Companions in Christ is a 28 week study for church people who want to explore afresh the basic disciplines of faith and the pathways of lifelong growth in Christ. The study involves individual reading and daily exercises found in the Participant's Book as well as the weekly group meeting. Participant Books can be purchased at Sanctuary book store for around $16. The study begins with a preparatory meeting on Sunday, September 11th at 5 p.m. in the Small Dining Room. Contact Pastor Terri (terri@alabasterfumc.org) to sign up or ask for more information.

GRITS is a women's group made up of all ages. We meet on Wednesday nights at 6pm in the Parlor.  We are a group who laugh together, cry together, and learn through authentic discussion.  If you are interested in joining contact Liz Walker.

The "Just Older Youth" group currently meets weekly on Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. in the church's small dining room. Interested adults are invited to participate and will be welcomed to the study. For more information you may contact Michael Russell

Men of the Word is a men's group with men from high school graduates to retired adults. We read, study, and discuss books of the Bible and other faith-base books. The group leans on each other, while building relationships in Christ. We also focus on discipleship and service. Men of the Word meets Wednesday nights at 6pm in the Restore. Contact Russell Vlack(russell.vlack@gmail.com) for more information.

This group will be looking at the Book The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby. This book takes readers back to the root of sustained racism and injustice in the American church.  Filled with powerful stories and examples of American Christianity's racial past, Tisby's historical narrative highlights the obvious ways people faith have actively worked against racial justice, as well as the complicit silence of racial moderates.  Identifying the cultural and institutional tables that must be flipped to bring about progress, Tisby provides an in-depth diagnosis for a racially divided American church and suggests ways to foster a more equitable and inclusive environment among God's people.  We will start this group August 24th.  You will need to get the book and the study guide.