Children's Minstries

For more information about Children’s Ministries and ways you might be involved, please contact our Director of Children’s Ministries, Phil Courington, at 708.798-2800 x16, or PCourington@fccfaithful.org.

Children’s Ministries
From Nursery Care through Sixth Grade, Children’s Ministries focuses on the most important message of all time – “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” For our youngest kids, it’s all about letting them know that they are safe and welcome in God’s house, and that church is filled with adults who care for them. Promised Land, our Sunday School for grades 1-6, is a joyous exploration of the Bible through every means possible, including drama, art, video, storytelling, cooking, and computers.        We take very seriously our commitment to assist parents in fulfilling the vows they take at baptism.  Helping parents raise their children to faith in Jesus Christ is our top priority.  Believing that worship is as important for children as it is for adults, we encourage children’s active participation in the worship life of our church.  Thus we encourage families to worship together at the 9 a.m. service before attending education opportunities at 10:30.

Nursery Care
Our caring, paid staff cares for children, infants through age one, in a safe and loving environment in our well-equipped nursery during all Sunday morning worship services.  At check-in, parents are given a pager should they be needed in the Nursery at any time during the worship services.

2s and 3s
This ministry is for those preschoolers who have outgrown the Nursery, and whose horizons are expanding daily! It is child care with a fun Bible lesson included. The class meets weekly in Room 4 at 10:30 a.m., and parents are always welcome to observe, help out, or just come play along. The classroom opens to a wonderful and secure outdoor playground which is used, weather permitting.

4s and Ks
These children meet at 10:30 a.m. in Room 6, also known as the Snoopy Room. They explore the stories of the Bible each week with all the new skills many of them have learned in preschool or Kindergarten. A typical fun day includes hearing the Bible story and doing a small craft along with some movement and music.

Promised Land
Promised Land is a wonderful, multi-sensory exploration of our faith stories for grades 1-6, built upon what is called the Rotation Workshop Model.  Children better internalize the stories and their meaning as we engage a Bible story for four consecutive Sundays, re-experiencing it through storytelling, video, computers, crafts, drama – any number of means.

The rooms in Promised Land are like no other Sunday School you’ve seen.  One is a purple theatre, another is a tent with large pillows made for storytelling, while another is a computer lab created to look like an underwater wonderland.  Come on up for a Promised Land tour and see just what we mean!

Parental Involvement
All parents are invited and encouraged to contribute time and energy in Children’s Ministry so that their children can observe their parents taking responsibility for the faith development of all of our children.  Volunteer opportunities come in all shapes and sizes and for short or long periods of time.  If taking a break from volunteering in Children’s Ministries, a Parents’ Place is offered during the 10:30 a.m. hour for parents to gather, share faith and wrestle with the joys and challenges of parenting little ones to faith in Jesus Christ.