Children Learning Spiritual Truths and Foundation

CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES

With the help of our committed volunteers, ELMchurch provides a safe environment where children can enjoy learning scriptural truths and loving relationships from birth through 5th grade. At ELMchurch we believe in laying a spiritual foundation children can build their lives on. This results in Bible lessons that are age-appropriate, interactive and relevant to today's children.

Please contact the church office with questions at 630.832.9100.

NURSERY
AGES: infant - 18 months
Because of our safe and secure nursery, you can enjoy the worship service knowing that your child is being loved and cared for. Staffed by an adult volunteer. All children are signed in and picked up by a parent/guardian. The nursery is located in the lower level in room 102.

Nursery is available during:
Sunday School Hour — 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Church Service — 10:15 am - 11:45 am

Please contact the church office with questions at 630.832.9100.

TODDLERS
AGES: 18 months - 3 years
Staffed by an adult volunteer. All children are signed in and picked up by a parent/guardian. The toddler room is located in the lower level of the church in room 103.

During the Sunday School hour, we offer a Bible lesson, crafts, games, and a snack.

Toddler care is available during:
Sunday School Hour — 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Church Service — 10:15 am - 11:45 pm

Please contact the church office with questions at 630.832.9100.

EARLY CHILDHOOD
AGES: 3 - 5 years
Staffed by an adult volunteer. The Early Childhood room is located in the lower level of the church in room 104.

A Bible lesson is shared during both Sunday School and Church.

Care is available during:
Sunday School Hour — 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Church Service — 10:15 am - 11:45 am

Please contact the church office with questions at 630.832.9100.

ELEMENTARY SUNDAY EDUCATION
GRADES: K - 5
Sunday School Hour — 9:15 am - 10:15 am

The Sunday school program for elementary school children meets on the third floor of the church. The children are split into 3 classes. K-1st, 2nd-3rd, and 4th-5th. From 9:15 am to 9:30 am the children meet in small groups with their teachers. At 9:30 am the classes all meet together for worship and the main Bible story. Then the children go back to their small groups for hands on activities reinforcing the Bible story and theme. The curriculum we are using can be located at www.252basics.org.

Please contact the church office with questions at 630.832.9100.

KIDZ POWER HOUR
GRADES: K - 5
Worship Service Hour — 10:20 am - end of worship service
Kidz Power Hour meets on the top floor of the church.

Each week the children experience a variety of activities including skits, crafts, music, games, prayer and missions. All of the elements of our program combine to create loving disciples of Christ.

Our prayer for the children can be found in Colossians 1:9-12
“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light."

Please contact the church office with questions at 630.832.9100.

GOD SQUAD

God Squad is a club for girls in grades 3rd through 5th.

THE CLUB MEETS:
September – May
2nd and 4th Wednesday nights of each month
TIME: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

God Squad helps girls put Christ in every phase of life by recognizing Him as Savior and Lord and developing a lifestyle based on biblical values. Our primary purpose is to enable girls to enter into a personal relationship with Christ and to know His Word. We also strive to enable girls to form healthy relationships.

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
— I Timothy 4:12

And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.
— Matthew 18:1-6

Please contact the church office with questions at 630.832.9100.

BOYS' BRIGADE (program expected to resume Fall 2007)

Boys' Brigade is a program for boys in grades 3rd through 5th.

THE CLUB MEETS:
September – May
2nd and 4th Wednesdays nights of each month
TIME: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

During the Wednesday night meetings the boys will be involved in a variety of activities including; games, craft projects, story circle/discussion time in which the boys discover and learn to apply biblical truths. They have the opportunity to earn achievement badges and awards for completing sections in their Brigade books and memorization of Bible verses.

Please contact the church office with questions at 630.832.9100.

Harvest Home Dinner and Celebration, Nov. 21
You are invited to eat, talk, laugh and celebrate. Then you will enter "The Amazing Place" team competition. You will be enthused by the master plan of the "City Ministry Centre", and be able to give toward the next Building Renewal Steps. Tickets on sale after Sunday Services and at the Church Office thru Sunday November 16th. Adults $7.00, Ages 6-12 $4.00, ages 5 and under Free.

Community Christmas Carol Sing
Sunday, December 14th, 7:00 pm is our Christmas Carol Sing, Elmchurch invites the community to join us in celebrating the season of our Christ's birth in song.

Ladies Christmas Tea
December 6th from 2-4 P.M. Women's Ministry will celebrate with their biennial Christmas Tea. Please plan to join us for a concert in our sanctuary followed by tea and dessert in the Fellowship Hall. It will be a day of inspiration and enjoyment for ladies. Invite your friends and neighbors.

SFC Annual Chicago Day
Trip to Chicago by train. Fun day for Middle School Kids. More details in the near future. Save this date: December 13, 2008.

Common Journey
The "Pink Sheet" for November prayer is available in the foyer. It is also available as a pdf file here on our website. Click on the Forms/Info header, and find it under "Information". By request of SPI and their copyright privilege, printing of this "pink sheet" must be made on pink paper. Pink paper is available by request from the church office.

Common Journey
Men's small group meets every Monday at 6:45 P.M. Group study is THE MANUAL, come with the guys on a journey to be a godly manly man!

Women's Evening Edition
Tuesday Evenings at 7:00-8:50 P.M. Please join us as we experience friendships of grace and truth. You will love the relational environment as we learn the habits of a healthy group. And you will be encouraged to grow through a study by Mary Kassian called Knowing God By Name.

Crew
Is a ELMyouth's small group ministry that is designed to help students connect with each other and adults that truly care about their journey with God. The Middle School and High School will each have their own group. Crew meetings are held on Sunday evenings at 6:00 P.M. at a home. For more information contact the church office.

Men's Basketball
Come play ball with us at 8:30 P.M. on Monday evenings in the Church gym. Common Journey meets at 6:45 P.M. and there is still time for Basketball at 8:30 P.M.

Small Groups
ELM Church is increasing your options for connection. The Home Connections Groups will enable you to gain friends in order to do life together. Contact Pastor Phil to discover how to experience the mutual encouragement of a home group.

New Additions to the Library
Adult fiction books added for your reading pleasure: Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury; Blink of an Eye by Ted Dekker; Picture Perfect by Debra White Smith; Dying to Kill by Patricia Rushford; and Stranded in Paradise by Lori Copeland. The DVD The Sin Eater has also been added.

KIDZ POWER HOUR
WHO? Kids entering kindergarten through 5th grade. WHAT? A cool ministry for kids to learn about God at their level with their peers. WHERE? Room 302, which is upstairs on the top floor of the church. WHEN? Every Sunday morning, from 10:20 a.m. until the end of the service. WHY? God desires a relationship with kids! We hope to help kids come into this relationship with God and grow in it.

Wondering about your involvement at ELMchurch?
Thinking about your development as a disciple of Jesus Christ? Find helpful info about both purposeful involvement and personal development at MyELMchurch on this site.

Members
Get your new Membership Covenant right on this site. See Beliefs--Membership Covenant for the downloadable file. Print two--one to sign and return to the office, and the other to keep and remind you of the lifestyle of mutual encouragement it describes.