Christian Education for Children
Nursery & Children's Worship
Nursery
Our nursery ministry provides the opportunity to introduce our littlest ones to their church and church family in a safe, fun, and nurturing environment. We provide care for infants through toddlers, 3 years of age. The fall that your child is 4-years-old we encourage you to make a transition to participate in the 11:00 AM service and Children's Worship.
The nursery is available on Sundays during the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM worship services and at 10:00 AM for Sunday school. The nursery is also available for many of the special services and programs throughout the year.
Infant Nursery: Room 1 / Toddler Nursery: Room 2
Children’s Worship
Following Children's Time in the 11:00 AM Sunday worship services, children ages 4 through 1st grade will experience a worship service created for a young child. This service has the same four parts of worship that are experienced in the 11:00 AM service but it has been designed for a child's development level. Together we "Assemble in God's Name," "Proclaim God's Word," "Give Thanks to God," and "Go in God's Name." Adult and youth volunteers lead Children's Worship.
Sunday School
Sunday School for preschool through 5th grade runs from September to May each year.
Growing in Grace and Gratitude: 3 & 4-year-olds
Growing in Grace and Gratitude embraces children in the grace of God through engagement with the Bible. This children’s curriculum for ages 3 and 4 explores Bible stories through the lens of grace. Each session contains age-appropriate opportunities for responses of gratitude through claiming, celebrating, praying, and offering.
Room: 7
Holy Moly – Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Holy Moly provides open-ended opportunities of exploration where children learn the arc of the Biblical narrative by connecting the Bible to their life experiences. Our Holy Moly videos help kids imagine what the Bible characters are saying and thinking while watching the bible story unfold.
Room: 9
Our Faith – 2nd Grade
Second grade is a BIG year of faith milestones at RCPC! Our second graders receive their Bibles, they graduate out of Children's Worship, and they learn all about the sacraments of Holy Communion and Baptism. We have incorporated these wonderful milestones and much more into a year-long curriculum exclusively for second graders. This class will prepare our second graders to attend worship, familiarize them with using the Bible, and most importantly give them a greater understanding of what we believe and why.
Room: 13
Bible Depths – 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade
Upper Elementary age children are developing their abstract cognitive skills and are ready for a more intense and deep study of the Bible. We provide a 3-year study of the Bible for 3rd – 5th graders that allows children the opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of the Bible, which as they mature enables them to become better informed Disciples who are ready to interpret how they feel called to serve God in the church and world. The Bible stories we explore are presented in a script format, where we take on the role of the different characters, followed by a discussion of the characters and their circumstances. This year we be working through the Old Testament.
Room: 12
God Alive & Living the Word
God Alive - Theme: Covenant Stories — God's Promises That Never Fail
From the very beginning of the Bible to the life of Jesus, God makes promises—called covenants—with God's people. Again and again, people forget, make mistakes, and wander away. Yet God never stops loving, forgiving, or welcoming them back. This year, we'll discover how each covenant story reminds us that we are all God's beloved children. Because God loves every one of us, we are called to love, respect, forgive, and care for one another. We honor God not only by what we believe, but by how we live each day. As we journey through these stories, we'll learn that while people sometimes break their promises, God never breaks God's promises. God's faithfulness gives us hope, God's forgiveness gives us a fresh start, and God's love invites us to become a community that reflects Christ's love to the world.
God Alive is a mid-week program for elementary school age children that meets on Wednesdays from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. At God Alive, we learn of God’s love through God’s word, through service to others, through song and worship, and through PLAY! All are welcome! Kick-off is Wednesday, September 9.
Living the Word
Living the Word meets on select months on a Saturday from 10:00 AM—12:00 PM. The 3- and 4-year-old children of the church will meet in Ms. Leigh’s backyard. The children participate in outdoor activities that reinforce the concepts of the Biblical focus of that day. A tradition of Living the Word is to plant and care for gardens. These vegetables are then used to create yummy dishes and gifts for those we love and for those in need.
Camps
Music Day Camp with special guest Karol Kimmel
Saturday, November 14, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM for grades Pre-K — 5th Grade
Karol recently retired from full-time church work, serving the last 26 years at All Saints’ Episcopal, Atlanta, GA, with a graded choir program, PreK-12th, of choral and handbell ensembles. She presents at conferences, directs honor and festival choirs nationwide, and is co-director and faculty member for Lutheridge Music Week in Arden, NC. She has taught pre-school music and elementary chorus and sung in professional choirs. Karol holds a degree in music education (organ) from Lenoir-Rhyne University in NC, and has certification in Kindermusic and Orff.
Winter VBS
Saturday, February 20, 2027
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM for ages 3 — 1st grade
More Information Coming Soon
Bible & Music Camp 2027
Monday, July 26 - Thursday, July 29, 2027
All Rising Pre-K through rising 8th grade are invited to attend.
More information available in Spring 2027.