Faith Reformed Baptist Church
Sunday School Curriculum Project

What is it?

In 1982, after many years of struggling to find Sunday School materials that were both substantial in biblical content and doctrinally compatible with the confessional position of our church, the elders of Faith Reformed Baptist Church in Media, PA decided to undertake the massive project of preparing our own, with the hope that it would be useful to others who faced the same dilemma. Our goal was to prepare a cyclical Sunday School curriculum for use by Calvinistic Baptist churches for children and young people from age 3 through high school.

Thus far, we have succeeded in preparing materials for age four through grade 12. Largely through word-of-mouth publicity and this website, we have received orders for all or part of the curriculum from over 185 other churches around the country. At the request of some of the churches using the material, I have also made available a number of my adult Sunday School courses for those who are interested.

What's new?

I just converted my unpublished Church History textbook, Making Dry Bones Live, into five quarters of adult Sunday School material (omitting student questions, charts, bibliography, and indexes) that are now available as part of the curriculum. The quarters contain between eight and eleven lessons, but the lessons are longer than those in other series and may take more than a week to teach. This year I taught adult Sunday School courses on Studies in Ezekiel and The Christian Perspective, a course I teach to my students at school that contrasts a Christian approach to a variety of academic disciplines to that taken by a humanist.

What does the curriculum contain?

Click on the following to view information about the Faith Reformed Baptist Church Sunday School Curriculum Project:

Adult Sample Lesson
Description of VBS Programs
VBS Sample Lesson

Who are the authors?

Bob Walton - The project editor and major writer for grades 7-12, Bob is an elder, Sunday School superintendent, and adult Sunday School teacher at FRBC, and has been teaching high school Bible in Christian schools for over 30 years. He is the author of Chronological and Background Charts of Church History (Zondervan, 1986; revised and expanded edition, 2005) and Making Dry Bones Live (an unpublished church history textbook designed for use by high school and college students), which is now available as part of the adult curriculum (see above). He has also recently posted a set of Notes on Classic Literature for use by English teachers in Christian high schools.

Chris Walton - The author of the material for grades 1-2 and 5-6 and the VBS programs is a long-time Sunday School teacher, substitute teacher in Christian schools, and tutor. She also had to cope with the disadvantage of having her husband edit her writing.

Laura Sweet - A free-lance writer from Midland, Michigan and former editor of the newsletter of the Sovereign Grace Baptist churches in her area, Laura is the author of the material for ages 4-5 and grades 3-4.

Rick Horne - The author of the high school units on teen sexuality and career stewardship is an elder, Christian school guidance counselor, and well-traveled speaker on matters concerning Christian education. He is the author of How Much Spring Is In Your Diving Board? (ACSI, 1995).

How much does the curriculum cost?

As of September 1, 2005, we instituted new pricing and distribution options for the curriculum. The material is now available in two forms - electronic and the standard hard copy. The electronic version will continue to cost $25 per quarter, while the hard-copy version will now sell for $30 per quarter (after over 20 years at the same price, the cost of materials necessitated an increase here). If you would like the electronic version, please specify both the delivery method (CD or e-mail attachment) and the format (MS Word or WordPerfect). Those who purchase the lessons may duplicate them as necessary for their own use (we would appreciate it if you wouldn't make copies and pass them around to other churches, of course). Since the lessons are cyclical, it is not necessary to purchase new materials every year.

How do I order lesson materials?

If you wish to place an order for any of the available curriculum, write to the e-mail or "snail mail" address below. Be sure to include your name, the church's name, address, phone number and e-mail address (if appropriate), along with a list of the materials you wish to purchase. Please send a check for the appropriate amount with your order, made out to the editor, not the church (for those outside the United States, prices are in US dollars). Materials will be shipped as soon as a check for the appropriate amount is received.

Faith Reformed Baptist Church Sunday School Curriculum Project
Robert C. Walton, editor
1516 Elson Rd.
Brookhaven, PA 19015-1927
(610) 872-5305

Questions? Write to me now at: rwalton@rcwalton.com