Gethsemane Church's ministry to kids birth through 5th grade
GC Kids meets every Sunday at 10am
NURSERY: Birth - 3 years
GC KIDS: 4 Years - 5th grade
GC KIDS ON INSTAGRAM
UPCOMING EVENTS
VBS Kids Camp | July 8-11, 2024 from 9am-Noon
Are you ready to have fun, learn more about God, and serve our community!? Then join us July 8th - 11th from 9a to Noon for 4 mornings of learning and celebrating the good new about Jesus! VBS is open to kids age 4 through 5th grade (entering this fall). Sign up today to hold your spot--they fill up and last year we did have to limit registration.
RECENT SPECIAL EVENTS
Relationships are at the center of Kid’s Ministry at Gethsemane Church. We know that kids who feel loved and cared for freely share that love and care for others – positive relationships are contagious. Jesus loved and cared for people and took the time to build relationships. Our volunteer leaders emulate the love of Jesus and share that with the kids in our care.
VISION
Our vision for GC Kids: take Jesus home.
With everything we do at GC Kids, we are asking this crucial question: “How are we helping these kids and their parents take Jesus into their homes and everyday lives?”
FLOW
We keep this flow relatively consistent across all our programming because it works well and it facilitates easier transitions between different levels of ministry, for kids, students, and volunteers.
We follow an ACTIVE > LARGE GROUP > SMALL GROUPS flow (see below).
Nursery
(Available during 10am Service)
3 Years and Younger
Care for our GC babies is available starting at the beginning of service. The nursery is located in the worship center. You can either check-in your child in the nursery or when you check in your other children in the gym for 10am Children’s Ministry. You check your child out directly from the nursery after service.
GC Kids
(Available during 10am Service)
4 Years (potty trained) – 5th Grade
At GC Kids we use a Active -> Large Group -> Small Group flow. Here’s what a general Sunday morning looks like:
First, find our GC Kids volunteers outside the gym to securely check in your children. Parents and kids receive matching stickers for security.
- Kids go with their groups for their GC Kids experience and parents are invited into worship.
- Following worship, check out your kid(s) outside the gym (same location as check-in) by showing your security sticker to one of our GC Kids volunteers.
- Head back to the courtyard or Commons for socializing, coffee, and snacks.
Kids are in a state of discovery. It’s our goal for them to discover:
- Who God is
- How He sees kids (and all people) as valuable
- How much He loves them
- The important role kids play in God’s Kingdom.
