COMMUNITY GROUPS & SUNDAY SCHOOL

We know that Groups at FBJ are the life of the church. Some prefer a Sunday school class, while others prefer a community group. Whatever your preference is, get plugged in to grow deeper in your faith walk and in community with others. If you are looking for a group to join, text FBJGROUPS to 94000 and we would love to help you connect with one.

9:00 a.m. Groups

Preschool (Birth—K5) | Preschool Area (1st Floor)

Children (Grades 1-6) | 5th Floor East

Students (Grades 7-12) | 3rd Floor CLC

College | CLC 307-308 | Leaders: Mitch and Mallory McCoy

YOUNG ADULTS

Ages 22+

Young Adults (Twenties) | CLC Dining Room
Leaders: Reid Vance, Ron & Beth Aldridge, Jeff & Diane Zachary, David & Claire Sullivan 
This class meets around round tables for ease in transitioning from lecture-style teaching to table-based discussion of topical Bible studies. 

Next Gen Class (All Ages) | CLC 201
Leaders: Jack & Tammy Lane, Stacy & Laurie Davidson; Joel & Meredith Travelstead
This is a lecture-style format class with questions incorporated for class participation.

Young Adults (Twenties)
Leader: Rance Sapen, Chip Stevens
This is a lecture-style format class with questions incorporated for class participation.

Engaged & Newlywed 
Leaders: Mark & Lorin Lewis

YOUNG MARRIED ADULTS

Ages 22+

Young Adults (Married; 22+) | W431
Leaders: Bobby & Amy Perkins, Doug & Patsy Parkin
This class is a lecture-style and group dicussion. Round tables are used to aid in discussion and participation. 

Young Adults (Married) | W532
Leaders: Art & Becky Stevens, Randy & Sherri Russell, Pate & Kasey Shackelford
This is primarily a lecture-style structured class with discussion points integrated into the weekly lessons. 

SINGLE ADULTS

Single Adults  | CLC Arts & Crafts Room 2
Leader: Jim Merritt

Single Adults (Coed; 35-49) | W435
Leader: Paul Calhoun

MEDIAN ADULTS

Ages 35+

Median Adults (55+) | CLC Game Room
Leaders: Paul Adcock and Mike Brister
This is a lecture-style class that welcomes questions and comments at the end.

Median Adults (Married; 40+) | W433
Leaders: Todd Adkins/Bob Filgo/Mike Thompson
This class offers both lecture-style and discussion-based teaching and engagement. Class participation is welcomed. 

Median Adults (Women; 38+) | 3rd Floor (East) Conference Room
Leader: Shea Clanton
This is a discussion-based class that walks through books of the Bible together.  

Median Adults (Married; 35+) | W530
Leader: David Nichols
This class offers lecture-style based teaching with group discussion and participation welcomed. 

Median Adults (Married; 35+) | W430
Leaders: Buddy Huff, Don Williams, Cody Bailey
This is a mixture of lecture-style and discussion platform class. There are married and single middle-aged adults who are a part of the class. 

Median Adults (Married; 35+) | W432
Leader: Dr. Bruce Warf
This class offers lecture-style based teaching with group discussion and participation welcomed. 

Median Adults (Married; 35+) | W437
Leaders: Don Waller, Danny White
This class walks through LifeWay curriculum that includes opportunities for discipleship, commentary, and questions for class discussion. Don Waller is also a licensed counselor who oversees FBJ's Summit Counseling Ministry. His area of expertise is an added bonus to the class. 

Median Adults (Married) | W533
Leaders: Al Steele and Greg Fiser
This is a lecture-style class with discussion and participation encouraged. 

Chinese Ministry Class | Chapel Bridesmaid Room
Leader: Gee-Wei Lee

Choir Class (Coed; All Ages) | W529
Leader: Harry Barrett

Connections (Married; All Ages) | E401/405
Leader: Chris Maddux
This is a lecture-style class that includes questions for participation. 

 International Bible Study 
W234 - Charlie & Nita Boudreaux (Advanced English)
W232 - Lillian Prewitt (Beginner/Intermediate English)

Median Adults (Coed; 42-50) | E408
Leaders: Eric & Tree James

Median Adults (Women; 45+) | W536
Leaders: Charlotte McMinn, Elisa McCurley
This is a lecture-style class that gives a weekly handout and outline of the lesson to each participant. 

Median Adults (Married; All Ages) | W531
Leader: Kendall Smith
This class is a lecture-style format where class participation in discussion is welcomed and encouraged.

Special Needs Ministry | W230
Leader: Marlene Davis, Jack and Jean Coppenbarger, Cynthia Mabry, Deanna McKee
This class utilizes a curriculum designed specifically for Special Needs students. The class discusses a Bible story, verse, completes an activity, and enjoys singing together each week.  

Median Adults (Married; 40-45) | W436
Leader: Tate Thigpen
This is a lecture-style class that utilizes a power point presentation each week.  

Median Adults (Coed; 50-59) | E414
Leaders: Bob Waller, Tim Powell
This class is a blend of lecture-style teaching and instruction, along with valued feed-back and discussion. 

Median Adults (Coed; 55+) | W231
Leader: Steve Dukes
This class is a blend of lecture-style teaching and instruction, along with valued feed-back and discussion. 

SENIOR ADULTS

Ages 60+

Senior Adults (Coed; All Ages) | W237/238
Leader: Bob Anderson
This class studies the Bible guided by the Explore the Bible Sunday School Series. Bob primarily lectures but class participation is welcomed.

Emmaus (Married; 60+) | Fellowship Hall West
Leader: Ken Blackstock
This is a lecture-style class with questions and comments at the conclusion of each lesson.

Berean (Men; 65+) | E416
Leader: David Jordan, Earl Stegall
This men’s class is fortunate to have several seasoned teachers in the class and these men share the teaching responsibilities week by week. This class has plenty of discussion although primarily would be described as a lecture style of teaching. They use Explore the Bible. They have an unusually effective way of quickly sharing prayer requests with a sizeable class, so as not to interfere with a full lesson.

Friends in Faith (Coed; 70+) | E411
Leader: Bill Lee
This class is a great place to plug in for Single Seniors or anyone who likes a class that gets together for fun! Bill has a great teaching style that incorporates discussion using Explore the Bible series.

Senior Adults (Coed; All Ages) | E537
Leader: Cyndi Grace
Explore the Bible is the launching pad this coed group uses. They genuinely enjoy one another and Cyndi is a seasoned teacher who has in the past written Sunday School lessons published statewide. Explore the Bible is used in this class led by a master teacher.

Senior Adults (Men; All Ages) | E415
Leader: John Little
This men’s class is one that is primarily made up of more seasoned adults, but a couple of younger men are on the roll too. John Little spends hours preparing for the class and they too use Explore the Bible. At age 92, John is our most senior teacher and his wealth of knowledge is a blessing to this class. Primarily lecture, but John is very open to class participation.

Peace & Grace (Women; All Ages) | E412
Leader: Kathy Sowell
Kathy and the women in the class use the Explore the Bible series, but primarily as a launching pad. The teaching style is lecture, but with much freedom to ask questions and make comments. The class also comes regularly gets together outside of the classroom.

Senior Adults (Coed; All Ages) | W429
Leader: Don Watts
This class uses Explore the Bible and Don incorporates music in the lesson prep, sending a teaser email to the class almost every week that includes a popular song or hymn that ties to the previous lesson or the upcoming lesson. Some class members also join by Zoom.

His Followers (Married and Singles; 60+) | E423
Leader: Joe Young
This is a lecture-style class that utilizes a power point and Zoom option for members who are unable to attend.  

Senior Adults (Women; 60+) | E413
Leader: Sandra Yarbrough
This class is a blend of lecture-style teaching and instruction, along with appreciated discussion and participation.  

Senior Adults (Coed; 60+) | S201
Leader: Sam Peeples
This class focuses on expositional teaching of God’s word. Class discussion and participation are welcomed. 

Senior Adults (Married; 60+) | S425/426
Leader: Harold Johnson, Ron Martin
This is a lecture-style class with discussion incorporated into each lesson. 

CLASSES MEETING ON ZOOM

Senior Adults (Coed; All Ages) | Zoom
Leader: Bobby Baker & Peggy Johnson
This class meets weekly by zoom only. Bobby Baker leads this class, which uses Explore the Bible. They use a hybrid of lecture and discussion. The class moves directly from Sunday School to the morning worship service together via the internet.  The class gathers in person quarterly for an in-person luncheon.