Faith Formation for Children

Sunday School is offered September – May at 9:45 a.m.
*View the 2022-23 Christian Education Booklet for details about educational opportunities for all ages!

Classes offered for Children

• Nurseries (Second Floor): Infant, Toddler, 2’s and 3’s
  The nursery is open and available for infants and toddlers during both morning worship services and Sunday school. During the Sunday school hour, volunteer teachers lead toddlers and the 2’s and 3’s in a special, age-appropriate class. Nursery staff and volunteers are under the nursery coordinator’s supervision.
• Children, Worship, & Wonder (CWW, Children’s Worship Center, Third Floor): 4-year-olds through 1st Grade
  Young children need a special environment where they can meet and worship God. Following the Children’s Time during the 11:00 a.m. worship, children (ages 4 years through 1st grade) are excused to the Children’s Worship Center. They learn the stories of our faith and worship God in a setting and style geared toward their needs and stages of development. CWW nurtures children’s innate sense of wonder, as they develop a sense of awe and reverence for worship.
• Preschool (Second Floor): 4-year-old Sunday School
  Children will enjoy learning about God’s Word through many different learning styles. Teachers work with children using age-appropriate lessons and play through art, music, and storytelling. This class will use curriculum which walks through key Old Testament and New Testament Bible stories each year.
• The River (Third Floor): K through 3rd Grade
  Younger elementary aged children will enjoy our Workshop Rotation Model Sunday school called The River, a name the children chose themselves. Using the Spark Rotation curriculum, kindergarten through third graders will spend four weeks on a Bible story, and visit different workshops each week in order to experience the same story from different perspectives. The workshops include “MArts” (Music & Arts), “God’s Table” (Cooking), “Holy Word, Holy Motion” (Bible Storytelling through games and drama), and “Holy Explosion” (Science).
• Faith in Action (Third Floor): 4th & 5th Grade
  Each week during Sunday school, 4th & 5th graders will gather together to learn about God’s Word for their lives. Each semester they will have the opportunity to put God’s Words to action as they work together on a special mission project. This class will use Holy Moly curriculum, which walks through key Old Testament and New Testament Bible stories.

• Kids’ Fellowship (Sundays 5:00-6:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall): 4-year-olds through 5th Grade
  Kids’ Fellowship begins with dinner provided by families for children ages 4 years old through fifth grade. After dinner, the children divide by age and progress through an engaging evening of recreation and music. Children will have the opportunity to run and play, experience Bible stories through Story and Stretch, and enjoy the opportunity to make music through a special weekly music experience.
  As part of the Sunday Night Kid’s Fellowship, the Music Experience (formally known as Children’s Choir) will gather upstairs in the Children’s Choir Suite in two separate groups at two separate times—divided by age. Music will focus on FUN, using voices, instruments and movement while preparing a Christmas Pageant to be presented on December 11 and a Sunday worship service in the spring.

Vacation Bible School (ages 4K – 5th grade) July 24-27, 2023

• Morning VBS July 24-27, 2023 “Come to the Table: Journey from the first Passover meal to the Last Supper” 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Children ages 4-years-old through rising 5th graders are invited to join us as we explore Old and New Testament stories from around the table. The Bible reminds us that God’s table has room for us all. From Egypt and Jerusalem to the welcome table, we will learn about what it means to be part of the family of God and the ways we are fed and nourished.
  • Registration is now open! Register HERE. Contact Elizabeth Link or Maria Blackshaw if you or your middle or high schooler are interested in volunteering.

• Child of God with the Rev. Elizabeth Link
  • Join Rev. Elizabeth Link for Child of God, a podcast for children and families. Each episode shares a story about God’s people and the ways we are a part of God’s family. The episodes are brief, but meaningful, and you can catch them while traveling in your car, while doing chores, or getting ready for bedtime, naptime, or to start your day! You may subscribe and listen to Child of God with the Rev. Elizabeth Link through your favorite podcast platform or by visiting our Podcasts page. Check out the introductory episode below!