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 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

Afternoon
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.
Do you want a parent’s night out? Serve once a month or equivalent and receive a night out in January and August. Click here to volunteer Mandarin

Wednesday Nights

Join us from August to May for 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 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 – 6:20-8:00 PM in FLC 834

Elementary Activities –6:30-8:00 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.

What are the Children Learning?

Elementary

In June, the elementary-aged children will learn that living and loving like Jesus sounds great in theory, but may be a little hard in practice. However, with the help of God’s Spirit, we don’t have to do it alone. When we follow Jesus, God’s Spirit transforms us, shaping us every day into who God has called us to be and how God is calling us to live. Live It Out is not JUST a theme, but a call to action. It encourages kids to actively live out their faith through their words and interactions with others. And the more we become like Jesus, the more we can make a true difference in this world and in the lives of those around us.

Week One: Live Like Jesus (Philippians 2:5, Supporting: Philippians 2:1-8)
- Bottom Line: Live like Jesus.
Week Two: Live in Peace With One Another – Saul and Barnabas (Romans 12:18, Supporting: Acts 9:1-28)
- Bottom Line: Live in peace with one another.
Week Three: Look Out for One Another – Jesus Heals on the Sabbath (Philippians 2:4, Supporting: Luke 6:6-11)
- Bottom Line: Look out for one another.
Week Four: Encourage One Another (Hebrews 10:24-25)
- Bottom Line: Encourage one another.
Week Five: Accept One Another – Peter and Cornelius (Romans 15:7, Supporting: Acts 10)
- Bottom Line: Accept one another.

Virtue: Live It Out – With Jesus we can help change the world.

Memory Verse: As you deal with one another, you should think and act as Jesus did. Philippians 2:5, NIrV

Preschool

In June, our preschool group will discover how to live it out and love like Jesus. No matter how young or old you are, we all need Jesus to show us how to love others. Together, let’s point preschoolers to the One who came to show them how to do the most important thing: loving others the way Jesus loves them.

Week One: Jesus Shows His Disciples How to Love (Matthew 8:5-13; Mark 5:24-34, 10:13-16; Philippians 2:5)
Week Two: Barnabas Makes Peace (Matthew 5:9; Acts 9:26-28, 31; Romans 12:18)
Week Three: Jesus Feeds 5,000* (Matthew 14:14-21; Philippians 2:4)
Week Four: Paul Encourages the Church (John 16:33; Galatians 1:1-3, 5:13; Hebrews 10:24-25)
Week Five: Peter and Cornelius (Acts 10; Romans 15:7)

Bottom Line: Jesus shows me how to love others

Memory Verse: “Think and act as Jesus did.” Philippians 2:5, NIrV