Children

Ministry Overview

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me. Do not forbid them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to just such as they are."  Then Jesus took them in His arms, and laid His hands on their heads and blessed them" (Matthew 19:14-15)

Children are important to Jesus.  The Bible begins with the family as the central social context of human life and a chief means of God’s communication with human beings.  The family has been said to be a “formation center for human relationships”.  And that it is – but it is also a formation center for spiritual development and a relationship with the triune God of the Scriptures.   

Our mission is to come along aside the parents of Trinity to assist in equipping our children to grow in faith toward Christian maturity.  In light of this, we offer a variety of programs and ministries for our covenant body to work beside one another to encourage and equip our children in the faith of Jesus Christ. 

Below are the details of our ministry to children ages 4 through 6th grade.

Sunday School (9:00 am-10 am)

·         Is a teaching time that presents Bible content and the essentials of the faith for knowledge, growth and understanding. We use Great Commission Publications Sunday school material.   If you would like an overview, details can be found at http://www.gcp.org/ by clicking on the Sunday school link. The "Scope and Sequence" of our Bible-based curriculum can be found in a link here.

Celebration Chapel (ages 4 through 1st grade)

·    A special worship and learning service for our children during the Sunday Morning worship service that prepares each child for worship in the corporate body. Celebration Chapel is a time of praise! A time of prayer! A time of thanksgiving! A time of celebration!

Children are dismissed before the preaching time during the service.  See more detail under “Worship” at the top.

Explorer/Prime Time Kids

·         This is a special time for kids to explore the Bible, play games, sing songs, make crafts, and make new friends.  This ministry meets Wednesday nights during the school year.  Explorer Kids is for kids ages 4-4th grade.  Prime Time Kids is for 5th and 6th graders.

Joyful Noises Children's Choir (2nd-6th Grades)

    Meets on Wednesday evenings during the school year at 5:30-6:30 PM in the Church Choir Room.  Directed by Bob Gehman, “The Joyful Noises” is dedicated to combining the fun of learning music and singing together with the joy of serving God with our voices.


VBS

·    Is an exciting week-long summer outreach event for children in the community and in our own church body for ages kindergarten through fifth grade.  The week is filled with skits, memory verses, crafts, games, Bible stories and fun for the whole family.