Children's Ministry of First Presbyterian Church
Children's Department
During the months of March and April, several of our pastors will make guest appearances in the third grade Sunday School groups. They will share their favorite Bible verse as well as answer questions from the children.
These guest visits offer our third graders a chance to meet pastors whom they often only see at the pulpit.
Sunday, September 15, during the 8:30 A.M. worship service, Pastor Stuart will present 3rd graders in the Philippians and Colossians Sunday School groups with their gift Bible. These Bibles contain many helpful tools that make the scriptures come alive, and will become your child’s “textbook” for the next three years on their Journey to Confirmation.
We need your 3rd grader in Grundy Hall at 7:50 A.M. to prepare for the worship service. Parents can head to the Sanctuary to find their seats with the rest of their family. After the Sunday School groups prepare for worship, they will move to reserved pews in the Sanctuary.
We encourage your child bring their offering to place in the offering plate while they sit with their peer group during worship.
Following worship, parents and 3rd graders are invited back to Grundy Hall for the Milestone Celebration from 9:45-10:45 A.M. We have lots of meaningful activities planned to help the children open, explore, and most of all, enjoy this tremendous gift of the Bible.
Please give thought to your favorite verse(s) of the Bible. At the celebration, parents will have a chance to “autograph” their child’s Bible next to their favorite verse. This has proved to be a very fun and meaningful introduction to God’s Word.
Save-the-Date! Friday evening, September 27, all children in 1st through 3rd grade are invited to an evening of fun, food, and fellowship here on the FPC campus from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Includes pizza dinner.
Parents: This a perfect opportunity for your child to create new and strengthen old church friendships. Helping our children connect together as young disciples as they journey towards Youth group will have significant benefits for your child’s faith development.
During the summer months, our Sunday School learning groups combine into multi-age clusters in a relaxed, fun format. Kick-off for the new season is August 18, 2019.
Rooms & Age Groups:
Ages 4, 5, 6 (age by Aug. 15, 2019, Pre-1st) | CW 114
Entering Grades 1st – 6th in the Fall | Grundy Hall
Sundays | Sanctuary | 8:30 and 11:00 | The Gathering Place | 11:00 AM
This summer The Five Thirty service meets on Sundays at 11:00 A.M. in The Gathering Place. We are calling it The Table—a relaxed worship service rooted in the Reformed Tradition.
All are welcome to worship!
Nursery Care and Young Children & Worship are available for this service too!
March 10 will be our second Buddy Sunday in this school year. Buddy Sunday is a time when older and younger children get to meet each other and begin to build recognition and community through prayer and sharing a Bible story together. Our goal for this day is for older children to act as mentors to the younger children and for younger children to meet older children to include in their faith community.
We invite the children to pray for each other during the week following Buddy Sunday. Children will bring home a Buddy Book which names their new church friend.
March 17 will be a Day of Service. Children will gather in age-level groups to learn what the Kingdom of Heaven is like and do service projects for others.
Nov 4 is Buddy Sunday; a time when older and younger children get to meet each other and begin to build recognition and community through prayer and sharing a Bible story together. Our goal for this day is for older children to act as mentors to the younger children and for younger children to meet older children to include in their faith community.
The Faith Group (4 year olds) will meet with the Colossians (third graders) during Sunday School.
We invite the children to pray for each other during the week. Children will bring home a Buddy Book which names their new church friend.
Sunday, September 15, during the 8:30 A.M. worship service, Pastor Stuart will present 3rd graders in the Philippians and Colossians Sunday School groups with their gift Bible. These Bibles contain many helpful tools that make the scriptures come alive, and will become your child’s “textbook” for the next three years on their Journey to Confirmation.
We need your 3rd grader in Grundy Hall at 7:50 A.M. to prepare for the worship service. Parents can head to the Sanctuary to find their seats with the rest of their family. After the Sunday School groups prepare for worship, they will move to reserved pews in the Sanctuary.
We encourage your child bring their offering to place in the offering plate while they sit with their peer group during worship.
Following worship, parents and 3rd graders are invited back to Grundy Hall for the Milestone Celebration from 9:45-10:45 A.M. We have lots of meaningful activities planned to help the children open, explore, and most of all, enjoy this tremendous gift of the Bible.
Please give thought to your favorite verse(s) of the Bible. At the celebration, parents will have a chance to “autograph” their child’s Bible next to their favorite verse. This has proved to be a very fun and meaningful introduction to God’s Word.
Save-the-Date! Friday evening, September 7, all children in 1st through 3rd grade are invited to an evening of fun, food, and fellowship. Parents: This a perfect opportunity for your child to create new and strengthen old church friendships. Helping our children connect together as young disciples as they journey towards Youth group will have significant benefits for your child’s faith development.
Sunday, September 16 during the 8:30 worship service, Pastor Todd will present each 3rd grader with a gift Bible from the church. The Milestone Celebration will follow for parents and their child to gather in Grundy Hall to open and explore their new Bible in fun and creative ways from 9:45-10:45).
Click on an event date for details and to register: January 18.
Sunday School Offering – please bring Peanut Butter, Tuna Fish, & Boxed Macaroni and Cheese
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee opened its doors in 1978 with commitment from several community leaders. The purpose of the organization was to provide a central distribution center for companies, groups and individuals who wished to help provide food for hungry people in Middle Tennessee. Second Harvest’s mission is to feed hungry people and work to solve hunger issues in our community. FPC families work supports the BackPack program which provides nutritious and easy-to-prepare food for school children to take home on weekends and school vacations.
See more Serving Together opportunities for families to share, care, and help others throughout the Nashville community.
On Sunday, October 15, Sunday School groups will meet together to work on age appropriate service projects. One group will assemble our hygiene kits for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Other groups will have other service projects for the community and our church including helping with preparations for our family Advent Devotions. Join us on this day as we service the Lord with joy-filled hearts.
Moon, Faith, Love and Grace (ages 3-6) will meet in CW 111
Grades 1-3 will meet in The Computer Lab- CC 140
Grades 4-6 will meet in Grundy Hall.
At the 8:30 worship service, third graders will receive a Bible as a gift from their faith community. They receive the NRSV Student Bible which can be their Bible text through Confirmation.
Following worship, parents and third graders will gather with the Colossians Leadership team for the Exploring God’s Word Milestone in Grundy Hall (9:45-10:45 a.m.) This will be a time to celebrate this important step in each child’s faith journey and a time to learn about the study helps in the Bible.