Children’s Ministries

Equipping children and families to become complete in Christ and love Him for a lifetime.

Our Core Values Are:

Teaching the Bible Creatively in a Child-Targeted Manner
We want children to leave Morning Star each week with a greater understanding of God’s Word and how it relates to their lives. In order to help them gain this understanding, we teach the Bible in such a way that they’ll really hold on to it. A few of the “tools” we use are drama, songs, games or activities. We also understand that each child learns uniquely, so we try to teach to the different learning styles.

Developing Relationships
Community and belonging are important to foster any form of growth. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers receive large amounts of one-on-one attention, while elementary aged kids get to be in small groups. We want children to leave knowing someone cares about them, and to see a familiar face when they return each week. Our teachers and leaders are modeling what it means to love and serve God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.

Providing Family Learning Tools
We see church as a supplement to what parents are teaching at home. For the most part, we have about 40 hours a year with a child, while the family gets around 3000. Our goal is to make those 40 hours meaningful, and provide parents with tools for teaching their children the rest of the time. This includes weekly take-home sheets with discussion points, training and family events, and availability on the teacher’s part to answer questions and refer parents to valuable resources.

Safety
An effective learning environment is a safe environment. In order to protect the children and our volunteers, no child is to be left alone with an adult and volunteers are required to complete a criminal background check. To ensure that children are not released to the wrong person, parents/guardians of kids first grade and younger must turn in their child’s duplicate nametag in order to pick them up.

The Zones

Morning Star’s Children’s Ministries is made up of three age appropriate zones. In each Zone, kids experience a time of Christ-centered, fun Bible learning. We are glad you’re here and hope you enjoy your experience!

Wee Zone
Infants, toddlers and two-year-olds find their home in Wee Zone. Even at a young age, biblical truths are taught to these little ones. Volunteers are dedicated to praying for the children entrusted in their care.

Wonder Zone
Wonder Zone is for our three, four, and five year old adventurers. Children who are 3 by September 1 are in the 3’s class and stay there the entire school year. Children who are 4 by September 1 are in the 4’s class. A loving staff helps introduce stories from the Bible through creative teaching. Fun songs and great activities help Wonder Zone be a positive place to be. Wonder Zone also includes our Tender Hearts class for children with special needs.

Grow Zone
Kindergarten through fifth graders adventure through the Bible in this fun, active, Bible-based program. In Grow Zone they discover what it means to love Jesus and grow in their knowledge of Him. Kids participate in activity stations, worship, large group lessons and small group time. Our small group leaders make a dedicated investment in
each child’s life.

Check out our official Children’s Ministries webpage, Morning Star Kids.

Jill Nelson - Children’s Ministries Director
Amy Chirgwin - Early Childhood Director
Jared Boltman - Grow Zone Director
Jan Schutz - Administrative Support