Kids At Ford Street

    Learn about the safe spaces that we cultivate for your children to encounter God.


    Children aren’t just the future of the church, children are the church.

    Children aren’t just tolerated in our community, they’re central to it. That means that they are welcomed just as they are in every part of our service.


    How we welcome the children in our community is how we welcome God. We celebrate their unadulterated wonder, uninhibited exuberance, and spirit of play in our “grown up” spaces.


    What this means for parents with kids:

    Your kids are welcomed just as they are. We keep child-sized expectations, so their wiggles and wailing is expected. You don’t have to temper their spirits for anyone or anything.


    Kids are present in our worship and during communion, in addition to our kids programs that run during a portion of the service. Here’s what that looks like:


    Children’s Church


    For kids 4-10, our wonderful group of volunteers* facilitate an age appropriate space to encounter God. Prayer, play, scripture, and story are the means by which we draw our children into deeper exploration of our faith.


    Kids are dismissed for class after the worship portion of our service and can be picked up from our gymnasium after service (or Sunday School). We ensure that your child makes it back to you by utilizing a digital check-in and check-out system. You can save some time on Sunday morning by planning a visit below and ensuring that your child is ready to be checked in.


    *All of our volunteers have satisfied a Vulnerable Sector Background Check.


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    Lapel, Indiana 46051
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