Emmanuel Presbyterian Church

Please visit our blog for updated information about our Children's Ministry.

Curriculum | We are currently using the "Show Me Jesus" curriculum from the Great Commission Publications. It is "...a complete plan for nurturing children in the Word of God. Individual courses for ages two through high school fit together to teach the Bible as a whole and the unfolding story of redemption in Christ. The curriculum is rooted in our Reformed heritage and doctrine as embodied in the Westminster Standards."

Sunday School | The Children's Ministry has classes available for the following ages:

Nursery 6 mo to 24 mo Small Classroom in Basement

Toddler 2 yrs & 3 yrs Large Classroom in Basement

Preschool 4 yrs. & Kindergarten Room 303 on 3rd Floor of Administration Building

Younger Elementary 1st & 2nd Grade Room 305 on 3rd Floor of Administration Building

Middle/Older Elementary 3rd - 6th Grade Room 307 on 3rd Floor of Administration Building

We plan to have a Youth Group for 4 th Grade and up starting in Fall 2010. Our expectation is that once a child is in 7 th Grade he/she will be able to join the adults for the duration of the Sunday Service. We are planning to offer a Communicants Class, but specifics are yet to be determined.

Sunday Schedule |
10:20am Families arrive, nursery children dropped off at nursery
10:30am Worship starts.
10:55am Pastor dismisses children to attend their classes
11:50am When Pastor invites the first 5 rows up for Communion, parents go pick up their children.
11:50am Communion and pastoral prayer for children.
12:15am Dismissal

Interested in Volunteering?

We are always grateful for volunteers. Please contact Ava Ligh at avaligh@gmail.com

Your Children and Communion Booklet for Parents

"Whoever welcomes a little child in my name welcomes me."
– Jesus

What's So Special about
Children's Ministry?

Children's Ministry is an integral part of the overall ministry of our church because children were an integral part of Jesus' ministry. Let's take a look at what the Bible has to say about children and the gospel.

1. The gospel is valuable to children
Children are in need of the gospel. Scripture declares we are sinful from birth (Ps 51:5) with hearts bent toward evil (Gen 8:21).

Scripture impacts children even from infancy (2Tim 3:15).

God reveals his truth to children (Mt 11:25, Mt 21:15) and they are able to believe in Jesus and their faith is precious to Him (Mt 18:6).

2.The gospel calls us to reach out to children in our communities
We need to be responsive and attractive to children in our communities and bring them to Jesus (Mt 18:14).

We need to be prepared to welcome children into our midst even as we would Jesus himself (Mt 18:5).

God draws parents to seek after Him through concern for their children (Mk 7:24-30, Mk 5:22-23). We can serve adults in our communities by being a blessing to their children.

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