Worship Our Way is a Montessori-style children’s worship offered during the 10 o’clock service (11 o’clock service September through May). Children ages 3 (potty-trained) through 5th grade begin worshipping in the sanctuary with their families, and then are called forward to join Miss Jen and Miss Sarah for WOW. During WOW children continue to worship in a child-friendly way hearing a Bible story, responding and talking about it, singing, and praying. We do our best to end around the same time as the service in the sanctuary, but may be finishing when parents arrive. Parents are asked to wait in the hallway, and we will dismiss children by family as soon as we finish our worship time together!
We will have 4 weeks of Orientation during WOW this year, beginning August 21st as we kick-off our WOW story schedule. Each week will build on each other as we learn 1.) about being in the space together, 2.) talking to God and each other, 3.) using the materials and singing, and then 4.) hear our first story. Parents are always welcome to join us in WOW, but Orientation is a great time for parents to join children who are unsure or trying WOW for the first time!
While masking in public is safest, wearing a mask in the church will be left to each individual. Please come as you feel comfortable. We continue to encourage you to be vaccinated if you can do so.
- Children will begin in the service until called forward to leave for WOW with Miss Jen.
- There are worship activity bags at all 3 entrances of the sanctuary with puzzles connected to the scripture of the day, coloring, stickers and more for children to do while listening to the beginning of service.
Once we go to the WOW room, in-person and virtual children will begin our time together for our Greeting, Opening Song, and Changing of the Church Clock. Then we will split into 2 rooms so that the adult leader can remove their mask to teach the children joining via Zoom.
Children can be picked up on the 3rd floor after the service. Parents, please wait in the hallway and we will release children by family as soon as we complete our worship time!
Below are sample videos of our WOW stories. We encourage you to click and watch what kinds of things we are doing during Children’s Worship.
Daniel (8-29-2021 WOW Story)
The Prodigal Son (8-15-2021 WOW Story)
Parable of the Deep Well (8-1-2021 WOW Story)
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