Summertime is camp time, and our Treasure Park elementary ministry will be holding a Fine Arts Camp at church for 3rd through 6th grades on July 29 to August 2 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Welcoming 6th Graders into Core
March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Twenty-four families gathered to commission their 6th graders into CORE, our Student Ministry. We opened with a massive game of musical chairs and then asked parents to share personal letters of encouragement and vision for their kids as they partner with Pastor Craig in teaching their kids about biblical manhood and womanhood. Pastor Craig and [...]
Hooking Kids on a Sunday School Lesson
December 17, 2012 by 1 Comment
My job in the elementary Sunday school is to present the “hook” to engage the kids in the lesson topic at the beginning of the class. Recently, the focus was on Jesus’ family, and ultimately a discussion of just who God chooses to be part of his family tree. I pulled out my Lego figures. We discussed who could be part of Jesus’ family tree as I added the figures to the rotating tree.
They are ALL God’s Children
October 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Treehouse provides a Sunday school program for children in Kindergarten through sixth grade who have varying degrees of autism.
56 Praise Band Ready to Lead!
August 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The week of August 12 we held 56 Band Camp for fifth- and sixth-graders who are going to lead worship in our new ministry for fourth through sixth grades. We sang songs, played games, had devotionals about leadership and doing our best, ate snacks and built community. It was a fantastic time! Bob Karwowski, assistant [...]
Summer Time in Children’s Ministries
May 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This summer we will not be having Vacation Bible School because we are concentrating on providing 11 weeks, June 17 to August 26, of awesome summer programming on Sunday mornings!
Pandamania
May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
For the last three weeks, the first and fourth graders have been participating in “Pandamania.” What is that you ask? It is a VBS curriculum that we have adapted to Sunday mornings. The theme is, “God is Wild about You!” It features great worship, exciting Bible adventures like Elijah and the prophets of Baal teaching [...]
Dance? Draw? Show Your Talent at Camp Hershey
March 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Children’s Ministries is searching for people in the congregation with a talent in art, music, dance or another talent to speak to elementary students during Camp Hershey. Preschoolers need someone to read a story to them during Kinder Kamp.
Come to the Edge with Cathy Gannaway
January 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
Hear Cathy Gannaway explain her philosophy of ministry for nursery through fifth grade at one of three meetings on Sunday, February 12: 9:15 and 11 a.m. in room 504, 12:30 p.m. in room 601.
‘Released Time’ Brings God’s Word to Students
September 23, 2011 by 1 Comment
“The Lord’s program” and “best kept secret” are two expressions given when Martha and Dave Siwert share their heart about the “Released Time” ministry to children at Conewago Elementary School. For an hour of week, the Siwerts and others share the good news with public school students. Read this post for more about this ministry and how you can get involved.