The Community Church Kids
We love our TCCKids! Our Sundays begin in the Main Building where we worship together as a church family with praise songs fit for every age. After, the pre-k/kinder, elementary age children and middle school age kids are dismissed to the building next door at 837 Sweetser Avenue to learn a story from the Bible. One of the best things about our church is our intergenerational worship services where we can grow in faith together with our younger members as they mature. For more information about our children’s programs, please contact Hannah Kawamoto.
pre-k / kinder | AGES 3-5
Our Pre-K/Kinder-age children gather at the building next door (837 Sweetser Ave). They learn a Bible story presented in felt board story format where they are able to engage with the story in a way that is easier to understand. After the story, the preschoolers do a fun activity related to the story as well as join in conversations about the Bible story.
elementary | 1ST – 5TH GRADES
Our Elementary-age children gather at the building next door (837 Sweetser Ave). The children are engaged in a Bible story presented with wooden characters and different creative settings. Our Sunday format uses and is inspired by the Godly Play curriculum. The teacher tells one story with the figures, then asks open-ended questions which allow the kids to answer honestly. Afterwards, we read the Bible passage after the story is told and pray. Then, it’s off to our creative response time, when kids are provided a craft to reinforce the story that was learned, or they are encouraged to create something about the story that stood out to them and explain it.
middle school | 6TH- 8TH GRADES
For Middle School, we have a few options depending on your child’s needs. Sometimes Middle School-age kids have a hard time connecting in their season of adjusting, and we try to be sensitive in a way that encourages them to be part of the community. Middle School students are provided age-relevant Sunday School lessons on most Sundays. On Sundays where no lesson is scheduled, students are encouraged to join with the Elementary-age children and listen to a Bible Story and then break-off into discussion. They also have the option of helping out as teacher’s aides for the Pre-K/Kinder ministry. Another option is for them to remain in the Adult Worship Service. Middle School students can also join our Friday Night Switch Youth Group. Please contact Mela Dayoan or Peter Nishinaga to find out more about The Switch.