Adult Activities
Aerobics
Aerobics at Saxe Gotha will keep you fit and healthy year round. Vicki Beatty, our Aerobics Director, is a high energy instructor who keeps aerobics fun! Vicki leads the majority of the weekly sessions that take place both morning and evening in the Fellowship Hall. We offer Cardio Aerobics, Advanced Step, Body Sculpting, Pilates, Ballet Barre and Hi/Lo Aerobics/Weights.
Please contact Vicki Beatty (803.926.9917) for more information, or pick up a copy of the current Aerobics Schedule in the SGPC Administrative Offices.
Men's Basketball League
The basketball league for men has ended. Check back for details on future leagues, which will include registration details and deadlines. All games are played in the SGPC Gym. Questions? Contact SGPC Deacons Terry Cagle or Ron Cathey.
Pick-Up Basketball
On weekdays at noon we have pick-up basketball here in the SGPC Gym. Anyone is welcome to play, but church rules must be followed.
All players are required to fill out a registration form and have their driver's license on file with SGPC before playing pick-up basketball.
Please note that all pick-up sessions will have a designated church leader. This person will make decisions on disputes. Please respect this leader's decisions and thank him for making the session possible.
WE WILL PLAY IN A CHRISTIAN ATMOSPHERE.
WE WILL EXPECT ALL PLAYERS TO DISPLAY A CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE.
WE WILL HAVE FUN & PRAISE GOD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
Saxe Gotha reserves the right to refuse to allow anyone to play if he cannot abide by the church rules.
Questions about our weekday basketball? Please be sure to contact our leaders as listed below.
Ministry Leader: Jim Fisher
SGPC Deacons: Terry Cagle and Ron Cathey
Contact Tommy Haile via email for information regarding Men’s pick-up basketball on Sunday and Wednesday evenings.
Adult Softball
Church members and friends have the opportunity to play on a Saxe Gotha team in the Lexington County Church Leagues during the spring and fall. Men or women who are a minimum of 15 years old qualify to play. Men play on Monday nights and the co-ed team plays on Tuesday night. Coaches are Michael Elkins for Co-ed team (803.446.7574) and Mike Kinney for men's team (803.422.5414).
The fall season typically begins near the first of August.
Walking
Walking is a great exercise and conveniently available in a safe environment at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian. For the walker who likes temperature control or wants to stay dry on a rainy day, it is 16 1/2 laps per mile around the gym. Just check the SGPC Calendar to see if the gym is available for walking.
If you enjoy and prefer strolling in the great outdoors, it is three laps per mile around the church parking lot of the Main Building to the front side of the church (sanctuary side). You can walk the entire property at two laps per mile by going from the front of the church all the way around the rear of the Light House. Get a partner or group together and start walking on a regular basis. This is a great way to exercise, meditate and have prayer with God.
Children & Youth Activities
UPward Elementary Basketball League
Saxe Gotha will offers an Upward Basketball League as a ministry for elementary age children (1st through 6th grade). Upward Sports was established in 1995 and has become the world’s largest Christian youth sports provider. The mission of Upward Sports is to promote the discovery of Jesus through Sports, as it seeks to develop athletes spiritually, mentally, athletically and socially.
Registration typically starts in November, so check back in late fall for registration details. Games begin in December and end in late February. You must register via the SGPC Upward webpage, as registrations are online only. All players must be evaluated in order to participate. Evaluations take 15-20 minutes each and set dates are chosen for evaluations each year.
Terry Cagle recruits coaches and other volunteers needed in support of this program. If you would like to volunteer for this ministry, please contact Terry via email or phone.
Lead Volunteer: Terry Cagle or 803.331.1622
MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Church members and their friends looking for a church home are invited to play on our Middle and Senior High Basketball teams. We have fall seasons for Middle School and High School. Some years there is a Middle School Spring/Summer season. The purpose for this time is to help the players improve their basketball skills while playing in a fun, safe, and Christian environment. There is always at least one, and most of the time two, of our local middle school coaches present.
In addition to league play, Middle School students are invited to open gym play year-round on Fridays from 7:00-9:00 pm. based on availability of the gym. These are pick-up games and drills run by the Middle School coach Barry Sease.
Registrations are currently closed. Check back again for registration information. Teams will be formed by age groupings of 12-14 and 15-17 (age on Sept. 1) and will play against other church teams in the area.
Deadlines:
High School Basketball: n/a - not currently in season
Middle School: n/a - not currently in season
Registration Fees : $40 per player & must accompany completed registration form. Add $25 if you need a reversible game jersey. Download Registration Form. Also, registration forms are available in the SGPC recreation/health area that's near the gym (please enter via the main administrative offices) once registrations are open.
Practice: High School Teams will practice Sundays from 2:30-4:00 pm starting early October. Middle School Teams will practice on Sundays from 1:00 to 3:00 starting early October. Middle School students are invited to open gym play year-round on Fridays from 7:00-9:00 pm. based on availability of the gym.
For questions or to get placed on the email list to keep up with the scheduled days, you may send an email to the appropriate leader below.
Middle School Basketball Volunteer:
Barry Sease 803.808.8437 - sgpcmsbb@hotmail.com
High School Basketball Volunteer:
Barry Morgan 803.446.4828 - bmorgan@gmka.com
Summer Camps
Saxe Gotha Kids: VBS, Activities & Camps
We have many fun and exciting activities to offer children this summer through our 2017 Summer VBS - Galactic Starveyors, Activities & Camps! Our SGPC summer camps continue to be a big hit for the children in our community each summer. Kids play and learn about art, basketball and much more! We welcome the children of SGPC members, as well as any children in the community who are not a formal part of Saxe Gotha Presbyterian. So make plans to join us this summer for a LOT of FUN in a very wholesome, Christian environment! Be sure to check out the Children's ministry webpage, too, for other activities for kids that are planned for this summer!
2017 Summer VBS, Activity & CAMP DAtes
June 5-8 Kelly’s Camp - Amazing Circus Kids
June 19-23 Art Camp – Early Childhood AND Elementary/Intermediate
June 26-29 Vacation Bible School (morning & evening options)
Bible Book Club meets 4 times: June 7, June 21, July 12 and July 26
July 10-13 Basketball Camp
July 10-13 Kelly's Camp - Flip-Fly Gymnastics
July 10 -14 or LEGO WeDo Amazing Missions Camp (Rising 2nd - 3rd graders)
July 24-28 LEGO Mindstorms Nature's Fury Camp (Rising 4th-6th graders)
Aug 7 – 10 Kelly’s Camp - Ninja Sports Challenge Camp
2017 Summer VBs, Activity & CAMP Descriptions
Vacation Bible School: Galactic Starveyors
Mark your summer calendars now for 2017 VBS at SGPC. - FREE - June 26 -29, 2017
(AM Session: 9 – 12 noon or PM Session: 6:30 – 8 pm) Boys & girls - rising three year olds to rising sixth graders. COST: FREE. Our SGPC Vacation Bible School is always an exciting time for children to learn about God’s word through terrific music; fun, hands-on activities; creative, multi-sensory experiences; and energetic large group assemblies that are led by a youth praise band and adult “characters” who dramatically tell about the VBS Biblical theme. And remember---water day! VBS is a free experience that’s open to the community. This year’s VBS theme is Galactic Surveyors, where kids can “discover the incredible mysteries of the final frontier—right from your own backyard. Your telescope becomes a portal through which you encounter amazing and wonderful things designed by a Creator who is even bigger than the vastness of His creation. But the most amazing wonder to be discovered truly boggles the mind. Stay tuned for more…….”
CONTACT: For questions, to volunteer or to register by phone call Lori at 359-7770 ext. 28, or email llowman@saxegotha.org or Lee Ann Alexander at 359-7770, ext. 42, or email lalexander@saxegotha.org.
Bible Book Club
This program is for rising 4 year olds through rising 5th graders. This program meets four times during the summer; June 7, June 21, July 12 and July 26 from 10:00 – 11:30 AM. Cost: $20/ child and $10 each for siblings. Bible Book Club is similar to the public library summer reading club. Children will read one story during each class as well as complete unique crafts and snacks that relate to the weekly theme. Prizes will be given for reading at home and at the end, for completing the book. You must register by June 1 so that books can be ordered for students.
CONTACT: For questions, to volunteer or to register by phone call Lori at 359-7770 ext. 28, or email llowman@saxegotha.org or Lee Ann Alexander at 359-7770, ext. 42, or email lalexander@saxegotha.org.
Kelly’s Amazing Circus Kids
June 5-8, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Room 145/146 in Light House, boys and girls ages 3 – 10. Camps include walking tight wires, juggling, trapeze tricks, ring skills, parallel bars routines, tumbling, balancing on barrels and boards and lots of silly circus fun! Bring your favorite outfit the last day and dress up! Daily crafts, hand art and balloon animals will be part of the fun for all campers. To register: call Kelly at 803-359-0433 or visit http://kellysgymn.com/.
Art Camp
Art Camp for Early Childhood and Elementary/Intermediate Art camp will be held June 19 - 23, 2017. Early Childhood Art Camp (ages 4 – 6) will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Cost: $85. Elementary/Intermediate Art Camp from 12:30 – 3:45 p.m. Cost: $155 per child ($5.00 discount for second sibling). Art Camp – Elementary (ages 7-12) session 12:30 – 3:45 p.m. is currently full. Camps will be held in Room’s 230 – 235 lower level of Fellowship Hall/Welcome Center. Deadline: Open until camp is full. (Limited to 30 students). If payment is made the morning of camp, cash is required and will be $95 for Early Childhood and $165 for Elementary/Intermediate. Cost includes all materials and snacks. The children will be grouped by age and will participate in three different classes, each under the instruction of a different art instructor. Instructors are: ANGELA ZOKAN, she has a Bachelors and Interdisciplinary Masters of Art from USC. For the past 7 years Angela has been teaching art at Gilbert Elementary. In 2013 she was awarded the Young Promising Professional Award and last year was awarded Teacher of the year for Gilbert Elementary. ASHLEY KING has taught at Gilbert Primary School for 3 years and has her B.A. in Art Education from USC. ELIZABETH CLONTS currently teaches art at Lake Murray Elementary. She has a Bachelor’s of Fine Art from USC and a M.Ed. from Columbia College. ID and signature are required when children are picked up. To register: call Pansy at 803-359-07770 ext. 11 or click here. If you have questions, please contact: sgartcamp@gmail.com.
Basketball Camp for Children (Ages 6 - 11)
The 2017 Summer Basketball camp will be held July 10 – 13, 2017 (4 days), from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the gym. Cost: $75 per child (limit 48 players). The camp will be co-coached by Coach Bailey Harris. Bailey is the Lexington Wildcats Varsity Boys Head Coach. Bailey has coached the Wildcats for 28 years. They have been 4A Region Champions for two years, and 4A State runner-up in 2010. Also co-coaching will be Joey Reid. Joey is an assistant coach at Lexington High School, a former player and assistant coach at Presbyterian College. He was also, a former head coach at Thornwell High School. Camp participants will receive 12 hours of instruction, a basketball, camp T-shirt, Christian attitudes, positive life lessons and healthy snacks. ID and signature required when children are picked-up. To register: call Pansy at 803-359-07770 ext. 11 or click here.
Kelly’s Flip-Fly Gymnastics
July 10-13, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Room 145/146 in Light House, boys and girls ages 3 – 10. This camp is for those that are flipping, flying and tumbling all over the house! Camp includes coordination, self-discipline, challenging skills and lots of fun on beams, bars, box tumbling and swinging around on rings and things in a safe environment. Daily crafts, medals and designing your own camp ribbon. To register: call Kelly at 803-359-0433 or visit http://kellysgymn.com/.
Kelly’s Ninja Sports Challenge Camp
August 7 – 10, 2017 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, Room 145-146 in the Light House for boys and girls ages 4-10. This exciting camp will include sports training and Ninja obstacle course challenges. Games include noodle hockey, frisee tag, basketball buddies, and the noodle wars. The camp will include ladder and beam courses that is very rewarding and unique for all ages. Bring your Ninja gear or outfit and challenge yourself through our tunnels and secret passage to win the prize! To register: http://kellysgymn.com/ for forms or call Kelly at 803-359-0433.
Tech-Know Time LEGO Robotics Camps (for Rising 2nd – 6th Graders)
2017 Camp Session Dates: July 10-14 OR July 24-28
Location: Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church Light House – Room 141/142
LEGO WeDo 2.0 Amazing Missions Camp (Rising 2nd – 3rd graders)
Cost: $160 includes a camp t-shirt
- Time: 8:30-11:30 AM
- Limit: 18 students / session
- Program Note: Individual robotic kit / computer*
LEGO Mindstorms Nature’s Fury Camp (Rising 4th-6th graders)
- Cost: $185 includes a camp t-shirt
- Time: 1:00-4:30 PM
- Limit: 24 students / session
- Program Note: 2 campers per robotic kit / computer*
*All robotics kits, projects, computers remain property of Tech-Know Time.
Tech-Know Time is back again at Saxe Gotha for its 6th year of LEGO robotics summer camps. It offers supportive, teacher-led instruction followed by hands-on learning that focuses on programming and constructing LEGO models. These specialized robotics camps are designed so that students develop skills in STEM: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These fun and dynamic projects also give children many opportunities to become creative thinkers, problem solvers, and collaborative team members.
Instructors:
Susan Shepherd – 21 years teaching experience in Lexington 1, currently teaches in the gifted/talented program at Midway Elementary School.
Sherry Clapp – 10 years teaching experience, currently teaches Project Lead the Way Engineering (PLTW) courses at Irmo High School and previously taught computer and STEM classes to Grades K - 5 at Midway Elementary School.
Registration opens March 10, 2017 and remains open until camp sessions are full. For registration forms and more information about the camp sessions, visit the Tech-Know Time website at www.techknowtime.com.
Fitness CenteR
Did you know that Saxe Gotha has a fitness center?
The Fitness Center has a treadmill, an upright and recumbent bike, an elliptical, free weights, and a wide variety of circuit type weight and resistance machinery. A Fitness Center Orientation is required to join!
Please contact Joe Moore via email to sign up for a fitness orientation or get details on when the next one will be offered.
Fitness Center Guidelines and Hours
Health & Wellness
Lexington Medical Center Free Health Assessments
A few times a year the Lexington Medical Center staff visit to offer free health assessments to our church members and individuals in our community. LMC will visit Saxe Gotha Presbyterian on Thursday, March 23, 2017. During these appointments qualified LMC medical staff will offer the following health screenings: Blood Pressure Assessment, Glucose (blood sugar) screening test for risk of developing diabetes, Lipid Profile (Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL and Triglycerides), and Screening test for coronary heart and vascular disease. You may also request the following additional screenings: Thyroid Profile (detects thyroid abnormalities) for $32; or Vitamin D Level (detects deficiencies) for $40. (Note: You must pay for additional screenings with cash or check only.) Please know that PSA testing is not available this year.
The LMC Health Screenings will be held from 7:30-10:30 AM in Main Building, Room 155 (across from gym) on March 23, 2017. Test are open to anyone, but you must make an appointment by calling or emailing Pansy Floyd (359-7770, ext. 11). Know that all testing requires fasting for 12 hours prior to the test. Please know that there are a limited number of spots available.
All participants receive their screening results via confidential mail and/or a telephone call. We strongly encourage participants with abnormal results to follow up with a physician.
CPR & First Aid Certifications
The American Heart Association conducts a CPR & First Aid Certification Class a minimum of once a year. This includes AED training and information on the Saxe Gotha emergency plan presented in the last 30 minutes. Ministry team leaders who will be using their skills for church events or mission trips will be free. All others will pay the required fee. Please our church newsletter, This Week at Saxe Gotha, for the next available date.
Events
Lexington's Race Against Hunger
Saxe Gotha established Lexington's Race Against Hunger (LRAH) in 2001, with the goal of increasing awareness of world hunger and raising funds to benefit the hungry both locally and worldwide. One hundred percent of funds raised through LRAH go directly to charitable organizations. Charities that have benefited from LRAH include World Vision, the Souper Bowl of Caring, Lexington Interfaith Community Services (LICS), Oliver Gospel Mission, and Area Churches Together Serving (ACTS).
Over sixteen years, LRAH has donated $354,545.31 to local charities and has grown to an average of 1000 participants each year. In addition, approximately 150 people from the community volunteer each year to help with the event. Over half of these are members of local law enforcement who help to keep our streets safe for the runners and walkers.
LRAH is a great opportunity the competitive runner, the fun runner, and families. Our real winners are all the hungry that will benefit through funds raised and an increased awareness of hunger issues. Together we have made a difference, and we will continue to grow the dream to make an even bigger difference in future years!
The seventeenth (17th) Annual Lexington's Race Against Hunger will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017! Be sure to visit the official race webpage to register, www.LRAH.org. Every year we have record numbers participate to raise money for the designated local charities who feed those in need! Annually this event raises the awareness levels of hunger locally and worldwide. For full race results and sponsors, go to www.LRAH.org.
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