“All religion is of life; and the life of religion is to do good.” - Doctrine of Life §1
Kempton New Church

Classes:

All classes welcome newcomers. All classes are held in homes. See each month's calendar to find out when and where the classes are meeting.

Society Doctrinal Class: a class for all ages with the pastor, ranging over a wide variety of topics; usually about 30 minutes of lecture interspersed and followed by questions; held about twice a month.

Reading and Discussion Group: reading through a book of the Writings with lots of discussion, led by the Rev. Andrew Heilman. Click here to show Andy's contact information.

Arcana Class: reading the Arcana Caelestia seriatim; led by Rev. Arne Bau-Madsen, reading and commenting on the text; about 30 minutes; held once a month. Click here to show Arne's contact information.

Inquirers’ Class: Rev. Paul Schorran leads a group geared for people new to the Heavenly Doctrine; members take turns reading passages from the Heavenly Doctrine, with open discussion; meets twice a month. Click here to show Paul's contact information.

Conjugial Love Class: a group of mostly young marrieds is reading through this book; each couple presents about three numbers; the pastor, the Rev. Lawson Smith, is present for questions; meets once a month. Click here to show Lawson's contact information.

High School Class is for juniors and seniors; the text is either True Christian Religion or Conjugial Love; the instructor is Rev. Arne Bau-Madsen; meets once a week for about 30 minutes, usually followed by social time. Click here to show Arne's contact information.

Morning Class is for mothers, getting together with the pastor to read applicable parts of the Word and support each other in the challenges of raising children; meets once a month, beginning with a simple worship for tots; led by the Rev. Lawson Smith. Click here to show Lawson's contact information.

Young Adults Class meets twice a month through the summer, for people entering college up to about 30 years old, with the Rev. Christopher Smith. Click here to show Chris's contact information.