Adult Ministry

Here at Good Samaritan, we believe that church begins when we leave the building refreshed, restored and renewed on Sunday morning.

We are continually working to expand our programming to meet the needs and interests of the myriad of folks who enter our doors. Help us grow in  love of God and neighbor. Have an idea for a new group, contact Pastor Stephanie.

Explore our various Adult programs below!

  • All Adult Programs
  • Bible Study & Fellowship

Tuesday Bible Study

Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30am (September - May)

Tuesday Bible Study meets every Tuesday morning at 9:30 in the Fireside Room between the second week in September through the first week in May.

Visitors and new members (men and women) are more than welcome.

Please direct questions to Carol Smith (carolsden@gmail.com), Christina Leenders (christinaleenders@gmail.com), or MaryStanton (rstanton5@comcast.net).

Appalachia Service Project (ASP)

Making Homes Warmer, Safer, Drier, Transforming Lives

2023 will mark Good Samaritan’s 42nd year of participation in ASP. The need in the Appalachia area has not diminished and neither has our commitment to serving the wonderful people in that area.

According to the ASP website, “each year, more than 15,000 volunteers serve with ASP, providing critical repairs for more than 350 families.” Projects can include roofing, flooring, shoring up foundations, digging drainage ditches, making rooms or homes wheel-chair accessible, or other projects that help make homes warmer, safer, and drier. In addition to building and improving homes, ASP is also a relational ministry for both the families we serve as well as those serving.

This ministry is about lifting the spirits of Appalachian families and reminding them that God’s love knows no boundaries. In the process of putting your faith in action, God acts in your heart. And when you change the lives of others, they have a way of changing you.

All students who have completed the 9th grade or higher are invited to serve with families in Central Appalachia. Students who are not members of or otherwise affiliated with Good Samaritan church are also invited to participate in the ASP trip. Bring a friend.

For more information contact Amy Manolis at AMANOLIS@MAC.COM or  Jan Russell at JAN@GOOD.ORG.

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Caregiver Support Group

2nd Wednesday of each Month, 6-7pm, Room 200

Many people in our community know the meaningful, love-filled, difficult, and often lonely journey of accompanying a loved one amidst mental or physical illness of varying degrees. As you pour yourselves out to care for your loved ones, whether a spouse, parent, or child, we want you to have a safe place to come together to restore, refill, and receive support yourselves.

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FRIDAY AM Discussion Group

Fridays, 8:30am, Fireside Room

Our Friday Men’s Breakfast Group has decided not to be a men’s group anymore…so everyone is welcome to the conversation! They will meet at Jerry’s for breakfast at 8:30am on the first and third Fridays of each month. This is a great opportunity for you to come and bring a friend. Contact Bill Beardsley or Brian Boysen with questions.

Stitchers

Mondays, 1:15pm, Conference Room

Calling all Knitters, Quilters and Embroiderers! Work on personal projects while enjoying the company of others

Contact: Carol Smith

Thursday Afternoon Book Club

2nd Thursday of Each Month, 1:00pm, Fireside Room (Sept-May)

Below is a list of the titles selected last Thursday for the upcoming year.  We will meet on Thursday, July 13th at 1:00 to discuss Chronicles of a Radical Hag by Lorna Landvick.  Lynn Timmer will provide refreshments and I will lead the discussion. The decision was made to designate our offering from this past year for Dan and the school in Baiwalla, Sierra Leone.

Questions: contact Vicki Dunn, victoria.dunn@q.com.

Titles Selected for 2023-24

Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelley Van Pelt
The Maid by Nita Prose
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyers
Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Chronicles of a Radical Hag by Lorna Landvick. (July 13 discusssion title)
Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

All are welcome at Good Samaritan United Methodist Church!

Bring your heart, your mind, your questions, your doubts, your hopes, and your fears. Most of all, bring your authentic, whole self. Whoever you are; you are safe here. You are loved here.

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