Welcome to Calvary’s Children’s Ministry! In Calvary Kids, our
C A LVA RY
mission is “guiding children to trust and follow Christ…for the
rest of their lives!” We strive to provide a safe, nurturing place
for your children while you worship in the sanctuary, and explore small groups. We hope this parent guide will answer some
of the questions you may have about our ministry, and explain our
policies and procedures.
The wellbeing of your children, both spiritual and physical, is our top priority.
Our
team members are a part of this ministry because they desire to guide children
to Christ
through a warm and loving environment. We realize we could not function
without
our team members and we provide them with training and resources to
assist them in
their roles. All of our team members go through an application process that
includes a
background check, and they are placed where their gifts, interests, and experien
ce will
best be used.
While Sunday mornings (SS Adventure) and Wednesday evenings (Kids-N-A
ction)
are the backbone of our ministry, we also host other events during the year
including
our three-day summer program, CSI: Creative Science Investigators and our
Children’s
Choir, LUMIN8 (also on Wednesday evenings, before Kids-N-Action). Our
goal in all these
endeavors is to see kids trust and follow Christ…for the rest of their lives!
We can only
do this as parents and ministry leaders team together to reach our children.
Two ways
we do this are our Child Dedication ceremony, in which we encourage parents
to write
blessings for their children, and our Family Road Map class, which walks parents
through
refining their long-term vision for their family.
Other ministries available to families through Calvary include DC4K— Divorce
Care
for Kids — for children experiencing the pain of separation and divorce; and
Caring
Hearts – a ministry of comfort for those families facing medical challenges
or disabilities.
Calvary Church also offers a Special Needs ministry and we strive to be inclusive
within
our ministry to children with different abilities. More information is available
in this booklet, at the Children’s Ministry check-in desks, at the Information Center at
the back of the
sanctuary, or on our website, www.calvarygr.com.
If you have any questions concerning Calvary’s Children’s Ministry, please
do not
hesitate to contactus!
Sincerely,
Joel Shank
Children’s Pastoral Staff
Representative