Education
Sunday School
Each Sunday from 9:15–10:15am, Immanuel provides Sunday School classes for preschoolers, children, youth, and adults.
Preschool Children - Meet in nursery area (Rooms 2401–2407) – Laurie Woods and Cindy Lutz, teachers
Children in 1st Grade (Room 2314) – Debbie Maxwell and Jill Cooper, teachers
Children Grades 2–5 (Room 2311) – Melanie Dover and Grover Baker, teachers
Middle Schoolers - Meet in Youth Room (2310) – Carol Boozer and Julie Coulter, teachers
High Schoolers – Meet in Room 2312 – Stephanie Brown and Vivian Vu, teachers
Open Circle (Rm 2209) – 18 & Up – Craig Self, teacher
Friendship II & Mills (Rm 2308) – Kenny Cooper and Tim Reynolds, teachers
Grigsby Class (Rm 1320) – Marie Burr and Lerma Hearn, teachers
Wednesday Nights
Wednesday Nights – offer an opportunity for a common meal, fellowship, music practice, and educational/spiritual formation activities for all ages.
5:00pm Children’s Choir (grades 1–6) meets in choir room and church supper begins in Fellowship Hall. Library is open.
5:30pm Children join their families in Fellowship Hall
6:00pm to 6:50pm Adult Ed Program and Children on Mission meet; handbells and brass ensemble practice
7:00pm Adult Choir Rehearsal in Choir Room
Book Club
The Immanuel Book Club offers opportunities to read and discuss books of interest to church members. The group meets several times through the church year on Sunday afternoons. At some meetings members share books that they have recently read, providing others recommendations for their own reading. At other times, the group will read a common book to discuss at a meeting. The book topics range widely, including history, spiritual life, biography, theology and fiction. The reading activities are enhanced by a well-managed church library that acquires books of general interest to church members. Participation in the Book Club is open to all church members and guests. Contact Richard Shadinger, coordinator, for further information.
Library
The library collection consists of approximately 2500 books and some DVDs. Books are available for preschoolers, younger children and juvenile readers. For adults, categories include fiction, biography, Bible study, devotional, prayer, Christian life, contemporary issues, house and garden, nature, sports, and history, especially Nashville and Tennessee history. Several large print books are also available. Many new books of fiction, biography and Christian living have been added recently. The library staff makes a concerted effort to acquire current books that appeal to the entire church family.