First Presbyterian Church creates Life Academy

With today's hectic busy families, traditional adult education classes running for months generally draw few members. So, First Presbyterian Church of Newhall created Life Academy, one hour courses taking three meetings or less. Jack Irwin, elder and head of the adult education committee, emphatically stated, "These are short burst classes. People will not have to commit to long term meetings. Everyone can commit to one hour at a time. That is all you have to do." The classes will be held on the church's facilities at 24317 Newhall Ave., Newhall. For more information, call the First Presbyterian Church at 661-259-0555, or check the church's Web site at www.presby-newhall.org. The fall 2008 Life Academy includes different types of courses, and they are scheduled as follows: 1. Colin Mitchell, certified public accountant and... [read full story]