Children and Family Ministry
At Bethany, we have long been an intergenerational congregation and are happy these days to include a cohort of kids from infants through upper elementary. We’re also very excited to welcome back Xander King as Minister of Children & Families. Read more about him or meet him some Sunday!
We offer school-year nursery care and Sunday School and you can read more about both below. Additionally, we have family programming like a Memorial Day camping trip, urban farm tours, and a Haunted house. We also have all-ages events like ice-cream-and-board-game socials. Our children take part in Service & Justice activities like stuffing stockings for The Night Ministry and making Valentines to accompany gifts for clients at Sarah’s Circle.
Our children participate in worship. They serve as acolytes, and help lead prayers. We plan our worship to include at least one paperless song — so you don’t need to read to take part — and sometimes, the entire service centers the children’s experience.
We’re growing and dreaming of what’s next for kids at Bethany and we’d love to have your family in the mix!
Click here to see our Children and Family Ministries calendar for the 2026-2027 year!
Sunday School
We're excited to have a growing Sunday School program. We are so fortunate to have professional educators Erin Wysong and Sara Haas on our team as well as a dedicated group of volunteers.
We have two classrooms, divided into k-2nd grade and 3rd-6th grade. In Sunday school, Kids sing worship songs, explore Bible stories, engage in hands on activities, and share a snack. Kids start worship with the whole congregation and follow their Sunday school teachers to their classrooms after Passing the Peace. Parents can pick their kids up in classrooms downstairs after service. Check out the “What we learned in Sunday School” flier outside the Fellowship Hall to see what we learned and find follow on questions for conversations at home!
Nursery Care
We offer nursery care during school-year worship for children under 4 (although children of all ages are welcome to stay in services). Nursery care is back and will run throughout the school year.
Children can be dropped off before or during church and picked up after service. During summer/outdoor worship, there is no nursery care — but spreading out on a blanket on the grass is welcome and regular!
