Tuesday Nights Together (TNT)

Tuesday Nights Together (TNT), is a series of free summer programs conducted once a month on a Tuesday evening. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. Topics vary from light and entertaining, to more serious and informing. Past programs have included: Singing and Musical Performances, Genetics for Genealogy and Forensics, the Power of Laughter, Service Memoirs from our local veterans, Body and Mind Improvement, and NASA’s 50-year commemoration of the moonwalk. Each Tuesday event is held at 6:30 PM in Lindsay Hall, at the church, last about an hour and reservations are not required.

Exercise: Strength and Balance

Each Monday and Wednesday at 10:15 am, the strength and balance class will increase your flexibility, muscular strength, and general fitness using weights, bands, and balls. It can also help to reduce your chance of falling or bumping into things and causing injury. Ila Mackerman keeps your exercising which also helps to improve coordination, leg strength, and mobility. Cost: $2 per class.

United Women of Faith (UWF)

UWF is an international Christian membership organization where women grow spiritually, develop as leaders, and work together to create a better world. The organized unit of the UWF shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God, experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ, develop a creative supportive fellowship, and expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the Church. Activities include monthly group meetings, prayer, volunteer time, education, financial gifts, fun and fellowship.

Exercise: Yoga

Hatha Yoga is offered on Thursdays at 9:00 am from November 1 – May 1. It is a 1.5-hour class involving stretching and strengthening moves and poses. Hatha yoga concentrates on breathing, stretching and relaxation exercises. Class starts with a stretching warm-up and continues with deep breathing exercise, standing poses, and poses on a yoga mat, finishing with a relaxation and meditation period at the end of class. Geared toward the 55+ population it can be enjoyed by beginners as well as more experienced students. It does require the ability to get up and down from the floor (a chair can be used as a prop to aid you in doing this if necessary). Led by Becky Paschal-Snyder, cost $2 per class.

Krafters

The SLUMC Krafters are a vibrant group who gather every Monday from 12:30–3:00 pm in a well-equipped crafting space on the lower level of the Education Building, located on the north side of the church campus. United by their love for creativity and fellowship, members engage in a variety of activities including sewing, knitting, cross-stitching, painting, woodworking, floral arranging, and jewelry repair. Their main goal is to create items for the annual Christmas Bazaar and occasional mini-sales, with proceeds supporting both church and community initiatives. They also donate bagged jewelry to women’s shelters and supply fabric and materials for charitable projects. Newcomers are always warmly welcomed into this joyful and industrious environment.