The Children and Youth ministries exist to execute the overall mission of the church in bringing kids, from birth to graduation, deeper into Christ and further into the world. It shepherds both kids and families by teaching God’s Word in a welcoming and fun environment, seeking both to challenge and encourage kids and teens to live faithfully, and to be bold and confident Christian leaders wherever the Lord may lead them.
Children are an important part of life at First Presbyterian!
Checking in Children
New Here? Welcome! Our team will assist you in getting your child checked in with a name tag plus a matching security tag for you to have for pick up later.
Once children are registered in the computers, you may check them in at any of the computer check-in stations located at the “So Loved” entrance or in the Kingdom Kids area of the Sanctuary Building located on the basement level – by the two knights!
Children’s Programs
“So Loved” (6 weeks to 3 years)
Open from 7.30 am until 12.15 pm during all three worship services and Sunday school.
Located near the 8th Street entrance on the first floor
(Thanks for checking the church calendar on holiday weekends when the worship times may differ!)
Children’s Church for Pre-K and Kindergarten at 9 am and 11 am Services
After getting your child’s name tag, take your child to the Sanctuary with you where they will be dismissed at greeting time to go to Children’s Church in beautiful Dunham Chapel. You will pick up your child in the So Loved hall after the worship service.
10.10 am Sunday School for Pre-K and Kindergarten
Located in the “So Loved” hall near the 8th Street entrance on the first floor.
If attending Children’s Church at 9 am, children stay for Sunday school and then can be picked up at 10.50 am.
If attending Sunday school first at 10.10 am, children may remain in Sunday school where our team will take them to Children’s Church and you pick up by 12.15 pm. However, you are welcome to pick up your child after Sunday school and take them to the worship service with you where they are dismissed for Children’s Church at the greeting time.
10.10 am Sunday School for 1st – 5th Grades
Located in the bright and fun Sanctuary Basement
Kingdom Kids classrooms are for 1st-3rd grades
Quest Preteen class is for 4th and 5th grades
Please walk your elementary-age child to the check-in computers (located by the knights in shining armor) to get a name tag and a matching security tag for your later pick up. If you are new, welcome! A hallway greeter will be ready to assist you and give your family our beautiful curriculum resource, “The Gospel Story Bible.”
Communication? Don’t worry.
We won’t bombard you. We simply want to come alongside to encourage and cheer for you and your family as our youngest church friends seek God with their whole hearts. To receive text and email updates about Children’s Ministry, email us (childhood@fpcbr.org).
Want to Be a Part of Something Really Special?
To volunteer for an hour in So Loved (6 weeks to kindergarten), click here (FPC Nursery Volunteers: So Loved Volunteers).
Want to be blessed by volunteering an hour with our 1st – 5th graders? Email us at childhood@fpcbr.org
Interested in working in childcare at First Presbyterian?
Click here Link to an employment form.
For more information about First Presbyterian Children’s Ministry, contact Candace Walker (candace@fpcbr.org), or Mary Page Wood (marypage@fpcbr.org).
