Children and young people are a gift from God and central to all we do at GMC. We desire that our children feel loved and valued by the GMC community, develop values of kindness, honesty, justice, peaceful responses to life’s challenges, learn about the Biblical story, grow in love for God and Jesus, make peer friendships in the church family, and relate to adults in positive ways. The pandemic has changed how we gather, but it has not changed the depth of God’s love for young people. 

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Worship Participation
Every worship service includes an opportunity for children to gather at the heart of worship for a lesson and prayer. And even on Zoom, young people can read scripture and contribute meditative music to the service. 

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Sunday School
We offer Sunday School for Pre-K through 8th grade 10-10:45am before worship. 

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Youth Group
Over 30 youth, grades 5-12, gather every month for prayer, connection, and learning together. 

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Our Whole Lives
Every other year, we offer the Our Whole Lives (OWL) program to children in 5th - 12th grades. OWL is a progressive approach to sexuality education and is based firmly on the values of self-worth, sexual health, responsibility, justice and inclusivity. We want to support our young people in making healthy and loving decisions regarding their bodies, their identities, and their relationships. We believe that faith-rooted sexuality education can help young people, families, and our church as a whole have a healthy conversation about sexuality and faith.

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Other Activities

Other fun activities for younger kids to connect pop up periodically on our listserv!