Elementary (Grades K - 6th)
What to Expect
During the 10:45 adult worship service, our Elementary aged kids are welcomed into grade level classrooms adjacent to our Cafe N Play on the bottom floor of our children's wing before attending KIDZ Worship when it's time to start. The Cafe N Play is a hangout area just for our elementary and preteen kids where they can visit with friends or play a variety of games or activities that we use primarily during the Sunday School hour and on Wednesday nights. We use the 252Basics curriculum from Orange which focuses the kids on a LIFE APP each month defined as something God does in us to change the world around us and become more like God himself.
A huge component of 252Basics is the small group time. Opening small groups gives leaders and kids time to visit and get to know each other and build trust between them. After opening with small groups, kids join together for large group time. Large group is lead by a host who introduces the month's LIFE APP and bottom line, a storyteller who creatively tells the Bible story and a worship leader. Following large group, the kids return to their small groups to participate in a variety of activities that could include a Bible story review, memory verse game, life application exercise or prayer.
We believe this should not be just a "Sunday faith." We encourage children and parents to utilize resources we make available through a variety of methods to reinforce and continue the learning from Sunday each day of the week. More about the Parent CUE for parents and God Time for kids is available here.
We believe this should not be just a "Sunday faith." We encourage children and parents to utilize resources we make available through a variety of methods to reinforce and continue the learning from Sunday each day of the week. More about the Parent CUE for parents and God Time for kids is available here.