Sunday Mornings in Children's Ministry

**2024 Children’s Ministry Holiday Schedule**

Dec. 8 – Sunday School 9:45 am; Children’s Church 11:00 am-12:15 pm
Dec. 15 – Children’s Church 8:30 am & 11:00 am; Sunday School 9:45 am 
Dec. 22 – Children’s Church 8:30 am & 11:00 am; Sunday School 9:45 am 
Dec. 29 – No Children’s Church or Sunday School (Pre-K – 6th Grade)
Jan. 5 – No Children’s Church or Sunday School (Pre-K – 6th Grade)
Jan. 12 – Regular Children’s Ministry programming resumes

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Let’s keep our kids safe! Children are tracked through a check-in practice, and our Children’s floor remains locked at all times. Parents may speak to the children’s floor attendant during Sunday morning programming with additional questions. For general questions about Children’s Ministry, contact Laura Padgett, Children’s Ministry Director.

Let’s keep our kids safe! Children are tracked through a check-in practice, and our Children’s floor remains locked at all times. Parents may speak to the children’s floor attendant during Sunday morning programming with additional questions. For general questions about Children’s Ministry, contact Laura Padgett, Children’s Ministry Director.

Sunday School

Children’s Sunday School for children ages 6 months to sixth grade meets from 9:45-10:40 am. Beginning Aug. 18, 2024, we have five Sunday School classes for 2024-2025, which include two new offerings — Preschool #2 (we have split our large preschool class into two classes) and a sixth grade class. Following are details for our classes.
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Preschool #1
3 & 4 Year-Olds
Room 3
Sherry Prather, Lead Teacher

We have adopted Heartshaper curriculum for our preschool Sunday School classes, as well as for Club 45 (a weekday program for fourth and fifth graders) and for our sixth grade Sunday school class.
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Preschool #2
5 & 6 Year-Olds (Includes Kindergarten)
Room 13
Kennan Mottershead, Lead Teacher

We have adopted Heartshaper curriculum for our preschool Sunday School classes, as well as for Club 45 (a weekday program for fourth and fifth graders) and for our sixth grade Sunday school class.
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Godly Play #1
First Through Third Grades
Room 11
Jana & Rodney Duke, Lead Teachers

The curriculum for this group is called Godly Play. Godly Play’s mission is: Making meaning through story, wonder, and play. Nurturing spiritual lives by honoring the centrality, competency, and capacity of children.
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Godly Play #2
Fourth & Fifth Grades
Room 12
Candis Walker, Lead Teacher

The curriculum for this group is called Godly Play. Godly Play’s mission is: Making meaning through story, wonder, and play. Nurturing spiritual lives by honoring the centrality, competency, and capacity of children.
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Sixth Grade Class
Room 14
Donald Padgett, Lead Teacher

We have adopted Heartshaper curriculum for our preschool Sunday School classes, as well as for Club 45 (a weekday program for fourth and fifth graders) and for our sixth grade Sunday school class.

Children’s Church

Each Sunday, we also provide programming and care, Children’s Church, during each Sunday service time (8:30a – 9:40a and 10:55a – 12:15p) for children ages 6 months to 7 years old). During Children’s Church we provide a Bible lesson, an art/craft activity, Prayer Puppy time and outdoor play (weather permitting).
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Room 1
Babies are cared for by nursery staff in the nursery room until they are 2 years-old or ready to be with older children for activities and play.
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Room 2
Children’s staff provides play time, children’s devotion time, prayer time, craft and art activity, and outdoor play (weather permitting).