Children's Ministry

Nursery + Preschool

(Birth-Pre-K) Our nursery provides a safe, clean, and loving environment for your baby during our services. We are ready to help your little one grow and learn!

Elementary

(Kindergarten-5th Grade) Your children will build friendships, have fun and learn about Jesus’ love for them through creative lessons, games, and songs. Your child’s safety is ensured through dependable, background-checked leaders. Our goal is that your child will leave every week knowing Jesus loves them, we believe in them, and that church can be fun.

Get Connected

Sundays

We believe that children are a vital part of our community and we are committed to providing a safe and engaging environment for them to learn and grow in their faith. We invite you to join us for a fun-filled and meaningful Sunday morning experience.

Wednesday Nights

We understand that weekdays can be busy and we want to provide a space where children can take a break and focus on their faith. We invite you to join us for a midweek experience that will leave your child feeling energized and excited about their faith journey.

Exciting Events

We offer a variety of exciting events for children throughout the year that are designed to bring children together in fellowship and help them deepen their relationship with God. From hang out days, volunteer Parent’s Night Out, camps, and seasonal events, there’s always something going on!

First Time Visitors

Visiting us for the first time? Follow the signs to the Welcome Center located inside the Family Life Center. There you will receive information regarding childcare and preschool/elementary activities. For safety, all participating children must have a completed registration sheet. Click below to fill out a registration sheet ahead of time and email it to angie@mumc.net

Sundays

Babies - Preschool

Childcare and Preschool Sunday School lessons offered during all service/class times, in the Childcare Rooms (FLC 834 at MUMC).

Elementary

Morning
Bible Story and Activity Time is offered during all worship services, children start/end worship with you.
Sunday School Class is offered from 9:55-10:55 AM at Mandarin in FLC 837. This hour allows us to dig deeper into their lesson. Learn More.

Afternoon
Our 4th and 5th grade students enjoy lunch, fellowship, and games most Sundays from 12:00-2:30 PM on the Mandarin campus.

Wednesday Nights

Join us from August to May for Wednesday Nights at the Mandarin campus! We understand that weekdays can be busy, and we want to provide a space where children can take a break and focus on their faith. We invite you to join us for a midweek experience that will leave your child feeling energized and excited about their faith journey with elementary group activities and choir practice for 3 yr old and up. Childcare is also available for Birth-PreK children whose parents are attending a class.

Childcare Room – 6:00-8:00 PM in FLC 834

Elementary Activities –6:00-8:00 PM in FLC 837

Junior Youth

Our 4th and 5th grade students enjoy lunch, fellowship, and games most Sundays from 12:00-2:30 PM on the Mandarin campus.

Acolytes

Please sign your acolyte up to serve! If your child (3rd grade and older) is interested and missed acolyte training, contact Angie.

Volunteer

We need you! We love partnering with you to help guide your child/ren’s spiritual growth, and need your help to ensure Sunday mornings are meaningful, fun, and safe. We ask our parents/guardians to volunteer one hour a month. By volunteering an hour a month, or six hours within six months, you will receive a Parent’s Night Out in February and August.

What are the Children Learning?

Elementary

God is one of a kind, with no beginning and no end. Everything God has created is unique and one of a kind, including people created in God’s image. Every person is an original reflection of God in how they love, care for others, imagine, create, and solve problems. To see how we can do this well, we should look to Jesus. Jesus showed us what it means to be created in God’s image in the way He loved all people and helped people feel like they had value—no matter who they were or what they had done. We can reflect this as we discover who we’re meant to be and live out the individuality God gave us.

Monthly Focus: Discovering who you’re meant to be so you can make a difference

Memory Verse: “How you made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise you for that. What you have done is wonderful. I know that very well.” Psalm 139:14, NIRV

Week 1 – Image of God (Genesis 1:26-28)
- Bottom Line: You were made in God’s image
Week 2 – Matthew (Matthew 9:9-13)
- Bottom Line: Knowing Jesus changes how you see yourself
Week 3 – Lydia (Acts 16:13-15)
- Bottom Line: Use your gifts to help others
Week 4 – One Body but Many Parts (1 Corinthians 12:12-27)
- Bottom Line: We can use our gifts together to make a greater difference

Preschool

Sometimes we just don’t have it. We don’t have a handle on our circumstances. We don’t have what it takes to makes things better. We don’t have the answers, energy, wisdom, patience, solution, or way out of a situation. But, we do know the One who does. And, when you know the One who does, there’s no need to worry. God’s got it. That’s what we’re talking about with our preschoolers this month. No need to worry, be afraid or feel alone. God’s got it! No matter what the situation or need. No matter how big or small the circumstance. God’s got it. Because, God loves us—A LOT! And THAT is what we want our preschoolers to know.

Memory Verse: “God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9, NLT

Week 1 – Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego • Daniel 3:10-28
- Bible Story Focus: God is always with me.
Week 2 – Hagar • Genesis 21:14 – 20
- Bible Story Focus: God hears me and gives me what I need.
Week 3 – Moses in the Basket • Exodus 1:21–2:10; 12:31-42
- Bible Story Focus: God’s plan is perfect.
Week 4 – Moses and the Water • Exodus 17:1-7
- Bible Story Focus: God’s got it.