{"id":145,"date":"2011-04-20T17:37:13","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T00:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T22:25:27","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/education","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memorial<\/abbr> strives to offer many opportunities for children and adults\u00a0to learn about the\u00a0Bible<\/strong>, how to interpret it with\u00a0reason<\/strong>, how to benefit from the\u00a0traditions<\/strong>\u00a0of the church and how our\u00a0experiences<\/strong> shape our Christian life.<\/p>\n

Sunday School Classes<\/h2>\n

Adults<\/strong> at 11:15 am on Sundays in the Lose Library<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Youth <\/strong>ages 12 to 19 meeting TBA. .<\/p>\n

Children’s<\/strong> Sunday School meet in the Fellowship hall<\/abbr> at 11:15 am. Recess for the Summer.
\nOur Sunday School teachers go through a certification course to insure the safety of our children.\u00a0 If you wish to teach Sunday School,\u00a0 contact the office for the certification information.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

VBS<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

Vacation Bible School is usually held through the Fresno area district at one of the district churches.<\/p>\n

Transformation Lab<\/h2>\n

Meeting every Wednesday from 7 to 8pm via zoom.
\nA opportunity get to know one another, pray for each other,\u00a0 and reflect on scripture together. If you find difficulty getting to know members of the church, this is a good opportunity to do so.
\nEmail the pastor or the office to request the zoom link.\u00a0 \u00a0Contact<\/a><\/p>\n

Lenten Study Groups<\/h2>\n

Many opportunities are provided for meaningful bible studies during Lent. \u00a0Check News for latest classes.<\/p>\n

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Special Classes<\/h2>\n

There are always special classes being offered at various times to fit everyone’s needs. If you have any questions about these please feel free to call the church office<\/abbr>, 299-4615<\/p>\n

What is the Bible?<\/strong><\/span>\u201dRead_more\u201d<\/a>

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What is the Bible? and \u00a0Where did the it come from?<\/b> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bible is a collection of writings by many different people across several millennia. Referred to as \u201cscriptures\u201d which means \u201cwritings,\u201d these are considered sacred because through the generations their teachings have served to bring people into a growing, vital faith with God. \u00a0The church as an institution has decided which of all the writings are included in what we know as the Bible. Different denominations include slightly different books. Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include some scripture passages within the Old Testament that are not included in the protestant Bibles, and also books referred to as \u201cdeuterocanonical,\u201d which are usually omitted in protestant Bibles. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The word \u201cbible\u201d actually means \u201ccollection of books\u201d or \u201clibrary.\u201d \u00a0Inside the covers of our Bible is an entire library of books. Protestant Christians have 66 books in their Bibles. 39 books in the Old Testament \u2013 or Hebrew Scriptures, and 27 books in the New Testament \u2013 or Greek Scriptures. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span> The various stories that make up the Bible originated some as recently as 2000 years ago, others as far back as 5000 years ago or more. \u00a0The oldest stories predate written language. These stories were told in families and tribes, passed along through generations by repeated tellings. \u00a0While the stories helped to build the identity of a people, you can imagine that the stories told would change over time as storytellers\u2019 techniques changed or family members married into different tribes and shared a new twist or embellishment on an old story. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There is a variety of genre contained in the Bible: \u00a0history, poetry, fiction, biographical narrative, letters, apocalyptic are a few. \u00a0It is important to think about what genre is being read, as we anticipate learning differently from different genre.<\/span><\/p>\n

copyright Janette Saavedra 2009\/2013\/2015\/2018
\n<\/span>Permission is given to reproduce this for congregational use
\n<\/span><\/em>A Framework for Understanding<\/em> <\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

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