Marshall United Methodist Church provides childcare for our youngest members all year-round during all worship services, enabling parents and grandparents to participate in worship. Infants and toddlers from the age of 6 weeks through 4 years are invited to play in the nursery. There they receive the care of our Nursery staff and screened volunteers who provide a safe, nurturing, and fun environment for younger children. The children are separated by ages, with two rooms available. The youngest, non-walkers, are in the infant nursery and the older toddlers are in the toddler room.
Faith Adventures Sunday School-
Our Faith Adventures Sunday School program is available for children ages three up through seventh grade. Additional classes are available for youth and adults. Classes
begin the Sunday after Labor Day and finish the Sunday before Memorial Day. This program is held at 10:00am and divided into the following groups:
Pre-school
Ages 3, 4, and 5
Preschoolers meet in-room and use the colorful, active, age-appropriate
curriculum LIVE BIG, by Cokesbury. Our caring teaching team includes 4 adult lead
teachers that each teach once a month on a rotating basis. Preschoolers must be
age three by September 1 and potty trained.
Kindergarten
Through grade 5
Elementary students participate in the Workshop Rotational Model for Sunday School in our Sunday School wing where our rooms have been transformed into workshops. Children, grouped by grade, rotate through different workshops over a five-week period. Each workshop focuses on the same story or theme but employs different activities and media. This approach, which is based on Harvard Education Professor Howard Gardner's theories of multiple intelligences, reinforces the message with a fresh experience each week and helps keep children engaged and motivated. Workshops include Storytelling, Cooking/Science, Games, Movie, and Art. Children meet in the Sanctuary each week at 10:00 for an opening story/lesson, they are then escorted by a shepherd to their rotation workshop for the week. At the conclusion of their workshop children are escorted by the shepherds to Fellowship Hall where they can be picked up by their parents.
Sixth & Seventh Grade
Sixth and seventh grade Sunday school is set in a traditional Classroom using
the curriculum, “BUZZ”, by Group publishing. Kids learn Bible truths that they
will remember for a lifetime. Buzz takes kids and teachers on a journey to explore
eight attributes of God. Kids will know God…feel his love…and cement a rock-solid
friendship with him.
Seventh and Eighth Grade
We offer a CONFIRMATION PROGRAM every other school year. Our next session will begin in the winter of 2013. This program consists of weekly clases, mentor groups, field trips & service opportunities.
Designed for 7th & 8th graders, older students are also welcome to participate, members and non-members alike.
CommonGround
CommonGround is for 6th-8th grade students. It currently meets once a month as scheduled for a variety of activities, including games, trips, and service
projects. Click the logo above for more info, or if you have questions you can click over to our contact us page.
UnderGround
UnderGround is for grades 9 through 12. It meets on Sunday nights from 6pm to 8pm with a cafe, video-and-table games, a student-led worship band, and meaningful discussions about life and faith. There are also special events such as retreats, service projects, concerts, and summer camps. Click the logo above for more info, or click over to our contact us page.