Fellowship Class is the second oldest adult classes in NRUMC, dating from 1973, and was originally known as the Young Adult Class. We have 60 members on our role, most of whom are active, with weekly attendance about 30. Most of our members are elders who have participated actively in NRUMC for decades. Most are married couples who have passed their 50th anniversaries, but we are of an age when spouses pass away, and we include widows and widowers as well. New members have always been warmly welcomed into our circle.
We do not have a designated leader, rather everyone knows their roles, chips in, and things get done. Some members preside and organize, some select teaching material which is then presented to the class at a breakfast meeting when all vote their choices, some organize quarterly social events such as dinners or Christmas parties. We have about 8 members who rotate teaching class which usually start as lectures but quickly evolve into discussions. Our study books are ordered from Cokesbury with some of our favorite authors being Adam Hamilton, Amy-Jill Levine, and J. Ellsworth Kalas.
Our members are close and mutually support one another in times of need. Our class also takes supporting those outside of NRUMC who are in need, raising $5,000/year in quarterly collections which is donated to a variety of mission needs. Individual class members are active in other church programs.
