CHILDREN

Children’s Chapel

While we love to have children in church, sometimes they need space to wiggle, make noise, and pray for macaroni and cheese and their pets. At the 10:15 am service, after the Children’s Sermon children are invited to leave to have their own church experience.

In Children's Chapel we do the same things that adults are doing in church, but at a developmentally appropriate level for children. We will talk about the Gospel, pray our own Creed or statement of beliefs. Prayers of the People give us a chance to pray for families, teachers, pets, friends, people we find it hard to be friends with, and even our favorite foods.

We end our time with a confession of sins and asking God to help us to do better when we don’t do everything we’re supposed to. We re-join our families at the Peace.

Sunday School

PRE-K – 1ST GRADE

Godly Play

Teachers: Sandy Smoot, Susan Murphy

Our youngest Sunday School class will engage with stories from the Bible, Old Testament until Advent and then New Testament after Christmas. They will combine these immersive stories with wondering questions as well as with crafts and coloring to help them understand better.

2ND – 4TH GRADE

God’s Stories as Told By God’s Children

Teachers: Margaret Kerfoot, Debbie Bulford, John Barkmeyer

Middle-Elementary age children will explore stories from the bible throughout the year. They will engage in familiar stories through a new lense with modern language and activities and discussion that will help them see how the ancient stories of the bible relate to their lives now.

5TH – 8TH GRADE

God’s Stories as Told By God’s Children

Teachers: Maggie Keller, Wallace Benton, Gina Nason, Jack Nightengale

Upper-Elementary and Middle School Students will use the same curriculum as the middle-elementary class, but they will be encouraged to think even more critically about what these stories mean and how they can shape our view of the world and how we live out our call to be followers of Christ.

Parent Meeting

Sunday, September 14 at 9:15 am in the Community Room (lower floor)

As our children and youth kick off Sunday School for the year, please plan to stick around for a parent meeting. We will talk about what your children will be learning throughout the year, share calendars of events, and discuss how we can best support you in your own faith formation.