last year. Rev. Lee will discuss her experience of the WCRC meeting, including setting some background about what the World Communion is and how it impacts the Global Church.
Sunday, May 10. Bailey Liebhart (Koenig)--church member, person under Dutch Neck care in the PC(USA) ordination process, and hospital chaplain in Bridgeport, CT--will present their adaptation of queer theory to the treatment of all patients in trauma and emergency situations.
Sunday, May 17. Lindsay Gordon, PTS seminarian and colleague of Megan Poole's, will discuss her poetry and the relationship between faith and art in her work.
Sunday, May 24. Pentecost Sunday! The congregation will joyfully hear the 2026 Confirmation Class in the worship service and receive them into membership. NO ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Sunday, May 31. AnneMarie Luijendijk and Rev. Jan Willem will present a class about their travel-and-study experiences in Tunisia last summer.

MORE ADULT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT DUTCH NECK

All are welcome at the Centering Prayer Group, which meets from September through June on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:15 PM via Zoom. For the Zoom link or any questions, please contact Julie Donaldson.

Men’s Bible Study meets every Wednesday morning, 7:00 AM.

The Women’s Book club reads a new book each month and discusses it on a Monday or Tuesday evening at 7:30. Our discussion on Monday, January 19 on Zoom at 7:30 will be about Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza.

Retreats: Men’s Retreat at Johnsonburg Camp & Retreat Center in Frelinghuysen February 17 - March 1, 2026. All Church Retreat at Johnsonburg, April 17 - 19, 2026. Women’s Retreat at St Joseph By the Sea in Mantoloking October 23 - 25, 2026.

Resources from our classes

Faith and Civic Engagement

The Barmen Declaration (German Confessing Church in 193s)

Reclaiming Jesus: A Confession of Faith in a Time of Crisis (February 2018)

President Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation (October 1863)

Disability Justice in the Church

Amy Kenny’s My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church

The Golden Rule

Ken Howard’s collection of the Golden Rule in Various Faiths and Belief Systems

Facing Racism

The vocabulary of racism/anti-racism, led by Lulu Huber . Read the slides for the class.

PCUSA’s church-wide anti-racism policy, “Facing Racism: A Vision of the Intercultural Community.”