Children's Ministry

Infant - Grade 5

Sunday Morning Children’s Classes

Children’s classes for babies - 5th grade that offer age specific Bible lessons, worship, crafts, and free play.

When: Sunday mornings during the 10:30am worship service. All children go into the main worship service until the greeting of the peace and are then dismissed to their children’s ministry classes. 
Where: GMR Children’s Hallway & Education Building 

*No children’s classes on holiday weekends (Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day).
K-5 students stay in service for its entirety on the 5th Sundays of each month.

Check-in Sunday morning at the CM Welcome Area.

Welcome! It is our desire to partner with and support families showing each child how to love God's world, be in God's family, and live in the joy of God's gospel. We do this by viewing our children in the context of the local body of Christ -- understanding that our children are not “the future church,” but a critical and unique part of our community right now.

Loving our children well means: 

  • We care for the spiritual and physical safety of our children, families, and volunteers 
  • Each relationship is a foundation of Gospel discipleship 
  • Loving and supporting parents means equipping them to be the spiritual leaders of their families

Grace Mills River is a member of MinistrySafe and complies with their 5-part safety system to ensure a safe environment for our youth and children. 

Questions about the sacraments?

Many families in the Children's Ministry have questions regarding baptism, communion and kids’ membership. These are important aspects of the faith here at Grace Mills River. Our leadership would love to meet with you to share how the membership process works for families with children. If you would like to know more, please contact Christen Stewart.

Join Our Team

Our kids ministry is truly the discipleship work of the church! Our mission is to make sure every child in our ministry feels known, seen and loved by the Lord and by caring adults. We desire to partner with and support parents as we build foundational pieces of a child's faith, prayerful that these foundations can be something they lean on and continue to build throughout their lifetime. We would love for more folks to join us in this mission and be a part of our team.

Interested&nbsp;in&nbsp;volunteering? <span>Take&nbsp;a&nbsp;VIP&nbsp;tour.</span>

Interested in volunteering? Take a VIP tour.

If you've ever thought about serving in kids ministry or want to see/hear what's happening in our ministry, sign up for a VIP (Volunteer In Progress) tour of our kids ministry. During this tour we will share the heart and vision behind what we do and what it looks like to be on our kids ministry volunteer team.

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I'm ready to volunteer!

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Please note: Grace Mills River is a member of MinistrySafe and complies with their 5-part safety system to ensure a save environment for our youth and children.

All volunteers must participate in this safety program before serving in Children or Youth ministries.

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We'd love to hear from you! 

Contact our Children's Ministry Director, Christen Stewart.

Email Christen

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