Children's Ministry
Sunday School
Sunday school is offered for children ages 3-5, 1st and 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th and 5th grade.
Our Sunday school curriculum for 2020-2021 is Celebrate Wonder. In our classes, we work to cultivate a sense of awe, imagination, and curiosity about God's world, and help shape their growing faith. Children will be engaged in spiritual practices and opportunities for reflection, while also being given a safe space to ask questions as they form their spiritual identity as children of God.
In-Person Sunday School has resumed on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. The location of each class can be found below:
Our Sunday school curriculum for 2020-2021 is Celebrate Wonder. In our classes, we work to cultivate a sense of awe, imagination, and curiosity about God's world, and help shape their growing faith. Children will be engaged in spiritual practices and opportunities for reflection, while also being given a safe space to ask questions as they form their spiritual identity as children of God.
In-Person Sunday School has resumed on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. The location of each class can be found below:
- Nursery (up to age 4) - Nursery classroom, lower level
- Pre-K and Kindergarten - Pre-K/K classroom (across from Nursery), lower level
- 1st - 5th graders - Children's Wing, upstairs
Wednesday Night Alive!
Children in 5K-5th Grade are invited to join us on Wednesday nights for Wednesday Night Alive! Gatherings will include a Bible lesson, music, games, crafts, and time together. Meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. outside at the Chapel Portico.
If you are unable to meet with us in person, we encourage you and your child to watch our prerecorded videos at your own convenience!
If you are unable to meet with us in person, we encourage you and your child to watch our prerecorded videos at your own convenience!
Upcoming events
Download a printable copy of the calendar by clicking here.
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Wild and Wacky Wednesdays
June 30 and July 14, 2021 Join us for our second Wild and Wacky Wednesday on June 30 at Darby Acres Farm! This trip is for children who are preschool-aged to those who have completed 5th grade. We will meet at the Fellowship Hall at 1:00 p.m. and drive to the farm for our 2:00 p.m. tour. Please be sure to indicate on the sign-up if your child would like to do the pony ride while we’re there! We’ll be back at the church around 3:45 p.m. The cost is $5/person and the deadline to register is June 21.
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Vacation Bible School
August 2-5, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Come join us on our quest for Discovery on Adventure Island! Vacation Bible School will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Monday, August 2, through Thursday, August 5, 2021. Register your child (Nursery - 5th Grade) below for a week of fun as we journey on our quest for God's great light! Interested in helping out with VBS? Click the link to register as a volunteer, too!
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Have Questions?To learn more about our Faith Formation Ministry, contact Susannah Bryant, Director of Faith Formation, at sbyant@fpcgastonia.org.
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Resources for Parents
Photo Release Form
To ensure your privacy and that of your family is protected, we invite you to sign our Photo Release Form, acknowledging that your child's photo can be taken at church events and used for print and digital publications (i.e. First Press, church website, and social media.) Please fill out one submission for each child by clicking here.
Medical Release Form
Please fill out this form to provide emergency medical information for your child as they participate in church events. Click here.
Worshiping with Children at Home
While nothing can replace the feeling of community found when we worship together, we can still teach our children about the importance of worship no matter where we are! Read our tips on how to create an engaging worship experience with your children by clicking here.
To ensure your privacy and that of your family is protected, we invite you to sign our Photo Release Form, acknowledging that your child's photo can be taken at church events and used for print and digital publications (i.e. First Press, church website, and social media.) Please fill out one submission for each child by clicking here.
Medical Release Form
Please fill out this form to provide emergency medical information for your child as they participate in church events. Click here.
Worshiping with Children at Home
While nothing can replace the feeling of community found when we worship together, we can still teach our children about the importance of worship no matter where we are! Read our tips on how to create an engaging worship experience with your children by clicking here.
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