Learn to Grow

Our goal is to provide training for the children of the church throughout their childhood that will lead to a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and to an understanding of the Christian faith.

To reach this goal we offer many programming opportunities to guide the spiritual development of the children entrusted to our care and nurture.

Please take a moment to fill out the Children's registration form and email your completed form to Kat. We will need a form for each child nursery through 5th grade participating in the children's programs at GUMC including Sunday School, Nursery, Faith Weaver Friends, Clowning and Clogging, VBS etc. If you filled out a form this summer (2010) then you do not have to fill out another form unless any of your contact information has changed. This information will only be used by the children's coordinators and will aid us in better serving the needs of each child in our programs.


Faith Weaver Friends:
Faith Weaver Friends is returning to GUMC, but on our Wonderful Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:30.  This program is for children ages preschool to 5th grade and includes bible time, crafts, games, and music.  In order to get an idea of how many children will be returning to Faith Weaver but coming on Wed night, please look for sign up sheets next to the Children’s Church sign in table in the weeks ahead.    As usual we will need lots of parents and volunteers to help with Faith Weaver and look forward to sharing God’s love through creative projects, music, and more.   

Mark your calendars for the following nights for Faith Weaver Friends:
Sept 8, Sept 15, Sept 22, Sept 29, Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 20, Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 17th. 

Mission Friends:
Last year we found the kids at Faith Weaver very excited to help with mission projects such as Haiti food sorting, Easter baskets for Ronald McDonald House, making cards for sick members….and more.   For that reason we are going to have a once a month Mission Friends program that will meet this fall on Sunday afternoon Oct 3, Nov 7th,  and Dec 5th.   Please watch for more information to come and let us know if any adults are interested in helping with this program as our children at GUMC reach out to serve others.    


Other Children’s Ministry Announcements:
Faith Weaver Friends Volunteers: We would like to thank all the parents that have jumped in and helped serve the children of GUMC by leading in crafts, activities, games, or providing a snack dinner. We would also like to encourage other parents and volunteers to contact Kat about ways you can share the love of Christ with the youngest members of the congregation at Faith Weaver Friends. 



Children’s Sunday School or Children’s Church Leaders: Kat is working to provide and keep organized the supplies needed each week for the classrooms and additional supplies have been added to each of the Sunday School classrooms to be used for GUMC children's activities. If there are supplies needs in your classroom or you need further information on the location and accessibility of supplies, please email or call Kat.



Children’s Church: Children's Church is provided for 10:30am JOG and 11:00am traditional services for children ages 3 through 6.  We are always in need of more volunteers. If you would like to bless the young children of our congregation by leading this class, please contact Kat.



Children’s Ministry Supplies: We want to thank the church members that have helped us restock our craft supplies by donating pencils, crayons, construction paper etc. We would also like to encourage members to continually donate craft items new or leftover from other projects that would be beneficial to the children’s programs. These items can be continually given to Kat or placed in the Children’s Ministry box near the elevator.



Clowning and Clogging: We want to thank Shaffy Booth for this wonderful ministry for our 3-5 graders. Please see Shaffy to find out meeting times and locations.

Please contact Kat Lewis or the church office for any additional information.

Volunteers:
Are you interested in volunteering with our Children's Ministry? To make our programs a success, we are in need of children's leaders and assistants. You can sign up to help any dates that are convenient for you. Please contact Kat Lewis for additional information.

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