Children & Youth

Nursery

Infants and toddlers through age 4 are nurtured by caregivers in the Nursery rooms located downstairs across from Addis Hall from 9:30 – 11:30 a.

Sunday Friends Time  (a.k.a. Sunday School. In other words, who wants to go to church on Sunday? We want to teach and experience intergenerational friendships with Jesus and our communities.)

078Delighting in the presence of children and youth, we welcome members of our vibrant Sunday Friends Time to participate in the first twenty minutes of worship with the congregation.  Those children and youth in our multi-age Sunday Friends Time then go to the Edwards Room for a time of biblical storytelling, song, prayer, and activities that often extend the Bible story.  During the church seasons of Lent and Easter we will be using the book Twas the Season of Lent: Devotions and Stories for the Lenten and Easter Seasons and a variety of other sources as our curriculum.

On Communion Sundays, the entire church family engages in intergenerational worship and celebrates the sacrament of communion. Sometimes children and youth and their parents assist in distributing the bread and juice to the congregation.

Sunday Friends Time Teachers, Aids and Caregivers

Our Sunday Friends adults bring a blend of experience, love of teaching and learning, joy, and patience to the classroom. In an effort to ensure a safe environment for all, Edwards Church requires a background check (CORI) for all adults who interact with our children and youth.

Confirmation

Confirmation, an affirmation of the promises made at baptism, continues the faith journey of our high school students and is co-led by the Senior Minister and the Minister of Faith Formation.  During the course of the year, we explore 5 units of church life:

  • Church
  • Bible
  • Theology
  • Theodicy
  • Discipleship

The Rite of Confirmation is celebrated during worship on Pentecost Sunday.