Children's  Ministry
Area under construction

The Children’s Department will be sponsoring a Prayer Chain Challenge during the days leading up to Easter. We are asking each family (both young and old) to create a prayer chain out of construction paper every day during Lent. This can be done by stapling or gluing strips of paper together to create a chain while lifting up a prayer. You can write prayer requests, names, or draw pictures to show who or what you are praying for. Each Sunday we will collect the prayer chains in the Children’s Prayer Chapel Room 125. You can pick up paper strips in the prayer chapel as well. Every Sunday during Lent we will be collecting the prayer chains and connecting them together to hang in the church. We are challenging the congregation to create a prayer chain long enough to go around the whole Family Life Center at our combined Palm Sunday service.

We are working on an Online Registration form but for now, you may click here and download the Word Document version.  Simply save file to your "My Document", then open up using Word or any wordprocessing program that can read .doc files.

Nursery Use Policy

 REQUESTS

Requests for the use of the nursery should be made to the Nursery Director. Requests should be made on paper through the main office (calendar request). The request should include the name of responsible person who will be used as a point of contact, the number and ages of children expected. Requests should be made at least one week in advance. The nursery will not be opened unless reserved.  The nursery will be open thirty minutes before each scheduled event that requests the nursery to be open.

 NURSERY USAGE

The nursery will be available for any church activity or group where there has been a calendar request submitted. Any other outside party will need to have the nursery usage approved by the Nursery Director and or the Children’s Ministry Staff.

 NURSERY STAFF

Any time the nursery is open it must be staffed by approved employees and volunteers of First United Methodist Church. Any other individuals must be approved by the Nursery Director and Children’s Ministry Staff.

 SUNDAY MORNING USAGE

Nursery care is offered on Sunday mornings for children 0-4 years of age. Children in Kindergarten and up will not be provided nursery care except under unusual circumstances agreed upon by the Nursery Director.       

YOUTH ATTENDANTS: Youth (ages 17 and under) may volunteer in the nursery if they are approved by the Nursery Director and follow the same policies that are listed below. At no time will the youth volunteer be left alone in the nursery with children. An adult (18 and over) must be present with any youth volunteer.