Family Ministry
Family Ministry
Family Ministry means children and their parents, guardians, or whomever is active in their faith life learning and growing together, and it also means that you could be one person or a family of eight or more! It means you could be an infant or 99! You are always welcome to come see what Family Ministry is all about!
Family Ministry Mission Statement:
To partner with families to reach and teach them in such a way that they have the greatest opportunity to become fully developed followers of Christ. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 says, “These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up”
THE PARISH EDUCATION BOARD
Heidi DeBroeck: Vice-President
Amanda Close ~ Kim Gribi ~ Jody Huffstutler ~Pam Minor
Sunday school for ALL Ages
Faith! Family! Fun! 9:15 -10:15
Sunday morning Education Hour begins the Sunday following Labor Day Weekend with Rally Sunday and ends the Sunday prior to Memorial Day Weekend with Volunteer Appreciation Sunday.
Age 3 to kindergarten are taught with our Lil’K program. It is our Sunday morning class designed for children 3-K. Lil’K combines an interactive curriculum via video in addition to prayer and worship time for little ones. The lesson looks a lot like Blue’s Clues, only with a Bible theme. Every month we learn a new song, enjoy our knock-knock jokes, memorize God’s Word and laugh with Professor Sock!
Grades 1-3 are taught using Hands-On Bible curriculum from Group http://group.com/sunday-school/hands-on-bible-curriculum This class helps children see the “Jesus Connection” throughout the whole Bible. the morning is packed with activities and experiences that invite the kids to crawl inside the Scriptures and “do” God’s Word!
Grades 4th-6th: Preteens are a moving target. Kids 10 to 12 are too old for children’s Sunday school, but too young for youth. They have a class using Grapple® http://grapple.group.com/preteen-the Sunday school curriculum that answers real-life preteen questions and tackles the issues preteens care about most! Grapple Sunday school curriculum delivers Bible truth the way your preteens want to hear it. Each Sunday they have attention-grabbing preteen Bible lessons that prompt them to to dig into the Bible.
7th Grade through High School Youth meet on Sunday mornings with our Youth Director, John Capen, for small group Bible Study, prayer, and fellowship. See Youth Web Page for more information. 7th/8th Grade Confirmation and Revive High School Youth also meet on Wednesday evenings.
Adult Sunday School offers a variety of classes throughout the school year to learn more about our faith in Jesus Christ while sharing in fellowship with others. Contact Family Ministry Director, Bonnie Stauffer @ blcfamily@comcast.net to see what classes are currently being offered for this coming school year.
Family Ministry Milestones
Bethel is committed to equipping parents to develop their children’s life in faith. Splash Cradle Roll is a resource available to families with infants and toddlers to nurture faith in the early years. We begin each school year with a backpack blessing and offer special event programs for the Advent and Lenten seasons. We assist parents with their baptismal promise to, “place in their hands the holy scriptures” by presenting third grade children with a copy of their first Bible on Reformation Sunday. Students may also receive instruction for their preparation to celebrate Holy Communion when parents feel they are ready. Sunday school and Wednesday night youth are invited to participate in programs in the fall, Christmas, and Easter seasons as well as our Souperbowl of Caring Service held each year on Super Bowl Sunday. We end the school year with a breakfast and slide show celebration the Sunday before Memorial Weekend and honor our High School Seniors with quilts and a reception on the first Sunday of June. We offer a VBS ministry in the summer as well as events for the Revive Youth.
Wednesday Gathering
Our Wednesday night Youth and Family Ministry programs exists to connect people of all ages to help them grow in their faith, to discover their ministry, and praise God with their lives.
Confirmation
Youth in grades 7-8 participate in a two year program on Wednesday evenings to confirm the promises that were made for them in infant baptism. Weekly classes meet on Wednesday nights and are asked to attend regular worship and Sunday school classes. Social events and fellowship are also a part of this program.
This faith-development process is a key to strengthening their faith prior to adulthood. Such preparation may greatly affect their future life-decisions.