Adult Ministries
Small Groups for Study & Support

What’s your view and attitude on mid-life as you deal with aging parents, empty nesting, career options, look ahead at retirement and more. Many in our church and community are coping with mid-life and we’d like to bring them all together to discuss this part of life.
In 2019,we will meet on the Second Monday of Each Month
Coffee Fellowship Time
All adults are invited to meet in the Christian Fellowship Center (CFC) from 9:30 to 9:45 AM for coffee and fellowship before Sunday School. Our adult and youth Sunday School classes rotate as “hosts” for our coffee time each week.
for our Adult Sunday School classes.

Come, enjoy the fellowship of knitting. Learn about our prayer shawl ministry and other projects. KFC meets year round on Wednesday evenings in the Parlor at 6pm. Don’t know how to knit? We’ll teach you! If your interested contact Dorothy Hager or Ann Peninger.
Grief Share
For those who have recently lost a loved one, it may be hard for you to feel optimistic about the future right now, and you’ve probably found that there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel.
That’s the reason for GriefShare, a special seminar and support group for people grieving the loss of someone close. This group is sponsored by people who understand what you are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encouragement during this difficult time.
Each one of GriefShare’s 13 sessions includes a DvD Session and Discussion of people who have experienced losses like yours, as well as small group discussion about what you’ve seen on the video. You are welcome to begin attending the group at any session. Each session is “self-contained” so you don’t have to attend in sequence.
If you are interested, please contact Connie Elzey.
Disciple Bible Study
Disciple Bible Study is an intensive course that emphasizes discipline reading of and listening to the scripture. It results in biblically nourished persons committed to life as disciples. Disciple began in The United Methodist Church in 1987. Myers Memorial UMC graduated its first class of Disciple students in 1993. In May 2017, we celebrated two more classes of Disciple graduates and look forward to more classes beginning in the fall. If you are interested in participating in a Disciple Class, please contact Connie Elzey.
Fall 2019
Disciple 1: Fast Track on Wednesdays
Short Term Disciple: Psalms on Sundays
Divorce Care and DC4Kids
A 13 week DVD series deals with topics for those going through separation and divorce. If you are interested, the next session of DivorceCare and DC4Kids will begin in the new year.
United Methodist Men
The United Methodist Men meet the 1st Sunday of each month at 8:00 AM for breakfast, Business, and a Devotion. UMM hosts an annual BBQ to raise funds for church mission and ministries!
The Michael McSween Memorial Scholarship is made available by the Myers Memorial United Methodist Men, Gastonia, North Carolina and fund administration is by a Scholarship Committee of the United Methodist Men. A Scholarship Committee will grant annual scholarships of varying amounts to rising college freshmen who meet certain criteria.
2019 Recipient
Lauren Snyder
United Methodist Women
The United Methodist Women currently has 2 Circles that meet on a monthly basis.
The JOY Circle meets the 2nd Thursday at lunch time. The Koinonia Circle meets on the 3rd Tuesday at 6pm at Panera Bread on Franklin Blvd. Come and be part of one of Circles, we have one to fit your needs!
There is a women’s only bible study that meets Wednesday mornings from 9:15 to 11:00 AM with the exception of the summer months, for a variety of Bible Study topics and series.
Support Groups

meets on Tuesdays at 11am in the Asbury Room. Enter the building through the portico entrance. Park in the parking lot behind Bank of America.
At Al-Anon Family Group meetings, the friends and family members of problem drinkers share their experiences and learn how to apply the principles of the Al-Anon program to their individual situations.for persons and families with substance abuse problems.
meets on Thursdays at 7:30pm in the Youth Lounge. Enter the building from the back side of the church’s education building (in the lot connected to the Pumpkin Patch area). NA is a nonprofit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem.