Spiritual GrowthAs a congregation we seek to:
All of our opportunties for spiritual growth are based on individual or group interests througout the church year. While we generally offer classes during the school year, and take a break during the summer, there may be times when a class pauses, or engages in a special opportunity as the life of the church continues on. |
Opportunitites for Adults
| Opportunities for ChildrenWhile we do not currently have a formal class for children we do invite them to begin the exploration of their faith by joining us in worship each Sunday as they are. For us this looks like wiggling in pews, utilizing the various musical instruments made available to join in worshiping, dancing with silk scarves, and beginning their faith journey surrounded by people who care for them and their safety. We also have bags available with coloring pages and crayons to help calm the active bodies for those moments where you or they may prefer to be calm. As children approach/reach the 5th and 6th grades Pastor Chris will engage with their parent/guardian about their interest in Pastor's class which often times leads to thei child deciding to be baptized. This is a class designed to engage the child in conversation with their parents, pastor, and other leaders of the congregation to learn and discover what their faith means to them, and how they wish to respond to that faith. The church does have a "Sexual Misconduct" policy which seeks to protect all children as they seek to explore their faith. We recognize that througout the years churches have been an easy target for those who wish to misuse the trust given to them, in order to abuse and mistreat vulnerable individuals. As a result we have worked on and put into place this policy which guides how we protect the children who come into our doors. In short this means that all staff and any volunteer that works within our children's ministires have had a full criminal background check run on them. We also do not allow staff or volunteers to be alone (one on one) with a child. You can read our current policy here. |