Connect, Learn, Grow
Sunday Adult Classes
Adult classes meet on Sunday mornings at 9:15am. Their purpose is to exalt Jesus and to keep Him at the center of our lives. Our desire is to equip and encourage people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. It is also an opportunity for people to connect in a smaller setting beyond the large church gathering.
We have ongoing classes that meet throughout the year as well as four to six-week elective classes to help people know Him better, understand and apply the Word to everyday living and to learn life skills for living in the family of Jesus as well as in our homes, neighborhoods, workplaces and community.
No registration is necessary for our Sunday classes unless otherwise noted. You are welcome to simply show up any Sunday and give them a try. We certainly hope you do!
For more information, please contact .
GP Combined Adult Classes
On April 27 and May 4 at 9:15-10:15am in the Mt. Hood Room come hear from and pray for our Global Partners as they share.
• April 27: Global Partners serving in the Middle East, who oversee a variety of humanitarian projects, will join us via Zoom. Also, Doug Hyde from Kizimani, a ministry in Kenya focused on community development, will share.
• May 4: We welcome MC/JC who serve unreached people in the diaspora and Middle East. Troy Ready, the chaplain for the Portland Timbers, who mentors professional soccer players in their spiritual journeys, will share inspiring stories.
Join us in the Mt. Hood/Mt. St. Helens Rooms!
So the Next Generation Will Know
Begins May 18
Hosted by Connection Point Class
Facilitated by Don Westerberg
Deschutes Room; 9:15am Sundays
As Gen Z leaves the church in record numbers, the adults in their lives feel at a loss to stop the trend. Yet there are research-based and proven strategies that help young people both own their faith and effectively engage the world around them.
Sean McDowell, Ph.D., and Detective J. Warner Wallace have written and taught extensively on the subjects of culture, worldview, and apologetics. In So the Next Generation Will Know, McDowell and Wallace provide strategies and practical tactics from their own personal experiences to help parents, youth leaders, and Christian teachers train the next generation with the truth of the Christian worldview.
Each section of So the Next Generation Will Know features information that speaks directly to the various adults in a student’s life; interviews with pastors, apologists, teachers, and cultural experts; and examples of people and ministries who are effectively teaching truth to the next generation. With the right training, the young people you work with don’t have to be another statistic.
Be sure to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:15 am in the Deschutes Room.
The Psalms
Hosted by the Come and See Class
Facilitated by Dick Middlebrooks
Columbia Room; 9:15am Sundays
The Psalms consist of 150 individual psalms, many of them are 3,000 years old. They are the ancient prayer book and song book for the ancient Jews. The church from the very beginning adopted the very same practices.
The Psalms have inspired deep worship of Yahweh, soothed and comforted broken and downcast hearts, given hope and a future for the oppressed. Meant to be sung, there is no original music to sing the psalms by, but the psalms are so versatile, that any age, any culture can use their own music in singing and can experience the same experience that King David did 3,000 years ago.
Join us to learn how to read and pray through the psalms. Experience thankfulness and worship, even while exploring your own lament or sorrow. Learn more of the faithfulness of our God, and so grow in your faith as you enter into God’s presence and experience His joy, comfort, and power.
GP Connect
Sunday, May 18
12:00 - 2:30pm
Columbia Room
Are you new-ish at GPBC? GP Connect is a great next step. It’s also the pathway to membership. In it we'll cover topics such as:
- What’s the heart behind this church?
- Who leads and makes decisions around here?
- How can this church support me and my family?
- Where can I plug in and make a difference?
- What does it look like to be a member here?
If this sounds like a good fit, we'd love to see you there. Lunch and childcare provided. RSVP online, in the app, or at the lobby table on May 4 or 11.
Want to get connected beyond Sunday morning?