Wednesday Night Live Opportunities for Kids
Wednesdays, 5:45-7:30pm

Our Wednesday Night Live opportunities for kids are expanding! This year not only will kids get to participate in choir, they will also have opportunites for learning and play in drama, drumming, handbells, and art! All of these will connect our kids in deep and meaningful ways to our worship life.

In January, children will explore faith through music as they sing in choir, learn new songs, and begin preparing for Easter.

Questions? Contact Jeremy or Shelby.

Confirmation for 7th & 8th Grade
Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30pm

Build a foundation of faith, serve others through projects, play games, and get connected. Contact Tori.

College Aged Bible Study
Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15pm, Otis Young Room

Connect and grow together!

WNL Adult Programs and Classes:
Questions contact Addie.

When Someone You Live is Struggling with Addiction
Wed, Jan 14, 6:15-7:15pm, Pilgrim Hall

Presented by Otto Schultz. Sponsored by First-Plymouth Faith in Recovery team.

One of the factors behind the stigma surrounding addiction is the belief that people with alcohol or drug dependencies simply make bad choices. Another is the mistaken assumption that family and friends have little power to help. Otto Schultz, a retired addiction counselor and pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will share practical guidance for caring for someone who is actively struggling with alcohol or drug dependency. Schultz serves as Executive Director of the Center for the Restoration of (Behaviorally) Impaired Clergy and brings more than 50 years of personal recovery from alcohol dependence. This event is sponsored by First-Plymouth’s Faith in Recovery team. No registration needed.

Yoga
Wednesdays Jan 14, 21, 28, 6:15-7:15pm, Chapel.

Free. Led by Jessica Jewell.

All ages and abilities including beginners are welcome. Bring your yoga mat. Questions? Contact Addie.

The Old Life and the New
Wed, Jan 14, 6:15-7:15pm, Art Room

Led by Prof. Lisa Borchardt, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Participants in this class will explore highlights from The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians, focusing on speaking truth to self and others, navigating the new year (including acknowledging feelings, healing, and letting go of what no longer serves us), and moving forward with intention toward a renewed self in God’s likeness. Biblical insights and secular perspectives will be shared to inspire reflection and, if moved, personal change. No registration needed.

Parent Connect
Wed, Jan 21, 6:15-7:15pm, Art room

Group led.

January Topic: Parenting Together When We Don’t Always Agree. A monthly space to connect with other parents, share real stories, and explore practical tools for raising kids together. No lectures. No perfect parents—just community. No registration needed.

Death and the Afterlife
Wed, Jan 21, 28, Feb 4, & 11, 6:15-7:15pm, Pilgrim Hall

Led by Dr. Dan Clanton, Associate Professor Philosophy and Religious Studies, Doane University

We exist—then we don’t. Or do we continue to exist in some way? Is death the end? And what is death, anyway? Join us as we explore how religious and nonreligious people understand death and the afterlife, before turning our focus to both traditional and alternative methods of disposition and visions of what may come after. No registration needed.

The Bible for Recovering Literalists
Wed, Jan 28, 6:15-7:15pm, Art room

Led by Rev. Juan Carlos Huertas, Associate Minister at First-Plymouth Church

Join Pastor JC, himself a recovering literalist, for an exploration of the Bible as sacred text, truth-teller, and authority within a non-literalist theological framework. Together, you’ll explore questions such as: What is the Bible? How should we read it? What does it mean to interpret? Which version is best? How is the Bible true—and how do we approach difficult passages? No registration needed.