CHILDREN AND WORSHIP
Once, when Jesus was teaching some adults about God's kingdom, some kids—you know how kids are—pushed their way to the front of the crowd and reached Jesus. Now his friends thought this was a little unseemly, and they tried to send the children back to their parents, probably complaining about "kids these days." But Jesus would have none of it. "Allow the children to come to me," Jesus said, "Don't stop them! The kingdom of heaven belongs to people like these children." Then Jesus blessed the children and went away. (Matt. 19:13-15).
We welcome all children and their parents to our Sunday worship service! We encourage parents to bring their little disciples to the service at 11:00 and sit with them for worship. They'll get to see the sights and smells of our sanctuary, watch the candles being lit, and join in the singing of hymns and songs. Throughout the service the children are invited to return to the pews to sit and worship with their parents.
We welcome all children and their parents to our Sunday worship service! We encourage parents to bring their little disciples to the service at 11:00 and sit with them for worship. They'll get to see the sights and smells of our sanctuary, watch the candles being lit, and join in the singing of hymns and songs. Throughout the service the children are invited to return to the pews to sit and worship with their parents.
SURVIVING THE WORSHIP SERVICE
We get it. It's hard sometimes making it through a church service with a squirmy two-year old. We can't promise that it will be easy or that your child won't contribute to the service loudly during a moment of silence. It happens. But we love you, we love your children, and we WANT you to stay, screams and cries and all.
During morning worship, your children are invited to sit, stand, or dance with you as we sing and pray, or, they are welcome to sit and color or play with stickers. We have prepared some "busy bags" that may occupy your child's attention for a bit in the pews, but you should feel comfortable to bring a quiet activity or snack for your child to enjoy while they sit. We would encourage you to refrain from bringing iPads or video games into the worship service. Use the opportunity to sit with your child and teach them about what is going on around them.
During morning worship, your children are invited to sit, stand, or dance with you as we sing and pray, or, they are welcome to sit and color or play with stickers. We have prepared some "busy bags" that may occupy your child's attention for a bit in the pews, but you should feel comfortable to bring a quiet activity or snack for your child to enjoy while they sit. We would encourage you to refrain from bringing iPads or video games into the worship service. Use the opportunity to sit with your child and teach them about what is going on around them.