Check-In and Check-Out

Check-in begins 15 minutes prior to the start of service. At the check-in table, you will be greeted by a volunteer who will check in your children and hand you a printed label for your children that includes their name and what class they’re in. If you are a visitor, a team member will assist you with registering your child. All children must be checked in to participate. First time visitors are required to register their children if they want their children to participate in children's ministry.

When picking up your child at any time during or after the service, you will be asked to show the teacher your corresponding parent label to ensure it matches the child’s label. We encourage parents to pick up their children immediately after the service in order for our volunteers to clean and sanitize the area.

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Sunday Afternoon Service — 2:30pm

• Children ages 18M through 2 (nursery) have supervised play from the start of the service until the end of service

• Children ages 3 through 4 (pre-K) have supervised play from the start of the service. Childcare also includes teaching from the the Biggest Story Curriculum - Bible stories, songs, and prayer.

• Children in Kindergarten through 5th grade attend the first half of the service with their parent(s) before being dismissed for Praise Factory. The Biggest Story Curriculum employs stories, prayer, music, and drama to introduce children to Christian theology and doctrine.

• Children 6th grade and above are encouraged to sit with their parents and participate in service.

our curriculum

God’s story is the most beautiful story ever told, full of wonder and scandalous grace. There is nothing more important for the younger generation than imparting to them a rich vision of the gospel. Based on the bestselling Biggest Story Bible Storybook by pastor Kevin DeYoung, The Biggest Story Curriculum teaches kids key Bible stories from Genesis to Revelation. Featuring 104 Old and New Testament Scripture lessons for kindergarten through fifth grade, the curriculum PDF provides 2 or more years of teaching material that will help children understand God’s plan to redeem the world through his Son, Jesus.

Learn more about The Biggest Story Curriculum here

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Security and Safety

We take the safety of children in our care very seriously. We have members who monitor areas near designated child care rooms to ensure your child is secure and protected. In addition, the team member at the check-in desk ensures no children leave the space without supervision. These volunteers are present throughout the service. Children are only dismissed from their class when a parent shows that the number on their parent label matches the number on the child’s sticker.

There will be two caretakers present in each classroom at all times, as well as volunteers to supervise the children. All children's ministry team members have been vetted by a contracted professional background screening agency. All members and volunteers are required to agree with and adhere to our Child Protection Policy, which you can find here.

To prevent any transmittable disease among children, we require children to sanitize their hands and have volunteers wipe down all the surface areas to decontaminate before and after each service.