English as a Second Language (ESL)

All ESL classes are full at this time.

Our English as a Second Language (ESL) classes completed another successful year and will resume in September. An exact schedule of classes can be found on this website or by calling the church office.

St. Philip’s is proud of its students in the ESL Program. These classes are designed to provide English skills to non-native English speakers, allowing them to develop skills to more fully participate in the community. We are pleased to have been recognized once again by ExxonMobil, thanks to our teacher, ExxonMobil employee Mary Johns, and have received another monetary grant in support of our ESL program. We also received a grant from the Chevron Corporation thanks to the volunteer efforts of teacher Tom Wilkinson.

The church has been offering free classes to non-native English speakers for the past eleven years. During that time we have had beginning, intermediate and advanced English classes. Students from all over the world come to these classes and thoroughly enjoy their time with the teachers and other students. The studies involve class work, homework, and occasionally a field trip. Students also have the opportunity to participate in ongoing activities at St. Philip’s United Methodist Church such as volunteer work days, worship and independent field trips with church members. This provides the opportunity for students to interact with the traditional English-speaking community in a safe, non-threatening environment. Our students have come from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Taiwan, Vietnam and others. Students have ranged in age from 15 to 90!

We are proud of our many hard-working students, and we are especially proud of the teachers and their helpers who give so much of their time and talents to make this program work.

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To see the type of classes conducted at St. Philip's, click on: Class Schedule

St. Philip's United Methodist Church
5501 Beechnut       Houston, TX 77096
713-666-2175 ~~~ www.spumc.com