Children

The mission of the Children's Ministries at Woodinville Community United Methodist Church is to support families by providing children opportunities for Christian fellowship and Bible based teaching as they come to know Christ and grow in their personal relationship with Him.

We recognize that parents are primarily responsible for a child's spiritual growth and development.  While children are in our care, we want to provide a safe and fun atmosphere that encourages spiritual growth on a biblical foundation. Our goal is to teach kids how and why we worship, the importance of being a servant, and to equip kids for ministry and outreach in their schools and communities.

Children of all ages are always welcome in our worship services, but we also have childcare provided at 9 am and 10:30 am if parents would like that option as well. 

Children's Ministry Programming is provided at 9am for Sunday School and 10:30 am worship.  Families may check-in at the front desk using the side entrance of the building facing the Medical Center.(or just ask any greeter at one of the church entrance doors to direct you to the Kids' Ministry area)    

We use KidCheck Secure Check-in.  Parents may set up their free account prior to their arrival to expedite the check-in process. Once you have created your account, simply use your 10 digit phone number to check-in anywhere you see the KidCheck logo.

All of our volunteer teachers and workers have passed background checks.             

Nursery

Teachers:  Heidi Billings and Katie Haug

Nursery for birth-23 months during the 9 am Sunday School and 10:30am service is provided in our Kid's Ministry wing, God's BIG Backyard.

Preschool and Kindergarten

Teacher: Della Haug, Patti Armstrong

Assistants:  Glen Haug, Pam Lund

Curriculum: Gospel Light

Special Needs

Teacher:  Heather Miller

Curriculum: Gospel Light

Elementary 1st-6th grade (rooms and teachers change with various workshops)

We utilize the Workshop Rotation Method (or WoRM) to teach children about Jesus and to give them a strong foundation in the Bible.

What is Workshop Rotation Sunday School?

Children experience the biblical stories and theological concepts in multiple week unit workshops. Each unit is based on one story or concept and the goal is in-depth knowledge and nurturing of faith.

Children journey deeper in to the questions of "why" and "how." Workshop Rotation, also called multidimensional learning uses the spiritual gifts and talents of many adult members, rather than a few. Teachers may sign up to teach workshops that would use their individual interests and gifts.

Some of our multi-dimensional learning workshops are: Storytelling, Bible Skills, Art, Cooking, Music and Movement, Drama, Science and Computer.

We remember:
10% of what we read,
20% of what we hear,
70% of what we say,
90% of what we say and do - and 90+% of what we experience.

Experiencing the lessons of the Christian faith through different learning modalities, which educational specialists call "multi-intelligences" or "multi-dimensional learning," results in better retention of knowledge.