Children’s Ministries
“Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.” Joel 1:3
We’re committed to enriching your child’s life with Biblical teaching and the good news of Jesus Christ. Our children’s classes are divided up by age and take place in a safe, interactive environment that they’ll be excited to visit every Sunday.
Throughout the year we host various events like Vacation Bible School, Fall Festival, Easter Egg Hunt and Adventure Days to bring the kids together. We consider it our privilege to help your child experience the love of Jesus Christ.
Our goal is to make your child feel welcomed and valued as well as to provide a clean and age-appropriate atmosphere for learning and fun.
Our nursery is divided into three rooms:
-Birth—12 months (or walking)
-12 months—24 months
-24 months—4 years
We currently have six employees who take care of the nursery plus several volunteers who step in from time to time. All of our paid staff are certified in CPR. In an effort to protect our children from illness, we do ask that your children be fever-free for no less than 24 hours before bringing them to the nursery. We clean between every meeting and undergo a deep cleaning at least three times a week.
Sunday School
Children ages 2-4 years meet in our preschool nursery room, where they have a lesson and generally sing a few songs. If your child is 4 you may choose to leave them in the nursery during the worship service, or you may pick them up at the end of Sunday School and take them to the service with you and let them be dismissed to Children’s Church.
Sunday Service
When you drop your child off in the nursery you will get a pager. If for any reason we need you, we will page you back to the nursery. The nursery is open for children from birth through age 4. Parents with 4-year-olds may choose to take their children into the Sanctuary for the beginning of the service and then have them dismissed for Children’s Church, or children may stay in the nursery the entire length of the service. Children’s Church is for ages 4 through kindergarten.
Wednesday Night
All rooms (birth – 4 years) open at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday during The Gathering.
Sunday School
Sunday SchoolOur Sunday School classes are divided into three classes:
-Four year olds-Kindergarten
-First-second grade
-Third-fourth-fifth grade
Teachers use Great Commission Publications for their curriculum, and our first-second graders learn Catechism. All children’s Sunday School classes meet in the Education Wing, located on the corner of 24th Avenue and 10th Street. The best way to access this building is the door by the playground.
Sunday Service
Children’s Church is for age 4 through kindergarten (first grade and up stay in the service), and children are dismissed to a classroom in the Education Wing about 15 minutes into the service. Adult volunteers teach a lesson and lead crafts or games with the kids.
Wednesday Night
On Wednesday nights the first through fifth graders enjoy eating together in the adult-supervised Children’s Table Room behind the kitchen. Children in kindergarten or younger eat with their parents in the Fellowship Hall. At 5:55 p.m., after supper, children are dismissed to their classrooms, where four year olds and kindergartners have a Bible lesson, crafts, and music while first through fifth graders have a lesson and/or music. Classes are dismissed at 6:45 p.m.
Bible Drill is a fun growth experience for our fourth and fifth graders. Participating students will develop skills in the use of the Bible, increase their knowledge of the Bible, and learn how to apply the Bible to everyday life experiences. They do this through very fun and interactive activities and outings that are mostly “on the road” adventures.
We learn:
- All of the books of the Bible
- How to find any of the books of the Bible in 10 seconds
- 25 key verses and references by memory
- 10 key Bible passages and the ability to find them in 10 seconds
Time: 5:15 – 6:45 p.m. Sundays from September through mid-April
Contact: Billie Stephenson