Youth Sunday Education Program
The FACTS:
ü The Youth Sunday Education Program at First Christian Reformed Church is offered to all children two years of age through High School.
ü The Sunday school year begins in September and concludes in May.
ü The Education Hour at First CRC begins at 11:00am in the classroom and ends with a time of singing at noon in the Sanctuary.
ü Friends and visitors are always welcomed and encouraged to attend.
The DETAILS:
ü The curriculum used, Faith Alive's Walk With Me, focuses on God's love for us, as illustrated throughout the many stories in the Bible, with time for discussion, activity and application to daily living.
ü Sunday School is offered for children age 2 years through 2nd grade. Their time begins in the classroom with fellowship and snacks as well as an age appropriate, creative lesson that ends together in song in the Sanctuary.
ü Magnify and Focus is offered for kids in 3rd-8th grades. The hour begins with 30 minutes of Magnify, a time where kids are offered choices in their learning topic and style with peers within this age group. This is a creative way that we involve our youth into the mission and body of First CRC. The hour ends with 30 minutes of Focus, a time in the classroom with fellowship and snacks as well as an age appropriate, creative and active lesson.
ü Catechism is offered for our High Schoolers. The hour is focused on equipping our children to be mature Disciples of Christ and adult members of His church. Reformed doctrine, ethics, apologetics, Biblical themes, worship and church history are included in this teaching.
The GOALS:
The goal for the Sunday School program and teachers is to TEACH BEYOND THE STORY by:
ü building relationships,
ü being mentors and examples to the children and
ü encouraging and teaching each child how to take these lessons into their homes, onto their playgrounds, into their schools and into their lives
All children ages 2 through 12th grade are invited to participate in Sunday Education programs from 11:00am - 12:00pm each Sunday morning. We request that parents sign in and out for children age 2 through 2nd grade.
