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AHUMC is committed to offering a wide array of opportunities for education and encouragement.  The number of studies and groups that are available can even be a little overwhelming—so please let us help!

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Most of our courses are available for free to anyone who is interested. Some courses do require the purchase of a book—but even that shouldn’t be an obstacle to participation as scholarship assistance is available. We hope you will consider joining at least one of the courses listed below.

 

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Women's Ministry:

Self-Compassion

 

LEADER:Rev. Priscilla MacDougall
DAY:Tuesdays
TIME:6 p.m.
LOCATION:AHUMC Parlor

This group was formed to offer women an opportunity to build community and grow together spiritually and emotionally. Each semester we choose a different book to study and discuss. In May 2026, we will begin our summer study of Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself.

 

Healthy boundaries. We all know we should have them—in order to achieve work/life balance, cope with toxic people, and enjoy rewarding relationships with partners, friends, and family. But what do "healthy boundaries" really mean—and how can we successfully express our needs, say "no," and be assertive without offending others?
 

Join Rev. Priscilla MacDougall as we demystify this complex topic for today's world. Together we will explore the latest research and best practices used in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as we learn to identify and express our needs clearly and without apology—and unravel a root problem behind codependency, power struggles, anxiety, depression, burnout, and more.

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Men's Ministry:

God Has a Name

 

LEADER:Johnny Boyd
DAY:Wednesdays
TIME:12 p.m.
LOCATION:W105

This group was formed to offer men a regular opportunity for Bible study and fellowship. Each semester we choose a different book to study and discuss together. In June 2026, we will begin our summer study of Yes, Lord, I have Sinned: But I Have Several Excellent Excuses by James W. Moore.

Why do we try to justify anything and everything we want to do? We use words, scapegoats, blaming other people, circumstances, past events, even evil spirits (“the devil made me do it!”) to attempt to excuse bad choices we make with our own free will.

Join Johnny Boyd for this weekly lunchtime dialogue as we attempt to recognize such situations and grow beyond them. We will investigate “sin” as half-heartedness, spiritual arrogance, deception, overreaction, hostility, presumptuousness, and losing spiritual balance. More importantly, we will be encouraged by the grace of a loving, caring, forgiving, God and not our eloquent excuses.

 

 

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Entry Point:
A Sunday Morning Gathering

 

LEADERS:Randy Boggs, John Burnam, Reed McNitzky
DAY:Sundays
TIME:11 a.m.
LOCATION:AHUMC Parlor

Join pastor Reed McNitzky for this weekly gathering of connection and conversation.

 

Whether you are new to AHUMC and looking to connect or you are a regular attendee looking to go deeper, this weekly gathering can be your point of entry.

Each week, we gather in the parlor following the Modern Worship Service to share stories, ask questions, and dialogue together.

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Common Space @ 9:30:

a Sunday Morning Dialogue

 

LEADERS:Chris Estus, Darrell Smith
DAY:Sundays in June
TIME:9:30 a.m.
LOCATION:S107

Join us in S107 (the handbell room) at 9:30 for a weekly dialogue and exploration of the biblical stories—both the ones you know and love and the ones that seem to confound and confuse. This is not a lecture or a book study.  There is no homework or assigned reading.  Through active and participatory conversation, we will get to know each other and learn together as we wrestle with the questions that exist on the tips of our tongues and in the depths of our hearts.

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Spiritual
But Not Anxious

 

LEADERS:Chris Estus, Darrell Smith
DAY:Sundays in June and July
TIME:11 a.m.
LOCATION:W100-101

There is a reason that the phrase "spiritual but not religious" exists. Now more than ever, people are finding it difficult to reconcile their experiences or worldviews with the anxiety that organized religion too often creates.

 

 When we embrace the message but mistrust the institution, anxiety is at work.

 

 When we cling to a particular faith but struggle to reconcile ourselves to its beliefs and practices, anxiety is present.

 

 When we are drawn to mysticism, meaning, and wonder but burdened by religious baggage, we are longing to be Spiritual But Not Anxious.


Religion should be the counter to anxiety—not its cause. Join us for this weekly dialogue as we trace the root causes of our most basic religious anxieties and learn to imagine a better way.

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THE NEW HAPPY on "Curiosity"

 

We think that the best thing we can do is have all of the answers.

But what would it look like if we were more interested in the questions?

 

Try using one of these phrases to tap into the curiousity and humility of the beginner's mind:
 

  • "I don't know. What do you think?"
  • "I value your insight and knowledge. Can you share more about that with me?"
  • "How are you feeling about this, right now?"
  • "I was thinking about [topic] and remembered it's something in which you are interested. Will you tell me a bit about it?"
  • "Do you have any suggestions for how I can learn more about that?"
  • "How would you approach this?"
  • "What was it like when [event] happened for you?"
  • "How can I help you?"

—The New Happy

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We cannot do life alone.
God is relationship and we come from God. We live within community—we need it and it needs us.