Who Are We?

Marian Weber

Marian and her husband Vernon and two boys Luke and Benjamin live on the Weber family farm near Herington, Kansas. With a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction, Mary works full-time with LampWick. She is also a part-time, freelance writer and is the author of Practice and Assess Through the Year, a book designed to aid early childhood teachers in measuring student progress. She is an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church where she takes turns teaching the pre-school Sunday school class. She is also frequently in charge of Vacation Bible School. One of her absolute favorite pastimes is curling up with a good book.

Brenda Hicks

Brenda lives in Winfield, Kansas with her husband Ross and two sons Samuel and Isaac. When not spending time with the family or working on LampWick, Brenda spends her days working at Southwestern College, a private, four-year Methodist school as the Director of Financial Aid. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English with a Creative Writing emphasis and a Master of Arts in Organizational Communication. She is an active member of First United Methodist Church where she sings in the choir and plays bells. She has also completed Disciple Bible Study. She continues to serve on church committees where needed and is an active member of her son's Parent Teacher Organization. One of her absolute favorite pastimes is planning birthday and holiday celebrations for family and friends.

Our Vision

LampWick Christian Curriculum, LCC seeks to deliver biblically based messages and themes to growing minds through the use of stories, songs, crafts and activities that engage the whole child – mind, body and soul – as they learn and practice Christian fellowship. LampWick recognizes the constraints busy schedules add to Sunday School and church curriculum preparation and strives to find ways to deliver quality programming with those time constraints in mind. Consequently, LampWick strives to deliver lesson plans that can be implemented anywhere, by anyone, and to any size group with only 30 minutes of teacher preparation.

We Believe....

We believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence he will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian* church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
- The Apostles' Creed

How Did We Begin?

LampWick was born while washing dishes following a Thanksgiving meal. Mary and Brenda (sister-in-laws by marriage, friends by choice) had long discussed starting a home-based business together and this was the idea that stuck. After several more meetings during holiday family times and a few extended weekends together, LampWick began to take shape and grow.

Dissatisfied with the options for Sunday School curriculum available today and concerned that today’s mainline curriculum avoids teaching the Bible stories they grew up with, the two decided to create curriculum that is easy to implement and that returns to the Bible and its stories. Brenda and Mary chose to begin with the Spirit Sparkler pre-school Sunday School curriculum, and are in the process of expanding the product to all elementary age groups. The new lines, Blazing Buddies (primary elementary) and Glow Getters (intermediate elementary) will be ready for purchase summer of 2007.