Young Children and Worship

Our Children and Worship program offers an alternative worship setting for children for part of each worship service. Children experience a Bible story, respond with art or other activities, share a nutritious snack, and learn to pray together. At the 11:00 service this program is offered for age 4—grade 2. At the 9:00 service two groups are available: age 4—grade 1 and grades 2-5.

Children are welcome in our worship service. Nursery care is offered from 8:45 am to 12:15 pm for infants and toddlers through age 4 if parents prefer to use that alternative. Parents, please stop at the welcome center just inside our main entrance to register your children and pick up a pager for the morning. If your child needs you during the worship service, your pager will vibrate to call you to the nursery. For those who need to leave briefly during a “fussy time,” the service can be heard and seen from the great room.

Wednesday Night Live

Wednesday Night Live (WNL) is based on LOGOS, a midweek program used by more than 2,000 churches nationwide for over 35 years.  The program allows young people to observe and practice what it means to be a follower of Jesus through Bible study, worship skills (music), recreation, mission, and “family” dinner time.  Children and youth experience Christian community in partnership with adult mentors.  Caring relationships are guided by our one rule: You are a child of God: I’ll treat you that way.

 The elementary program meets from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm (carpools available from local schools). Youth meet from 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm.  Adults and preschoolers are welcome to join us for supper from 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm. Our Wednesday worship service begins at 6:10 pm.

Click here for the Wednesday Schedule.

Youth

The Middle School Youth meet from 6-7:45 pm on Wednesdays.
In their own way, they study Bible stories, become more active in mission outreach, and spend time snacking and being active.

The Senior High Youth have decided that watching a secular movie, followed by discussion on how God/Spirit worked in the lives of the characters/actors of the movie is an affirming way of spending their time in study of faith.

This page was last updated on September 14, 2007.