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Prairie Central Lay Academy Fall 2026

Location: Lombard: First UMC, 155 S. Main St., Lombard

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Saturdays, Nov. 7 and 14
8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

First United Methodist Church
155 S. Main St., Lombard

All class times must be attended to receive course credit.

Online registration 

Cost: $40
Cost includes needed books as well as breakfast and lunch both days

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Class Options: (one course per academy)

  • Sacraments: Means of Grace
    What are the two sacraments the United Methodist Church celebrates? And why? Deepen
    your experience of Communion and Baptism through scripture, church history and United
    Methodist theology. Discover how these sacraments shape and renew our lives and beliefs.
  • Spiritual Gifts: Serving from the Heart
    This course leads participants through assessing their spiritual gifts, talents, abilities, resources, individual style, dreams and experiences...all adding up to an enhanced capacity to serve God and neighbor.  A journey of self-discovery, students will learn how the Body of Christ is to function and what that means for each believer.  
  • Building the Beloved Community
    This course is a follow up to "Becoming the Beloved Community".    It will cover  the central issues in fighting racism, especially racism's systemic nature.  It will help us fight against racism and tyranny and encourage us to find things we as individuals and chuches can do to build  Beloved Community.  


All class times must be attended to receive course credit.

QUESTIONS? Contact Mary Mecker (630) 709-3953

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