SUMC to host Community Faith Study

Sandpoint United Methodist Church will begin a new adult education opportunity on Tuesday, Jan. 10, for members of the general community called Community Faith Study.

"We believe that effective spiritual growth is inquisitive, imaginative, and courageous," Paul Graves, one of the leader, said. "To that end, we want to offer that kind of study to persons from other churches as well as persons who have no church."

The first Community Faith Study event will focus on a provocative new book, "If God is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk! Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans" by John Pavlovitz, a pastor from Raleigh, N.C., whose writings show him to be inquisitive, imaginative, and courageous in his own faith journey.

Pavlovitz's basic intent for his readers is to take a good, honest look at how the beliefs we hold can shape our relationships with God and our fellow humans — and to make sure that love has the last, loudest word.

If you are interested in learning more about the Community Faith Study, please call Paul Graves at 208-610-4971.