Restoring Families to Serve Together
We believe families that are RESTORED together SERVE together!
Proverbs 22:6
"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when
they are old they will not turn from it."
A New Season for Families at Praise:
This fall marks the beginning of an exciting new season of growth and change! We are thrilled to welcome new leadership to our Youth Ministry (middle & high school) and celebrate a growing team in our Children’s Ministry. Together, we are here to serve, encourage, and minister to you and your family.
We’re offering workshops, meet & greets, and family gatherings—all centered on God’s Word—because we believe ministry is about connection, discipleship, and walking in faith together.
After five years of silence, our nursery is alive again! Little ones now fill the space with joy, music, play, and story time. Our loving nursery team is excited to care for your children and share the love of Jesus with them.
In our elementary area, we’ve created dedicated classrooms for PK 2–3, PK4–2nd grade, and 3rd–5th grade. Each class is led by trained, passionate volunteers who are ready to make learning about Jesus fun, memorable, and life-changing.
Children's Ministry Directors:
Greg & Regina Wilkins
Middle School & High School:
Middle school students will now have their own Sunday School class upstairs, where teachers walk alongside them to navigate these pivotal years with God’s Word as their guide.
And for high schoolers, new leadership is bringing fresh energy and vision! With Biblical teaching that addresses today’s challenges, plus opportunities for game nights, bonfires, and fellowship (with plenty of snacks, of course), we’re committed to helping teens grow in faith and friendship.
At every age and stage, our heart is the same: to see your children and family encounter Jesus in a real, personal way. We can’t wait to grow together with you this year!
Youth Directors:
Caleb & Tahlia Wilkes
Photo Permission Form
Please read and review our Photo permission form. We do our best to respect your child's privacy and safety. We can provide one for you at church to sign or you can print it out and bring it to one of the Directors of Children's or Youth group.
What we are learning
We use the GROW Curriculum to teach our children.
PK-5th grade
From retro toys to fashion trends, we all love a good throwback. (Especially for grown-ups because it reminds us of being young again.) There are things that remind us of a moment in time, but other things feel timeless and like they’re always in style. In this four-week series, kids will travel through the decades and see that the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels are always trending. As we hear from Jesus, we’ll see it’s always good to be humble, we can always forgive, Jesus is always fair, and love always needs action.
BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES
- It's always good to be humble. (The Speck and the Plank: Matthew 7:1-5; John 20:19-31)
- We can always forgive. (The Unforgiving Servant: Matthew 18:23-35; 1 John 3:1-7)
- Jesus is always fair. (The Workers in the Vineyard: Matthew 20:1-16; John 10:11-18)
- Love always needs action. (The Rich Man and Lazarus: Luke 16:19-31; 1 John 4:7-21)
For our PK2-3, PK4-2nd, & 3-5 grade classes for April
We use the GROW Curriculum to teach our middle schoolers.
If you’ve ever gone hiking before, especially in the winter, you know that “breaking trail” is something you do when you encounter deep snow that’s tough to navigate. When that happens, one hiker usually goes ahead of their group and clears the way so others can follow behind more easily. A trail-breaker is someone who goes ahead, who makes a new way, and who invites others to follow along behind them. In so many ways, that’s exactly what Jesus did for us. He broke a new trail just by existing, but he did so much more than that too. In this 6-week Easter series, we’ll read the stories of Jesus breaking new trails as we discover that Jesus never gives up on us, understands our pain, shows us love, is alive, can be trusted, and gives us a mission.
BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES
- Jesus never gives up on us. (Judas and Peter Betray Jesus: Luke 22:1–6,47–48,54-62; John 21:15–17; Psalm 32)
- Jesus understands our pain. (The Crucifixion of Jesus: Matthew 27:27–44; Philippians 3:4–14; Romans 6:6–7)
- Jesus shows us love. (A Criminal Receives Mercy: Luke 23:32–56; Philippians 2:5–11; Ephesians 2:8–9)
- Jesus is alive. (Jesus Is Risen: Luke 24:1–12; 1 Corinthians 15:21–26; Romans 7:21–25)
- Jesus can be trusted. (Jesus Appears To Thomas: John 20:19–31; Proverbs 3:5–6; Philippians 4:4–6)
- Jesus gives us a mission. (Jesus Reinstates Peter: John 21:1–3,15–17; Matthew 28:16–20; Acts 9:1–20; 1 Peter 2:21)
For our Middle School this April:
