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TABLE FOR FIVE …THOUSAND! Mark your calendars for July 26-30 and August 1. It's time for West End's Music Camp for kids entering grades 2-7!

We will voyage into outer space praising God. Through daily missions, the “space cadets” will see space like never before, gain a new perspective on our planet Earth, and learn easy "green" earth tips they can practice at home. This cosmic combination of faith and fun will have our cadets developing a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Registration deadline is May 28!

By Tiffany Kirkland

Jesus said in Matthew, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them.”

The confirmation process at West End UMC happens in the 6th Grade year to mark the transition from childhood to adolescence in terms of one’s faith journey and one’s intentional participation in the life of the church. It is a time when these young people ponder what it means to claim the name of Christian and the tradition of United Methodism.

The confirmation process is also a gift of presence, instruction, mentoring, and community building, given by the clergy, parents, and other committed laity of the congregation.

Children of all ages learn to worship by worshipping. Children form deeper and richer images of God when they regularly experience worship with their family in the context of the larger church family, the body of Christ. They sense a connection to something that is much larger than themselves and their family.

Worship Packets

Communion
Children are invited and encouraged to partake in the sacrament of Holy Communion.

Over the course of their years in Sunday School, Children’s Worship, and Confirmation, our children learn of the many levels of meaning and symbolism of the sacrament of Holy Communion.

“All who intend to lead a Christian life, and their children, are invited to receive the bread and cup. We have no tradition of refusing any who present themselves desiring to receive.” The United Methodist Book of Worship, pg. 29.

Purpose: that our children may become faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.

As a congregation, we take seriously the challenge to Live the Loving Light of Christ before our children and those children beyond our doors so that they may….

• Learn to love Jesus Christ with their hearts, minds, and hands;

• Invite all people into God’s community of grace;

• Venture into their world with Christian hope, kindness, and service;

Age level classes for children age 2 years through 6th grade
Generally children are enrolled in the class of their age or grade as of September 30 of each year. All children, except 6th graders, are promoted to the next age or grade level class at the beginning of the school year in August.

Teaching teams:
Each class is led by a team of three or more teachers.

In third grade, our children receive an engraved Bible, given by the congregation and presented to them on one of the first Sundays in September during the 11:00 am worship service.

The third grade Sunday School class spends the remainder of the school year learning to use that Bible, studying many of the Old and New Testament stories.

If your child becomes part of our congregation after September of their third grade year, please inform one of his or her Sunday School teachers and we will see that he or she also receives an engraved Bible.