Note: Because of COVID restrictions, we do not currently have any in-person children’s ministries. Find out more here. When the restrictions are lifted, we will resume our children’s ministries for all ages.
We value each child that comes through our doors, and strive to provide a safe and welcoming environment where each one can learn about Jesus in an age-appropriate way. We have Sunday morning options for all ages:
- Nursery available (beside the sanctuary) for babies & their caregivers. Your child can sleep or play while you watch and listen to the service through the window.
- Toddler Care (ages 1 & 2) in Classroom 1, downstairs. Supervised playtime while you worship upstairs.
- Godly Play (ages 3-5) in the Children’s Worship Center next to the sanctuary, following Children’s Time. Bible stories, crafts, and unstructured story-related play in a calm and worshipful environment.
- Argyle City (Gr. 1-6) downstairs following Children’s Time. You name it, we do it: stories, crafts, drawing, cooking, painting, drama, carpentry, games, science experiments, singing, journaling, praying for each other…
Our Argyle City program is based on the co-operative Rotation model, with creative ideas shared by thousands of churches worldwide. We do eleven stories or topics a year (plus a Christmas play and Holy Week activities) with three workshops for each story. This allows us to explore different aspects of each story and learn it in depth. Over six years we go from Genesis through Revelation, and then we begin again.
Schedule
Our regular programming runs from the Sunday after Labour Day in September to the church picnic at the end of June. In July and August we switch to a summer program.
Safety
We have a comprehensive Plan to Protect manual that all children’s workers must read. Everyone who works with children at ARBC is screened and has a clean Criminal Record Check.
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