Children’s Ministry
St. Stephen Reformed Church, Children’s Ministry exists to draw children closer to the Living God.
- We strive through persistent prayer and reliance on His power to foster a firm knowledge of the entire Word of God.
- We make every effort to communicate the Gospel in word and deed to children in our church and in our community.
- We provide tools and opportunities that enable children to embrace Christ through consistent corporate and personal worship and service to God.
- Finally, we desire to assist parents in the Christian nurture of their children. Our role is never to take the place of the parent, only to aid in the spiritual growth of their children.
All of our volunteers are screened for child protection, have completed background checks, and have received training. We are blessed with gifted volunteers passionate about serving our church’s children.
We welcome and encourage parents to bring their children into the worship service, so that they can be blessed by the preaching of the Word and learn the act of worship. Plus, we love hearing their little voices when we sing or recite the Lord’s Prayer. If children make occasional noises during the services, we understand that’s part of their learning and growing as covenant members of the body of Christ.
On the first Sunday of the month, children are especially invited to attend the morning worship service to witness the Lord’s Supper in preparation for becoming communicant members. There is no staffed nursery during that service, but on all the other Sundays, volunteers will be in the nursery to help care for children ages 0-3.
Nursery
The valuable work of children’s ministry starts in the nursery. We strive to create a warm and safe environment for our visitors and covenant children. Our nursery volunteers are compassionate and gracious individuals who love caring for babies and toddlers and recognize that being apart from mommy and daddy can be difficult at certain ages and stages. We take the work of providing loving care that cultivates spiritual development in the nursery very seriously. Our joy and privilege is to serve families by providing a place for their babies and toddlers to rest and play safely.
Sunday School
Following the morning worship service, we provide age-appropriate lessons for infants through 5th grade that vary from season to season.
We desire that children have a firm knowledge of the entire Word of God and understand how to put that knowledge into practice in their everyday lives. We offer classes for Infant and Toddler nursery and an elementary age Sunday school class. Our teachers are passionate and committed to teaching our covenant children the truth and grace. Lessons include music, crafts, and other activities to reinforce the principles they are learning in fun and engaging ways.
