Your children are precious not only to you, but to the Kingdom of God, so we place a high priority on spiritual and fun programs for kids of all ages:
Noah's Nursery
...for babies and toddlers from birth through age 3 (as of September 1). Our current room-configuration gives us two spacious nursery rooms with an interior washroom and plenty of sinks and counters. There's also a comfortable nursing room between the women's restroom and the nursery check-in booth. Most parents check-in their nursery-age children at the beginning of worship, but the nursery welcomes children at any point in the morning.
Jesus And Me (J.A.M.)
...for children age 3 (and toilet-trained) through 5th Grade, this interactive, high-energy program begins 30-minutes into the worship service, after children have sung opening songs and received Communion with their parents. Parents check their children in at either the Nursery or the JAM desk when they enter the building, before worship starts, receive computer-coded pick-up tags, and then cross the main lobby to begin worship together. JAM currently uses the Bible-based video, music, activity & small-group model Elevate curriculum. And of course, there's always lots of special events so kids can have fun with church friends outside of Sunday morning.
WILD
...for students in 6th-12th grades runs nearly every Sunday of the school year, 6pm-8pm. With a worship/games/teaching & small-group model of weekly gatherings, with mission trips, service projects, social events and youth conventions to round out the experience. German leads the youth worship band, Pastor Dan & German (also an ordained pastor) share the teaching responsibilities, and dozens of gifted adults at Kaw Prairie lead the small-group breakouts and goofy games. WILD uses the Doug Fields' Simply Youth Ministry curriculum.
Confirmation
...for
families desiring the mainline Protestant 'Confirmation' experience, Pastor Dan teaches a Lenten
Confirmapalooza module of WILD every spring, which over the course of several years covers what old-school-church-folks would call 'Confirmation,' just in a way more fun way! Any interested teen in WILD who's spiritually mature enough for the commitment is welcome to confirm their faith with personal testimony and blessing at the foot of the cross any year in their 10th-12th grades of High School.]
REGISTRATIONS
We ask that all kids and teens have a completed Registration Form on file so that our staff and volunteers can be aware of allergies or special needs. Have questions about any of our children's & family ministries? Contact Children's & Family Director
Judy Hamner!