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Sue Isbell, children's director - sisbell@churchstreetumc.org

Welcome! Learn about worship education, parenting, children's worship, workshops, studies, and more for kids!

• Spirit Adventure!
• Children & Worship
• Sunday Evenings for Kids
• Special Lessons: Harry Potter

Elementary children take part in Spirit Adventure

Spirit Adventure is the name our God's Gang fellowship has given our new Sunday School that began August, 2002. What a great name! Our approach to Sunday School is based on the Workshop Rotation Model, and we certainly believe it is an adventure for every young spirit that participates.

In our rotation children study the same Bible story for five weeks. Each week each grade moves to a different workshop where they will explore the story from a different perspective using many creative ideas.

Our children explore, enjoy and learn from five different workshops:

• Art of the Covenant
  Our art center where creative expression a notch above paper crafts awaits the imagination of every child
• The Mouse Pad
  Our computer center where kids experience the Bible through challenging software designed specifically for teaching the Bible to kids.
• Acts of the Apostles
  Our drama center where every kid can be a star in our own productions on the stage or through puppets and storytelling.
• HBO:The Heavenly Box Office
  Our movie theater where kids can munch a bag of popcorn while they see another interpretation of the Bible story through videos or movies.
• The Rabbi's Retreat
  Our Bible games center where written and active games challenge everyone's thinking as we dig deeper into the Bible story.

Stay tuned as our adventure continues!.

Children's Worship at Church Street

We know that children stay in the church longer if they worship with their parents. We also know that children are frequently bored in worship even though we try to teach them what worship is all about. In our unique approach to children's worship, kids are not learning about worship, but they are learning how to worship through sensory-motor experiences based on godly play.

We offer worship for children during both worship services for children who are currently in our three-year-old through second grade classes. Children remain in worship with their parents for half the service and then are escorted to their own worship center by adult greeters. There children learn appropriate worship behavior as well as ways to prepare themselves for their special time with God.

Sunday Evenings for Kids

Sunday evenings from September through April are packed with activities for children. God's Gang, our elementary fellowship group, meets for recreation and Bible study at 4:15 p.m. Frequently, the Gang enjoys a movie night, savenger hunts and mission projects too!

CUBS is our fellowship group for children 4 and 5 years old. CUBS meets at 6 p.m. for creative Bible study.

Children's Choirs meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. under the leadership of Jim Rogers and his staff. First and second graders meet for singing, and older children meet for both singing and choir chimes.

Childcare for younger children is available for all Sunday evening activities.

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