Kids
Willamette Kids is a caring community designed just for kids! All kids, birth through fifth grade, experience safe and fun environments where they can grow in relationship with friends, leaders, and God. The Bible is taught in creative and relevant ways so that your child can grasp and understand God’s word. Our desire is to partner with you as parents to be another voice in your child’s life so your child will know, love, and live their life for Jesus Christ.
Your family is invited to join us in Willamette Kids during the 8:00am, 9:30am, or the 11:15am service!
When you arrive, follow the Willamette Kids signs up stairs to the check-in where we will check your child into their room. At check-in you and your child will be given matching security tags that will be used during check-out time, or should we need to contact you during the service
We strive to create safe environments where young children learn about Jesus and build relationships with leaders and friends.
Our Infants – Pre-K rooms enjoy the Orange curriculum and teach children three basic truths: God made me, God loves me, and Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Your child will learn these truths through age-appropriate Bible stories, hands-on activities, and real-life application.
Our K-5th grade rooms use the 252 Basics curriculum, based on Luke 2:52, “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.”
Children experience God’s Word through Large Group (kid friendly skits, music, and live teaching) and Small Group (time with leaders and peers). Leaders serve every week to provide consistency and to encourage healthy relationships with the children in their Small group.
We are privileged to introduce Kwizera Frank and Mutesa Remi Murisa, our Africa New Life sponsored children at Willamette Kids!
We believe that one of the ways your child will grow in their spiritual development is through the act of giving. We invite you as parents to lead your child in the act of giving sacrificially to God. 1 Timothy 6:18-19 teaches us, “Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.”
Frank & Maurice’s sponsorship of just $39 per month covers a school uniform, shoes, school fees, medical insurance, and participation in discipleship through Africa New Life. If our offering exceeds $78 per month, the additional proceeds will go towards occasional gifts for Frank, Maurice, and their families such as food, bedding, and clothes.
Our prayer is that your children will actively participate in this opportunity to give generously!
What if my child has special needs?
If your child has special needs, please contact the church office to speak to a member of the Willamette Kids staff prior to attending on a Sunday morning so we can work together to set you and your child up for success.
What curriculum do you use?
Orange is a strategy that combines two influences to fuel faith in the next generation. It’s what happens when you combine the light of the church (yellow) and the heart of the family (red) to lead a generation toward God.
How does drop-off and pick-up work?
Classrooms open 15 minutes prior to the start of the service. After your child has been checked in at a computer, parents can accompany their child to their classroom where they will be signed in by a leader in the room. To ensure a continued safe environment, we ask parents/guardians to pick up their children immediately following the service unless paged beforehand.
If there is anyone who is not allowed to pick up your child or you have custodial information of which we should be aware, please be sure to notify a check-in attendant who will direct you to a Willamette Kids staff member.
How do you determine classroom placement?
Infants through 5th graders at Willamette Kids have been placed in a classroom based on their birth date as it applies to Oregon’s state standard for school placement. All children in each classroom must be the age or grade of that specific class before September 1st of the year they are entering school.
At Willamette Kids, all children move up to their new classrooms together, one time each year. This means when your child has their birthday they will remain in the same classroom in which they currently attend. We structure our classrooms this way because we highly value the relationships your child is forming with leaders and friends in their classroom. Similar to your child’s weekly school or preschool routine, your child will remain in the same classroom for the entire school year and then graduate to the next classroom on our Move Up Sunday in the summer.
Can I bring my child if he/she isn’t feeling well?
Our desire is to offer safe, healthy and quality ministry to children. Children with the following symptoms cannot be left in our care. Children must be symptom free from cold or flu for a minimum of 24 hours.
- Yellow/green runny nose.
- Elevated fever during the past 48 hours (99.6 or above and without the use of fever reducing medication) and experiencing symptoms of diarrhea and/or vomiting.
- Eye drainage or infection.
- Contagious rash and specifically any open wound caused from itching a rash.
- Persistent coughing or sneezing that is not allergy related.
- Exhibiting signs of a contagious health condition such as lice, croup or chicken pox.
Baby Dedications are a chance for you, with the support of our church family, to commit to raising your child to know and love Jesus for the whole of their life.
Click the above link if you are interested in serving with our Willamette Kids team!