In the liturgy for our baby dedications, adults promise to support and care for the child “for they belong to us as well.” The children in our church family promise to pick them up when they fall, and show them the way when they get lost. We take these promises seriously, knowing that the nurture of children is a holy responsibility. We sing and clap, we laugh and race cars together, we make crafts and learn to pray. Most of all, we remind children that God loves them, and so do we.
Some favorite special events:
- Children’s Christmas Story
- Egg Hunt and Easter Story-time
- Vacation Bible School
- Family Mission Nights
- Wonderful Wednesdays during the summer
- Children’s Mission Day
- PASSPORT Kids Camp (3rd-5th grade)
- Willow Run Retreat (3rd-5th grade)
- RA Car Race
- GA Mother/Daughter Tea
Our goal in the preschool suite is to teach our babies through kindergarteners of God’s love and the life and ministry of Jesus. We hope that children, from their earliest days of memory, will come to know church as a good place to be – a place where they will be affirmed and accepted not for what they can do, but for who they are as children of God.
Sunday mornings:
Sunday School 9:45-10:45
Extended Session for babies - kindergarteners 10:45-12:00
Wednesday nights:
Mission Friends 6:45-7:30 (fall semester) or 5:30-6:15 (spring semester)
Music from 5:30-6:15 (fall) or 6:45-7:30 (spring)
Our goal in the grade-school suite is to engage our children in Bible study with life application skills, missions education as well as missions involvement, and to help each child begin to recognize the gifts God has given them to share with others.
Sunday mornings:
Sunday School 9:45-10:45
Children’s worship 11-12:00, typically the 3rd Sunday of each month
Other Sundays, 1st-5th graders worship with their families
Wednesday nights:
RA’s for boys/GA’s for girls 6:45-7:30 (fall semester) or 5:30-6:15 (spring semester)
Music from 5:30-6:15 (fall) or 6:45-7:30 (spring)
