Kids

Welcome to Asbury Kids, where every family and every child is welcomed and affirmed for who they are!

We are thankful for the privilege of partnering with each child’s grown-ups in the faith formation of their children, and we love providing a safe, loving, progressive, and inclusive environment for kids and their grown-ups. 


What to Expect

Every Sunday you will be greeted with a smile and welcomed by our staff and volunteers.  All of our staff and volunteers are Safe Gatherings certified to ensure the safety of your child. 

Our nursery is available from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm for infants and all children who have not yet entered Kindergarten. You will be greeted, checked in, and given a pager in case our nursery attendants need to reach you for any reason. Your child will be engaged in play by our nursery attendants.

When We Gather

We gather together on Sundays from 10:00-10:30 am for Breakfast Club.  During this half hour, kids PreK-5th grade are invited to make friends and build community while eating together.

Kids’ Sunday School begins at 10:30 am and elementary aged children (PreK-5th grade) will learn about the scripture from worship in a hands-on and age-appropriate way. They will join the start of worship and return to Sunday School following the Children’s sermon at the 11 am service.

Four months out of the year, we utilize the second half of Kids Sunday School time for rehearsal for our Kids’ Sing.

Programs & Events

Breakfast Club



Breakfast Club is a time for elementary aged children (K - 5th grade) to make friends and build community over a shared meal at 10 am on Sundays.

Kids Sunday School



Children (PreK - 5th grade) will learn about the scripture lesson from worship in a hands-on and age-appropriate way. We'll begin at 10:30 am, join worship at 11 am, participate in the children's time, and then return upstairs to continue our hands-on activities.

Kids Sing



Once a quarter, the kids enhance our worship experience by offering both joy and a song or two. 2-3 weeks prior to their participation in worship, children will begin weekly rehearsals. They will be dismissed following the children's message at the 11 am service to rehearse.

Our next Kids' Sing is Sunday, November 1.  Rehearsals are Sunday, October 18 and 25.  Alicia Wolff, an elementary education teacher, leads this group. Click here to email her for more information.


Coming Soon

Family Ministries Book Club



Our next book club will be held on Tuesday, October 27 at 7 pm in the Prayer Room. We will be discussing Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America, by Beth Macy.  

All adults are welcome to come and join the discussion. If you have questions, please contact our Director of Family Ministries.

Christmas Pageant Auditions



Calling all elementary aged–12th grade students!  Auditions for this year's performance of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson are scheduled for Sunday, November 1 from 10 am-Noon in Hager Hall.  Please let us know you are interested by filling out our contact form (click here) and list any conflicts you have, including audition day.  Those not in kindergarten yet (3-5 years old) do not need to audition, but please still fill out the form. For more information, contact our Director of Family Ministries.

"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. (www.concordtheatricals.com)

Intergenerational Gathering



On 5th Sundays, all ages are invited to Hager Hall at 10 am for an intergenerational gathering.  Our next gathering will take place on Sunday, November 29.


Save the Date

Trunk or Treat



Join us for food, fun, and maybe even a few games at our annual Trunk-or-Treat in the Asbury parking lot on Sunday, October 25 from 4-6 pm.  Trunk-or-Treat is free and food will be available for purchase from the Tamale Kitchen's food truck. 

All are welcome!!  For more information, please email our Director of Family Ministries.

Christmas Pageant



There will be two performances of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson on Sunday, December 20 at 9 am and 11 am in the Asbury Sanctuary. The performances are free to all, and we hope you can come and enjoy this unique telling of the Christmas story!

"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. (www.concordtheatricals.com)

 

Paper Bag Pageant



We hope you will join the fun at our annual, family friendly, and interactive Christmas Eve Service.  We will tell the Christmas story through readings, singing, and masks!  All the nativity characters will be played by you as you are invited to the manger during this special Asbury Christmas Eve service created especially for families on Thursday, December 24 at 4 pm.