"Let
the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." -
Matthew 19:14
What's New This Year?
We have
an exciting new name for our Children’s Ministry, Kidmission.
Also, grades 3rd-6th will be doing a new curriculum this ye
ar!
The kids will be studying bible stories where children are used by God
to play a pivotal role in the story and that a child makes all the difference.
The kids will use these stories as their inspiration to be used by God
to follow God’s two greatest commandments to love God completely,
and to love your neighbor as yourself. We’ll be using 5 impact zones:
family, church, friends, community, and world. The first Sunday of each
month the kids will be doing a project to make an impact in one of those
zones.
Through this curriculum, we hope the kids will experience God’s
love living through them as they help others. We hope they will experience
God’s love coming back to them as they serve. We hope they will
come to appreciate being a part of something larger and more important
than themselves. We hope these experiences will provide them with perspective
on the world and their place in it. We hope, and pray, it will lay the
foundation for serving others as they grow up. Ultimately, we hope these
experiences will draw them closer to God. We will need adults to help
make some of these projects possible. Also, extra volunteers on the first
Sunday of each month when we do these projects. Also, we need drivers
with large vehicles for off-site projects, and we encourage the church
to just be responsive to the kid’s projects.
For our (K-2nd grades) we will be adding a live worship time and will participate in an outreach project the first of each month. We will take a break from KIDMO soon until after the New Year. Instead, we will be doing curriculum called, “Hope Lives.” It’s a five week journey that gives Kids God’s perspective on poverty and equips them to respond with heartfelt compassion. We look forward in helping shape children’s hearts into lives of compassion.
OUR PROGRAMS
Children's
Church - during 9:00 service
Children's
Church is available for ages 2 through 6th grade. Children will begin
church with their pa
rents
and be dismissed after the opening song. This program has a different
format from the 10:30 service but is just as exciting and interactive.
Kidmission - during 10:30 service The K-2 groups will have a fun, upbeat, interactive worship and lesson lead by an M.C. They will then break into small discussion groups with a leader. The 3rd-6th graders will have a similar format but with a twist. A youth band will open up with live worship time. Both groups are in newly designed rooms that create an environment kids love to be in.
Vacation Bible School Games, crafts, activities, worship, puppets and so much more! Plan to join us for an amazing adventure with VBS. It will be the highlight of your summer.
Children's Ministry Outreach Update We are thrilled to have sponsored two children from Compassion International. Both the K-2nd and 3rd - 6th classes will have opportunities to write to those children and learn about their lives. Not only are we praying for strong relationships with our kids from Eastwind but a chance for our sponsored children to hear about Christ. Our $32 each month will provide food and clean water, medical care, educational opportunities, important life-skills training and most of all encouragement to develop a lifelong relationship with God. * Please let us know if you have any outreach projects you think the Children's Ministry would like to participate in. We are always looking for opportunities to get our children involved outside the walls of the church.
"Underwater
Odyssey" Several times a year we offer a baptism course
for kids and their parents. This class run for six weeks. We ask that
children under the age of 10 be accompanied by at least one guardian.
For more information or to sign up please call Karissa at 695-5138 or
karissaschultz@yahoo.com
OUR MISSION
"Children
are a heritage and a gift that
comes from the Lord God" -
Psalms 127:3
For
the Children: Our desired goal for the children is for them 
to
receive a solid biblical teaching in a creative, fun and loving environment,
where a contagious faith in Christ is spread from our Children's Ministry
tem, to the child and then out into the world.
For
the Parents: Our
desired goal for the parents is for them to be reassured that their child
is receiving Godly teaching and is personally loved and prayed for by
the staff, while encouraging and 
equipping
the parents to continue the Christian education in the home.
For the Children's Ministry Team: Our desired goal for the Children's ministry team (all Sunday School staff and volunteers) is for them to grow spiritually through their service, unite as a team within their ministry, and be equipped with new ideas through training so their time with the children is fully utilized for the teaching of biblical truth and establishing of relationships.
Safety is our first priority. We ask that you please make sure your child is checked into their classroom and picked up by a legal guardian after the service. Also, we ask that you fill out a registration form and alert us of any allergies or special needs. All of our children's ministry volunteers are screened and have been in regular attendance for at least six months.
COME JOIN OUR TEAM
Please let us know if you'd like to be a part of this amazing team! Who knows, by trying it for a while you may just find your gift. It is important to us to have consistency in our programming. This will help kids feel comfortable and relate. We cannot fail in caring for the most glorious gift God has given us... our children.
For more information about our Children's Ministry, please contact Karissa Schultz at 695-5138 or karissaschultz@yahoo.com.