The Nursery is provided for children from birth to 36 months of age. Toilet-trained children 24-36 months are welcome to attend the preschool class in lieu of the Nursery at the parent’s discretion. The nursery is unavailable from early June until after Labor Day.
The purpose of our Nursery is to provide a safe, loving, fun and comfortable environment for both you and your child. Our goal is to allow parents to feel confident in the care their child is receiving so that they are able to relax and participate in worship. To accomplish this, our caregivers will rock, walk, feed and play with the children to ensure they are content.
Directions: exit the sanctuary, follow the hall to the end, go up the stairs, turn left at the top of the stairs through the fire doors and turn right at the third door.
We strive to staff the Nursery every Sunday during the fall and winter for the 10:00 am service and for the 9:30 am service in the summer time. Refer to the posted schedule or church communications for staffing for special events and activities.
Our caregivers arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the service and will wait for 10 minutes after the beginning of the service. If no children arrive within that time frame the caregivers will leave to attend the service. Should you need care after that time period, please notify an usher and they will do their best to accommodate your needs.
Sunday Programming for Kindergarten through 5th Grade
Our Sunday School program runs from the second Sunday in September through the Sunday before Memorial Day in May, during the 10 AM worship service, starting immediately after the “Children’s Sermon” and a closing prayer (at approximately 10:20 am). This includes preschoolers through 6th grade. Preschoolers have their own classrooms on the upper level of the education wing while Kindergarten through 6th Grade go to the lower level of the education wing for their classes which follow a rotation of “stations.”
Consisting of five separate “stations” the program divides the children into groups based on school grade level. Every month all the children explore the same biblical story through different manners at each station, and at age-appropriate levels. The meanings behind the stories and how they relate to our lives are examined through both discussion and enjoyable activities, with volunteers from the congregation. Every week the groups rotate through the stations, and each month a new story is explored.
(Tales from the Script Pictured)
Junior Church takes the place of Sunday School through the summer months and begins on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. Children three years old through 2nd grade leave the sanctuary after the Children’s Sermon. Their time together includes a brief lesson, snack and a craft. As the services are a bit shorter in the summer, we encourage our older children and youth to experience worship during the summer.
Sunday Programming for 6th-12th Grade
We have a unique program for youth on Sundays from mid September until mid May. Each Sunday of the month has a separate agenda. On the first Sunday of the month, our youth help to lead worship by being an usher, greeter, lay reader or a musician under the music director’s guidance. Other Sundays of the month will include a speaker who will share their life experience; sermon feedback time with one of our ministers; or participation in a mission project. Each class meeting usually includes a snack as well. During the summer youth are invited to participate in worship.
Adult Education & Spiritual Growth
Check the calendar & weekly e-letter for details on all studies
Adult Education Classes
Meets weekly on Sundays, 8:30 – 9:30 AM year-round. This group selects their own study and is facilitated by class members.
Well Spring for Women
Meets on Tuesday morning, 9:30 to 11:00 am when in session. See weekly e-letter for details or contact us today.
Women 'n Wisdom
Meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at various locations. See weekly e-letter for details or contact us today.
Men's Group
Meets the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at The Angry Buffalo on Genesee St.