Grace Kids and Youth
Hello! Welcome to Grace Church!
Grace is an intergenerational community of faith. Children and youth are encouraged to participate in the life of our congregation in our services of worship, programs, and various ministries.
Godly Play (ages 4 – upper elementary) meets every Sunday starting at 10:15am in the room across from the Commons. All children are encouraged to participate and will join the service at the time of receiving communion.
Youth Group will meet every other Sunday at noon, where lunch is provided. Sometimes it will be to just hangout and enjoy eachothers company and sometimes there will be an event planned!
Nursery (ages 0-4) is staffed and available every Sunday during the 10:30am service.
Grace is committed to “Safe Church” a program that ensures all of our staff and those who volunteer in children and youth ministries undergo background checks and complete training mandated by The Episcopal Church to keep our kids safe.
Kids and Youth FAQs
Godly Play meets every Sunday starting at 10:15am in the room across from the Commons. All children are encouraged to participate and will join the service at the time of receiving communion. Handouts and more information are located in the Commons. See Rev. Christopher if you have questions.
Children are also welcome and encouraged to participate in our services of worship and the fellowship that follows. There are “Pew-Pals” for kids with child-friendly bulletins, coloring pages, and more activities for them to do during the service.
The nursery space in the lower level is also staffed and available for kids ages 4 and under.
Here at Grace we believe that everyone plays a vital role, including the littlest members of the church. We believe that having children in a service is not a distraction but rather adds to the worship experience. We do offer a kids “church” during our second service called Growing into Worship.
Godly Play is a method of spiritual practice exploring the mystery of God’s presence in our lives. The Godly Play curriculum engages what is most exciting about religious education: God inviting us into—and pursuing us in the midst of—Scripture and spiritual experience. Godly Play practice teaches us to listen for God and to make authentic and creative responses to God’s call in our lives.
We are not currently offering any snacks to kids.
Grace Youth offers a variety of events for kids as young as 6th grade up until they are a senior in High School.
The easiest way to find out what is happening in the youth ministries of Grace Church is to contact church office by emailing: gechurch@graceepiscopalholland.org