Under the direction of Lisa Johnson, Christian Education is a great strength at First Church. The children’s education program is outstanding at every level. The “Uptown District” Sunday school program is very popular with both children and teachers. You can’t imagine how cool our Children’s Sunday School is. It’s probably unlike any you have ever experienced. You have to see it to believe it, so why not stop in some Sunday morning at 9:30 and experience it for yourself? The “Uptown District” is our name for the Workshop Rotation Model Sunday School. Each room is decorated as a building in an “uptown” setting. There is an internet cafe,(Pe@ce.com – where children use computers in learning the lesson); a chapel (Christ Child Chapel, where oral storytelling is the means and audio learning is the style); a library, (St. Paul’s Library – where a reading learning style is promoted and the library is full of interesting books and witten lessons to help reinforce the Bible stories we study); a theater, (Starlight Theater features a 32 seat theater where videos, slide shows, and plays are used to teach students about God through visual learning and popcorn is served); a hardware store, (Joseph and Son Hardware – teachws the Bible lessons with a hands on learning style and crafts help the students relate to the stories they are learning); and a dance/music studio, (Studio One – music and movement are wonderful learning tools as students enjoy singing and dnacing about the lessons they are learning). Students rotate from “building” to “building” each Sunday. Each room features, not only a different “motif” but also a different learning style. Children from kindergarten through fifth grade attend the Uptown District at 9:30 on Sunday mornings.

On Wednesdays the church hosts an after school program called Mustard Seeds for grade school children. The program provides Bible lessons, crafts, games, snacks, and a children’s choir and lots of fun. Mustard Seeds runs September through November and January through March, from 3:30 – 5:00.

Vacation Bible School will be held August 6 – 9 for children ages 3 through grade 5.