ARISE KID’S MINISTRY
TEACHING KIDS THE GOSPEL
available at the 10:30 AM service only
Sunday Mornings during our Teaching
• Birth through 3-year old
• Preschool through 3rd Grade
• Family Room & Kids-in-church bags
We start out each Sunday morning all together for worship. Bring your kids in and worship together as a family.
After the music and announcements, you and your kids have some options.
You can always keep your kids with you in church. We have kits for kids who need a little something to keep their hands busy. We also have a family room for nursing or if you just need a moment.
Children's Church
During the teaching time we offer two classes staffed by our amazing volunteers (who are all background checked). Be sure to register and get a sticker for your kiddo so we have your emergency contact info.
• Birth thru 3-year old
• Preschool thru 3rd Grade
After church you pick them up in their classroom.
About Arise Kid’s Ministry
We love kids and families! But here is the truth: traditional youth ministry isn’t working great. Research shows around the United States nearly 50% of students walk away from church after they graduate from High School. (read more)
As a church we are charting a new course, that is both true to the Bible and research-based. It is based on 4 key principles:
Partnership with Families – Parents are the #1 influencers when it comes to spirituality in young people, even teenagers. We want to empower parents to nurture faith in their families. We want to resource parents with the tools they need to make disciples out of their kids. Here are a few to get started
Intergenerational Relationships – Kids also need to be engaged with other adults (who are not their parents). We believe this happens best in church when kids have the opportunity to serve alongside and do ministry with other adults and kids. Kids and youth are encouraged to serve as volunteers wherever they can.
Whole Gospel – We want to clearly communicate the whole truth about the gift of grace from Jesus Christ, not just a fragmented list of Bible stories. Our focus is Biblical truth for kids in the same way we want Biblical truth for our adults.
A Safe Place for Doubt – We want to dive deep into the worldview and foundational topics and ask the hard questions and give our kids (and adults) an opportunity to honestly wrestle with claims of the Bible.
As your young kids start entering into 4th grade (or so) we want to invite you to bring your kids to church with you, in the actual regular service. Wait, before you go… please read on…
We know it is not the easy button! Trust us, we know, you just need a break. One hour of kid-free time on Sunday sounds great. Kids in church isn’t always easy. But trust us, invest that time into your kid’s spiritual life and you’ll be thankful in the end. Go ahead and hire the sitter when you need a break during the week. Use that vacation day with your spouse. But don’t miss the spiritual conversations that come from a family discussing the Bible message they heard together.
We believe it is the best way for your kids to grow and develop a relationship with God. To this point, we keep our teaching short, engage kids and teens directly as part of the audience, and provide an activity tote full of coloring books, Legos, and more.
Our staff has found that debriefing church with kids weekly over ice cream produces meaningful faith conversations. Sunday Sundaes.
Grace Valz was born and raised in Morton, Illinois. She grew up in a Christian home, but it wasn’t until the summer after her senior year of high school that she accepted Jesus as the Lord and Savior of her life and accepted a call to ministry. Grace attended Indiana Wesleyan University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Children’s Ministry with a minor in Global Ministries. Grace met her husband, Nolan, in 2020. After graduating college in 2022, they got married in January of 2023. Grace and Nolan have two cats, Jabba the Cat and Nala. Grace’s favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”
