Children & Youth
Children’s Worship
Contact person: Mary Longstreet
Each Sunday morning, during the worship service, 4-year-olds and kindergartners meet to worship God together. Children are dismissed from the morning service and accompanied by an adult to the Children’s Worship Center on the upper classroom level.
JAM
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Jesus And Me is offered for children two years old through kindergarten during the Reaching Women Bible Study on Thursday mornings. It’s a morning filled with a Bible story, craft, singing, snack and playtime.
Sunday School
Contact person: Jerry Koning
Sunday school’s goal is to help children learn about God through singing, Bible stories, Bible memory, crafts, and giving projects. Sunday school meets immediately following the morning service for ages Pre-K – 4th grade. Pre-K – 1st and 2nd – 4th grade children meet separately for opening singing assembly before having class time with their teacher. Dismissal time is 11:45 AM. Visiting children are welcome.
Catechism
Contact person: Jerry Koning
Catechism classes, for 5th – 12th graders, meet from 11:00 AM, after the morning worship service to 11:45 AM. These classes teach the basics of the Christian faith from a Reformed perspective. Catechism classrooms are on the upper level of the building.
Playgroup
Contact people: Laura Darter, Lynne Logan
This is an opportunity for parents/caregivers of infant to preschool children to network together to support each other in parenting as well as to enjoy playtimes and day trips with their children.
GEMS
Contact people: Janna Boomstra, Tina Vink
GEMS is a girls club for grades 4th – 8th. Bible studies, badge work and crafts fill the 2-hour meetings. GEMS usually meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month (October – March) from 6:45 – 8:30 PM.
Cadets
Contact person: Gerrit Sterk
Cadets is a Christ-centered club for boys in 4th – 8th grades. We have many Christian men who donate time to teach boys crafts and skills, but more importantly it is done in a Christian atmosphere. These men are called counselors and we typically have two counselors per class, trying to maintain at least a 3 to 1 ratio of cadets to counselors. We are involved in council activities. These activities typically occur on Saturdays and take place at various locations with as many as 21 other area churches. We do many activities as a club, such as swimming, gym night Berlin races, weekend campouts, canoe trips, laser tag, etc. Cadets typically meet three Mondays of each month (Sept-April) from 7-9 PM in the basement of church. Meetings begin with a Bible lesson and then go into activities, projects or fun time. We close each meeting singing Living for Jesus and with a prayer.
Middle School Live
Contact people: Dale Veldhouse, Dana Veldhouse
Middle School Live offers 3 to 4 social activities for middle school students (grades 6th – 8th) throughout the year.
Youth Group
Contact people: Pastor Adam, Laurie Reitsma
High school students make new friends, enjoy fun-filled activities, participate in service opportunities, and learn how the Bible applies to life. Meetings are held at church on the 2nd and 4th Sundays after the evening worship.
Vacation Bible School
Contact person: Sandy Bosma
This is a joint event of three community churches held in July for children having completed pre-school-6th grade. It’s an exciting week of assemblies, Bible stories/lessons, crafts, and more.