MESSAGE TO PARENTS
It’s a tremendous privilege for our ministry team to teach, mentor, care, and encourage your child/ren each week. As always, it is our vision to see children experience a loving relationship with the one true God. We desire to help them grow in God’s grace through His Word and Spirit and to see them experience the joy of glorifying God.
Your child is of the utmost importance to us. We believe children are a gift from God (Psalm 127:3) and they are greatly loved and valued by each member of the Next Generation Ministry team. We are committed to partnering with you , the parents, in teaching Scripture, enabling them to make choices that both honor God personally and reflect His compassion for this world.
Have a question or need more information? Please contact the church office at 630.832.9100.
Sunday Mornings, Sunday School Hour, 9:15 - 10:15 am
Infant / Toddlers, Rm 205
Lead Teachers: Mrs. Kris Olson and Ms. Pat Bennett
Enjoy the adult Sunday school knowing that your child is being loved and cared for by a loving staff. All children are signed in and picked up by a parent or guardian to insure your child is safe and secure.
Preschool - Kindergarten, Rm 302 enclosed classroom
Lead Teacher: Mrs. Suzanne Waite
Assistants: The Beecrofts and Cindy Go
A new team is leading these little ones through exciting stories, crafts, verses, and activities as they gather each week to discover God.
1st - 3rd grade, 303 Southwest Room
Lead Teacher: Mrs. Leigh Ward
Assistant: Kathy Jensen
Our program for elementary school children is 252 Basics curriculum (www.252basics.org) that focus children to make wise choices, develop a faith that places their trust in God, and truly care for friends and others. Through hands on activities reinforcing the Bible story and themes, children grow together through the direction of these caring adults.
4th - 5th grade, 303 Southeast Room
Lead Teacher: Jim Schuetz
This class uses curriculum similar to the 1st-3rd grade, yet designed for an older audience. Jim challenges ‘his’ students to deepen their biblical worldview as they learn to apply biblical truth is vital for this age group.
Sunday Mornings, Worship Service Hour, 10:30 - 11:45 am
Infant / Toddler / Preschool, Rm 205
10:25am till the end of worship service a rotation of dedicated, trained adults share a Bible story and activity for children ages toddler through Preschool. Children have a time to hear a biblical story in a language, style, and pace prepared for them and complete a craft or activity that relates to the story. As a parent, feel free to go and worship knowing your child is being cared for and taught in a caring environment.
Kidz Power Hour, 303 North Room
K-5th, third floor of our educational building
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."
Mid-Week Clubs
GOD SQUAD
All girls entering 3rd - 5th grade, in the Fellowship Hall, 1st and 3rd Wednesday nights of each month during the school year (September - May), 7:00 - 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
BOM SQUAD
All boys entering 3rd -5th grade, in the Fellowship Hall, 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights of each month during the school year (September - May), 7:00 - 8:30 pm
BOM Squad: Boys On Mission! Be a part of the Squad that teaches boys how to defuse the dangerous bombs of Fear, Self, Wait-a-While, Discouragement, Anger, Disobedience, etc., as they grow with God as a team. With God’s blueprint, the Bible, as our guide, boys are sure to enjoy every meeting.
We have a full compliment of fun and games, along with an exciting audio series featuring our own Mr. Ronne from the radio show "Ranger Bill, Warrior of the Woodlands" in the line-up. Additional guests will arrive from time to time, including live animals, demonstrations, and other don't want to miss events. We also have a special activity planned for the springtime.
Our theme verse is:
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
