Life Long Learning

Life Long Learning, a non-profit corporation, was organized on March 11, 1993. Its purpose is to offer individuals residing in or near the Upper Perkiomen Valley opportunities to learn through hearing talks and participating in discussions on many topics including history, the arts, health, religion, travel, gardening, cultural diversity, cooking, literature, finance, and much more.

Life Long Learning fulfills its purpose by offering a series of seminars in the spring and fall each year. Three concurrent one-hour seminars are held before a thirty minute coffee break and three concurrent seminars are held after. Participants may choose two seminars – one from each time frame. Field trips may be planned to enhance the classroom experience. It is our hope that there will be something to interest everyone with each spring and fall session.

Life Long Learning is intended primarily for senior citizens in the Upper Perkiomen Valley and surrounding areas, but people of all ages are welcome to participate. There is a modest charge for the educational series to cover refreshments, facility costs, insurance, postage and equipment. The New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ graciously provides rooms and the necessary clerical and custodial services. The Upper Perkiomen School District generously assists with technology needs and printing requirements.

Life Long Learning has no paid staff. Its board of directors and all of its faculty members are volunteers, freely contributing their time, talents, and energy to what has become an important and popular part of the Upper Perkiomen Valley’s cultural life.

Board of Directors
Carol Elias, President
Annette Thompson, Treasurer
Priscilla Kistler, Recording Secretary
Sharon Muntz, Recording Secretary
Maribeth Reigner, Communications Secretary
                       

Jeff Arner                   Susan Royer
Kathy Doyle              Charles Shagg
Gail Gerhard             Linda Shagg
Glenn Gilbert            Luanne Stauffer    
Thomas Henry          Jean Thobaben
Ellen A. Leh               Kathie Utz
Sandra Park              Janet Weikel
                                   Linda Woodley
 
             
Mr. James Roth, Audio-Visual Coordinator                          
Dr. Allyn J. Roche, Upper Perkiomen School District Liaison 

If you are interested in being a speaker for one of our upcoming events, please contact our board at uplifelonglearning@gmail.com

Each instructor contributes their time to the Life Long Learning program.
We express our deep gratitude for their kind assistance.

Fall 2025 Class Instructors

Wendy Adam – Retired Knoll Employee

Melanie Cunningham – President, Titanium Finishing Co.

Carolyn David –National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and other noteworthy affiliations

Scott Paul Gordon – Lehigh University Professor; holds the Andrew W. Mellon chair; Award winning author

Dan Greer – local woodcarver

Karrie Hontz – Penn State Master Gardener

Sharon Gross – Penn State Master Gardener since 2005

Norman Hunsberger – Retired local businessman

Leigh Kieser – Penn State Master Gardener

Ben Munisteri – Associate Dean; DeSales University’s School of Performing Arts

Sharon Muntz – Retired UPSD Librarian and Teacher, LLL Board Member

Candace Perry – Curator of Collections at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

Becky Putera – Retired Owner of Stauffer Glove and Safety

LeAnne Sykes –Museum Assist for the Peter Wentz Farmstead in Montgomery County

New Goshenhoppen Quilters – Quilting group at New Goshenhoppen UCC

Annette K. Thompson – Retired UPSD Counselor, Genealogist, LLL Board Member

Eric Troutman – Living Revolutionary War Historian

Erin Uber – Penn State Master Watershed Steward

Jeff Vey – Intense interest in cultures and their history; Milford Township Supervisor

Sterling Vincent – UPMS 6^th grade student

Mary Wietecha – UPMS Drama Club Assistant Director/House Manager, retired UPMS Librarian

Linda Woodley – Retired UPSD Teacher and Reading Specialist, LLL Board Member

Tom Yenchick – Community Theatre Actor, Set Designer, Lighting Designer, Director, Choreographer, General Productions at the Forge Theatre

Velva Zarley – Steel River Playhouse volunteer since June 2009, Patron Services Liaison for the past 10 years

All registration is by mail. Complete the registration form and mail with $25.00 non-refundable fee to:

Life Long Learning, New Goshenhoppen U.C.C.
1070 Church Rd
East Greenville, PA 18041

Enrollment is limited. Prompt registration will ensure your place in the classes of your choice. Please indicate your first, second and third choice for each hour.

Classes will be held on the following four Tuesdays: April 7, 14, 21, 28. One session of three concurrent classes will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 am. Following a half-hour coffee break, a second session of three concurrent classes will be held from 11:00 am until noon.

All sessions will be held at New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ, East Greenville. Parking and elevator access are available in the lower parking lot next to the main church building.

On Tuesday, April 7th, the opening day, an orientation session will be held at 9:00 am.

Please make every effort to attend!

Participants can register for one course at 9:30 for all four weeks and one course at 11:00 for all four weeks and attend the courses for which they are registered.

For further information, contact our board at uplifelonglearning@gmail.com

All sessions are held in the Educational Wing of the New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ in East Greenville. Parking and elevator access are available next to the main church building.