Life Stages

Discipleship Project

The Discipleship Project is a series of lessons taught each Wednesday evening during Mid-Week Bible Study. The series is uniquely designed to be taught to different age groups at the level in which they will understand. This allows for the breakout of each age group to meet in their individual classes and receive the same lesson, modified to their level of learning. The purpose for this type of teaching promotes family communication at home that allows members of a family to discuss the same lesson,learned at the same time, amongst each other.

Adult Christian Education (ACE)

This class is taught at 9:45 A.M. by Victoria Hall every Sunday morning in the main sanctuary. The class acronym “ACE” not only represents the first letters of each word in the title of the class, but also represents a fighter pilot accredited with destroying several enemy aircraft. It also represents a highly skilled person. One resorts to an “ACE”, when an experienced helper is needed, because an “ACE” is well seasoned to carry out the job. In Christ, no matter the age, there is always room for growth and improvement as one strives to become an “ACE.” This class studies and makes application of each lesson taught to inspire and model, the life of CHRIST in one’s daily walk. The goal of “ACE” is to build one’s faith in the LORD, in HIS Word, and in HIS Spirit. With the help of GOD’s Spirit working in our lives, we become GOD’s “ACE” to provide help, support, and encouragement, to others.

Christian Maturity Classes (CMC)

This is a series of three adult classes taught every Sunday morning at 9:45 A.M. These classes are designed to help new members by familiarizing them with the fundamentals of the apostolic faith and guide them along a journey that will teach them, answer questions they may have, and help them mature in the apostolic faith. This series is broken down into three individual courses.

Discovering Church Membership
- This class is the first in the Christian Maturity series and is facilitated by Katheleen Champion. It is composed of a small group with individual attention to personal development. Come study and learn about the benefits of belonging to a church family, and gain knowledge of how to begin your life’s journey with JESUS CHRIST. The class requires up to a four-month commitment to complete.
Discovering Christian Maturity
- This is the second class in the Christian Maturity series facilitated by Bruce Champion. Colossians 4:12 tells us we are meant to become mature Christians so that GOD may fulfill His will for us. This class focuses on the basic skills every Christian needs to develop in order to grow to spiritual maturity. Daily devotion to prayer and studying GOD’s word, along with Christian fellowship, tithing, and living a righteous lifestyle develops us into mature Christians. The completion of the class titled “Discovering Church Membership” is a prerequisite for taking this class. The class requires up to a four-month commitment to complete.
Discovering My Ministry
- This is the third class in the Christian Maturity series. Currently this class is on hold until further notice. This class is designed to help identify Spiritual gifts, Heartbeat, Abilities, Personality, and Experience (SHAPE) and assist in preparing one to discover what their ministry is in the body of CHRIST, according to 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12:3-8. The completion of the class titled “Discovering Church Membership” is a prerequisite for taking this class. The class requires up to a four-month commitment to complete.
Discovering My Leadership Potential
- This is the fourth and last class in the Christian Maturity series facilitated by David Smith. This class is the culmination of the previous three classes and prepares one to step into outreach by helping to establish one’s own testimony as a means to witness and share the gospel to the world. The completion of the class titled “Discovering Church Membership” is a prerequisite for taking this class. The class requires up to a four-month commitment to complete.

College and Career (ages 18 to 30)

This class meets every Wednesday evening during the mid-week Bible study and is taught by Marvin Davis. The College and Career ministry reaches unmarried adults and college students ages 19-30. The class is designed to give young adults and college students an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Bible while also learning what it means to live in this world but maintain a Kingdom mindset.

The Rock (ages 13 to 18)

The Rock is a youth program for High School students. The Rock is committed to helping develop student’s spiritual growth through youth activates that are held at New Life Worship Center. Member of the Rock also attend special events, such as District Youth and Statewide Youth Rallies., lock-ins, cookouts and other fellowship activities.

This Rock meets twice during the week:

John Pollard teaches a 9:45 A.M. Sunday morning class geared to help high schoolers with Bible lessons appropriate to their age and relevant to the issues they deal with.
Ramona Jones teaches a Wednesday evening class that is geared to parallel the lesson taught in all the other age group classes during the Wednesday midweek Bible Study.

The Rock also has a team of adult volunteers who chaperone and provide oversight for and during the many fellowship activities the Rock takes part in. The adult volunteers consist of:

A.J. & Mandy Foye, Diana Thomas, Kizu Askew, Mary Candley, Starla Reedarn, and Marvin Davis

Faithful Bible Investigators (FBI)

The FBI is a preteen class for adolescents ages 10 to 12 taught by Diana Thomas on Sunday morning at 9:45 A.M. and during the mid-week Bible Study. This class provides those who attend with an opportunity to explore and investigate the the many wonderful stories the Bible has to offer. Adolescents not only learn the stories, but learn how to apply the biblical principles found in each story to their everyday life.

Elementary (ages 7 to 9)

This class is taught by Mary Candley and meets Sunday morning at 9:45 A.M. and during the mid-week Bible Study. The class is set up to provide young elementary children with stories and activities that will help them explore and understand the Bible.

Young Elementary (ages 4 to 6)

This class is taught by Joyce West and meets Sunday morning at 9:45 A.M. and during the mid-week Bible Study. The class is set up to provide young elementary children with stories and activities that will help them explore and understand the Bible.