“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favour with God and man.” ~ Luke 2:52 ~
Working together to teach our children to Know God, Love God and Serve God every day!
At Westminster we offer families the opportunity to worship together. The children are dismissed after the offering to participate in their own worship time. The children’s program is filled with the love of both children and volunteers and the curiosity of our children as they learn more about their Heavenly Father…who He is, what He is like and how to serve Him.
Nursery for ages 0 through 3 years – Our crawlers and toddlers are introduced to God’s creation. They will learn that God loves them, God made them and Jesus will be their forever Friend.
Kindergarten to Grade 6 – These children are beginning to encounter more of the real world. When dismissed from the service we meet in Hodgson Hall to participate in a kids worship time together before breaking into separate classes. Once in separate classes, the children are taught a lesson, learn how to apply it in their lives and pray together with their teacher. Often the children will go home with a craft or worksheet that will remind them of what they have learned. In addition, a take home sheet is available each Sunday in order to encourage families to review and talk about the lesson during the week.
The JK/SK class is going through a curriculum this year called He Has Spoken By His Son: New Testament Stories for Young Children by DesiringGOD ministries. This is a chronological teaching of New Testament stories with the aim of acquainting the children with a great, big God. Each story will be told with an attempt to answer the question, What does this say about God? God will be presented as the main character in each story rather than a human figure. Each child will receive a chronological colouring book of New Testament stories containing the story title, Bible reference, and key themes, which he or she will be able to take home at the end of this study and keep as an ongoing review of what has been taught.
The Gr. 1-3 class is studying the, Jesus, What a Saviour! curriculum. It uses selected Bible stories presented chronologically to present these key redemptive themes:
- the incomparable greatness and worth of God who is to be desired and treasured above all things
- the desperate condition of sinners who have fallen short of treasuring the glory of God and are helpless to save themselves
- the all-sufficient work of Jesus on the cross to save sinners who put their trust in Him
The Gr. 4-6 class is learning, To Be Like Jesus. It is a curriculum written to carefully steer children down the true, biblical road of the gospel message as summarized in Ephesians 2:8-10 and Luke 9:23:
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
And He said to all, If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
Through this study, the kids will learn about having a real, heart-felt relationship with a living and reigning Saviour and Lord. They learn that the Christian life is about having Jesus as your heart's treasure and delight. It is about the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit and the Word in the life of every true believer. How does this happen? By grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus alone.
For more information please contact the church office at (416) 466-8819
