Children's Ministry
Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not turn from it.
Our children are the future of our church. We love the children who are part of our congregation and strive to offer a variety of ways for them to learn about God and glorify his name.
Children ages six and older are encouraged to be a part of our Acolyte Program, where they are trained how to light and extinguish the candles on the altar during Sunday morning worship services. This is a great opportunity for children to have an active part in our worship service.
Children in Pre-K through 2nd Grade are invited to join the Children’s Church Worship Service. Each Sunday morning during the worship service, the pastor will dismiss the children to go to Children’s Church. There they will participate in a time of worship designed especially for them. If you are interested in helping with this important ministry one Sunday per quarter, please contact the church office for more information.
Each Summer we have a week long Vacation Bible School, designed to teach our kids about God and get them excited to share what they have learned.
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KIDS HOPE USA is the catalyst for an expanding network of church/school partnerships. These partnerships take on the enormous challenge of kids at risk—One Child, One Hour, One Church, One School at a time—through one-on-one mentoring relationships.
ONE CHILD An at-risk public elementary school child who needs a relationship with a caring adult. There is a desperate need among America’s at-risk children to be the “one-and-only” in the life of a caring adult. This need for love can only be met one child at a time. You can do something real, and be that one caring adult. So when your KIDS HOPE USA child asks, “How many other children do you see at my school?” you can say, “I'm here, just for you.” When kids feel loved and valued, they are better able to learn, grow and succeed.
ONE HOUR Sixty critical minutes each week when a trained mentor befriends a child and helps him or her acquire basic academic skills. How much is an hour worth? One educator seems to think an hour is worth a lot. “Given the choice between $100,000 for instructional material or the love of KIDS HOPE USA mentors,” she says, “I would choose the love.” One hour a week, every week, is the most important hour many of these kids have. One hour of one-on-one attention, just for them. |
ONE CHURCH Takes ownership of a program with its neighborhood school and provides a trained mentor and a behind-the-scenes prayer partner for each child. Many church members today have a deep longing to do something real, to make a real difference. KIDS HOPE USA gives churches the tools they need to tap into this energy and create a meaningful, sustainable partnership with a school in their community. KIDS HOPE USA church/school partnerships offer churches and their members the opportunity to put their faith into action.
ONE SCHOOL Welcomes this proven intervention to increase the academic skills of at-risk children, while incurring no additional expense. Our schools need help. Too many of their children face a world full of problems they didn’t create, and can do nothing about. Principals and teachers recognize KIDS HOPE USA mentors as an effective, proven intervention in the lives of their at-risk kids. They know how the one-on-one relationships fostered by a KIDS HOPE USA program restore self-confidence and personal security, and encourage academic excellence in their school. |
