FPC-Fullerton Ministries

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	FPC Kids "We seek to share the story of God's redeeming love in Jesus Christ, to nurture a life-transforming faith, and to enable each family to develop a personal relationship with God and a consistent devotion to others" Children's Ministries Mission Statement Upcoming Youth (Jr/Sr High) Events and Activities Sunday Worship Activity bags are available for children ages 3-12 at the entrance to the sanctuary. Nursery Care We provide quality nursery care for infants and toddlers birth to 24 months. Our caring, paid staff is trained in infant and child CPR, plus First Aid. Nursery and preschool childcare are also provided for various church events. We utilize pagers so parents are alerted, if needed. Little Lambs Our 2 and 3 yr. olds enjoy playtime, circle time songs, Bible stories, crafts and snacks. Story Hour Children 4 yrs. old through Kindergarten love this class! They learn Bible stories, make crafts, pray before snack, & enjoy directed play time & guided conversation with our wonderful volunteer staff. Cornerstone Based on Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences, we seek to engage kids gr. 1-4 in the learning process! We offer the same Bible story for 4-6 wks., approaching it through art, storytelling, computer, science, games, video, and sometimes cooking and music. Kids memorize the theme verses and are building a firm foundation of faith. They are becoming healthy disciples of Christ. Shepherds & Zone leaders are caring adult volunteers who minister to our kids. Club 5/6 Preteens are ready for more challenging Bible and theology, plus marvelous crafts. After Christmas the curriculum involves topics which will prepare them for junior high school such as peer pressure, making friends, heroes, and making choices, to name a few. Family Sunday Whenever a month has a 5th Sunday, all children 1st gr. and older remain in the sanctuary for the entire worship service, which is geared to children and teens. This is a unique time, and we have been told that families enjoy it! WEDNESDAY MID-WEEK PROGRAMS Littlest Angels 4:00-5:30 p.m. Children 4 yrs. through Kindergarten are excited to learn Bible stories, play on the playground, have snacks, create crafts projects, and sing in their own choir! Kids' Club 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. Kids Club is for Gr. 1-4, a time for fun and spiritual growth. There are five parts to the program: snack and recreation, music/choir, Bible study, dinner, and crafts. Parents participate by helping to make the meals, serve, clean up, and others sit with kids as table parents. Many kids bring their friends! Club 5/6 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. Because our 5th and 6th grades are at a special age, we continue the Club 5/6 mode on Wed. They participate in recreation, snack and crafts with gr. 1-4, but have a separate time of music/choir, Bible study, & sit at their own tables for dinner. ANNUAL EVENTS Indian Village Summer Camp Each summer kids entering grades 4, 5, and 6 attend Indian Village at Alpine Conference Center in Blue Jay, near Lake Arrowhead. It's a week-long event held in August. Kids and counselors sleep in teepees, and learn about God in the outdoors. Ropes course, archery, swimming every day, great food, Bible study, drama and music are some of the great activities. Registration opens in April and closed early in June. Scholarship are available too. Junior Winter Camp Every winter in January kids in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 are eligible for a weekend at Alpine, staying in cabins at the Main Camp. We send our own adult volunteer counselors. Registration begins in early November and closed mid-December. Vacation Bible School VBS is an all-church event at FPC! Many adults of all ages staff this Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. event, ending with a pancake breakfast and closing celebration on the following Sun. morning! Kids from 4 yrs. old through 6th grade participate and enjoy marvelous music, great Bible stories, recreation, mission stories and projects, fabulous food, creative crafts, and fun being together! Held in July, registration begins in May. MISSION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS Kid's Connection Kid's Connection is a tuition based after school care program for children in first through sixth grades. Our staff provides healthy snacks, homework help, crafts and fun, educational activities every day. Kid's Connection is available Monday through Friday during the school year. The program was developed in an effort to enrich and enhance the lives of children in our community and to promote their social and emotional development. Our motto is "Connecting our child from school to home in a safe, caring environment". For more information, visit Kid's Connection web site by clicking on the image below Kids' Place Tutoring Kid's Place Tutoring is a ministry outreach program of FPC that provides homework help and tutoring free of charge to teacher recommended third through sixth grade students from Golden Hill Elementary. We are in our 6th year and currently have 12 students and a waiting list to get in. Our wonderful tutors volunteer their time either Tuesday or Thursday from October through May. Many of the children do not received help at home and truly need the tutoring and mentoring we provide. We teach math concepts, reading and writing in addition to homework help. Our motto is "Kid's Place - a place to be, the place for me" Mom's Covenant Group Tuesday 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. This is a time of fellowship, prayer, bible study and systematic spiritual growth as we study "Discipleship Essentials" by Greg Ogden. Childcare provided. Children's Ministries Staff Contacts Lynn Taylor Director of Children's Ministries 714-526-7701, ext. 207 LTaylor@FPC-Fullerton.org Pam Torres Director Kid's Place Tutoring & Kid's Connection 714-526-7701, ext. 214 PTorres@FPC-Fullerton.org Debbie Miramontes Administrative Assistant for Children & Nursery Ministries 714-526-7701, ext. 214 DMiramontes@FPC-Fullerton.org FPC Children's Ministries Committee Robert Doidge, Chair Marliam Dannenberg, Elder Linda Powell, Elder Marilyn Carlson, Secretary Joyce Fellows Susan Robinett








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"We seek to share the story of God's
redeeming love in Jesus Christ, to nurture a
life-transforming faith, and to enable each family
to develop a personal relationship with God and
a consistent devotion to others"

Activity bags are available for children ages 3-12 at the entrance to the sanctuary.

We provide quality nursery care for infants and toddlers birth to 24 months. Our caring, paid staff is trained in infant and child CPR, plus First Aid. Nursery and preschool childcare are also provided for various church events. We utilize pagers so parents are alerted, if needed.

Our 2 and 3 yr. olds enjoy playtime, circle time songs, Bible stories, crafts and snacks.

Story Hour

Children 4 yrs. old through Kindergarten love this class! They learn Bible stories, make crafts, pray before snack, & enjoy directed play time & guided conversation with our wonderful volunteer staff.

Cornerstone

Based on Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences, we seek to engage kids gr. 1-4 in the learning process! We offer the same Bible story for 4-6 wks., approaching it through art, storytelling, computer, science, games, video, and sometimes cooking and music. Kids memorize the theme verses and are building a firm foundation of faith. They are becoming healthy disciples of Christ. Shepherds & Zone leaders are caring adult volunteers who minister to our kids.

Club 5/6

Preteens are ready for more challenging Bible and theology, plus marvelous crafts. After Christmas the curriculum involves topics which will prepare them for junior high school such as peer pressure, making friends, heroes, and making choices, to name a few.

Family Sunday

Whenever a month has a 5th Sunday, all children 1st gr. and older remain in the sanctuary for the entire worship service, which is geared to children and teens. This is a unique time, and we have been told that families enjoy it!

WEDNESDAY MID-WEEK PROGRAMS

Littlest Angels 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Children 4 yrs. through Kindergarten are excited to learn Bible stories, play on the playground, have snacks, create crafts projects, and sing in their own choir!

Kids' Club 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Kids Club is for Gr. 1-4, a time for fun and spiritual growth. There are five parts to the program: snack and recreation, music/choir, Bible study, dinner, and crafts. Parents participate by helping to make the meals, serve, clean up, and others sit with kids as table parents. Many kids bring their friends!

Club 5/6 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Because our 5th and 6th grades are at a special age, we continue the Club 5/6 mode on Wed. They participate in recreation, snack and crafts with gr. 1-4, but have a separate time of music/choir, Bible study, & sit at their own tables for dinner.

ANNUAL EVENTS

Indian Village Summer Camp

Each summer kids entering grades 4, 5, and 6 attend Indian Village at Alpine Conference Center in Blue Jay, near Lake Arrowhead. It's a week-long event held in August. Kids and counselors sleep in teepees, and learn about God in the outdoors. Ropes course, archery, swimming every day, great food, Bible study, drama and music are some of the great activities. Registration opens in April and closed early in June. Scholarship are available too.

Junior Winter Camp

Every winter in January kids in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 are eligible for a weekend at Alpine, staying in cabins at the Main Camp. We send our own adult volunteer counselors. Registration begins in early November and closed mid-December.

Vacation Bible School

VBS is an all-church event at FPC! Many adults of all ages staff this Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. event, ending with a pancake breakfast and closing celebration on the following Sun. morning! Kids from 4 yrs. old through 6th grade participate and enjoy marvelous music, great Bible stories, recreation, mission stories and projects, fabulous food, creative crafts, and fun being together! Held in July, registration begins in May.

MISSION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS

Kid's Connection

Kid's Connection is a tuition based after school care program for children in first through sixth grades. Our staff provides healthy snacks, homework help, crafts and fun, educational activities every day. Kid's Connection is available Monday through Friday during the school year. The program was developed in an effort to enrich and enhance the lives of children in our community and to promote their social and emotional development. Our motto is "Connecting our child from school to home in a safe, caring environment". For more information, visit Kid's Connection web site by clicking on the image below

Kids' Place Tutoring

Kid's Place Tutoring is a ministry outreach program of FPC that provides homework help and tutoring free of charge to teacher recommended third through sixth grade students from Golden Hill Elementary. We are in our 6th year and currently have 12 students and a waiting list to get in. Our wonderful tutors volunteer their time either Tuesday or Thursday from October through May. Many of the children do not received help at home and truly need the tutoring and mentoring we provide. We teach math concepts, reading and writing in addition to homework help.

Our motto is "Kid's Place - a place to be, the place for me"

Mom's Covenant Group

Tuesday 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

This is a time of fellowship, prayer, bible study and systematic spiritual growth as we study "Discipleship Essentials" by Greg Ogden. Childcare provided.

Children's Ministries Staff Contacts

Lynn Taylor

Director of Children's Ministries

714-526-7701, ext. 207
LTaylor@FPC-Fullerton.org

Pam Torres

Director Kid's Place Tutoring & Kid's Connection

714-526-7701, ext. 214

PTorres@FPC-Fullerton.org

Debbie Miramontes

Administrative Assistant for Children & Nursery Ministries

714-526-7701, ext. 214

DMiramontes@FPC-Fullerton.org

FPC Children's Ministries Committee

Robert Doidge, Chair

Marliam Dannenberg, Elder

Linda Powell, Elder

Marilyn Carlson, Secretary

Joyce Fellows

Susan Robinett