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

Everything we have comes from God. He is faithful to provide what we need. And even more than what we own, God can also provide what we need to face whatever happens in our life. God has proven time and again that we can trust Him no matter what. We can complain or become jealous of what others have . . . or we can choose to respond with contentment, knowing that God has a plan for our lives.

Monthly Focus: Contentment – Learning to be ok with what you have

Memory Verse: “Then he said to them, ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has.’” Luke 12:15, NIRV

Nov. 1^st – Be Content (Paul in Prison) (Philippians 4:11b –13)
- Bottom Line – God can help you be content.
Nov. 8^th – King Ahab and Naboth’s Vineyard (1 Kings 21:1-19, 27)
- Bottom Line – Wanting more and more can make you miserable.
Nov. 15^th – Israelites Long for Egypt (Exodus 16:2-21; 17:1-7)
- Bottom Line – Don’t miss out on what you have now.
Nov. 22^nd – Giving Freely to the Lord’s People (2 Corinthians 8:1-5)
- Bottom Line – You can always use what you have to help someone else.
Nov. 29^th (start of Advent) – Elizabeth & Zechariah (Luke 1:5-25, 57-66)
- Bottom Line – Celebrate because God can do anything.

Preschool

We want our preschoolers to grow up with eyes that see the helpers and a heart that is thankful, because no matter how grown up you are, you always have people helping you and a thank you goes a long way. When we stop and think about it, we are surrounded by helpers who deserve a big thank you for all the ways they help us. They are making the world we live in—the world our preschoolers live in—a better place.

Bottom Line: I am thankful for people who help me.

Memory Verse: “Always give thanks to God.” Ephesians 5:20, NCV

Nov. 1^st – Tabitha (Acts 9:36-39)
- Story Focus – I am thankful for people who give me clothes.
Nov. 8^th – Nehemiah Builds a Wall (Nehemiah 1–6)
- Story Focus – I am thankful for people who help me.
Nov. 15^th – Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
- Story Focus – I am thankful for people who help me when I’m hurt.
Nov. 22^nd – Elijah and the Widow (1 Kings 17:7-16)
- Story Focus – I am thankful for people who give me food.
Nov. 29^th (start of Advent) – The Angel and Mary (Luke 1:26-33, 38, 46)
- Story Focus – The angel told Mary she would have a special baby.