Welcome families! The presence of children is a gift to the Church. They are vital members of our community here at Grace. Our ministry's hope is to partner with parents in raising children in the love of God.

Christian Formation Hour 9 AM

During the 9 AM Christian Formation Hour we offer classes for children ages 2 through 5th Grade (for more information see the Christian Formation brochure).

Worship Service 10:15 AM

We offer developmentally appropriate classes for children 6 months through 5th Grade, however, children are always welcome to remain in the worship service. To help children engage with worship more personally, we provide activity sheets, lap desks, and coloring materials available in the foyer. In addition, there is a room for families with infants in the back of the sanctuary as well as a family room located in the upstairs chapel with livestream viewing for parents and toys for children.

Classes During Worship

Nursery Room (6 months–2 years) downstairs, room #117

Parents may drop off their children at the start of worship and pick them up at the end of the service (Please note, we are not able to change diapers, we will text you if this is needed.)

Preschool Class (3-5 year olds ) downstairs, room #120

Parents may drop off their children at the start of worship and pick them up during the Offering where children join the entire church in partaking of the Lord’s Supper or to receive a blessing.

Worship Prep 1 (K-2nd grade) downstairs, room #119

Parents may drop off their children at the start of worship and pick them up during Passing of the Peace after the sermon. This class does not meet on the 5th Sunday of the month.

Worship Prep 2 (3rd-5th grade) downstairs, in the Fellowship Hall

Parents may drop off their children at the start of worship and pick them up during Passing of the Peace after the sermon. This class does not meet on the 4th and 5th Sundays of the month.

Class Design

Our classrooms are designed to offer age-appropriate learning and relationship-building opportunities. We use the curriculum God’s Big Story, created by the Anglican Network in Canada.

Our classes are friendly to diverse learning styles. We do our best to accommodate everyone, however, this often requires creative partnerships with parents. Please reach out to our Grace Kids Director if you have questions.

Kid Check

All children who attend a class need to be signed into KidCheck, a secure children check-in system, and wear their KidCheck name tag to enter class. Once you’ve created your account, you simply use your 10 digit phone number to check-in with us on Sunday mornings.  

Volunteers

Grace Kids is always looking for caring people to volunteer with our children. An application, training, and background check are required for all staff, teachers, and volunteers working with children in our Grace Kids ministry.

Youth Volunteers (ages 11-17) are welcome to apply as classroom aids and younger volunteers (ages 8 to 11) may serve if supervised by their parent or guardian (who have been through the volunteer training process.)

Communion & Baptism

The Anglican Church baptizes infants and allows infant-communion. We believe it is a great gift for our children to grow up “at the Lord’s Table” in a similar way they eat at the family dinner table. At the same time, we honor a parent’s personal convictions about baptism and communion with regard to their children and are happy to work with families on an individual basis to baptize and offer communion when parents believe the time is right.  For children who are not yet partaking of communion, we encourage them to come forward during communion, cross their arm’s and receive a blessing.

Contact

Linn Haralson, Grace Kids Director

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