Children's Programs: Sunday School

Sunday School is from 9:00 – 10:00 am

• 2 & 3 Years of Age
• 4 & 5 Years of Age
• K – 1st Graders
• 2nd – 3rd Graders
• 4th – 5th Graders

At First Presbyterian Church we believe that the Sunday School hour should be the best hour of a child’s week.  That’s why we use the Walk With Me curriculum to educate and nurture children preschool through grade 5 on Sunday mornings.  Walk With Me is a new curriculum by developed by Christian Reformed Church Publications in cooperation with the Presbyterians for Renewal.  You can learn more at www.WalkWithMeCurriculum.org.

Little Lambs is the curriculum used for class of children who are 2 & 3 years of age.  Little Lambs  is a two year program also by CRC Publications.

Walk With Me Goals

• To nurture and encourage each child to know, love, and serve God.
• To nurture the faith of children and leaders within a caring community.
• To teach children the story of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation.
• To help children understand biblical truths from a Reformed perspective.
• To challenge children and leaders to live their faith.
• To equip children to share their faith and serve others in the community.
• To partner with families in the faith nurture of their children.
• To encourage children to make the church’s teachings their own.

What makes Walk With Me unique?

Biblical and Reformed

We believe that every story in the Bible tells us about God and that every story must be understood as part of the one story of God’s redemption and restoration of this fallen world through Jesus Christ. 

Walk With Me aims to be faithful to Scripture and to make the Reformed faith come alive in our everyday experiences as children of God.

Kid-Friendly

Kids learn in a variety of ways – through words, music, art, drama, and nature, and through personal reflection and interaction with others.  Because Walk With Me sessions are designed to teach all of God’s children, a variety of activities are provided to appeal to many different learning styles in every unit.

Sessions have been carefully tested and reviewed to make sure they’re appropriate for the age level and the life experience of today’s kids.

Grows Faith

Walk With Me guides children to always ask, So what?  What does God’s Word mean for me now – today?  And children are motivated to act on what they discover in God’s stories.

Sessions are designed to touch the hearts of both leaders and kids and to encourage them to live out their faith.  Leaders are encouraged to model faith for the children.

Builds Community

In our increasingly fractured and frantic society, kids need a safe place.  It is our hope and prayer that Walk With Me promotes the kind of community-building that will make Sunday school that kind of place.  The curriculum encourages leaders and children to become a small group together—to care for each other, to hold each other accountable for learning and growing, to encourage one another, and to have fun together.  In each small group everyone should feel accepted, loved, and safe.

Fun

We believe children learn best when sessions are fun and active.  The gospel is good news that requires a joyful presentation and response.  So Walk With Me sessions include lots of games, drama, music, and other fun activities that will keep the children eager to come back for more.  It’s our goal to make Sunday school a time kids don’t want to miss!

The information on this page is taken from the following resource: Walk With Me Coordinator’s Handbook, Faith Alive Christian Resources, published by CRC Publications, 2004.