Youth Ministries




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We provide Christian Education for all
children from age 3 through 12th grade.

Along with Sunday School, we want our children to feel like they are a part of the church as a whole...to this end, we get them involved in Sunday Worship whenever possible.

 

This summer children from preschool age through 7th grade will experience a different country each Sunday. Children under age three are welcome to go to the Nursery. Summer Church School ends August 8.

 
Confirmation

Confirmation is the time in a teen's life when they consider their faith, no longer as a child, but as an adult. It is a year of intensive study for youths 7th grade and older, at the end of which they may claim the Christian faith as their own, or not. The youths pick an adult mentor with whom they worship and study; they memorize certain prayers and scriptures, and they meet monthly with Pastor Hawkins.
B.O.B. (Bunch of Believers)
B.O.B. is for teens 8th grade and older who want to explore the Big Stuff. Faith, relationships, stuff that teens deal with everyday...suicide, consumer addiction. B.O.B. meets at 9 AM once a month. Meet in the church library at 9 AM. The B.O.B. class has ended until September.
Kids Involved

Acolytes- Kids light the candelabras at the start of the Worship Service.

Communion- Each fall a Communion Training Class is held for children in 2nd grade and older. On Communion Sundays (first Sunday of the month), children who are in 2nd grade and older do not have Sunday School, but attend the entire Worship Service. Those children who have attended the Training Class are welcome to participate in Communion. If a child does not wish to take part or is too young, they are welcome to come forward with their parents and receive a blessing from Pastor Nansi.

Communion Helpers- The older children are trained to help Pastor Nansi serve Communion. They help her prepare the elements and serve the bread during the Service. 

Scripture Readers- Kids read the Scripture lessons once a month.

Time With The Young Disciples- Each Sunday Worship Service includes a story time for the children with Pastor Nansi. After their story, they leave the service for their Sunday School classes (except Communion Sundays).