We welcome every child into our Sunday morning service at 11:00 a.m!

 

 

During the service*, children will experience:

• Children’s Sermon. Each week during the worship service, children come to the front of the sanctuary and talk with Pastor Ben.  Each week a child brings a treasure in a very special treasure box. Pastor Ben talks with the child about his or her treasure and then develops a message on the spot, relating the treasure to God and the church.  Children may put anything that’s important to them in the box–as long as it’s not alive and has never been alive!

 

• Service. One Sunday a month, the church collects a 2-Cents-a-Meal Offering to address world hunger.  After the Children’s Sermon, the children go out into the pews, collecting the “buckets” in which the congregation members have put their donations.  They bring these to the front of the church and dedicate the collection to God’s work in the world.  This is an important way that the very youngest of our church family can contribute to the mission of the church, and they take their responsibility quite seriously!

 

• Children’s Worship. Childrenfrom 4 years old through 1st grade are invited to participate in a children-oriented worship experience following the Children’s Sermon.  Stories of the Bible are shared, the scripture is read, songs are sung, prayers prayed, and a Christ candle is lit to remind the children that God goes with them when they leave worship.

 

• Communion Workshop. A child’s first Communion is a very special event.  The last Sunday in September, before World Communion Sunday, all second graders (and older) are invited to come with a parent to learn about the significance of Communion.

*A nursery is offered to children up to 4 years old; however, even our youngest friends are welcome during the service.