CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Where kids will KNOW, GROW, and SHOW the love Jesus!
We partner with parents in the spiritual nurturing of their children as they come to know, grow, and show the love of Jesus. We are honored to join your kids on a journey to help grow their everyday faith in an everlasting God. We create environments at each phase that awaken wonder and spark discovery about God in the heart of every child. We want to support you in helping your kids develop a lifelong authentic relationship with Jesus Christ!
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Infants — Preschool
In our preschool classrooms you will find life and love!
In our infants classroom you will find our volunteers lovingly caring for your children and speaking truth to them.
In our other preschool classes, we spend our time worshiping God with our whole bodies: moving, playing and singing together. You’ll find us listening to Bible stories and engaging in hands-on activities that point preschoolers to know their need for a Savior. We use a curriculum that helps preschoolers dive deep into the big story of the Bible – God’s plan to rescue His people through His Son, Jesus Christ! Children’s ministry is not just what we do, but who we are. We love imagining ways to help kids grow in their relationship with Jesus and establish a gospel foundation for a lifetime of discipleship.
Top 6 Things You Need to Know
1. Service Experience:
During the service your child will have plenty of interaction geared for their developmental age. Our nursery strives to be a place where each child feels safe and parents feel comfortable leaving their little ones. Two year olds and preschoolers will engage in worship and learn about Jesus in bite-sized pieces through video Bible teaching and hands-on activities that reinforce the lesson. We want each preschooler to know that the Bible is one big story that points them to Jesus!
2. What to Bring:
Nursery parents, please feel free to bring a diaper bag with anything you feel your baby may need. Preschoolers may bring extra clothes or diapers/pull-ups if needed. Our check in volunteers can print diaper bag tags for you to label all of your belongings.
In the two year old’s and preschool classes we serve Pepperidge Farm cheddar goldfish and water for a snack during each service. If your child requires a special snack please feel free to send that with your child clearly marked/labeled with your child’s name. Please do not send any snacks containing nuts!
3. Diaper Changes and Potty Breaks:
We ask that you please take your child to the restroom prior to dropping them off to class. However, all of our background checked volunteers are happy to assist your child to the restroom as needed. Calvary Chapel maintains an open door bathroom policy. If you prefer to change your child’s diaper or take your child to the restroom, please let us know and we will page you as needed.
4. Crying Doesn’t Bother us!
Don’t be alarmed if your child cries at drop-off or pick-up. We understand that this is a natural and healthy sign that your child has formed a bond with you! Separation anxiety can begin in the early months and may continue on through the preschool years. Our volunteers are trained to care for your child. However, if we are unable to console your child we will page you!
5. Wellness:
We care about the health of each child in our Sunday school program. Therefore, we ask that you please keep your child at home if your child is experiencing any of these symptoms: a fever of 99.8 or above, if they are vomiting, have a runny nose, questionable rashes, etc., and/or have started an antibiotic within the last 24 hours. Additionally, all of our toys are disinfected weekly in the two year old’s and preschool classrooms, and in between each service in the nursery.
6. Nursing Mom’s Room:
The nursing mom’s room is available to all moms needing to nurse their babies during services. For the comfort of all our moms, we ask that this area be reserved for moms nursing babies only. Each service is live streamed to the nursing mom’s room for your convenience.
We take the safety of your child very seriously! Every adult in our classrooms has been interviewed, carefully trained, and has a current background check on file. The parent pickup receipt you receive at check-in is unique to your family and provides extra security at pickup. This number will change each week.
Kindergarten - 5th Grade
In our elementary age groups, we create an environment that promotes a personal faith in Jesus Christ through an age-appropriate chronological study of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation called The Gospel Project. We want all CalvaryKids to see that the Bible is one big story that unites the themes of Scripture, where Jesus is highlighted throughout the Old and New Testaments. We seek to captivate your child’s interest as we rotate through large and small groups and engage in high-energy, Biblically-based programs for their age group, in order to promote a personal faith in Jesus Christ.
Top 6 Things You Need to Know
1. The Service Experience:
During our services, each child has the opportunity to take part in energetic worship, hear Bible stories in a large group setting, and spend time with their small group leader. We want to help kids see that the whole Bible points to Jesus Christ and His rescue plan to save His people!
2. We Have Fun:
During the elementary phase, kids are all about fun and discovery, so we design our services with this in mind! Each week we have great songs, illustrations, stories and games. Throughout their time, kids will play and discover what the Bible stories mean both practically and personally, so that they can grow in their relationship with God.
3. Small Groups:
Throughout the service experience, elementary kids are organized into small groups by their grades. This allows the same 2 small group leaders to get to know their group of 5-10 kids. Our leaders show they care by engaging with their circle of kids and engaging in gospel-saturated discipleship. Most of our leaders operate on a twice a month schedule, allowing for kids to have the same 2 leaders for the year. We aim for small groups to be the most impactful part of the elementary service and we encourage parents to connect with their kid’s small group leaders to maximize their spiritual influence in each child’s life.
4. Wellness:
We care about the health of each child, and so we ask that you please keep your child at home if they experiencing any of these symptoms: a fever of 99.8 or above, if they are vomiting, have a runny nose, questionable rashes, etc., and/or have started an antibiotic within the last 24 hours. Additionally, to encourage wellness, we clean and disinfect classroom items regularly.
5. Partnership:
We are convinced that two combined influences are stronger than any single one. For that reason, the church and home can make a greater impact on the heart of a child when they work together. We also believe that the parents have the greatest responsibility to lead their kids to see a clear image of the real Jesus Christ and what it looks like to be a devoted Christ follower. Each week we provide at home resources to cue parents on what we covered, so parents can continue Bible conversations at home!
We take the safety of your child very seriously! Every adult in our classrooms has been interviewed, carefully trained, and has a current background check on file. The parent pickup receipt you receive at check-in is unique to your family and provides extra security at pickup. This number will change each week.
6th Grade
Our sixth graders are something special; tweens who are balancing between the elementary years and the teenage world. We are excited to provide this vital class for our sixth graders during our 9:00 AM service, which is led by loving and consistent leaders each Sunday.
Top 4 Things You Need to Know
1. The Service Experience:
After an engaging and energetic worship time with all of the elementary kids, our sixth graders go back to the sixth-grade room to spend time growing in their faith and friendships! We have a program for sixth graders that allows them to delve deep into Scripture through a chronological study of the Bible created for their age group where the gospel is at the center of every lesson. We want to help launch our sixth graders off into a lifelong adventure of walking with Jesus where they grow in their relationship with the God of the Bible and see it as good news: His one big story of redemption!
2. We Have Fun:
We like to engage kids in games, activities and experiments to drive home biblical truths and make church memorable. We want their experience at church to be the best part of their week!
3. We Get Sixth Graders:
The life of a sixth grader is ever-changing, and we love it! We know that they crave affirmation, value community, ask questions and are trying to make sense of the connection between Scripture and themselves. We value the relationships they build with each other and the caring leaders in their lives. Our sixth-grade leaders show up weekly for these kids, as consistency is highly valued at this age. We know that kids are not only motivated by fun, but also by being accepted so we give time to frequently listen to them, encourage them and guide them in the ways of God.
4. Parents Matter:
We are convinced that two combined influences are stronger than any single one. For that reason, the church and home can make a greater impact on the heart of a child when they work together. We also believe that the parents have the greatest responsibility to lead their kids to see a clear image of the real Jesus Christ and what it looks like to be a devoted Christ follower. We encourage parents to check out The Gospel Project at Home to continue faith conversations and worship as a family based on each Sunday’s lessons.
Parents need support too, so we like to create times during the year to support parenting of tweens and explore how to love our kids well in today’s culture through the lens of both God’s Word and His grace.
We take the safety of your child very seriously! Every adult in our classrooms has been interviewed, carefully trained, and has a current background check on file. The parent pickup receipt you receive at check-in is unique to your family and provides extra security at pickup. This number will change each week.
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