Informing & supporting adults on their journeys of faith.
We offer a wide range of adult education and spiritual development opportunities throughout the year including retreats, ongoing and seasonal classes. Different groups meet online and in-person. See below for current educational opportunities.
Wherever you are on your path, we welcome you.
Our topics intentionally reflect the breadth of the adult spiritual experience. You might learn about the “how-to’s” of prayer, or what it means to be a Methodist, or dig deeply into the history and interpretation of the Bible, or learn about topics related to justice and mercy in our community.
Seasonal Classes & Retreats
Ongoing Opportunities
A Disciple's Path With Rev. Lauren
Join Pastor Lauren Boyd for a uniquely Wesleyan introduction to the United Methodist faith through the six-week curriculum, A Disciple's Path. Learn how to deepen your practice of prayer, presence, gifts, service, and witness through your own reflections and rich small group discussion. Suitable for both new and seasoned members. Tuesday evenings, September 30-November 11, 6-7:30 pm, potluck dinner.
Women's Retreat
"Pray, Do, Love: Connecting Wholeheartedly to God"
Whether you are seeking spiritual renewal, clearer direction, or simply a closer relationship with God, come as you are. All women, of every age and stage of life, are welcome to rest and be restored in God’s presence. The retreat is a time of renewal and reorienting ourselves to what is important to us - and then bringing our thoughts and energy together to move out into the world. With the guidance of Rev. Candi Boyd’s words, we will have a time of joyful connection and deep reflection. All on the grounds of the stunning Sacred Heart Retreat House in Sedalia, CO. Please join us in this wonderful time of female fellowship and solitary contemplation. Join us as we Pray, Do, and Love
$145/night or $285 for the full weekend. This fee includes a $5 upcharge for our processing.
Women will arrive around 4 pm on the 17th and depart around 1 pm on the 19th.
For more details and to register online: https://subspla.sh/rhd9rbf
Whether you are seeking spiritual renewal, clearer direction, or simply a closer relationship with God, come as you are. All women, of every age and stage of life, are welcome to rest and be restored in God’s presence. The retreat is a time of renewal and reorienting ourselves to what is important to us - and then bringing our thoughts and energy together to move out into the world. With the guidance of Rev. Candi Boyd’s words, we will have a time of joyful connection and deep reflection. All on the grounds of the stunning Sacred Heart Retreat House in Sedalia, CO. Please join us in this wonderful time of female fellowship and solitary contemplation. Join us as we Pray, Do, and Love
$145/night or $285 for the full weekend. This fee includes a $5 upcharge for our processing.
Women will arrive around 4 pm on the 17th and depart around 1 pm on the 19th.
For more details and to register online: https://subspla.sh/rhd9rbf
Biblical Kaleidoscope
Tuesdays, 6pm, Zoom.
BK has been meeting for 22 or so years. We began meeting on Zoom during Covid and have continued because it allows participation for people who have physically moved away. And eliminates driving issues. We average 9-12 members each week.
We read directly from the Bible, using as many translations as available. Each week we select a challenge from the scripture we studied that we can put into practice in our lives.
Click here for our meeting Zoom Link
BK has been meeting for 22 or so years. We began meeting on Zoom during Covid and have continued because it allows participation for people who have physically moved away. And eliminates driving issues. We average 9-12 members each week.
We read directly from the Bible, using as many translations as available. Each week we select a challenge from the scripture we studied that we can put into practice in our lives.
Click here for our meeting Zoom Link
Sunday Insights
Sunday Insights meets from 9 to 10 AM in the church library. We watch a 30-minute lecture from The Great Courses and then discuss it for the rest of the hour. There are usually 24 lectures per course. Our focus is on History, Philosophy, and Religion. Some past course examples are "Understanding Greek and Roman Technology", a fascinating overview of the ancient world. As well as "The Triumph of Christianity", also 24 lectures, taught by Bart Ehrman.
All are welcome and no registration is needed.
All are welcome and no registration is needed.
Wednesday Afternoon Book Club
For this group, members suggest books in September for the following calendar year and final selections are made at the October meeting. Interested readers are invited to the monthly discussions, which are announced in the monthly AUMC Circuit Rider. You will need to borrow or buy books for this study!
The group does not meet at all in the month of November and meets the first Wednesday in December instead of the 4th Wednesday to accommodate around the holidays!
For More Information, contact Sally Garrish
The group does not meet at all in the month of November and meets the first Wednesday in December instead of the 4th Wednesday to accommodate around the holidays!
For More Information, contact Sally Garrish
Thursday Morning Study
The Thursday Morning class is a book study discussion group, and is full of lively discussion. The books we discuss range between secular (sociology, psychology, etc.) and religious.
For our current and upcoming book selections, contact Reese Ganster
For our current and upcoming book selections, contact Reese Ganster
Soulfeast
Do you ever come away from worship services at wishing you had an opportunity to further explore the richness of the sermon and music and liturgy? Would you like to hear what touched the souls of other worshippers? What challenged the souls of other worshippers? To discuss ways to incorporate the experience of worship into the coming week?
Regardless of which service you attend, consider participating in Soul Feast, a gathering designed to give your soul a “feast” of conversation and reflection each Sunday from 9:15-10:00 a.m. in the Chapel.
Regardless of which service you attend, consider participating in Soul Feast, a gathering designed to give your soul a “feast” of conversation and reflection each Sunday from 9:15-10:00 a.m. in the Chapel.
Women's Spiritual Journey
Women's Spiritual Journey is an intergenerational gathering of women seeking spiritual renewal and formation. Valuing covenanted relationships, we focus on inspirational reading, discussion, practicing diverse forms of prayer, and soulful sharing. Female members and friends of AUMC are invited.
Meetings are in-person with bad-weather option of Zoom.
When: Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: AUMC
For more information, please contact Veronica Ritterholz
Meetings are in-person with bad-weather option of Zoom.
When: Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: AUMC
For more information, please contact Veronica Ritterholz
In the Thick of It
Are you in the “crazy-busy” stage of life? Are you juggling work, family obligations, friends, education, volunteer commitments, and/or everything else? Join us for an hour of fellowship, support, and spiritual reflection every Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Fellowship Center.