Our Children’s Ministry Goal:
- Making sure each child hears the Gospel
- Each child has their own Bible
- Is taught really well about the love of God.
- Learn How To Pray
- Learn Major Characters in Bible
- Learn Major Events in Bible
- Learn All Books of Bible
- Learn Major Doctrines of Christianity
- Learn Why The Bible Is True (People, Place, Events)
- Teachers pray before for class and a more concerted effort to pray for our children.
Preschool-Kindergarten-1st Grade Class (Ages 3- 7)
all children must be potty trained.
- Children are taught basics of Christian faith-
- Who Jesus is and how great his LOVE for all of us is
- What He did for us
- How to get to heaven
- How to pray and know God will always hear
- Fathers & Mothers of the faith- Adam 7 Eve, Noah, Abraham, Ester, Paul, etc
- We have “Bible Time” where all the children gather around and listen to the story read from the Bible, and then the teacher explains what it means to us and them. They do crafts, games and sometimes snacks that go along with the lesson.
Elementary Class Grades 2-5 (Ages 7-11)
In this grade level we focus on teaching the children the books of the Bible, how to use the Bible, how to find the books of the Bible etc. That God wrote the Bible for them! That praying is you talking to God and reading the Bible Is God talking to you.
Since the children can read each child is encouraged each week to bring their bible. If the child does not have one we’ll buy them a children’s Bible.
Each week we read from the Bible the children get their memory verse and underline it in their Bible and are encouraged to also read at home. So each child becomes familiar with their own Bible and hopefully Bible reading becomes a part of their daily life.
-Since they can read at this age they can learn about Jesus not just from parents and teachers but on their own.
This is a great group which is hungry to learn about God. Teachers have to be able to communicate the Bible well and have the comprehension to take the time necessary to reach the children where they need.
Some of the children are going through serious problems in their home life facing very real adult-like problems at a young age. (Having only 1 parent, being homeless, having parents that are divorced, etc…) Yet we pray the LORD will reach these young children and in the midst of all that is going on in their young lives he will become their HOPE, COMFORT , REFUGE, ROCK-that he will truly become their SAVIOR. And our prayer is that as they know Him greater than they will share HIS love and comfort with others (their friends, peers).
OUR Desire for teachers of this age group is to have them all be couples (husbands and wives), it seems to be a blessing to the children and also the couple teaching.
Junior High Class Grades 6-9 (Ages 12-16)
Children are taught from the Bible- The teachers teach through the whole Bible each week a new chapter, verse upon verse. We are in the Book of Luke having just finished Mark. Teachers use Jon Courson Commentary to help teach.
- Learn Major Characters in Bible
- Learn Major Events in Bible
- Learn All Books of Bible
- Learn Major Doctrines of Christianity
- Learn Why The Bible Is True (People, Place, Events)