Ongoing Activities
Wednesday Night Connection
Children learn that they are never too young to help transform the world as they study missions supported by the The United Methodist Church. As the 2nd-5th grade children prepare for a musical about Jonah, our discipleship study for all children will focus on Methodist missionaries who are serving in foreign countries including Mexico where our youth will travel this summer, Haiti, and Tanzania!
K3 & K4 or the Cherub Choir and K5 and 1st graders or the Angel Choir study missions and music during a one-hour integrated session from 6:15-7:15 while the 2nd-5th graders participate in a half-hour mission lesson following choir.
Children’s Worship
Parents of K3 children are invited to escort their children to the K3 Children’s Worship Room, Room 11, before the service begins. Trained parents and volunteers will be on hand to lead the children through an age-appropriate worship time of music, Bible story, activities, and playtime. K4 & K5 children will begin their worship in the sanctuary with their parents. Following the children’s message, the K4 & K5 children will follow the Children’s Worship volunteers to Room 20, where they have their own special worship time.
Sunday School
A Opportunity to Connect with God and with Others Advent offers Sunday School classes for K3-5th grade. Sunday School allows children to connect with God by learning more about God and God’s Word. These classes also give children a time to be children as they connect to other kids through learning and play!
Pre-School Sunday School
Volunteers staff both the K3 and K4 Sunday School classes. These classes combine a Bible story and activities with playtime, music, or a craft. While the children begin to learn some of our most-loved Bible stories, they also have time to play with their peers in an environment that models for them the love of God. The variety of activities creates a fun atmosphere, so children want to return to Sunday School each week.
Kindergarten Sunday School
The Kindergarten group has the benefit of teachers and shepherds (who assist the teachers). This class combines a Bible story and activities with music or a craft. The children actively participate and usually have some memento or some other item that they can bring home to share with their parents.
Rotation Sunday School
Our 1st-5th graders participate in rotation Sunday School. Each week the classes attend one of the following stations:
- Storytelling
- Games
- Cooking
- Science
- Art
A different volunteer staffs each learning station, but a shepherd, assigned to each age group, accompanies the children through each station. While the activities challenge the children and pique their interests, the text is primary, and the teachers encourage the children to memorize Bible verses associated with the lessons. Watch the monthly Advent Newsletters for details on what the children will be studying each rotation!