Brookside Offers Free Spiritual Art Classes

Brookside Congregational Church today announced it will offer free spiritual art classes lead by Amber Nicole Cannan of Unchartered Tutoring, LLC, on Sundays as a part of its childhood and youth Christian Education Program.

“We are delighted to have Amber Nicole working with Brookside and providing such an innovative and fun way to learn,” said Rev. Laura Biddle, Interim Minister, Brookside Congregational Church. “She is well known in the community as the owner and operator of Unchartered Tutoring, that was a big hit with children and parents particularly during the pandemic and the challenges of remote learning.”

The program is open to students from 3 years of age through high school. The program will be teaching students through the medium of art, the scripture and spiritual lessons, in a way that they can relate to and better understand.

“I’m so thrilled and excited to be joining the community you have built at Brookside Congregational Church,” said Amber Nicole Cannan, founder at Unchartered Tutoring, LLC. “While Rev. Laura leads the adults in faith lessons, I will be helping the children explore similar themes using art.”

Everyone is welcome to join the free spiritual art classes on Sundays and there is no registration required. Church begins at 10 a.m. and the art class meets following the children’s story, when the kids will be dismissed to the large fellowship hall below the sanctuary. Children will be spread out in the large hall and masks are required. Brookside Church is located at 2013 Elm St. in the North End of Manchester.

About Unchartered Tutoring, LLC

Unchartered Tutoring provides after-school and in-school enrichment combining art and science since 2017. We also assist in summer camp programs and provide individual tutoring. Sometimes, we provide the occasional small event workshop and corporate team-building exercise. All of our offerings educate using art. We are not a paint bar nor do we wish everyone to produce the same artwork or learn the same things from a given lesson. Everyone has different educational objectives, hence the journey is unchARTered!

Unchartered follows science and data, believes in the power of art, pays people a sustainable wage and embraces diversity. Unchartered Tutoring, LLC is a US government certified economically disadvantaged woman owned small business and a company filled with people who ache to help their students.

About Brookside Congregational Church

Brookside Congregational Church, U.C.C. is a registered 501©3. The church has a tremendous impact on the Greater Manchester community as it provides not only a place of Sunday worship for parishioners, but it also provides a common location for numerous local nonprofits and community organizations to gather on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The mission of Brookside is community-focused. In keeping with its mission, the Church is utilized by over 30 organizations in the Manchester area. Many community groups for those dealing with addiction and grief use Brookside as a meeting place. There is a community garden for refugee immigrants and neighbors of Brookside, and there is an annual fundraiser for the local food pantry, and various other services including a parish nursing program and local theater group. In addition, two small congregations meet weekly in Brookside’s chapel and the Church is also home to Pastoral Counseling Services and the Brookside Thrift Shop that serves the local community. For more information visit: http://brooksidecc.info/

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