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Learn with Us

We believe learning is rooted in curiosity. That questions challenge and grow our Christian faith.


We offer a variety of options for group- and individual-learning, based on the Bible, the inspired Word of God, in age-specific and intergenerational settings.


Through traditional and other educational opportunities, we seek to apply Biblical teachings and Lutheran theology to our daily lives, which sometimes means we struggle with the implications or find more questions.


We believe God walks with us on this journey. See learning opportunities below.

Current Adult Forum Series:

Letters & Papers from Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Most Sundays through May 4

10:45 AM

Choir room (upper level)


Peggy Brockmann will facilitate a discussion of Letters & Papers from Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor and theologian living in Nazi Germany, who eventually joined the resistance and was arrested and hanged before the end of WWII.

  • Sunday, March 16: Prologue & Part 1 The Interrogation
  • Sunday, March 23: Part 2 Awaiting the Trial
  • Sunday, March 30: Part 3 Holding Out for the Coup Attempt
  • Sunday, April 6: Vicar Amy – an overview of Revelation
  • Sundays, April 13 and 20: No Class, Palm and Easter Sundays
  • Sunday, April 27: Part 4 After the Failure: July 1944 – February 1945 and Epilogue
  • Sunday, May 4: Pastor Rob Schenck, President, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute, will lead a discussion on Christianity and public life

Contact: Peggy Brockmann


We abide by our Child Protection Policy to create a safe environment for the children and young people we work with and the adults who serve as teachers and guides.

  • Typical schedule: Varies


    We host a variety of discussions on spiritual, educational and social justice topics, striving to listen to understand and learn. The format varies from small group to speakers to panel discussions.


    Contact: Denise Steene, Education Coordinator

  • Bible study for children and youth happens in the context of Sunday school, first communion and confirmation classes.


    Go to details on Bible study for adults

  • Typical schedule: Monthly


    The GSLC Book Club meets monthly in the main floor lounge across from the worship space. Books typically alternate between fiction and non-fiction and participants take turns selecting the next title to read.


    A sample of books read have included:

    • The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
    • Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
    • The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
    • Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
    • Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
    • The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
    • A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    • Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore
    • Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie
    • Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon
    • Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
    • Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
    • Hum if You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais
    • The Case for Books by Robert Darnton
    • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
    • The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
    • The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

    Contact: Karen Madigan

  • Go to details on confirmation

  • Go to details on first communion

  • Typical schedule: Varies


    We host occasional day-long, overnight or weekend retreats on various spiritual and educational topics. The council leadership retreat is held each January and an annual retreat for confirmation youth is typically held in the fall. Other retreats for adults, couples and families are also held occasionally.


    Contact: Pastor Kate

  • Go to details on Sunday school

You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.

Deuteronomy 11:18-19