Children's Ministries (Overview)
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 9:14
We view children as blessings at Clear Fork Alliance. Because of this, we make sure that every opportunity to minister to them is done in a safe and loving atmosphere. All our children’s ministry volunteers have completed background checks. We want to teach children to love God and love people and to help children and their families learn to follow Jesus.
Children's Church
“Children’s church” is available weekly during the second half of the morning worship service. The children attend the worship service with their parents for the first half and then are dismissed just prior to the adult sermon. Parents must pick up their children from the classroom at the conclusion of the worship service and sign them out on the attendance clipboard.
Children’s Church is offered for age 3 through 3rd grade. Children must be fully potty trained to attend children’s church. In addition to teaching a Bible lesson, the children participate in several different hands-on and age-appropriate activities such as crafts, games, music, videos and sometimes snacks.
Nursery
Clear Fork Alliance Church has a beautiful nursery facility which provides a safe, loving, fun, comfortable, and clean environment for infants and toddlers during church services. All nursery workers at Clear Fork Alliance undergo careful screening, and safety and security guidelines are followed to ensure the safety of our children. A sign-in sheet is also used for security purposes when children are dropped off and picked up. Our child-to-worker ratio is maintained as closely as possible. A minimum of two caregivers oversee the nursery during each session.
Nursery is provided for children three years old and younger on Sunday mornings during the worship service. Parents can drop off their children up to 10 minutes before the start of the service. Nursing mothers are always welcome in the nursing nook (located in the infant nursery). This area provides privacy and is equipped with rocking chairs, a bassinet, and a changing table.
Sunday School
There are two children’s Sunday school classes that begin at 9:00 am each Sunday morning. The younger class consists of children ages three through kindergarten while the older class is designed for children from 1st grade through 5th grade. (6th – 12th grade students attend the youth group Sunday school class.) Children are taught a Bible story and participate in other activities such as crafts and song time.
TeamKID
TeamKID meets Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:00 pm. TeamKID is a fun, high-energy ministry that encourages kids to know Jesus Christ and to grow in a relationship with Him. Each week at TeamKID, children will participate in Bible stories, Scripture memory, life application, missions, songs, recreation, and snacks. All these activities will connect to help teach kids to become disciples (followers) of Jesus.
The TeamKID motto describes what we try to accomplish in the club: Learning About God, Using the Bible, Living for Jesus. As a team, we work together to fill the “Tube of Fun” which tracks our progress in meeting our team goals. Children get to add a ping pong ball to the tube for reciting verses, attending TeamKID and bringing friends. When we fill the tube, we celebrate with a victory party! Last year, these included a popcorn and movie party, a Mexican fiesta, and a Bug Party.
Parents, please make sure that you walk your child into the building each Wednesday and help them to get signed in at the registration table. The children should then proceed to the sanctuary for song time. At the end of the evening, please pick your child up from his/her classroom and sign them out.
Vacation Bible School
Age 3 – 6th Grade
Discover the incredible mysteries of the final frontier—right from your own backyard. Your telescope becomes a portal through which you encounter amazing and wonderful things designed by a Creator who is even bigger than the vastness of His creation. But the most amazing wonder to be discovered truly boggles the mind. The God who created everything there is—the knowable and the unknowable, the visible and the invisible—wants a relationship with you! And from the very beginning, God had a plan to restore the relationship He knew we would break.
BIBLE VERSE: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For everything was created by Him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. Colossians 1:15-16
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