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Godly Play is a child-centered worship-based approach to spiritual formation and religious education that is offered to children from three to ten years of age. It is not offered on the first Sunday of the month when we celebrate family communion. It is not offered during the summer months.

Click here to see the Godly Play story "In the Beginning", as told by Di Pagel.

Let us sing to the Lord and make a joyful noise! For children in pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade.

Youth in grades 6-12 meet with adult mentors to examine biblical text and explore how it informs their lives today. This is also a time to simply come together as a community and provide support and discover, in community, how faith informs our lives.

Youth Night program for Middle and High School youth kicks off on the first Sunday of October and is offered on every first Sunday for the school year. It is held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall

The acolyte's role is to carry the light of Christ (symbolized in their lighting wands) into the sanctuary at the beginning of worship to remind us all of God's presence with us. At the conclusion of the service they carry the light of Christ out into the world, following Christ and leading us to carry that light with us in service to the world that God loves.

Children from 2nd grade to 7th grade participate in the program note no acolytes June, July and August. Please contact Di Pagel, Director of Christian Education, if your child would like to be trained as an acolyte.