Children's Ministry

To transform the world by teaching children, through unconditional love, to become life-long disciples of Jesus Christ in a prayerful scripture based environment.

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Nursery + Preschool

(Birth-Pre-K) Our nursery provides a safe, clean, and loving environment for your baby during our services. We are ready to help your little one grow and learn!

Elementary School

(Kindergarten-5th Grade) Your children will build friendships, have fun and learn about Jesus’ love for them through creative lessons, games, and songs. Your child’s safety is ensured through dependable, background-checked leaders. Our goal is that your child will leave every week knowing Jesus loves them, we believe in them, and that church can be fun.

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Sunday Mornings

We believe that children are a vital part of our community and we are committed to providing a safe and engaging environment for them to learn and grow in their faith. We invite you to join us for a fun-filled and meaningful Sunday morning experience.

Wednesday Nights

We understand that weekdays can be busy and we want to provide a space where children can take a break and focus on their faith. We invite you to join us for a midweek experience that will leave your child feeling energized and excited about their faith journey.

Exciting Events

We offer a variety of exciting events throughout the year that are designed to bring children together in fellowship and help them deepen their relationship with God. From hang out days, camps, and seasonal events, there’s always something going on!

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First Time Visitors

Visiting us for the first time? When you arrive, you will be able to meet someone from the Children’s Ministry team who will be able to show you where our children’s activities are held. For safety, all participating children must have a completed registration sheet. Click below to fill out a registration sheet ahead of time and email it to angie@mumc.net. Or you can complete a registration form upon arrival.

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Sunday Mornings

We believe that children are a vital part of our community, and we are committed to providing a safe and engaging environment for them to learn and grow in their faith. We invite you to join us for a fun-filled and meaningful Sunday morning experience.

  • • Childcare with lesson available during service for birth-PreK.
  • • Bible Story and Activity Time offered to elementary-aged children during service. Children start and end with you in service. We will call them to join us prior to the sermon.
  • • Junior Youth (4th and 5th grade) meets most Sundays, 12:00-2:30 PM, on the Mandarin campus.

Wednesday Nights

Join us from August to May for Wednesday Nights at the Mandarin campus! We understand that weekdays can be busy, and we want to provide a space where children can take a break and focus on their faith. We invite you to join us for a midweek experience that will leave your child feeling energized and excited about their faith journey with elementary group activities and choir practice for 3 yr old and up. Childcare is also available for Birth-PreK children whose parents are attending a class.

  • – Childcare Room – 6:20-8:00 PM in FLC 834
  • – Elementary Activities –6:30-8:00 PM in FLC 837

What are the Children Learning?

Elementary

In June, the elementary-aged children will learn that living and loving like Jesus sounds great in theory, but may be a little hard in practice. However, with the help of God’s Spirit, we don’t have to do it alone. When we follow Jesus, God’s Spirit transforms us, shaping us every day into who God has called us to be and how God is calling us to live. Live It Out is not JUST a theme, but a call to action. It encourages kids to actively live out their faith through their words and interactions with others. And the more we become like Jesus, the more we can make a true difference in this world and in the lives of those around us.
  • Week One: Live Like Jesus (Philippians 2:5, Supporting: Philippians 2:1-8)
    • Bottom Line: Live like Jesus.
  • Week Two: Live in Peace With One Another – Saul and Barnabas (Romans 12:18, Supporting: Acts 9:1-28)
    • Bottom Line: Live in peace with one another.
  • Week Three: Look Out for One Another – Jesus Heals on the Sabbath (Philippians 2:4, Supporting: Luke 6:6-11)
    • Bottom Line: Look out for one another.
  • Week Four: Encourage One Another (Hebrews 10:24-25)
    • Bottom Line: Encourage one another.
  • Week Five: Accept One Another – Peter and Cornelius (Romans 15:7, Supporting: Acts 10)
    • Bottom Line: Accept one another.
Virtue: Live It Out – With Jesus we can help change the world.
Memory Verse: As you deal with one another, you should think and act as Jesus did. Philippians 2:5, NIrV
 

Preschool

In June, our preschool group will discover how to live it out and love like Jesus. No matter how young or old you are, we all need Jesus to show us how to love others. Together, let’s point preschoolers to the One who came to show them how to do the most important thing: loving others the way Jesus loves them.
  • Week One: Jesus Shows His Disciples How to Love (Matthew 8:5-13; Mark 5:24-34, 10:13-16; Philippians 2:5)
  • Week Two: Barnabas Makes Peace (Matthew 5:9; Acts 9:26-28, 31; Romans 12:18)
  • Week Three: Jesus Feeds 5,000* (Matthew 14:14-21; Philippians 2:4)
  • Week Four: Paul Encourages the Church (John 16:33; Galatians 1:1-3, 5:13; Hebrews 10:24-25)
  • Week Five: Peter and Cornelius (Acts 10; Romans 15:7)
Bottom Line: Jesus shows me how to love others
Memory Verse: “Think and act as Jesus did.” Philippians 2:5, NIrV
 

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