Children's Ministry
Our Mission
To ignite within every child a desire to know and grow into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ..
Children’s Ministry Staff
Children's Ministry Director: Heather Muha
heatherm@fcctc.org or 231-947-6698 ext. 19
Nursery Coordinator: Jaime Schichtel
All Children's Ministry teachers and Nursery Volunteers receive on-going training and support. Serving the church in this capacity is both a calling and a ministry for all individuals involved.
Weekly Schedule
Saturday Evening 6:30
Nursery Care for infants to 3 years
Classes for 3 yrs. through 3rd grade
Sunday Morning 10:30
Nursery Care for infants to 3 years
Children's Church for children 3 yrs. through 5th grade
Wednesday Evening 5:30
A buffet meal for all ages, followed by:
Nursery Care for infants to 3 years
Children's Choir for 3 yrs. through 5th grade
Kidz Klub for 3 yrs. through 5th grade
Our Curriculum and Program
Jesus' early ministry...leading up to the death and resurrection
Using drama and puppetry among other methods, this curriculum covers everything children need to know about the early ministry of Jesus. Children will learn about the selection of disciples, performing of miracles and much, much more!
At the Saturday evening service, children begin in the service with their families. All children are invited forward for a Children's Message and are then dismissed to classes: 3 - 4 year olds, K - 3rd grades. Children then go to small group bible study with craft and hands-on learning activities. There is small group prayer time and welcome at the beginning of every class. Older kids participate in looking up scripture on their own.
On Sunday mornings, there is Kids Church with music, a puppet show and drama performed by the older 3rd through 5th graders. The large group then breaks up into small groups: 3 - 4 year olds, K - 2nd grades, and 3rd - 5th grades. In these small groups, children are reminded of the message and participate in a craft or activity related to that message. There is small group prayer time and welcome at the beginning of every class. Older kids participate in looking up scripture on their own.
The first weekend of each month is "Communion Weekend" when 3rd - 5th graders attend services with their families and have the opportunity to participate in Communion. This gives these children a chance to experience adult worship and to share in the Lord's Supper with their families. There is no Sunday school for this group on Communion Weekends.
Children moving from fifth to sixth grade are presented a Bible the first weekend of fall worship as a welcome to the Youth Group. Members of the current Youth Group will present them their "Teen Devotional Bible" and a welcome message given by Jim Harker, Youth Ministry Director. For more information on our Youth Group look at the Youth page of this web site.
Wednesday TGIW
(Thank God It’s Wednesday)
Buffet Dinner
Activities for:Adults/Youth
Children's choir and Kidz Klub for Children
Ages
Church Day Camp
FCC Summer Camp brochures will be available starting on March 16th at the Palm Sunday Unity Service and in the church office. You can call to have a brochure mailed or check out VacationBibleSchool.com/heatherm@fcctc.org. Day Camp runs from 9:30 - 3:15 daily, June 23-27, 2008. Cost is $60 per child or for 2 or more children, $45 for each child. The theme this year is God's Big Backyard...it's all about service!
Children’s Choir
Margo Sirrine, director
Practices during TGIW from 6:30 pm to 7pm
Downloads
Click here to download the video clips created by the 3rd-5th grade students for use during children's church.
Online Video Games
We have two custom games online that were created for our church. The first game is a Maze game called "Find Your Way" and the second game is "Cookie Catch". You need the Shockwave plug-in to play these games. If you don't already have this you can download it here - DOWNLOAD SHOCKWAVE
