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The Sandbox: Early Childhood Ministries
We believe your child is a special gift from God – so we want to provide the best care possible. To accomplish this we will provide a safe, loving, and comfortable environment enhanced by Biblical teaching through songs and activities.
Sandbox Nursery
Room 202 - Infants (birth-walking)
Room 201 – Nursery I (walking-24 months)
Room 200 – Nursery II (24 months-36 months)
The nursery is open 15 minutes before services and nursery care is provided for all scheduled services.
Each room is fully staffed with paid employees as well as volunteers. For your child’s safety, there is always a minimum of two workers per room, and our paid staff is trained in first aid and CPR.
Sandbox Preschoolers: 3 & 4 year-olds
Sunday Morning
8:45 am – Sunday School – Bible-based teaching through story-time, songs, and activities.
10:00 am – Sandbox Celebration – Bible stories, Bible memory, praise and worship, puppets, crafts and snacks.
Wednesday Night: 7:00-8:15
LittleKidsTime – Bible-based curriculum enhanced by play-time, story-time, craft and snacks.
What is ORANGE-ology?
WHAT IS ORANGE-OLOGY?
Orange-ology: Is the belief that two combined influences will make a greater impact than just two influences.
RED = Church YELLOW= Parents
RED + YELLOW > RED or YELLOW
RED + YELLOW = Orange-ology!
When you combine parents and the church the impact on kids is much greater than parents and the church working independently to connect kids to Jesus Christ.
What happens at home influences children much more than what happens at church if for no other reason than the amount of time spent at each place. Parents, you get to spend over 3,000 hours in unplanned acitivities with your children in a given year. The church gets to spend around 40 hours with your child in a given year. Or to put it in simpler terms, the church gets about 1/165 of each week with a child to impart influence. Our desire as a children's ministry is to partner with you as parents to work together to minister the love Jesus Christ to your kids, to equip you to be the primary spiritual influencers of the children in your home.
Movie Reviews
Link to the following website to review movies before you take your children to see something that might not be suitable. Teach your children to make wise choices and not accept everything thrown at us by hollywood. http://www.pluggedinonline.com
Answers to Parent's Questions at iQuestion.com
If you haven't been to this site yet, you are missing a world of wonderful information. You will find safe and trusted answers to your parenting questions, relationship questions and more.
Upward Sports
visit www.upwardlubbock.com for information about signing up to play basketball or cheerleading (5 year olds thru 8th grade). Sign-ups are in October. Practices start in November. Games are held in January and February.
The Backyard: Elementary
Kindergarten-5th grade
Mission: "ATTRACTING Families, in order to
CONNECT them to Christ and fellow Believers as well as
EQUIPPING them for Service."
Sunday Morning:
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9:15-10:15 Life Groups Grade-based Bible lessons and prayer time.
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10:30-11:35 God's Backyard Kids (Children's Church)
Goal: Every child learns to worship and gains an appreciation for the fact we were born to worship God. Method:
Small Group Activities include rehearsing creative ways to worship in one of four backyard clubs: Prayer Club, Worship Club, Bible Club and Gospel Club. Adult small group leaders provide intentional shepherding and guide fun and meaningful activities to help children learn to grow in their faith as they apply God’s Word to their lives and prepare to teach their peers how to worship.
Backyard Worship brings all the children together to present what they rehearsed in small groups to the entire congregation of children. The Worship Club becomes the praise team. The Prayer Club teaches us to talk to our heavenly Father. The Bible Club teaches us the memory verse for the month. The Gospel Club brings us the lesson from a Bible story or passage.
Sunday Afternoon:
- Bible Quizzing (will begin again in the fall) Practice 4:00-5:30pm, room 220
Wednesday Night: 6:30-8:00
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Open Gym-6:30-7 pm
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Life Skills 7-815 pm
Upcoming Dates:
First Sunday of each month, Families will enjoy worship and communion together, 1030am, children will continue service in children's gym at approximately 11am.
First Sunday of each month, Baby Dedication class, noon, with lunch, room 306, sign up at event sign-ups.
Annual Events:
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Vacation Bible School-A week long Ministry for Children open to the Community. Includes Great Music, Bible Adventures, Crafts, Snacks, Games, Prizes.
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Backyard Kids Choir-Perfoms during Children's Festival each spring, Presents a Christmas Drama/Musical in December.
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Tailgate Party-Fall Family Community Outreach includes Christian Music, Food, Carnival games, Hayrides, Balloon Art, Face Painting, Horse Rides, Inflatables and more. Free Fun for the Whole Family! Wednesday before Halloween from 6:30-8:30pm.
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Summer Camp-@ Camp Arrow Head, Glenrose, TX-A week-long camp experience with Swimming, Crafts, Zip-Line, Games, Missions, Bible lesson and friendships for a lifetime.
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Children's Festival-Gifts and talents are explored to prepare skits, art, musical performances, etc. to bless others, Friday/Saturday event in March.
