Dear Friendship House MSU Student Community,
This is your invitation to sign up to be a part of our community and to register for our 2026 Fall semester of classes which begin on Tuesday, September 8th.
We plan to offer as many of our classes in a hybrid format (in-person here at the house as well as via Zoom).
We have two simple steps to register for the Fall semester and to be a part of our community;
Step 1 is to sign up for our community for only NEW students. To be a part of our community and to register for the 2026 Fall semester.
Step 1′ is to register for the 2026 Fall semester for only RETURNING students.
Step 2 is for All NEW or RETURNING students to take the 2026 Spring semester and pay a one-time semester fee of $25.00 per student. The cost of registering for the semester is $25.00, which allows you access to all classes that we offer this new semester. If you have difficulty paying for this, please let us know.
God’s Blessings to each of you, and we look forward to seeing you in class (or virtually) at the Friendship House next semester!
Mandy
2026 Fall Schedule of Classes
2026 Fall Schedule of Classes 2026 Fall Schedule of classes
2026 Fall Schedule of Classes (PDF)
2026 Fall Schedule of Classes (PDF) 2026 Fall Schedule of Classes
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Beginner Sewing Class
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Beginner Sewing Class
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God Keeps His Promises Bible Study
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Intermediate Conversational English & Life Skills
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Baking Class
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ISC (International Spouse Connection)
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ESL: Intensive English course – Level 1
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ESL: Intensive English course – Level 2
ESL: First Steps in English - Level 2 Teacher: Laura Bowman Teacher Laura holds a Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) [...]
The Parables of Jesus
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U.S. News & English
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