At All Saints, it is our joy and privilege to care for the covenant children God has entrusted to us and to point them to Jesus. Our Children’s Ministry is here to partner with parents and serve children, beginning in the nursery and continuing up to 5th grade. Our hope is that even the smallest members of our covenant community will know the grace of the gospel, the power of God’s Word, and the blessing of corporate worship. We are so grateful for the chance to come alongside you and your family in this way and grow together!
Corporate Worship
We welcome children of all ages into our time of corporate worship, and especially encourage parents of preschoolers and kindergarteners to begin including their children in the service. We recognize both the blessing and the challenge of training children to engage in public worship. Our desire is to encourage, equip, and support parents of young children in this process.
Each week, we provide a Family Worship Guide based on the Sunday sermon text. Our pastors regularly address themselves to our children during their sermons. Our Sunday evening worship also includes a children’s lesson, where children of all ages are invited to come forward and sit in front of the Communion Table to hear from the pastor.
You can click here to hear Pastor Matt teach about Children in Worship. Also, check back for more resources on this topic coming soon! We hope and pray that as your children join us, they will experience the welcome of Christ and be blessed by the time of worship and hearing from God’s Word.
Nursery (Service & Sunday School)
Our nursery is open during the Sunday morning worship service and Sunday School hour, providing an opportunity for parents of infants and toddlers to engage more fully in prayer, singing, hearing the Word, and communion. The nursery will open at 8:50 am for drop off.
A rotation of teachers will lead the children in the nursery through a time of singing, a Bible story and age-appropriate activities during the service. The Sunday School hour will also include a time for music and for learning the children's catechism (using music for memorization).
Elementary Sunday School (10:30am - 11:20am)
Doors will open for Sunday School at 10:25 am.
* Please note: elementary children are not permitted to enter the Children’s Ministry Hallway or elementary classrooms until two volunteers are present and have opened the doors.
All elementary classes begin together in one large group for music and to hear a pastoral homily (drawing from that morning’s sermon text).
The children split into separate classes at 10:50 am.
Pre-K - 2nd grade: Using The Biggest Story Curriculum, teachers will tell a Bible story, teach a lesson and lead the children in activities to reinforce the lesson. This curriculum will walk through the overarching narrative of the Bible and show how every story points to Christ.
*These lessons coordinate with Kevin DeYoung’s The Biggest Story Storybook Bible and other resources available to be used at home. However, parents need to be aware that this Storybook Bible does include images portraying Jesus. These images will not be used in Sunday School and we will leave it up to parents as to whether they feel comfortable using these additional resources at home.
3rd - 5th grade: Using the Investigating God’s Word curriculum, children are taught how to read and understand different books of the Bible. The class is currently walking through the books of the Pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy).
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If you plan to visit us, you can click here to register your child for the nursery or elementary classes. Registration is also available at drop off.
* You can view our Children’s Ministry Policies and Procedures here.
We look forward to serving you and your family! If you have any questions, or are interested in serving in our children’s ministry, please contact Sarah Banks.