We seek to provide a creative place where children are learning more about God and the Bible in a dynamic environment. We value a partnership with the parents, knowing that this is the best way for children to grow spiritually. The classes are based on the age of the child. Various teaching methods are used to engage the children in the learning process.
The classes are taught by volunteers who have an expressed interest in children and who have completed the KidSafe process (an application, references received, security background check and an interview).
Children's Saturday Programs (Avon Campus)
Saturdays | 5 p.m.
Nursery: Infants - Age 6
Children's Sunday Programs (Avon Campus)
Sundays | 8 a.m.
Nursery: Infants - Age 3
Nursery care for Infants through 3-year-olds will be provided for the entire time of the service.
Sundays | 9:30 & 11:15 a.m.
Nursery care for Infants & Walkers will be provided for the entire time of each service.
Age 2 through Kindergarten classes will include Bible lessons and fun activities, also for the entire time of each service.
At Valley, we encourage families to worship together. During the 9:30 and
11:15 a.m. services, children in Grades 1-5 join their family for a time of corporate worship. Parents may choose to keep their child in the service or send them to Amp40 (40 minutes of age-specific teaching while the sermon is being preached). Before the sermon begins, there will be a dismissal time for children and students to attend Amp40.
Children who attend Amp40 will be in graded classes looking at the big picture of God’s story from Genesis to Revelation and seeing how they fit in it.
Children's Sunday Programs (Bristol Campus)
Sundays | 10 a.m.
Nursery care for Infants through Age 1 will be provided for the entire time of the service.
Age 2 through Kindergarten classes will include Bible lessons and fun activities, also for the entire time of each service.
At Valley, we encourage families to worship together. During the 10 a.m. service, children in Grades 1-5 join their family for a time of corporate worship. Parents may choose to keep their child in the service or send them to Amp40 (40 minutes of age-specific teaching while the sermon is being preached). Before the sermon begins, there will be a dismissal time for children and students to attend Amp40.
Children who attend Amp40 will be in graded classes looking at the big picture of God’s story from Genesis to Revelation and seeing how they fit in it.
Community, Serving & Amp70
We encourage families to stay for a second hour on Sundays at the Avon Campus to meet with a Community or serve in some capacity. For the children of those families, Amp70 (70 minutes of age-appropriate teaching and fellowship during the entire service) is offered at the 9:30 a.m. hour. Children must be registered to be in this class. Amp70 classes consist of combined Grades 1 - 5.
Special Needs
We have an inclusive setting for children with special needs. As we partner with parents to provide
a loving and educational environment for all of the children, we attempt to meet the needs of each child. If there is a need for a child to have one-on-one assistance, the child is assigned a "Special Buddy" to work with them in the age-appropriate classroom.