Learning ministry

Want to stay with family during church? No problem. We have a kids area in the sanctuary where parents can sit with kids, or kids can play, color, and create without parents. There are adults to supervise this corner, and usually prepare an activity or two. There’s also fidget materials and kids books available in the back of the church. The best part? All these things aren’t just for kids!

We’re trying out a new model this year! Sunday School Sundays will feature worship that is a little more intergenerational or interactive with something for kids to do during that hour. Following church, kids can grab a snack at Fellowship Hour and then attend Sunday School for 45 min. from 11:15 AM -12 PM. These classes will include developmentally appropriate Bible stories, crafts, games and activities to apply and learn our faith in hands-on ways for different styles of learning. The dates for these Sundays are :

November 24 – Thanksgiving Sunday with food pantry collection during the service, and an intergenerational Advent Workshop after
December 15 – Christmas themed Sunday School & activity during church
January 5 – Epiphany (“We Three Kings”) Sunday with Communion, costumes, singing, and class after church
February 2 – Sunday with Communion and class after
March 2 – Mardi Gras Sunday with Communion and prayer beads during church, with class afterwards
April 13 – Palm Sunday with palms on parade in church, and class after
May 4 – TBD

We also offer an “All Ages” Sunday, where the worship service is intentionally designed to be inter-generational. Usually once each month there is a worship service designed just for this. This usually depends on the calendar. View the calendar for the next “All Ages” Sunday.

Nursery care available Sundays from 9:45 am – 11:15 am for young children

Confirmation for grades 8-10 is available every few years. Check with Rev. Emelia if you have a teen who would be interested in Confirmation.

We also offer Our Whole Lives relationship, development, and sexuality curriculum for middle and high school ages periodically. This is in a rotation and in a collaborative effort with other local churches. Click here to read more about this important program. If you’re interested, contact us to see when the next program will be starting up.

We have a one-room schoolhouse model for Sunday School, where kids in Kindergarten through middle school learn and play together focusing on the scripture or theme from Sunday worship. Each Sunday, kids are invited to join in Worship together. Then, after the “Story on the Steps,” kids are invited to participate in one of two ways:

If the Sunday School class is meeting in the classroom, kids will be invited to leave and then reconnect with family during Coffee Hour after church.

Sometimes, the Sunday School meets at a table during Worship, so kids can be engaged in an activity while Worship is going on.