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Praise Bands

The praise band ministry at St. Luke is divided into four worship teams that rotate leadership throughout each month. Working together, these groups strive to create a meaningful contemporary worship environment every Sunday morning at the 9:00am service. There are often openings in praise bands for various instruments and/or voices. To schedule an audition, please contact Hannah Massie at hmassie@stlukeum.com or at (706) 327-4343.

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Children's Ministry

Children's ministries at St. Luke give children the opportunity to grow closer to God and others through fun and engaging activities, including Sunday School, children's choirs, and other exciting programming.

Childrens' Ministries Purpose

At St. Luke UMC we minister to the needs of children through nurturing, loving, offering opportunities for play and learning, and through guidance for spiritual growth. We believe that the Christian nurture of our children is a joint responsibility of the church-at-large and individual families. Having your child baptized as an infant as well as getting him or her involved in the children's programs begins this nurturing process. We recognize that children (infants through fifth grade) have needs and capabilities that vary by age. We are committed at St. Luke to plan programs that are appropriate to the physical, social, and spiritual growth of each age group. We hope that as a family you will become involved in these and the many other ministries of the church.

Sunday School, 9:45-10:45

Age level classes for children age 2 years through 5th grade

Generally children are enrolled in the class of their age or grade as of September 1 of each year. All children are promoted to the next age or grade level class at the beginning of the school year in August.

Teaching teams: Each class is led by a team of two or more teachers.

Curriculum: We use United Methodist Sunday School curriculm -"Solid Rock" for all of our preschool and elementary classes.

Classroom Locations: Main church building

First floor: Preschool

Room 100B Infants

Room 101 Creepers and Toddlers

Room 103 2 year olds

Room 109 3 year olds

Room 111 4 year olds

Room 108 Kindergarten

Second floor:

Room 205 1st grade

Room 203 2nd grade

Room 204 3rd grade

Room 202 4th grade

Room 201 5th grade

Goals of our Sunday School Program:

1) To teach the Bible stories and biblical themes in age appropriate ways through storytelling, Bible study, art, music, hands-on activities, and selected video presentations.

2) To build relationships and foster faith formation through:

-practice of prayer

-learning and sharing stories of faithful living

-play and discussion

-learning about the needs of others as well as local and global mission opportunities

Children's Choir

Welcome to the St. Luke Children's Choir program! Our church offers choir programming for children in grades K-5th grade. Choirs meet on Sunday nights from 5:00-7:00 pm. Children should be dropped off in Stockwell Hall (sanctuary building) and picked up next to Turner Chapel (sanctuary building). Dinner is provided for $2 per child. During choir times on Sunday nights, children have the opportunity to learn choral anthems and praise songs, engage in fun music games, participate in drama activities, and prepare for our annual Christmas Pageant and spring musical. Children in grades K-2 also have recreation time on Sunday nights. The choir meets during the school year. Preschool children age 4K meet for choir in their Sunday School class room on Sunday mornings from 9:45-10:45. For more information about children's choirs at St. Luke, please contact Hannah Massie at (706) 327-4343 or hmassie@stlukeum.com

Children's Worship

Children of all ages learn to worship by worshipping. Children form deeper and richer images of God when they regularly experience worship with their family in the context of the larger church family, the body of Christ. They sense a connection to something that is much larger than themselves and their family.

Children's bulletins are available for all children attending Sunday worship services and are found in front of the first pew in the Sanctuary or on the entrance table for the Contempary worship service. The bulletins contain activity sheets for both preschool and elementary age which follow the church year.

Children's Worship (11:00)

Our Goal: to engage our younger children (Kind5-3rd grade) in worship in a way that allows them to participate in both a portion of the adult worship service and also an age specific worship experience.

This is how Children's Worship works:

1. Children begin service in the sanctuary with their family.

2) After the pastoral prayer all children (youngest-5th grade) are invited to come forward to the chancel area for the children's sermon. St. Luke clergy bring a message to the children which is based on the scripture for the sermon of the day or season of the church year. After the childre's sermon children K-3rd are invited to Turner Chapel for an extended time of worship. Together these children and adults exit the sanctuary and walk to Turner Chapel where they will be involved in age appropriate worship for the remainder of the church service. Younger preschool children may be taken by their parents to the nursery at this time. Children older than 3rd grade (or those who do not wish to participate in children's worship) may return to their seats with their family.

3) Upon arriving at Children's Church the children sing several upbeat children's songs. This is followed by the offering. Children are encouraged to bring offering each Sunday. We talk about why we give offering, ettique of offering, followed by the Doxology. Children serve as ushers. They are assigned on a rotating basis. St. Luke clergy lead the children in appropiate Bible story teaching which coorelates with the church year. We use Kid's Own Worship as a basis for our children's church.

4) Communion- On the first Sunday of the month when the 11:00 congregation celebrates Holy Communion, our children also participate in the sacrament of Holy commuion. We learn why we take commuion, symbols of communion, and commuion ettiquet.

5) Parents whose children participate in Children's Church are assigned a Sunday to assist with Children's Church. This involves just seating with the children and encouraging them to listen and participate in the morning service

6) Parents are to pick up their children from Turner Chapel immediately following the worship service.

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St. Luke School

St. Luke School is a ministry of St. Luke Church and seeks to educate students in a faith based environment with a strong academic program. The school currently serves grades K-8 and has an enrollment of 495 students. Our program offers families an opportunity to have their children challenged and nurtured in mind, body and spirit. We are a SACS accredited school with outstanding teachers and a diverse offering of academic and sports activities. For more information on St. Luke School, please visit our website at http://school.stlukeum.com.

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Fitness Center

The Fitness Center at St. Luke is a unique facility designed to minister to individuals who are seeking to improve their physical well-being. The facility provides members with many cardiovascular exercise options, including treadmills, elliptical trainers, recumbent bicycles, and cycling trainers.

For resistance training, the center boasts a full line of Cybex Eagle machines to effectively target every muscle group. There are also free weights available to meet the needs of the more experienced participant. The Fitness Center offers the use of their restrooms, showers, and lockers at no additional cost to participants. These facilities are always kept in pristine condition.

A well equipped daycare is also provided for those participants who need to bring their children with them. The daycare is staffed by capable and loving individuals who will certainly make your children feel welcome.

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Wednesday Fellowship Dinner

Take a break from the kitchen and enjoy a night of Family Fun and Fabulous Food. St. Luke Wednesday Night Fellowship Supper offers a night of delicious cuisine prepared by our Top Chef Kelsey Anderson and his wonderful staff. Also enjoy meaningful and spiritually enriching programs. Supper is served each Wednesday, night from 5:30-6:15 pm in the Ministry Center. If you would like to be a part of this wonderful evening, contact the Ministry Center at 706-256-1017 to make reservations. The cost of the meal is $7.00 for adults 12 and older and $3.00 for children. Come share bread and fellowship with us, we would love to have you become a part of the family.

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Worship Services

• 8:25 AM traditional service in the Sanctuary
• 9:00 AM contemporary service in the Ministry Center
• 10:55 AM traditional service in the Sanctuary
• 12:20 PM service in Spanish in Turner Chapel

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First Saturday

The St. Luke First Saturday Ministry offers a casual worship experience and a hot meal on the first Saturday of every month. The ministry is targeted for the 'down and out', but everyone is welcome. One of the pastors preaches, we all sing great gospel music, sometimes there's a solo from one of the guests, and then we dig into fried chicken and peach cobbler. Volunteers should contact John House at john.house@agilecast.com. Volunteer time is about hours.

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Operation Appreciation

OA is St. Luke's ministry with troops in Basic Training at Ft. Benning. On the fourth Saturday of every month (except November and December), volunteers gather to welcome the soldiers to a time of rocking praise music, "forbidden food" (all the things they've been denied while in Basic: pizza, chips, soda, candy, nachos, ice cream, and sweet tea), a devotional by the senior pastor, ESPN, hoops, calling their loved ones on volunteers' cell phones, or just visiting around the table with St. Luke volunteers. The evening concludes with a circle of prayer around the soldiers. We have heard from troops in Afghanistan and Iraq who have been touched by this ministry, as well as from the parents of these soldiers. Volunteers should contact Maggie Roberson at maggie@stlukeum.com. Volunteer time is about 3 hours.

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Early Learning Center

Early Learning Center

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Samaritan Fund

The Samaritan Fund is St. Luke's emergency ministry to those in financial crisis. We assist as funds are made available through the generous support of St. Luke members as well as other contributing congregations. This ministry assists with gasoline bills, utilities, and prescription medication. For information, contact Rev. Gaston Pollock at 706-327-4958.

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Food Pantry

The Food Pantry is another emergency assistance ministry of St. Luke which assists families with groceries twice a year. As the economy tightens, those who have the least resources are hit the hardest. Please remember the food pantry when you shop and 'buy one get one free': we can use all the free stuff! To volunteer, please contact Franke Adams at 706-323-0917.

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Meals on Wheels

St. Luke's Meals on Wheels ministry is the largest one of its kind in the area, with four routes daily. Volunteers take one day a month to deliver meals to the homebound. Meals are cooked in the St. Luke kitchens and are delivered hot. To volunteer, contact Susan St. John at srstjohn@aol.com

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Television Ministry

St. Luke has a strong television ministry in Columbus and Atlanta. Sunday worship services (delayed broadcast) can be seen in Columbus on WTVM at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings. In addition Dr. Hal Brady's "On the Spot" television spots can be seen daily on WTVM at 6:50 a.m. just prior to Good Morning America. The St. Luke worship service also appears on television on the AIB network at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday nights in Atlanta. Dr. Brady's daily "On the Spots" can also be seen on the AIB network.

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Radio Ministry

Dr. Brady's "On the Spots" can be heard throughout the day on WGSY "Sunny 100" FM, WVRK "The Rock" (103) FM, WKCN "Kissin" (99.3) FM, WBOJ "The Truth" (88.5) FM and WRCG (1420) AM.

The 10:55 a.m. worship service is also broadcast LIVE on WRLD (95.3) FM.

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Marriage Retreats

Information coming soon.

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Singles Ministry

St. Luke Singles are a Sunday School-based group. Individuals may be found in almost every one of our 18 adult Sunday morning classes, and short-term weekly classes are offered on a continuing basis. Divorce recovery, grief support, financial and marriage counseling are available for church members at the Pastoral Institute and offered periodically as short-term groups at the church. An annual ten-week Bible study and other, shorter studies include all ages and stations for members and visitors. St. Luke Singles offer friendship and fellowship through service projects in various hands-on ministries, such as serving soldiers, feeding the homeless, giving toys to needy children, knitting prayer shawls for those experiencing illness or sorrow, or helping in the Food Pantry. Find your niche at St. Luke by joining a Sunday morning class, and you'll be connected into our family. All classes begin at 10:00 am. Welcome!

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Children's Choir

Welcome to the St. Luke Children's Choir program! Our church offers choir programming for children in grades K-5th grade. Choirs meet on Sunday nights from 5:00-7:00 pm. Children should be dropped off in Stockwell Hall (sanctuary building) and picked up next to Turner Chapel (sanctuary building). Dinner is provided for $2/child. During choir times on Sunday nights, children have the opportunity to learn choral anthems and praise songs, engage in fun music games, participate in drama activities, and prepare for our annual Christmas Pageant and spring musical. Children in grades K-2 also have recreation time on Sunday nights. The choir meets during the school year. Preschool children age 4K meet for choir in their Sunday School class room on Sunday mornings from 9:45-10:45. For more information about children's choirs at St. Luke, please contact Hannah Massie at (706) 327-4343 or hmassie@stlukeum.com.

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St. Luke Preschool

The St. Luke Preschool provides a part-time program, during the school year calendar, for children ages infant through four-years. Our program offers preschool children the opportunity to grow in social skills and provides an environment for positive Christian education. The programs focus is social development skills, not academics. However, it is very structured and consist of a weekly theme and coordinates with a letter of the alphabet with a monthly focus on a number, color and shape. We offer a weekly music and movement class and Story time and Chapel for the older classes. Our enrollment includes over 140 children from the age of 3 months through pre-kindergarten. The St. Luke Preschool has been serving children and their families for more than 30 years. Call 706-327-4343 or email tammy@stlukeum.com for more information.

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St. Luke Summer Camp

Held annually in June
Completed 3rd - 6th grade
Registration usually begins in February

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Ministerio en Espanol de St Luke

Pastora Ivelisse Quinones. Bienvenidos! Que bueno que nos encontro...
Horario de Servicios
Domingo
12:20 p.m.....Servicio de Adoracion
Jueves
7:00 p.m.....Estudio de la Biblia
Horas de Oficina
Lunes- Jueves...10:30 a.m hasta las 3:30p.m
Clases de Ingles
Domingo 10:45 a.m.
Para informacion nos puede llamar al (706) 327-4343 ext. 50 o enviarnos un correo electronico a iquinones@stlukeum.com

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Small groups

Small groups are offered throughout the year, both Sunday mornings and other times during the week for the convenience of members and visitors.

Small groups are offered throughout the year, both Sunday mornings and other times during the week for the convenience of members and visitors. Some groups meet on a continual basic throughout the school year. Some small groups are seasonal, topical or short term.

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Library

St. Luke Church Library hosts resources for all age levels. It is used to help church members and staff grow in their knowledge, understanding and relationship with Jesus Christ. It is located in the main church building.

St. Luke Church Library hosts resources for all age levels. It is used to help church members and staff grow in their knowledge, understanding and relationship with Jesus Christ. It is located in the main church building.

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Children's Worship

Children of all ages learn to worship by worshipping. Children form deeper and richer images of God when they regularly experience worship with their family in the context of the larger church family, the body of Christ. They sense a connection to something that is much larger than themselves and their family.

Children's bulletins are available for all children attending Sunday worship services and are found in front of the first pew in the Sanctuary or on the entrance table for the Contempary worship service. The bulletins contain activity sheets for both preschool and elementary age which follow the church year.

Children's Worship (11:00) Our Goal: to engage our younger children (K-3rd grade) in worship in a way that allows them to participate in both a portion of the adult worship service and also an age specific worship experience. This is how Children's Worship works:

1) Children begin service in the sanctuary with their family.

2) After the pastoral prayer all children (youngest-5th grade) are invited to come forward to the chancel area for the children's sermon. St. Luke clergy bring a message to the children which is based on the scripture for the sermon of the day or season of the church year. After the children's sermon children K-3rd are invited to Turner Chapel for an extended time of worship. Together these children and adults exit the sanctuary and walk to Turner Chapel where they will be involved in age appropriate worship for the remainder of the church service. Younger preschool children may be taken by their parents to the nursery at this time. Children older than 3rd grade (or those who do not wish to participate in children's worship) may return to their seats with their family.

3) Upon arriving at Children's Church the children sing several upbeat children's songs. This is followed by the offering. Children are encouraged to bring offering each Sunday. We talk about why we give offering, ettique of offering, followed by the Doxology. Children serve as ushers. They are assigned on a rotating basis St. Luke clergy lead the children in appropiate Bible story teaching which coorelates with the church year. We use Kid's Own Worship as a basis for our children's church.

4) Communion… On the first Sunday of the month when the 11:00 congregation celebrates Holy Communion, our children also participate in the sacrament of Holy commuion. We learn why we take commuion, symbols of communion, and commuion ettiquet.

5) Parents whose children participate in Children's Church are assigned a Sunday to assist with Children's Church. This involves just seating with the children and encouraging them to listen and participate in the morning service.

6) Parents are to pick up their children from Turner Chapel immediately following the worship service.

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Children's Ministries Communion and Baptism

Communion

Children are invited and encouraged to partake in the sacrament of Holy Communion. Over the course of their years in Sunday School, Children's Worship, and Confirmation our children learn of the many levels of meaning and symbolism of the sacrament of Holy Communion.

"All who intend to lead a Christian life, and their children, are invited to receive the bread and cup. We have no tradition of refusing any who present themselves desiring to receive." The United Methodist Book of Worship, pg. 29.