Children

Footsteps to the Cross

Date & Time:

Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location:

AAC

All families of young children are invited to join us for this year's celebration of Easter. We'll have a dramatic easter presentation and lots of crafts and kid fun.

Childhood Experience Bearing Fruit

Submitted by Michael Hart on December 3, 2009 - 11:33am

From Ed Stetzer's Blog:

When it comes to church engagement, those who attended Sunday school or other religious programs as children or as teens were much more likely than those without such experiences to attend church and to have an active faith as adults. For instance, among those who frequently attended such programs as a child, 50% said they attended a worship service in the last week, which is slightly higher than the national average and well ahead of those who rarely or never attended children's programs. Among those who frequently attended religious programs as teenagers, 58% said they had attended a worship service in the last week. In comparison, less frequent participation as a teenager correlated with less frequent adult participation.
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Fall Block Party!

Date & Time:

Saturday, October 3, 2009 (All day)

We're inviting the whole neighborhood to join us for a fall celebration. Come by and check out the kids games and rides, artisan market, live music, art gallery, family photos, and more!

Want to sign up to help out? Click here.

Return to Fall Schedule

Date & Time:

Sunday, September 27, 2009 (All day)

Sunday School, Youth Group, and all the fall goodness returns September 27th!

In the moments following the fall, God began to whisper hints of a plan to rescue us and restore his creation. Throughout the Old Testament, we hear it. Jesus, the name whispered throughout the scriptures. His work and message are the message of the New Testament. God, through Christ, is reconciling all things to himself. This is what Sunday School is all about. read more »

Childrens Worship

How do you view the liturgy? Boring? Repetitive? Mysterious? Seeing the liturgy as a 'Divine Drama', we participate in God's story of redemption every Sunday. Each aspect of the liturgy tells a part of the story; each scene illustrating the gospel. Children's worship prepares kids to worship together with their families by exposing them to the beauty and meaning of the liturgy and thus, the gospel.

We value families worshiping together, and work towards the goal of entire families being present together during the entire worship service. Realizing that this is just not possible for all young children, children ages 3 through 4th grade are dismissed to the gym during the sermon for a time of children's worship. This way, the children spend most of the worship time with their families, but also have an opportunity to stretch their legs and participate in a lesson just for them. read more »

Nursery

The Nursery

Far before a child can pronounce the word 'God', the concepts of authority, justice, and love will be clear to his little understanding. Before she can say 'Jesus', she will have an idea of who he is. The nursery is a place where young children can learn simple truths; a place permeated with the fragrance of Jesus Christ.

The nursery is staffed by trained volunteers and serves children from 6 months to 2 years of age. Our nursery volunteers are more than babysitters, and we aim to make the nursery more than a babysitting service. It is a vital ministry of our church; serving the littlest members and their families. read more »

The Theology of Children's Games

Submitted by Michael Hart on April 30, 2009 - 4:14pm

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As I do most weeks, I was preparing this week's Children's Worship lesson which consists (when wer'e not doing our liturgy curric.) of a Bible story and then some type of craft or game to follow it up. I try to vary the activity, and I'm not very crafty. So, this can be a challenge on my best days.

This week, I thought a game would go particularly well with our lesson on Jesus the Good Shepherd from John 10:11-18. Some type of tag or chasing game seemed to fit perfectly. The hired hand doesn't stay to defend the sheep when the wolf comes; he runs away. But Jesus is the Good Shepherd who rescues the sheep. You see my point...right? read more »

Tell the Easter Story with a Playdough Mountain

Submitted by Michael Hart on April 9, 2009 - 9:50am

From Desiring God:

Here's a messy way to draw your youngsters into the meaning of this coming weekend. Make a mountain out of playdough to tell the story of Jesus' death and then turn it around and you have the tomb he arises from. Find out how... read more »

Footsteps to the Cross: Saturday, 4/4

Submitted by Michael Hart on March 5, 2009 - 11:54am