Faith Formation
SOTH is a community of people on a journey of Christian spiritual formation. This is a lifelong process of greater wholeness with God, with others, and with oneself. We see education as a key component of spiritual formation but believe it also encompasses aspects such as spiritual practices, service, worship, play, retreats, music, creation care, engagement with neighbors, justice, relationships, and experiences. Here you will find opportunities for all ages to explore, discover, and grow in faith. All with the goal of deepening our capacity to impact the world with God’s love.
WorKship
“Christ has no body but yours, Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, Yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now but yours.”
From Christ Has No Body by Teresa of Avila
WorKship is an opportunity to serve our community by being the hands & feet of Christ through hands-on service projects and worship experiences. Four times a year we offer WorKship for all ages and stages to work together in Worship offer their gifts in service to others.
Sunday, November 22, 2026 – “Home Sweet Home” invites all of us to look deeper into homelessness and create Blessing bags together. A mission focus that already has a history in our congregation woven into the Worship experience. Join us Sunday morning at 9:30am in the sanctuary.
Watch for future WorKship experiences in January 2027, May and August.
First Sundays: All Together
First Sundays: All Together is our newest opportunity for Worship on Sunday mornings at 9:30am on the first Sunday of the month.
Join us for the celebration of Communion along with family friendly litanies, interactive pieces, special music opportunities, storytelling, prayer practices and more. Come worship as the whole people of God with all ages and stages together.
Nursery provided for our infants-5yrs (Pre-K)
Nursery care is provided most Sunday mornings for infants-5 yrs old (not yet in Kindergarten) for the 9:30am Worship Service. Our two trained staff Nursery Caregivers, Ms. Amy and Ms. Jizzel provide wonderful care for our little ones. Please sign your child in and out of the Nursery (downstairs). Snack provided most Sundays and lots of toys to play with.
Children's Ministry
Classes for K-8th grade are held at 9:30am during Worship on Sunday.
We offer two classes:
K-3rd Grade - Explore the Bible Stories with "Growing in God's Love" curriculum (Presbyterian Publishing)
4th - 8th Grade - Discover the Old Testament people and stories with "I Know My Bible" curriculum (Presbyterian Publishing) and hands-on activities.
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First Sunday: All Together - School aged kids & youth participate in Worship with their families on the First Sunday of the month as All Ages experience the celebration of communion, family friendly litanies, hands-on prayer practices, participatory pieces all a part of Worship for all ages in the sanctuary.
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Season of Advent - November 29th, December 13th, and 20th Kids worship with their families for the first part of Worship and then participate in Advent Activities in the Community Room.
CLUB 3/4/5/6
Second Sunday of the Month at 2:00-3:30pm in the Community Room
Our 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Graders are all invited to join us for fun and fellowship with other Tweens. A chance to gather as not-yet-teenagers exploring all the fun stuff of this age group. We will explore and discover BE-Tween topics, share, have snacks, experience hands on mission projects and just have fun together!
Kids in Worship
Children of all ages are encouraged to participate in Worship on any Sunday. While we offer Nursery and Kids Connection most Sundays, we also encourage families to spend time worshipping together. We offer Worship Bags and we encourage you to check out our new Kids Worship Space in the sanctuary where there are activities for kids to engage in the worship experience.
Adult Ministry
In addition to forming our faith as adults through worship we also offer a variety of studies on Sunday mornings following Worship (10:45am-ish- noon-ish) in the Community Room taught by lay leaders and pastors. Great discussion and sharing, all are invited.
Beginning September 20th - mid November on most Sundays join us for "Questions God Asks Us" by Trevor Hudson
Books available for a chapter-by-chapter group discussion. Read the chapter ahead of class as able and join in the conversation, scripture study, question & some answers, prayer & fellowship.
All are welcome and invited!
Beginning on Sunday, November 29th we will offer our Advent Study, "A Child is Born" by Amy-Jill Levine
Discover the fascinating connections between ancient birth stories and the Nativity of Jesus in this four-week Advent study with DVD and discussion. Books available but not required as we discuss the births of Isaac and Ishmael, Samson, and Samuel to reveal how they foreshadow and enrich the timeless Christmas story. Author Amy-Jill Levine brings her expert knowledge of Scripture and careful consideration of the Christian story to show readers how Scripture's earlier birth stories anticipate the story of Jesus’s birth and how the birth resonates and gives new meaning to those earlier stories. All are invited and welcome!