First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
Kids...
A Covenant with Children
As Sunday School teachers and others who work with children at First Congregational Church, we endeavor to stay mindful of the following:
We believe that every child is holy and we try to acknowledge and appreciate the unique beauty and the unknowable potential of each child.
We recognize that the world presents many threats to the well-being of our children and we try to make sure our church will be a safe place. We will try to be attentive to the special needs of individual children and make sure that adequate support is provided for those children who are especially vulnerable.
We believe that it is our responsibility to nurture the development of core religious values and sentiments. We try to highlight these in our teaching and to give recognition and appreciation when they are expressed. These include:
- gratitude, joyful appreciation for good gifts
- wonder, awe, reverence, a recognition of holiness
- forgiveness, gentleness with our own and other's failings
- acceptance and love for one another
- a sense of responsibility to take care of one another
- a sense of responsibility to take care of the environment
- non-violence, creative problem solving
- faith and confidence that we will be able to make the world better
Sunday Morning for Kids
Our Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. We provide nursery care for babies and toddlers, and we invite kids from Kindergarden - 6th grade to participate in Sunday Morning classes.
Our worship service includes a children's sermon. Following that sermon, children are welcome to stay in worship, or they will be accompanied downstairs (in the Fellowship Hall) for supervised activities. Parents or guardians can pick them up there after the worship service.
Junior High and High School kids meet on Sunday nights for Youth Group at 5:00 p.m. in the Youth Room, which is located in the middle building, 2nd floor by the church offices.
Nursery care for infants and toddlers is provided Sunday mornings from 9:00 - noon.