Children's Ministry

KidZone exists to come alongside parents in laying down a spiritual foundation that will lead a child into a relationship with God and will empower them to be a follower of Jesus for the rest of their lives.

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What to expect for kids on Sundays

When you arrive at Stone Creek, there is a KidZone table on the patio, where you can sign in your child. If it is the child’s first time here, you will be asked to fill out an information sheet. Normally, you will take your children into the worship center with you to start the service (other arrangements can be made for very young children). After a worship song and communion, we dismiss the younger children to go with their teachers to class. The older children will stay to sing worship with the adult congregation, before going to their class. For more on this, you can read the Integration of Kids section below. We teach children from the Bible, in age-appropriate, engaging ways. Even though we are teaching the Bible, new kids regularly report having fun. For details on the content of class time for the specific Zones, you can see the Zone by Age/Grade page.

Safety

The safety of our children is very important to us. To help ensure their safety, we have many measures in place. Here are just some of them.

  • Children are signed in to and out of KidZone by their guardian
  • Every adult KidZone volunteer is background checked
  • KidZone volunteers are trained to never to be alone in a private place with a child, and leadership oversees this happening 
  • Volunteers are trained annually on policies, including appropriate interaction with children

Integration of kids with the church body

  • For multiple reasons, we want kids integrated into the main congregation. The church is a family and the kids are part of that family. The generations mixing gives them an opportunity to be a blessing to one another. When the kids no longer need separate classes that speak to their age level, we want them to already be comfortable being part of the main congregation. Therefore, we have a systematic approach to progressively integrating kids into the main services, and trying to involve them in interacting with the rest of the congregation whenever possible.

Progressive Integration:

  • Parents are welcome to bring even their youngest kids into the main service for the first song and communion, before they go to their classes to worship and learn.
  • 4th, 5th, & 6th graders stay in the main service after communion to worship in song with the whole congregation, before they go to their class to learn.
  • Junior and senior high students are encouraged to attend the entire main service for worship and learning. We also try to invite teens to events with the adults whenever it’s appropriate.

Regular Interaction:

  • Every Sunday after service we have a fellowship time with snacks and beverages. Young kids, teens, and adults all mix and interact. It’s a wonderful family environment. On any given week,  you can find teens watching out for and having fun with young kids, and young kids interacting with adults they have come to know and love. It is sweet to watch and be part of.
  • We look for opportunities for the kids to serve alongside adults.

Questions:

If you have any questions about KidZone, email Info@StoneCreekBibleChurch.org.