You and Your Children are Welcome Here!

Once, when Jesus was teaching some adults about God's kingdom, some kids—you know how kids are—pushed their way to the front of the crowd and reached Jesus. Now his friends thought this was a little unseemly, and they tried to send the children back to their parents, probably complaining about "kids these days." But Jesus would have none of it. "Allow the children to come to me," Jesus said, "Don't stop them! The kingdom of heaven belongs to people like these children." Then Jesus blessed the children and went away. (Matt. 19:13-15). 

Like Jesus, part of the ministry of the church is to welcome all children, to provide opportunities for them to play and laugh and learn and talk about the things of faith. Our church is committed in both facility and staff to provide such ministries. This page details a bit more about children and worship.
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Surviving the Worship Service - when children stay upstairs

We get it. It's hard sometimes making it through a church service with a squirmy two-year old. We can't promise that it will be easy or that your child won't contribute to the service loudly during moment of silence. It happens. But we love you, we love your children, and we WANT you to stay, screams and cries and all.  During morning worship, your children are invited to sit, stand, or dance with you as we sing and pray, or, they are welcome to sit and color or play with stickers. We have prepared some "busy bags" that may occupy your child's attention for a bit in the pews, but you should feel comfortable to bring a quiet activity or snack for your child to enjoy while they sit. We would ask, however, that you refrain from bringing iPads or video games into the worship service. Use the opportunity to sit with your child and teach them about what is going on around them.