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    • Baptisms
  • Ministries
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      • Adult Education >
        • Adult Education Archives
      • Fellowship >
        • Coffee Hour
        • POLO (Parents of Little Ones)
        • Flown and Grown (adults who are empty nesters)
        • Young at Heart (age 55+)
      • Small Groups
      • Men's Groups
      • Women's Groups
      • Spiritual Life Ministry >
        • Spiritual Life Jubilee Retreat >
          • Jubilee Retreat Registration Form
      • Spiritual Direction
      • Grieving in God’s Embrace (formerly "Life After Loss")
      • Henszey Lecture Series
    • Young Adult Ministry
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        • Infants and Toddlers
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Christian Education Ministry Unit & Adult Education Committee


The functions of  the Christian Education Ministry Unit include to develop, promote, coordinate, and supervise the total Christian Education program of the church in cooperation with the Director of Christian Education and the Parish Associate, including, but not limited to:  the Sunday Church School; Vacation Bible School; Logos; FISH; Stay and Play Preschool Program; and Adult Education.
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The Education Ministry Unit has two functioning committees:  Children and Youth and Adult Education which are both staffed by  the Director of Christian Education and Program.

Children and Youth Ministry:
  1. Works with the Director of Christian Education in its oversight of:  Sunday Church School program, the Children and Worship and Special Sunday Music programs, Vacation Bible School, the Nursery and Toddler Room Ministry and Staff, the LOGOS and F.I.S.H. Youth programs, and the Stay and Play Child Care Programs.
  2. Responsible for the identification and calling of persons to serve as care givers, teachers, and assistants for Sunday Church School, Children and Worship and Special Sunday Music programs, Vacation Bible School, and the Nursery and Toddler Rooms.  Approves staff for LOGOS, F.I.S.H., and Stay and Play staff members.
  3. Selects and approves curriculum choices for Sunday Church School, LOGOS (mid-week ministry for children and youth in grades 1-8, FISH (Fellowship In Senior High youth group), Children and Worship, Vacation Bible School.
  4. Advertises for, interviews, and selects paid care givers for Nursery and Toddler Rooms.
  5. Provides material resources for educational programming and resource room:  including but not limited to printed materials, audio-visuals materials and equipment.  Maintains the Resource Room.
  6. Evaluates Sunday Church School, Children and Worship and Sunday Music programs, Vacation Bible School, LOGOS (elementary and middle school), AND FISH (Senior high) programs, Nursery and Toddler Rooms.
  7. Works with the Director of Christian Education to establish the budget and oversees expenditures.
  8. Provides training and orientation to all staff in cooperation with professional staff.  Encourage in-service training and planning at all levels.  Encourage participation in locally developed training opportunities, as well as inter-church and judicatory sponsored training events.
  9. Oversees the Dorothy Perkins McGeary Scholarship Fund, including advertising, interviewing applicants, and awarding scholarships once a year.

Adult Education Committee:
  1.  Works with the Director of Education and Program to plan Sunday morning Adult Education programming and mid-week studies.
  2. Responsible for identification and calling of leadership for programs.
  3. Provides training and orientation to all staff in cooperation with professional staff.  Encourage in-service training and planning at all levels.  Encourage participation in locally developed training opportunities, as well as inter-church and judicatory sponsored training events.
  4. Works with the Parish Associate to establish and oversee the Adult Education portion of the budget.

Click to view the EMU Guide and learn more about what EMU does

STAFF FOR THE EDUCATION MINISTRY:  Director of Education and Program ( Children and Youth MInistry and Adult Education Committee), the Associate Pastor (FISH -Fellowship In Senior High youth) and the Stay and Play Director (preschool).

Current chair of Education Ministry Unit:  Ryan Gilmore
Current chair of Adult Education Committee:  Jenny Van Hook
State College Presbyterian Church
132 West Beaver Avenue
State College, PA 16801
Phone: 814-238-2422
email: officescpc@gmail.com

​Stay and Play Preschool
814-237-1154
​stayandplayscpc@gmail.com

Sunday Outdoor Worship ~ (when announced and weather permitting) outside the Beaver Avenue Tower Entrance
10 :00 am - a brief service with social distancing and face masks required.  If it's raining, we won't meet) see article above.

Online Worship ~ An email is sent out on Saturdays  (to those on our mailing list) with a link to a  recorded service on YouTube.  If you would like to join our mailing list, please click here.
Normal Building Hours: (call ahead to 814-238-2422  for information on when the building is open during COVID)
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday:  8:00  am - 3:00 pm
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