INFANTS AND TODDLERS learn that the church is a place where people care. Child care is provided every Sunday during Church School and during all Worship Services. Child care is also provided for all churchwide programs and dinners so that young families can participate fully in our church program.
PRESCHOOL CLASSES are available on Sunday morning for children ages 2 through 4. The children are involved in many discovery experiences to help them explore: WHO AM I? WHO ARE YOU? WHO IS GOD? An additional session is provided for preschool age children during the 11:00 a.m. Worship Service.
ELEMENTARY CLASSES encourage children in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade to grow in their understanding of themselves in relationship to God, to others and to the world in which they live.
CHILDREN'S CHURCH provides the first introduction to our worship service for children ages four through First Grade. They participate with their parents in the first portion of the morning service. After a children's sermon, prepared just for them, they leave with their leaders for Children's Church, where they learn more about Jesus, prayer, the Bible, our worship experience, and how these relate to their lives and their world. Children may also enjoy crafts, singing or drama related to their lesson and worship theme.
CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND MUSIC PROGRAM
Many opportunities are available for children to learn about music and enjoy musical activities. Please see Children's Choirs on the MUSIC PROGRAM PAGE for details.
NEW BABY RECOGNITION
Front Street Church expresses joy over the birth of a baby by placing a rose on the altar as recognition that our fellowship has widened by a new special person. Visits and other contacts by our volunteer staff communicate our desire to be caring and supportive in our relationship to the new baby and to the family.
BABIES MORNING OUT is an outreach ministry of the church designed to meet the needs of mothers and young children from birth through two years. The program offers a secure environment for socialization experiences with others through play. Registration is required for participation. The program operates through the school year (September through May). For registration information call (336) 227-6263.
BAPTISM is both the sign and means of God's grace. It is God's claim on the life of a person through the Church of Jesus Christ. As a part of our heritage, infants and young children receive the sacrament as part of the morning worship experience. Parents and the congregation make promises to God to rear the child in the context and learning of the faith. Parents may contact the church office to arrange a time to meet with one of the ministers.
PLAYSCHOOL PROGRAM is a half-day program offered at Front Street on weekdays for the pre-kindergarten child. The objectives of the Playschool are to recognize individual abilities, provide intellectual stimulation, foster creative learning at each child's level and develop social skills in a loving atmosphere. The Playschool program is offered from September through May on a fee basis. More information may be obtained by calling the Director of Playschool at (336) 227-6603. This is the number for the Playschool Office.
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM offers quality care in the afternoons for Kindergarten-5th grade children attending Hillcrest, Blessed Sacrament, Smith, and Burlington Day School. Children are picked up from school and offered a variety of play experiences and homework supervision until 6:00 p.m. The program operates during the regular school year, with full day care on teacher-work days and school vacation days. For further information, call the Director of Afterschool Program at (336) 227-6772, the number for the Afterschool Program Office.
UNDERGROUND is a program of supervised activity, after school or full day, offered for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders who have been in our Afterschool and Summer Day Camp Programs. Emphasis is given to community awareness and service as well as featuring growth in independence and responsibility.
SUMMER DAY CAMP is provided by the Afterschool staff and develops as a full-day program during the summer months. Enrollment is limited. A flexible program offering a variety of activities, library visits, field trips, recreational options, and lots of practice in making individual choices is supervised by excellent staff persons.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is a morning program for children two-years-old through fifth grade offered during one week of the summer. Bible study, enriched by creative activities, music, play, snacks, field trips, service projects, and worship experiences, is the main focus of VBS.
SUMMER FUN DAYS for elementary children and preschool children are scheduled during the summer months to offer additional experiences in Christian living and decisionmaking.
SPECIAL LEARNING EVENTS for elementary children, such as Advent Workshop and Lenten Learning Fair. These will be announced in the Newsletter as they are scheduled.
CONFIRMATION EDUCATION is offered to sixth graders, beginning in August and ending by May. As part of the Confirmation experience, the boys and girls receive training as acolytes and serve at both worship services during the year. The meaning of church membership is explored fully with the entire staff before an opportunity is given to make the decision to join the church.
