Preschool Care – 2-4 Years

Two through four years olds are welcomed into a loving environment where they are considered a special gift from God.  While being encouraged to explore and discover God’s love through play, simple Bible stories, and music, your child will learn to trust God by having their needs lovingly met by our caregivers.

Our staff is trained in child development practices and there are CPR trained staff always onsite.  We are proud of our low staff to child ratio that allows us to provide the best individual care for your child.  We provide weeknight nursery care for all church events so you may participate in choir, Bible study, etc.  To schedule care, please contact the church office.  Beepers are provided for parents upon request.

Preschool rooms are located on the first floor for ages two – four and are open Sundays from 8:15 am to 12:15 pm weekly:

Toddler Twos and Young Threes Room 131
Older Threes and Fours  Room 130

Sunday School – Rock City Discovery

Sunday school classes are taught in our two, three and four year old nursery classes during the 9:45 am hour.  Children learn about major stories of the Bible in a center-based active learning classroom.  All lessons are prepared with the whole child in mind offering prayer, music, Bible stories, and hands-on activities that allow preschoolers to see, touch, taste, smell and hear God’s world through the eyes of a child.  Encouraging their exploration of God’s word is such a joy for our staff and volunteers!

Special Programs and Events

Preschool Bibles

• Annually, our preschoolers are presented with a new story Bible during worship.
• We pray this Bible will help them understand their Bible is an important part of living a life with Jesus.

Vacation Bible School & Music Camp

• Vacation Bible School and Music Camp are two wonderful opportunities where we reach out to children both inside and outside our church family and bring them closer to Jesus.
• VBS is a weeklong themed Bible study filled with stories, crafts, songs, games, snacks and offsite experiences for our 5-6th grade campers.
• Music Campers learn an entire Bible related musical and present a spectacular musical performance for the entire family at the end of camp week.

Annual Fishing Derby

• In the spring, a Family Fishing Derby is held just for our younger age group to give them a chance to experience a church event developed just for them.
• Fishing license is required over age 16.

Parenting Seminar

Each year, a parenting event is offered in local church partnership with other United Methodist Churches to address parent and family issues such as parenting, child internet safety, Holy Health, etc.