Children

Love, Listen, And Learn.

Summer Movie Outing

Sunday, July 1
4 p.m. showing (specific time TBA)

Meet us at the movies! Free child admission to the Incredibles 2 movie on Sunday, July 1 at approximately 4:00 p.m. Please RSVP and a confirmation email with more info will be sent out when the movie time is released. Rising 3rd through 6th graders may be dropped off. All other children must be accompanied by an adult.

Children on Sundays

Our Nursery (ages 5 & under) is located in Room 102 & Room 104 and is open during our worship services and adult Sunday school classes (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)

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Weekly Programs

Children in Worship

Worship Binders for children to use are available in the back of the services or from an usher.
Please take the time to show your child the songs in the hymnal or point them out on the screen. Explain to your child what is happening throughout the service — how we posture ourselves when we pray, why we are quiet at certain times and why we make noise and greet our neighbors at other times. Worship, like a sport or a new skill, takes practice for our young ones and the more they do it, they better at it they will be!

Worship bulletins that accompany our 3-year-old – Second Grade Sunday School curriculum from Sparkhouse is located in the binder.

What’s in a Worship Binder?

  • Flash Cards:
    • Learn the Books of the Bible
    • Prayers of the People
    • The Lord’s Prayer
  • Chenille Stems
  • Crayons or Colored Pencils
  • Blank Paper
  • Listening Sheets for Older Children
  • Worship Bulletin

Worship Readiness

Children of all ages are always welcome in worship at OU, and we believe that children are best formed in the worshipping community. But we also know that not all children are prepared for worship at the same age. We now offer Worship Readiness for Children during the 10:55 worship service. This time is designed for children Pre-K-2nd grade whose parents would like an alternative to staying through the entire worship service.

Worship Readiness will include child-friendly discussion and teaching to help children learn the elements of OU’s worship and spiritual practices, including the Doxology, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer.

We invite children to begin worship with their parents in order to experience prayer, hymns and scripture as a family. During the Hymn of Preparation, children will exit to the back of the Sanctuary where our Worship Readiness leaders and volunteers will guide the children to the Youth Center. Children will be picked up in the Youth Center following the end of worship.

Sunday School–3-years-old through 6th Grade

Downstairs Classes

  • 3-year-olds–Room 105
  • 4-year-olds–Room 101
  • Kindergarten–Room 103

Upstairs Classes

  • First Grade–Room 205
  • Second Grade–Room 204
  • Third Grade–Room 202
  • Fourth Grade–Room 203
  • Fifth & Sixth Grades–Room 201

Nursery

We have a loving and playful staff to care for the youngest members of the church. The nurseries are for children from birth to those not yet in kindergarten. We have childcare available for special church services, including Christmas Eve and Holy Week services, as well as for Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. If your Sunday School class or small group needs childcare for a special function, let us know, and we will be happy to provide it! Email nursery@ouumc.org for more information.

Sunday Nursery

  • Nursery is available for those 5 years and younger from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
  • Infant Nursery – Room 102
  • Toddler Nursery – Room 104