Alpha Class

Date:  Sundays through May 2026
No Class April 5, 2026 – Easter
Time:  9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Location:  Room 223 | Manchester UMC
Leaders:  Shared Leadership

Description of Current and Upcoming Studies: 

• Acts:  Catching Up with the Spirit

  March 1 – 12, 2026
  Description:  In Acts: Catching up with the Spirit, author and biblical scholar Matthew Skinner provides a broad yet theologically attuned introduction to this important book and its story of the early church learning to bear witness about God’s salvation through Jesus Christ.

  Skinner explores six key themes that illustrate the ways in which reading Acts is capable of igniting our imagination about the character of the Christian message, the work of God’s people (the church), and the challenges of living faithfully in a complex and changing world.
  

• Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus

  March 19 – 24, 2026
  Description: Something is not working. Despite the church’s place of prominence in American culture and the ubiquity of the church in every American town, misconceptions about the faith of Jesus Christ run rampant today. Christians are known more for exclusivity than for love, more for potlucks than for solving world hunger.

  It’s time for churches to get over the cruise-ship mentality of being a program provider, and reconnect with the true message and mission of Jesus: to bring good news to the poor, release to the captives, and freedom to the oppressed.  Pastor Mike Slaughter challenges church leaders to look at the future of their congregations and make tough but necessary choices.

Newcomers are always welcome!

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