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On behalf of the Children's Ministry of First Evangelical Covenant Church, we want to welcome you and thank you for "visiting"! First Covenant Church desires to work with families and children to weave faith in Jesus Christ into all areas of their lives. We encourage children to focus on the one most important thing in life: a growing relationship with Jesus. Very simply, we want to see children come to know, love and follow Jesus.
Our vision for ministry is built around the acronym "STARS," which helps guide the purposes for our ministries.
S - Share the love of Christ with others,
T - Train children for spiritual maturity, also towards
A - Admiring God, to bring them together to
R - Rally around fellow Christian friends, and to learn to
S - Serve others.
We are committed to prayerfully providing an environment, relationships, activities and teaching that encompass those values.
Ginny Ahrens
Elementary Coordinator
Sunday Mornings
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
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Nursery during service |
| 9:45-10:45 a.m. |
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Sunday School & Nursery |
| 11:00-12:00 p.m. |
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Kingdom Kids & Nursery during service |
Nursery
Nursery and child care, birth through age 2, are available during both worship services and Sunday School/LifeTime Hour. Changing tables, rocking chairs, loving caregivers, age appropriate toys, safety and security measures and supplies are provided. A pager system is used to contact parents when the need arises.
Sunday School
 A Sunday School program is available for age 2 through 6th grade beginning at 9:45 am. Students are taught in creative, stimulating and age-appropriate environments by a staff of experienced and loving teachers. Group’s FaithWeaver Curriculum is used, operating on a three-year rotation through the Bible, with a variety of resources sent home to extend learning and interaction into the home. Each age group studies the same story each week geared to their age level. Available year-round. FaithWeaver is a trademark of Group Publishing, Inc. and is used here with permission.
Kingdom Kids
Three age groups are included in this program, which is offered during the 11:00 worship service. Age 2-3 meets for the entire service and has time for play, singing, snacks, crafts, and creative hands-on teaching. Age 4-K and Grades 1-5 are dismissed from worship and the learning from the Sunday School hour is extended through activities, games, crafts, play and teaching that reinforce and apply the weekly theme. Focus is placed on application of Biblical truth. Available year-round.
Wednesday Nights
Pre-K 3s & 4s — AWANA Cubbies
Cubbies learn about Jesus through a puppet show, crafts, games and more. Kids work together through books while discovering about God and learning a key verse.
Kindergarten through 2nd Grade — AWANA Sparks
Each week, Sparks participate in game time, story time and a time to memorize Bible verses. Keep on the look out for special events like the Spark-a-rama games, a fun fair and the AWANA Grand Prix pine wood derby.
Awana and the Awana logo are Registered Trademarks of Awana Clubs International. Used by permission.
3rd through 5th Grade — Faithweaver Friends
Friends take part in singing, crafts, games, Bible memory and more as the Friends rotate through learning areas with our small groups. Friends also have special opportunities to serve others and join in special events with Sparks.
FaithWeaver is a trademark of Group Publishing, Inc. and is used here with permission.
About Group Publishing's Resources
Group Publishing supplies the curriculum used for Sunday School, Kingdom Kids, and FaithWeaver Friends. All of Group's resources incorporates their R.E.A.L. approach to ministry, reinforcing a growing friendship with Jesus, encouraging long-term learning, and resulting in life transformation:
Relational: Learner-to learner interaction enhances learning and builds Christian friendships.
Experiential: What learners experience through discussion and action sticks with them up to 9 times longer than what they simply hear or read.
Applicable: The aim of Christian education is to equip learners to be both hearers and doers of God's Word.
Learner-based: Learners understand and retain more when the learning process takes into consideration how they learn best.
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