Internationals Sunday School Class
(Site last updated 1 February 2010)
First Presbyterian Church
Internationals Sunday School Class
1328 Peachtree Street, Room 327
Atlanta, GA 30309
Telephone: 404-228-7749
Some information about our class...
WHO
Our class warmly welcomes international visitors, students from Atlanta area colleges and universities, and others who are interested in international friendship and international cultures. It is not necessary that attendees be Christian. We have had many faiths represented in our class.
Our goal is simply to provide a warm and friendly welcome to all foreign students and visitors in our city.
Some useful class-related links ...
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Our Class Brochure (in PDF) is here . .
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Some pictures from our class are here .
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Our class directory is here .
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Our class e-directory is here .
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Links to languages of the world are here . .
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Websites all over the world are found here .
WHAT
We are one of the larger Sunday School classes at First Presbyterian. Our programs are quite varied. Often our international student members are invited to speak about their homeland, their culture, their churches, and their family. Americans may describe interesting international experiences. We of course also have periodic Bible study.
We have an occasional newsletter and a quarterly lunch or party for fellowship and friendship.
WHEN
Working closely with the Atlanta Ministry with International Students ( AMIS ), the Internationals Sunday School Class meets each Sunday morning in Room 327 on the third floor. On our normal schedule (September through May) the class meets at 10:05 a.m ., with church services in the sanctuary at 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. In the summer (June through August), however, the class meets at 9 a.m. , with a single church service in the sanctuary at 10:15 a.m.
WHERE
First Presbyterian Church is located at 16th and Peachtree Streets, very close to the Arts Center MARTA station, and just across 16th street from the Atlanta Arts Center. We are thus convenient to both MARTA and Cobb Community Transit (CCT).
The year 2000 marked the 25th Anniversary of this Sunday School Class. The history of this class, written by class member Cliff Bailey (1915-2003), reviews the early background leading up to the class formation in 1975.
Here are our 2009 class programs for the months of January through August. Join us...and bring a friend!
2009
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4 Oct 09
Martha Ann Stegar will discuss "Ataturk: Founder of Modern Turkey", reviewing his impact on Turkey and Muslims in Turkey.
11 Oct 09
Dr. Dan C. West, based on Mark 10:17-31 "World Poverty and the Eye of the Needle."
18 Oct 09
No class - Stewardship Brunch in Fifield Hall. Noted Artist, STEVE PENLEY will PAINT a portrait of Christ - before our eyes - while Tom Tewell (former Pastor of the 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church in NYC) talks about "SHARING GOD'S GIFTS".
25 Oct 09
Toni Castel – South Africa
1 Nov 09
No class - Mission Conference in Fifield Hall
8 Nov 09 Dr. Amin Anwar Yehya, Emory School of Medicine
Native of Lebanon
15 Nov 09 Bud Gleason & Judy Candler re Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia
22 Nov 09 Rev. Dr. Paul Fulks, Executive Director of the Samaritan Counseling Center here at
First Presbyterian, will discuss the important services provided by the Center.
29 Nov 09 Darryl Payne – report on Mission Trip to Nicaragua
6 Dec 09 No class - We'll join the other classes for the Sam Hagan Concert in Fifield Hall.
13 Dec 09 Meme Masang from the Congo will speak.
20 Dec 09 Toni Castel will discuss South Africa.
27 Dec 09 No classes - One worship service at 10:15 a.m.
2010
3 Jan 10 Rev. George Harjis will speak on "1970 Wisdom from Italy for the USA"
10 Jan 10 Ms. Milana Salieva, a class member from Russia and Agnes Scott student, will
give a power point presentation on her homeland.
17 Jan 10 Sabastian Berisha, a PhD student at Emory, will tell us about his home country
of Kosovo.
24 Jan 10 Mersiha Maksumic, a native of Bosnia, will tell us about his homeland.
31 Jan 10 Bud Gleason and Judy Candler will tell us about their recent fascinating trip on the
Amazon.
7 Feb 10 Our class will meet at 9 a.m., as a Congregational meeting is to be held at 10:15.
Bill Lyons, son of former FPC pastor J. Sprole Lyons and member of the church's
Archives Committee, will discuss FPC's mission, forming 7 other churches.
14 Feb 10 Sidney Claire Childs West, a class member, will report on her recent Mission trip
to Haiti during their earthquake.
21 Feb 10 Dr. Peter C. White, president emeritus of the Southern Center for International
Studies, will bring us up to date on the important things going on in our world.
28 Feb 10 Thomas J. Munger, a lawyer and member of FPC, will bring an up-date on the
Dead Sea Scrolls.
7 Mar 10 Jack Hardin, a class member, will talk about the 6th Brookings Conference on
US-Islamic Relations which he will be attending in Doha on the 12-16th of Feb.
14 Mar 10 George Siggins - from Henry County Rotary Club will report on his recent trip
to Eqypt.
21 Mar 10 Patty Smitherman, President of Communicata Language Services,LLC, will make
a power point presentation on Walking the Camino de Santiago.
Please come and join us each Sunday in Room 327.
There's plenty of space with comfortable, newly cushioned chairs!
Come and Join Us. You will be warmly welcomed!
For more program information, call...
Jim Munson at 404-496-8188
or
Ms. Susan Farrar-Bulit at 770-451-9519
Our Minister with International Students is...
Rev. Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel [who is the past Moderator of the PCUSA General Assembly] at 404-846-4395 (office) or 770-493-4725 (home).
For other questions or information about this website, contact Bob Duggan at 404-636-2110.
