Sunday School

THE FOCUS OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUR is Bible education (information). We also trust that the Holy Spirit does transforming work in us (formation) as we spend time in God’s Word and make connections to our everyday lives. Therefore, our classes focus on building a strong foundation of biblical knowledge and teaching how to study Scripture, reinforced with opportunities for children to engage with the stories and respond in acts of worship and prayer.

As we examine the Bible together, we are always looking for who God is and what God is doing, not just identifying moral lessons or stories of great heroes. We help children to see the arc of the Bible as one story of redemption through Jesus, and we emphasize with each lesson that 1) The Bible is true and trustworthy 2) God is the main character of the story and 3) we have a very important role to play in God’s continuing story.

It is our hope that as children learn the stories of God, they will come to know and love God Himself.

Sunday School Classes

All kids begin the Sunday School hour in their age-appropriate classrooms, then come together for Kids Music at the end of the hour.

If accommodations in the Sunday School setting would be helpful for your child, please contact our Children’s Minister, Annika Durbin.

Preschool (3’s &4’s)

Our preschoolers spend time playing and getting to know each other. Each week during the Sunday School hour we share the same Bible story that will be presented in their Worship Center later that morning, so that repetition builds familiarity for our little ones. At the end of the hour our preschoolers join our “big kids” for music time.

Young Elementary: Kindergarten - 2nd Grades

Our Young Elementary program focuses on the major themes of the Bible by teaching chronologically through the whole Bible over a three year cycle, always looking for what we can know about God through each story. After the Bible story, children engage in creative extension activities to help them process the Bible story and make connections to their own lives. Our young elementary class uses The Gospel Project curriculum, which places special emphasis on seeing Jesus throughout the whole story of the Bible.

Older Elementary: 3rd – 5th Grades

Our Older Elementary program uses Phil Vischer’s What’s in the Bible? curriculum, which focuses on biblical literacy in a fun and engaging way, and is a great fit for this age. This class takes the kids on a two-year cycle through every book of the Bible, while also learning things like, What’s a Septuagint? What is redemption? Why are there two testaments? Who wrote the Bible? What is sanctification? How do we know the Bible is trustworthy? Who picked the books that are in the Bible?