Spiritual 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.
Sunday Morning Adult Spiritual Formation
Study of the Book of John
“In deliberate parallel to the opening words of Genesis, John presents God as speaking salvation into existence. This time God’s Word takes on human form and enters history in the person of Jesus. Jesus speaks the word and it happens: forgiveness and judgement, healing and illumination, mercy and grace, joy and love, freedom and resurrection. Everything broken and fallen, sinful and diseased, called into salvation by God’s spoken word.” Eugene Peterson
Join us for a 5-week study of the book of John beginning April 7. We will learn more about this more “spiritual” Gospel as we study and discuss selected passages. We will meet after worship in the Library.
Children's Ministry
Kids’ Connection is our Sunday School for children aged 4 – 4th grade, held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, 9:30 – 10:30 am. This is a time for kids to learn Bible stories, develop relationships, and grow in God’s love. After kids are signed in by a parent in the narthex, they will go downstairs with one of their teachers just before worship starts. Parents will pick up kids downstairs in the children’s library and sign them out.
Current Study
“Growing in God's Love”
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In April we will be learning about “The New Church.” What happened to the Disciples and the “Jesus Movement” in the First Century Christian Church? We will discover important milestones in Church history. Come and learn!
April 14: Living Together- as community members
April 21: Left Out- how do we make everyone feel welcome?
April 28: Philip Baptizes a Traveler- extending ourselves to newcomers
May 5: Lesson Review and Mother’s Day project
May 12: Finish Mother’s Day project and Lesson Review
May 19: Tabitha Rejoins her friends