The mission of the Children’s Ministries Department is to nurture
children into a loving, serving relationship with Jesus.
We seek to fulfill our mission by developing the following:
1. Grace-oriented ministries, in which all children will
experience the
unconditional love of Jesus, find assurance of acceptance and
forgiveness, and make a commitment to Him and develop their faith.
Inclusive ministries, in which the volunteers who minister and the
children to whom they minister will be valued and involved
regardless of race, color, language, gender, age, abilities, or
socio-economic circumstances;
2. Leadership ministries, in which volunteers are empowered,
trained,
and equipped for effective ministry to children;
3. Service-oriented ministries, in which children are given
opportunities for hands-on service to people in their neighborhood
or city, which could establish a pattern of outreach to others that
may well continue through life.
4. Cooperative ministries, which involve working in
partnership with
other ministries, such as family ministries, Sabbath School, and
stewardship, to support and help parents develop the faith of their
children.
5. Safe ministries, whereby our churches adopt safeguards to
protect
children from physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse; to choose
volunteers with high spiritual and moral backgrounds; and to
minimize the church’s liability; and,
6. Evangelistic ministries, in which children who are not
enfolded in
the church family will be introduced to the love of Jesus through
outreach-programs such as: Vacation Bible Schools, children’s branch
Sabbath Schools, Neighborhood Bible Clubs, and Story Hours.