On Sundays, our 1st-5th graders participate in Family Worship!  If you are new to this concept, here is a quick look in to it:

How does Family Worship work?

• Nursery and Age level classes are provided for Bed Babies - Kindergarten.  We provide excellent childcare and age-appropriate Bible learning in a fun, safe environment in our Baby, Toddler, 2&3 Year Old, and PreK & Kindergarten classes at each campus.  We encourage families with children in these age groups to take advantage of the classes offered during Worship Service times.
• Children 1st-5th grade are in the Worship Service on Sundays instead of age specific classes.
• Children's Worship Bags are provided each week to engage 1st-5th graders in the Worship Service.  Kids have their own Kids Sermon Notes to follow along with the message. These also provide an opportunity to continue the conversation as a family after service.  Bags include a Kids Sermon Notes, stickers, colored pencils, pencil, a sweet treat, and sometimes a special prize or quiet fidget toy. Bags can be picked up each Sunday in the Welcome Center or Foyer at your campus. (After service, please keep the Sermon Notes and stickers, and return the bag with the crayons and pencils to the basket for us to refill for the next week!)

Why do we do Family Worship?

• Family Worship is a way for the church to partner even more with families in leading our children to know Jesus!  Research shows that school-age children who regularly attend a worship service with their parents have a greater chance of continuing their walk with Christ into adulthood. By being a part of the worship service, our children get to experience worship themselves, watch their parents and leaders worship, witness baptisms and corporate prayer, partake in communion, feel a sense of family within the church body, and hear the same message as their parents.  We provide weekly Fam Time discussion starters that go along with the message for you to continue the conversation as a family about the sermon around the lunch table or at bedtime on Sundays! You will find each week’s Fam Time on the Kids’ Sermon Notes and Adult Sermon Guides.
• Children's Ministry is one of the most important ministries that we have at Connect.  Family Worship for our school-age children doesn't lessen that; in fact, it puts even more emphasis on our strong desire for children to become fully devoted followers of Christ from childhood to adulthood.  We want to partner with you in discipling your children outside the church walls...this is just one way that we can do that!