Children are not the church of the future.  They are a part of the church of the present.  We encourage and enable children to be a part of worship often, for this is where they learn the most about the Christian family - by experiencing it!  To be in worship at a young age, means children are storing memories of worship as a loving, safe place where they belong.  And this is how the Christian faith is "caught" rather than "taught."  In worship we minister to each other.  Children minister to us with the gifts of trust and a fresh point of view.  We can minister to them with the gifts of acceptance and respect.  This may mean that periods of silence are not as silent, that prayers and sermons are shorter; and that there will be more variety in our worship in order to stimulate young ones.  We will probably see more movement, more music and experience more drama.  Having children in our midst means that we will be listening when Jesus says, "Whoever received one such child in my name received me."  We invite all God's children to actively participate in the Children's Message and Worship services on Sunday mornings. 

 

 

 

Our Savior's has made a commitment to the partnership with parents in nurturing the faith of their children.  At baptism parents agreed to teach and model for their child a faith based on Scripture, the Apostle's Creed, and the Ten Commandments.  Even now as children are given additional opportunities to grow in faith with others, parents promise to continue in partnership with class leaders, Youth & Family Ministries, and other church leaders through active support and involvement in specific tasks, modeling a Christian lifestyle at home.  

 

To show our children that we lead by example, we do require parents to stay on the church campus during Christian Education time.  Please contact the church office (920) 235-4850 if you have any questions.