Becoming the person God made you to be is a lifelong journey, and we’re here to help you take steps in the right direction. These classes and Bible studies will help you understand how learning is connected to growing as a disciple.
Summer Growth Opportunities
I'm New to Reading the Bible
June 2–23
Discipleship and Democracy
July 21–August 4
Core Classes
Story:
Explore the whole story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Learn more
Coming September 8
Habits:
Build healthy habits for growing spiritually. Learn more
Winter 2025
Bible:
Learn how to read, study, and hear God’s Word. Learn more
Spring 2025
Beliefs:
Discover the foundational convictions that Christians believe. Learn more
Fall 2025
Gospel:
Know, grow in, show, and share the love of Jesus. Learn more
Winter 2026
Worldview:
Find your way through a diverse world of beliefs. Learn more
Spring 2026
Connect your faith to everyday life!
At First Free Church, we’ve thought long and hard about the most important things that every disciple of Jesus should understand and cultivate in their daily lives. As a result, we’ve created six unique learning experiences that will help every adult disciple grow in their faith.
Who are these classes for?
These classes are ideal for anyone exploring Christianity or the Church, anyone new in their faith, or those desiring to build, or perhaps rebuild, a firm foundation as a growing disciple.
What to expect:
We offer six classes spread out over two years. Each class is 8-12 weeks long and will include reading material, class handouts, lots of interaction, practical application, and plenty of opportunity to go deeper in core areas related to spiritual growth.
Story:
In this 12-week class we will explore how the Bible is a unified story across all 66 books. We’ll look at the overarching narrative, breaking the storyline down into memorable components, and examining key themes that unify the smaller sections within the whole.
September 8–November 24
Interested in taking the Story class? Join the interest list and we’ll let you know when the registration opens.
Habits:
In this 6-week class we explore the practices that are foundational for spiritual formation. Join us as we learn about habits like Bible reading, prayer, solitude, and fellowship.
Winter 2025
Interested in taking the Habits class? Join the interest list and we’ll let you know when the registration opens.
Bible:
This 6-week class is a place to gain practical tips and tools as you learn to strengthen your personal study of the Bible. this class has a more interactive format where you’ll be able to do your own verse breakdowns and dialogue about them with the class.
Spring 2025
Interested in taking the Bible class? Join the interest list and we’ll let you know when the registration opens.
Beliefs:
In this 12-week class we’ll work our way through the EFCA Statement of Faith. This class will answer foundational questions and help you see how understanding doctrine impacts our daily lives in real and practical ways.
Fall 2025
Interested in taking the Beliefs class? Join the interest list and we’ll let you know when the registration opens.
Gospel:
This 6-week class take a comprehensive deep dive on the single most essential subject of the Christian life: The Gospel. Whether or not you currently follow Jesus and no matter how long you have been there, this class is certain to meet you, teach you, engage with you, and grow you—it may even challenge the gospel you thought you knew!
Winter 2026
Interested in taking the Gospel class? Join the interest list and we’ll let you know when the registration opens.
Worldview:
In this 6-week class we’ll explore what the world and cultural “truths” are that surround us each day, and how they compare and conflict with the actual truth of God’s Word. This class will help you understand what a Christian worldview is and how to cultivate one practically in your own life, while engaging others with both compassion and discernment.
Spring 2026
Interested in taking the Worldview class? Join the interest list and we’ll let you know when the registration opens.
Bible Studies
Building on the foundation of our Core Classes, we’d encourage you to make your way to one of our many “elective” classes. At First Free Church, we offer a variety of learning environments for studying books of the Bible and various topics of the Bible. With opportunities for men, women, and co-ed groups, these spaces are great for building community, too!
CO-ED
Topical
Cornerstone
Sundays | 10:30am
Room 014 (Lower Level)
Weekly Sunday school with rotating topics. Open to all; mostly attended by senior adults. Currently studying The Power of Knowing God.
Topical
Elijah and Elisha
A Life on Track class
Sundays | 9:00–10:15am
Theater Room (113)
Join Anytime!
We’re studying the lives of Elijah and Elisha and how we can learn from their examples.
Topical | Sexuality
Rethinking Sexuality
Based on the book by Juli Slattery
Sundays | 10:30am
Room 102
We’re taking 12 weeks to do a deep dive on God’s plan for sexuality.
WOMEN
Women’s studies are done for summer and will be back in the fall.
MEN
Men’s studies are done for the summer and will be back in the fall.
Explore Classes
In today’s cultural climate we are trying to make sense out of many competing worldviews. Explore Classes will be offered seasonally and will touch on topics related to human sexuality, cultural diversity, spiritual gifts, gender issues in the church, marriage & divorce, and abortion & adoption.
Participants in Explore Classes will have the opportunity to think about these issues from a biblical perspective. These classes are practical in nature, dealing with important conversations taking place in society, and participants will have the opportunity to learn more about what we believe the Bible teaches as communicated in our Position Statements.