Children’s Church

    During the Sunday morning worship services at ECUMC, the children are excused from the sanctuary so they can learn about Jesus on levels best suited for them.

    Each Sunday, the children meet to pray and share things that concern them....things happening in their young lives; they share the good things and the troubling.  We recite the pledge to the American flag, the Christian flag and to the Bible....things many of us learned as children ourselves.

    We sing, memorize Bible verses, and have a story and do a craft or game related to that day’s story.  Children earn small tokens by completing memory verses....with the hope that the Word of God will go with them always.

    Some Sundays we have Bible races...two children take their place at the front of the room, Bible in hand, while one of the teachers pulls a scripture out of the bag.  After reading the scripture aloud, there is a shout of “GO” and they are off to the races!  The first to find the scripture jumps up and reads it to the rest of the class.  As the winner they can remain for the next race and another child is chosen to participate.

    For the younger children who are not yet fluent readers, we let them tell us Bible stories.  They draw a story from a hat and then share that story with the class. 

    We help out during the service in the sanctuary on Palm Sunday (by waving branches and singing songs), and on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day with our own special tribute to our Moms and Dads. 

    Join us Sunday...we’d love to have you!  You’d never guess how much fun you can have while learning about the love of Jesus!

                                    Kathy Henry, Children’s Church Coordinator