Children's Ministry

Our Nursery team loves to pour into our littlest members. With a nurturing and exciting environment, our children learn that they are loved, safe and each uniquely designed by Jesus. Our curriculum begins in our 1 year old room and continues into our 2 year old class as well. Each month these children learn a theme. For example: Jesus loves me! The activities, lessons and hands-on expressions of that month's focus on the chosen theme to reiterate with repetition and creativity so that our children can easily learn. When appropriate, our children also can access our outdoor playground and indoor large motor skills room.

Our Nursery rooms are located on the First Floor of the main building and ages are marked above each room door. We do move children on a “developmentally appropriate” scale so that each child is cared for and their needs are properly met.

Nursery Coordinator – Allison Pratt

Preschool is such a fun group of amazing explorers and learners! Our team loves to pour into this group of children who are receptive to Jesus, hungry to learn, and eager to have a lot of fun at the same time. Each Sunday our children gather to have playtime, Bible story time, music/worship time, stations and hands-on activities, snacks and more. Each week every focus activity or discussion revolves around the Bible story of the day and the nugget of truth that Jesus is releasing over them. Our children have ears to hear and eyes to see Jesus. What a joy to see their hearts awaken to Him!
They have access to our outdoor playground and indoor large motor skills room as time and resources allow. The Preschool rooms are located on the First Floor of the main building and the ages are marked on the signs above the doors. As we always seek to benefit our children with the best care possible, they are moved to the various rooms based on a “developmentally appropriate” scale.

Preschool Coordinator – Judy Fisher
Preschool Coordinator - Kathy Stover

Our Elementary Program has a variety of expressions and avenues for our children to engage in all that Jesus is doing in their lives. Every Sunday morning our Elementary gather together in Room 201 (upstairs) for Stations and social interaction. After that our children transition to our Worship time as they worship Jesus together, receive ministry, give through offering and prayer, as well as receive announcements and celebrate birthdays. From there children in Grades K & 5 go to their classrooms for the remainder of the Sunday morning service.

In Kindergarten, our children are learning about the Heroes of the Bible with an interactive “hero theme” throughout their classtime. Their classroom is filled with fun, age appropriate hands-on activities, and discussion. Their classroom is Room 216 on the Second Floor of the main building.

In 5th Grade, our children are taught topical lessons based on a variety of themes. For example: Family Life, Church Life, Service, Purity, etc. All lessons are biblically based and our classroom encourages discussion, releasing the truth, and supporting one another as they discover who they are and who Jesus is calling them to be. Their classroom is Room 215 on the Second Floor of the main building.

Our 1st – 4th Graders engage in foundational truths about who Jesus is and who He has made them to be. We teach the stories and lessons in a large group format. Together we explore the Word, see what Jesus is highlighting to each one of us, and then activate and apply what we have learned. After the large group time, the children break out into classrooms by grade level for small group application. Classrooms are located on the second floor of the main building and are marked by grade.

Twice a year we hold a corporate dedication for our parents and their children. It is a powerful time of declaring that our children are gifts from Jesus. For those who have never dedicated their children in our church before, there is a mandatory training class the Sunday before dedication.

A Dedication Application link will appear under the Forms heading on the left of your screen one month prior to the scheduled corporate dedication. Click on the link, complete and hand into the Children's Ministry Office, so your child’s certificate can be properly created. Please also submit or email a photo of your child or family to the Children’s Ministry Office at children@christcc.org.

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life” (Romans 6:4).

Baptism is a powerful experience for our children and families. This does not have an age bracket on it, but rather is up to parents, their child and what Jesus is doing in the heart of each student. We preface every baptism with two classes explaining why we choose baptism and allow the children to make it personal in their walk with Jesus. We offer baptism for children at least once a year in our corporate service.

All children in Grades 2-5 are eligible to participate on our Ministry Team. Our team members can serve on the Children’s Worship Team or as a Nursery/Preschool Helper (Grades 4-5 only).

Ministry Team Training is offered at least once a year. This is a great opportunity for our children to learn how to serve Jesus by serving others.

Saying "yes" to Children’s Ministry means that you are impacting children’s eternal destinies for His glory. We are missing something if you are not a part of our team. From prep to teaching, we love hands-on help as we seek to meet the many needs of our children. If you would like to serve in Children’s Ministry, please take note of the following steps:

1. Click on Volunteer Application link under the Forms heading on the left of your screen.
2. Submit your application to the Children’s Ministry Office or via email to children@christcc.org.
3. The Children’s Ministry Office will arrange for you to have an interview with the Children’s Pastor.
4. As clearances are a statewide legislative mandate, please either bring copies of your clearances to your interview or click on the Clearance Application link under the Forms heading on the left of your screen. All volunteer clearances are processed at no cost to you.
5. Once all clearances are received, we will schedule you to serve within a rotation that works for you.

For any questions on this procedure, please contact our office at 717-761-2933 x157 or children@christcc.org.