In addition to gathering weekly for Sunday worship, we encourage all in our church family to participate in our Wednesday evening School of Discipleship offerings throughout the ministry year.
Wednesdays this Winter
(All events will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. with the exception of Chamber Series concerts, which will begin at 7:30 p.m.)
January 7 | Film screening of "Heading Home" with Roberta Ahmanson, Jody Hassett, Kieran Dodds, and Street Hymns
After Rome was sacked by the Goths in 410 A.D., Augustine of Hippo wrote a book, "The City of God," that became the template for the Church as it built a new world out of the old. Augustine explained that Christians are citizens both of this world and of the New Jerusalem, our ultimate eternal home, beautiful beyond description. This vision was lived out in two ways: first by creating beautiful spaces and beautiful art for the purpose of worship and to act as living embassies of the New Jerusalem; second by serving the poor, caring for the sick and disabled, and educating people young and old.
In 2022 Roberta Ahmanson and her husband led a group of pilgrims on a 4000-mile, two-week whirlwind tour of some of the churches built from the fourth into the twentieth centuries to embody that vision. Beginning at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and then moving on to Rome, Pisa, Florence, Bologna, Ravenna, Venice, Torcello, and Aachen, the tour concluded at the Temple Church in London, dedicated as a model of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 1185 A.D.
Photographer Kieran Dodds and filmmaker Jody Hassett Sanchez have made the experience available to others through a series of still photographs and the award-winning film "Heading Home: A 21st Century Pilgrimage." Join us for an exclusive screening of the film as well as a special spoken word performance by fellow pilgrim and poet Street Hymns.
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January 14 | Central Chamber Series Concert
Season 9, Concert 3: "Baroque Festival"
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January 21 | Central Church Vision Night
We will host our third annual Vision Night to remember our past, celebrate our present, and anticipate our future.
January 28 | "Philippians 1" with Matthew Novenson
Stay tuned for class description.
Matthew Novenson is a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary.
February 4 | "Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism" with Bill Fullilove
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Bill Fullilove is a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary.
February 11 | "Philippians 2" with Matthew Novenson
Stay tuned for class description.
Matthew Novenson is a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary.
February 18 | Ash Wednesday Service
Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the season of Lent, which is the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday (excluding Sundays). The Church has traditionally used this time as one of fasting, prayer, and reflection. We hope you'll join us for worship as we enter into this season of Lent together!
(Note that there will be no Children’s Worship, but nursery will be provided for children ages 6 months to 2 years.)
February 25 | "Philippians 3" with Matthew Novenson
Stay tuned for class description.
Matthew Novenson is a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary.
March 4 | TBD
Details still to come.
March 11 | "Philippians 4" with Matthew Novenson
Stay tuned for class description.
Matthew Novenson is a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary.
March 18 | TBD
Details still to come.
March 25 | Central Chamber Series Concert
Season 9, Concert 4: "Echoes of Elegance"