Children's Ministries
SUNDAY MORNING NURSERY
(infant - age 2 by 9/1)We offer teaching and nursery care for infants through 2 years old (by 9/1). There are five rooms broken down by stages of development to better teach and care for your precious child. We are blessed to have a loving, paid staff to care for your child while you attend Sunday School, Worship and other special activities. We also rely on parent-team volunteers to assist in making our nursery safe and nurturing. We utilize the loving talents of trained youth volunteers to help as well. For more information, contact Lisa Engberg at 770-339-9801.
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL
(3 and 4 years old) 9:30am /Sept. promotion(K– 6th grade) 9:30am /June promotion
(4th – 6th grade) 11:00am /June promotion
We use Cokesbury’s “Rock Solid” curriculum with each class, which incorporates a Bible story, craft, and snack, with playground time for younger children and dramas for older children. Each class has a team of 4 teachers (2 at a time) who take turns teaching.
CHILDREN’S CHURCH
(3 and 4 years old) Sundays, 11:00am /Sept. promotion(Kindergarten) 11:00am /June promotion
We use Kidz Blitz’s “Critter Land” curriculum, which utilizes puppets to tell the Bible story and various games, crafts, and other activities to reinforce the main Bible point. Each class has a team of 4 teachers (2 at a time) who take turns teaching.
CHILDREN’S WORSHIP
(1st through 3rd graders) Sundays, 11:00am /June promotionThis class does not meet on 5th Sundays when the children are encouraged to attend the regular service and practice what they have learned. We use High Point curriculum, which is very high energy and utilizes puppets, games, drama and music to reinforce the Bible story and message. Each team, which includes adults and youth, volunteer one time monthly, and parents are required to assist once or twice per year.
LEARNING TO USE MY BIBLE
(3rd grade) Sundays, 11:00am (mid September– mid November)This course is specifically for those who have recently received their first Bible from McKendree. Children will learn the books of the Bible, the types of literature the Bible offers and where they are found in the Bible. The curriculum includes music, crafts, games and other activities to assist children in becoming familiar with the books of the Bible and to help them feel comfortable reading it. The teaching team typically consists of 4 adults who may volunteer every week, with no fewer than 2 volunteers each week.
TOUCH THE WATER, TASTE THE BREAD
(3 years – Kindergarten) Sundays, 11:00am (1/8 – 1/29)This session, lasting four weeks, is an age-appropriate way to teach young children about Baptism and Communion.
KIDZ KLUB
(Kindergarten – 4th grade) Wednesdays, 6:30-7pm/Fall SessionKidz Klub is back by popular demand! Our youth interns are going to lead each of the areas (with full adult supervision). There will be a minimal cost per child and each parent will be required to volunteer 3-4 times during the year.
FUN FOURTH SUNDAYS
(4th grade) 4th Sunday/each month, 5:30-7pm (excluding holidays)This is a once per month “mini-youth group” consisting of a snack supper, lesson and lesson related games. Occasionally this group will perform a service project if needed.
FLIGHT 56
(5th - 6th grade) Sundays, 5:30 - 7pmGeared toward children of this age are a lesson and lesson-related games. Topics we have studied include peer pressure, teamwork, human sexuality as defined by God, and many others. This group also meets for Friday Night Live once a month. “FNL” has included trips to a corn maze, a scavenger hunt for food for the Lawrenceville Co-op, lock-ins, and bowling as well as many other similar activities.
FLIGHT 56 Small Groups
Wednesdays, 6 - 7pmJoin us as we explore Epic Stories from the Bible. We will dig deeper into our Bibles and get to know one another through fellowship time, games, prayer requests and more.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
5:30 - 8:30pm (6/24 – 28, 2012) or 9am – noon (6/25 – 29, 2012)Registration: 4/22, 4/29, 5/6 church members 5/7 preschool 5/8 open to public
Offered to children who will enter Pre K-4 in the fall, through rising 5th grade. Each day is focused on one Bible Story and Bible Point, with all activities including snacks, crafts, drama, games, music and Bible study reinforcing this point. We have 150-200 volunteers, a combination of both youth (rising 7th grade & up) and adults that help us during the week of VBS.
EXTREME VBS
rising 5th & 6th grades, 9am – noon (June 25 – 29, 2012)
Registration: 4/12, 4/29, 5/6 church members 5/7 preschool 5/8 open to public
This is a week of Bible study and trips off-campus to places like Noah’s Ark, McDaniel Farm Park, and the Mall of Georgia for an “Amazing Race.” The final day the kids stay at the church and help with all the items collected for our VBS missions project. Events and destinations are subject to change.
McKendree UMC is a “Safe Sanctuary”church. For the safety of our children and workers,
each teaching volunteer must be a member or constituent for at least 6 months. In addition,
all regular volunteers are required to provide references, submit to a criminal background check
and attend “Safe Sanctuaries” training. Furthermore, all classrooms will have at least
2 unrelated adults at all times when children are present.
Registration: 4/12, 4/29, 5/6 church members 5/7 preschool 5/8 open to public
This is a week of Bible study and trips off-campus to places like Noah’s Ark, McDaniel Farm Park, and the Mall of Georgia for an “Amazing Race.” The final day the kids stay at the church and help with all the items collected for our VBS missions project. Events and destinations are subject to change.
McKendree UMC is a “Safe Sanctuary”church. For the safety of our children and workers,
each teaching volunteer must be a member or constituent for at least 6 months. In addition,
all regular volunteers are required to provide references, submit to a criminal background check
and attend “Safe Sanctuaries” training. Furthermore, all classrooms will have at least
2 unrelated adults at all times when children are present.