SHEPHERD'S CENTER-BEACHSIDE
Adventures in Learning for Adults
THURSDAY CLASSES @ EASTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
FRIDAY CLASSES @ ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Dates for Winter Term 2026
Winter classes and times posted online NOW!
29 December - Registration begins NOW! (click here for registration form)
Online Payment page is properly working now
8 January 2026 - Classes begin
284 Registered as of 1/9/2026
we lost another one of our shepherds
In Memory of
Doug Johansen
1943-2025
Doug taught "How we make decisions" and "Beginning Chess"
we lost another one of our shepherds
In Memory of
Phil Gerace
1941-2025
Phil taught many Ukulele classes at Shepherd's Center
we lost another one of our shepherds
In Memory of
Judy Rohan
1939-2025
Judy has been a member of Shepherd's Center Board of Trustees for ten years representing Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Melbourne Beach
we lost another one of our shepherds
In Memory of
Fran Bingnear
1942-2026
Fran was a dedicated volunteer for many years and the moderator for Trivia
Shepherd's Center-Beachside promoted a food drive to help replenish the food pantry shelves at Melbourne's Sharing Center. Together, our host churches, Ascension Lutheran and Eastminster Presbyterian collected over a ton of food (2,304 pounds). Thanks to everyone!!!
Shepherd’s Center Book Club List Winter Term 2026
1/08 - A Patchwork Planet - Anne Tyler - 277 pages
1/15 - The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman - 355 pages
1/22 - Buckeye - Patrick Ryan - 452 pages
1/29 - I’ll Take You There - Wally Lamb - 254 pages
2/05 - Playground - Richard Powers - 381 pages
2/12 - Beartown - Fredrik Backman - 418 pages
2/19 - Culpability - Bruce W. Holsinger - 340 pages
2/26 - Calico Joe - John Grisham - 198 pages
Halloween gala at Ascension Lutheran Church, 31 October, 2025.
Frank Stein & Bride of Frank
Captain Rob
OUR MISSION:
The purpose of Shepherd's Center-Beachside is to offer older adults a wide variety of seminars based on the peer-learning concept and designed to be intellectually stimulating in an informal and noncompetitive environment.
