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Adult Formation

Growing in Christ is a lifelong journey, shaped by worship, service, study, and prayer. At St. Thomas, we gather online and in person to learn together. Here are some of our adult formation offerings.

Journey Groups

A new journey begins February 16, using Manna and Mercy, a summary of the Bible by Daniel Erlander. In addition to providing an overview of the entire Bible, this resource also helps us interp…

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Prayer Group

St.Thomas’ Prayer group, along with our congregation, remember all who ask for our prayers. Our Prayer Group meets on Monday mornings. At each worship service, we read aloud those known to the parish who request our prayers. When you request that a name be placed on prayer list that person’s name will be read aloud on three successive Sundays. Please contact us again with an …

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Sunday Adult Formation

We use this time each week to explore a variety of biblical, theological, liturgical, ethical, societal and spirituality issues, using shared leadership in short-term series or stand-alone sessions. Suggestions of topics or issues are always welcome.

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Welcome Classes

These are offered periodically to introduce newcomers to St. Thomas and to the Episcopal Church.


Evening Prayer

Tuesdays & Thrusdasys at 5:30 on Zoom

This group gathers each evening for a brief time of readings and prayer.

Thursday Lectionary Bible Study

10-11:00 a.m. by phone

All women are invited to join this small group for prayer and study of each week’s upcoming Sunday lectionary texts. The study is led by Rev. Cindy Cox Garrard. A study sheet is provided each week. The group meets via conference call; sign up with [email protected]
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Dr. Denny Clark
Parish Theologian

    Dr. Denny Clark

    Parish Theologian

    Denny Clark has been teaching religious studies for well over thirty years, involving a wide variety of biblical, theological, and other religious courses — twenty-two years of which were at The College of Idaho. While there he was also on the Board of Directors for the Bethsaida Excavations Project in Israel and led multiple study tours to Israel/Palestine for college and community members.

    He was previously a Lutheran pastor (ELCA), including service as the pastor-developer of a new congregation and as Lutheran campus pastor to the University of Chicago. Since moving to the Columbus area nearly ten years ago, he has taught part-time for a variety of educational institutions (including Columbus State University), and continues to teach online courses for Saint Leo University, a Benedictine Catholic university based near Tampa. In addition, he worked for Chattahoochee Valley Episcopal Ministry, and been involved in fostering inter-religious understanding and cooperation in the Columbus area.

    Denny graduated from Aurora University with a B.A. in Theology and heavy minors in both Biology and Chemistry. Both his M.Div., which focused on Constructive Christian Thought and on Pastoral Ministry (which also included six months of Clinical Pastoral Education at the University of Chicago Hospitals & Clinics), and his Th.M. in New Testament were from Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. His Ph.D. in Biblical Interpretation was from The Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver.

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    Sundays in-person and online at 8:30am and 10:30am. Join us on YouTube, Facebook, or at St. Thomas Online.

    Sunday Morning: 8:30 am A brief service from the Chapel led by clergy with no music.

    Sunday Morning: 10:30 am A service from the Nave led by clergy and worship leaders that includes sacred music.

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    We are a church of loving, committed and searching Christians who value diversity and cherish the gifts of young and old alike. We welcome ALL God’s children into our sacramental community, respecting the dignity of every person as we are called to a ministry of reconciliation and inclusion. You are welcome here as God’s own.

    Like the apostle Thomas, we encounter the risen Christ in our lives together and find ourselves transformed.

    We invite you to worship, learn, and serve with us!

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    We know finding a church can be hard. We were all new to St. Thomas once, so let us tell you a little about ourselves.

    We are named for the apostle Thomas, whose life was changed when he encountered the risen Christ. His confession of faith, “My Lord and my God,” is printed above our altar.

    Like Thomas, we encounter the risen Christ in our life together and find our lives transformed. We invite you to worship, learn, and serve with us.

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    St. Thomas was founded in 1958 and is a congregation of about 400-600 people. A few folks have been here for a long time, but a lot of us are newcomers! Some of us grew up as Episcopalians, some of us came from other Christian traditions, and some of us have no religious background at all!

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    We invite gifts for our Continuing Faithfulness Capital Fund. Significant roof and HVAC maintenance will be needed in the next few years, as well as routine maintenance on the nave windows. We are building up this fund in order to be ready to address these needs as they arise. If you are able to make a gift above and beyond your annual pledge, consider giving to this fund.

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    The pet memorial garden is a garden for the remembrance of our beloved pets. It provides a permanent resting place for the pets who live on in our memories and in our hearts. It is a place to give thanks to God for the companionship of beloved animals and to commit ourselves to care for all of God’s creatures. Engraved bricks are arranged in the garden around the cross. Engraved bricks are available for purchase as a permanent way to remember your pet. The fee covers, the brick, installation of the brick, maintenance of the garden, and a donation to PAWS Humane Society of Columbus, Georgia.

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