The Catawba Valley District is offering classes on Methodism for clergy and laity who serve in leadership positions in your church.

Dr. Jonathan LeMaster-Smith will teach these popular classes again this fall.

There are three 2-day classes offered this fall: UM History, UM Doctrine, and UM Polity.  Each class consists of 2 days of instruction, held on a Friday - Saturday. The cost for each 2-day class will be $50, which covers the cost of refreshments and lunches.  (NOTE: The Catawba Valley District will provide a $25 scholarship for all registrants who are members of the CV District.  Your total cost will be $25 per class.)

There are also books that are required, which you will need to purchase before class and bring with you. The books are available at www.amazon.com and/or www.cokesbury.com. 

Classes will be held at Reeps Grove UMC (7401 Reeps Grove Church Rd, Vale, NC)

Please see the class schedule and descriptions below. 

** Certificates will be issued, which can then be used for CEU credit or for Catawba Valley District Advanced Lay Servant course credit.

 

United Methodist History

September 8 & 9, 2023 

• Friday, Sept. 8: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 9: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS COURSE: August 31, 4 p.m.
• Books:  (You must acquire the books before class and bring them with you. Books are available from Cokesbury.com if you wish to purchase; or you might be able to borrow one from your church.)
• REQUIRED: The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2016 -- available at no cost at this link: https://www.ctcumc.org/files/fileshare/2016-book-of-discipline.pdf
• OPTIONAL: 

Richard Heitzenrater. Wesley and the People Called Methodists (Second Edition). Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1426742248

Ashley Boggan D., Russell E. Richey, Kenneth E. Rowe, Jean Miller, Schmidt. American Methodism: Revised and Updated. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2022. ISBN-13: 978-1791016593

United Methodist Doctrine

October 27 & 28, 2023

• Friday, October 27: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Saturday, October 28: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS COURSE: October 19, 4 p.m.
• Books:  (You must acquire the books before class and bring them with you. Books are available from Cokesbury.com if you wish to purchase; or you might be able to borrow one from your church.)
• REQUIRED: The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2016 -- available at no cost at this link: https://www.ctcumc.org/files/fileshare/2016-book-of-discipline.pdf
• OPTIONAL: 

Theodore Runyon. The New Creation. John Wesley’s Theology Today. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-0687096022.

United Methodist Polity

November 17 & 18, 2023

• Friday, November 17: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Saturday, November 18: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS COURSE: November 9, 4 p.m.
• Books:  (You must acquire the books before class and bring them with you. Books are available from Cokesbury.com if you wish to purchase; or you might be able to borrow one from your church.)
• REQUIRED: The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2016 -- available at no cost at this link: https://www.ctcumc.org/files/fileshare/2016-book-of-discipline.pdf
• OPTIONAL: 

Anne L Burkholder and Thomas W. Elliot, Jr. Quick and Easy Guide to United Methodist Polity. Nashville, TN: United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 2018. ISBN-13: 978-1945935121.

Register here: https://wnc-reg.brtapp.com/MethodismFall2023