CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

Partnering with parents to raise up

disciples of Christ

Our mission is to partner with parents as they build a strong spiritual foundation for their children — teaching them to worship God everywhere, become more like Him everyday, and serve others.

 

Our children's opportunities are different depending on whether your kids are toddler/infant age, or in grade school. Keep reading to see all of the ways that you can engage at TGC!

Sunday Mornings for Kids

Sunday Morning Nursery

Available from 8:50am-11:40am

Infants and toddlers (0-4 years)

Room 210

 

Loving and safe custodial care is provided for infants and toddlers through 4 years old during Sunday school and worship service. Staffing for the nursery suite includes 2 paid caregivers and volunteers. We have different sections for infants (0-2 years) and preschool-aged toddlers (3-4 years).

 

Childcare is available starting at 8:50am on Sunday morning. You may drop your children off in Room 210 prior to coming to worship. You may leave your cell number so we can contact you if needed.

Sunday Morning Clubs

Sunday Mornings

9:00am-10:00am

Location varies by age

 

Sunday Clubs is a small group experience where children can build friendships with others who love Jesus and explore together what God says to us in His word. 

 

We use age appropriate Bible based curriculum which may vary by age group.  Locations for the various age groups are posted in the hallways. You may also ask a welcome team member for assistance.

Children's Worship

Sunday Mornings 

10:15am-11:30am (during service)

Sanctuary

 

Children are welcomed to  participate in sanctuary worship until the children’s message time. They are invited to the front of the sanctuary for a message from the preaching pastor. Following the message they are escorted downstairs to our worship classroom(s) where they remain until after the service. Our children’s worship time includes prayer, praise, bible story exploration in age appropriate ways and friendship building. 

 

If you wish to keep your child in the service with you, there are worship boxes available in the narthex containing colored pencils, crayons, small clipboards and paper, silent fidget toys and worship prompts for each week.

Wednesday Clubs

 

Wednesday Clubs provide a community where learning to serve and honor Jesus is practiced and encouraged through recreation, Bible study, music, sharing a meal, and fostering Christian friendships. Children in grades Kindergarten through 5th are encouraged to attend. Our semester will end with a musical production that they rehearse throughout the semester. Our Clubs programs are held twice a year beginning in September and in February lasting 10 weeks each. The cost is $50/child with a $100 family cap. It includes all dinners and a musical CD. The 

Bible Focus will be  the Character and Faithfulness of God. And the musical will be iAm by Little Big Stuff Publishing Company.

Club programming is available for the following age groups:

Explorers

4:30pm-6:30pm

This age group has the privilege and opportunity to prepare the choral poriton of each musical. This younger age group dismisses prior to the other two groups at 6:30pm.

Kids

4:30pm-7:30pm

This age group has the privilege and opportunity to prepare the choral poriton of each musical.

Youth

4:30pm-7:30pm

This age group has the privilege and opportunity to prepare the dramatic poriton of each musical.

Interested in volunteering with children's ministry?

Whether you're the parent of a child and want to be more involved, or someone who has a heart for working with kids, we're always looking for people to join our children's ministry team. We're always looking for more people to help with supervising children on Sunday mornings, teaching and volunteering during classes, and helping plan and oversee Children's Ministry programming.

 

Note: all children's ministry volunteers are required to complete a background check

Have more questions about children's ministry, or want to get involved?

Nancy Holton is our Director of Children's Ministry, and she would love to connect with you.