Sunday Mornings

Our Sunday morning children’s ministry is geared toward serving our families and discipling our children in the Lord. It is our aim to esteem and promote the gathering of God’s local church, so we begin every service with all our children present alongside their parents.

While it is our hope that children will gradually learn to participate in the whole service, we recognize that this is a process that takes time. We invite parents to make use of our Sunday morning children’s ministry opportunities as needed.

Nursery: The nursery room is available for parents throughout the service if they need to excuse themselves with their young children. Part-way through the service, however, young children (up to 5 years) are dismissed for the remainder of the service to be cared for by nursery volunteers. Parents are encouraged to take their young children to the nursery for sign-in and then pick them up at the end of the service.

Sunday School: Similarly, throughout the school year elementary-aged children (grades 1-5) are also dismissed part-way through the service for a time of intentional, age-appropriate teaching in our downstairs classroom. These children follow their teacher out of the sanctuary to the classroom without their parents, though parents are welcome to walk their children downstairs if they wish. However, on Communion Sundays (first Sunday of every month), all elementary-aged children remain with their parents for the duration of the service.

NOTE: For safety reasons, children will not be released from the nursery or from the classroom unless signed out by a parent or a recognized and parent-authorized adult.

Curriculum

When elementary-aged children are dismissed for Sunday School, we have a time of fun and teaching from a Bible-based curriculum called Praise Factory (associated with 9Marks). The Praise Factory curriculum seeks to teach children particular Bible truths through age-appropriate lessons and through repetition. Each Bible truth is taught over the course of three consecutive Sundays, with lessons based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, and Church history to repeat, illustrate, and unpack the truth. In addition to the Bible truths, children are taught various hymns and shown how to pray.

To find out more about the Praise Factory curriculum, please or visit their home page.

If you have any questions about our Sunday morning children’s ministry, please contact Danny and Evelyne Mulhern at sundayschool.chfbc@gmail.com