Children & Youth
Infants & Toddlers
Nursery
Childcare is provided in the nursery through age 2. Our nursery is staffed by professional fully vaccinated caregivers.
Contact Jonathan Shotwell jshotwell@parkchurchgr.org
Children ages 3 – 4 are invited to Little Lambs. Adjacent to our infant toddler nursery, Little Lambs introduces a simple curriculum built on storytelling and response through play.
Contact Jonathan Shotwell jshotwell@parkchurchgr.org
Little Lambs
Children ages 3 – 4 are invited to Little Lambs. Adjacent to our infant toddler nursery, Little Lambs introduces a simple curriculum built on storytelling and response through play.
Contact Jonathan Shotwell jshotwell@parkchurchgr.org
Children’s Worship Center
The Children’s Worship Center is provided for children ages 5 through 5th grade. Children gather with their families in the Sanctuary and are dismissed to the worship center during the service following a moment of blessing. The Park Church Children’s Worship Center is on the lower level and designed to the Godly Play curriculum specifications. You are welcome to visit the classrooms, walk the labyrinth, and find out more about story sets, desert boxes, feasts, wondering and response.
Contact Jonathan Shotwell jshotwell@parkchurchgr.org
Infant - 2 years
Nursery Care is available every Sunday. The rooms are staffed by childcare professionals and are located on the first floor down the hallway to the right as you enter from the parking lot.
For Children
Infant – 2 years: Nursery Care is available every Sunday. The rooms are staffed by childcare professionals and are located on the first floor down the hallway to the right as you enter from the parking lot.
2 years – 3 years: Little Lambs meets during the worship service. The curriculum includes storytelling, response time, and play. The rooms are located on the first floor down the hallway to the right as you enter from the parking lot.
4 years – 5th grade: Children’s Worship Center meets during the worship service. The children gather in the Sanctuary at 10:30 for the Blessing and then are guided down to the lower-level classrooms for Godly Play. The mission of Godly Play is to make meaning through story, wonder, and play, nurturing spiritual lives by honoring centrality, competency, and capacity of children. The curriculum includes music, storytelling, wondering, the feast, and response time.
2 years - 3 years
Little Lambs meets during the worship service. The curriculum includes storytelling, response time, and play. The rooms are located on the first floor down the hallway to the right as you enter from the parking lot.
For Youth
6th grade- 12th grade: The Park Church Youth Group meets during the worship service. The youth gather in the Sanctuary at 10:30 until the Moment for the Young and Young at Heart when they go to the Youth Room on the third floor for a fun and meaningful time of fellowship and faith exploration with our Spiritual Formation Minister, Peter Smith. On the first Sunday of each month, the youth remain in the Sanctuary for the worship service.
Park Church Youth Group Activities & Events
These meetings are generally scheduled for the first Sunday of each month a (but there are exceptions) and take place after the worship service. We encourage our youth to invite their friends and join Peter for some fun opportunities and meaningful service to our community. Peter will publish the dates as they are determined. Please watch your emails and the newsletter for more information.
Baptism
Baptism is available for all ages infant to adult by advance arrangement. Contact the office for more information office@parkchurchgr.org
More Opportunities
The Children’s Music Program meets in the Children’s Worship Center after worship on Sundays from 11:45-12:30. This is a music group geared toward experience (rather than performance) so that kids of all backgrounds and abilities can participate in a way that is meaningful for them. No experience is necessary. Please join us! Contact Rachel Mills at Rachelbrucemills@outlook.com for more information.
Baptism and Confirmation
Baptism is available for all ages infant to adult by advance arrangement. Confirmation classes led by Pastor Darryl and Peter Smith are offered for youth generally (but not exclusively) in 9th or 10th grade once a year based on interest. Contact the office for more information. office@parkchurchgr.org