FPC's third graders recently held a bake sale to raise money for Hot Dish & Hope!
For elementary children
Second and fourth Thursdays, 5 p.m., Mullin Life Center
Grades K-3 (parents must attend) and tweens (no parent required) serve dinner at Hot Dish & Hope. Contact Ann Thornlow, 478-4722 or athornlow@fpcgreensboro.org, if you'll be joining us. A brief training session is provided at 5 p.m. for first-time volunteers.
9:30-10:20 a.m. Sundays on first and second floors of Corl
Children ages 2-4 meet on Sunday mornings for Bible stories and related activities as well as time for supervised play and snacks with consistent caregivers and caring adult volunteer teachers. Our new curriculum this fall is from the Read and Share Bible and the Old Testament stories and characters come to life with fun puppets, crafts, games and video clips!
Nursery is provided during the church school hour for infants and toddlers on the first floor of the Corl Building.
• Sunday, Sept. 11 – Kick Off Sunday in the new classrooms
• Sunday, Sept. 25 – Fall Quarter Theme Gathering in the 4-year-old classroom for 2s-4s-music, puppet show and offering introduction.
10:50-11:15 a.m. (during the sermon) Sundays on third floor of Smith
Older 3s-first-graders are invited each week after the children's message in both worship services to Wee Worship.
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evenings in the Life Center
Preschoolers are invited to join together in the back of the Life Center on Wednesday evenings during fellowship dinner for fun, seasonal activities supervised by our caregivers. This gives parents an opportunity to enjoy good food and fellowship with family and church friends but also keep an eye on their preschoolers. An extension of this program is childcare for short term parenting classes offered on a quarterly basis. These will require registration.
• Sept. 28 – Fall Apple Fun
• Oct. 26 – Pumpkin Patch Party
September in children's ministry
The new year kicks off Sunday, Sept. 11, at 9:30 a.m. Children will gather in new grade level groups with teachers for special snacks, community-building games and activities, and an introduction to our fall curriculum. Join us for lunch in the MLC after worship and see slides from all our summer fun!
Sunday, Sept. 18, is our quarterly WE Believe Large Group Gathering on the third floor of Corl. Meet in your grade level group and then come with your teachers to the Drama Room ( K-2) or 5th grade classroom (3rd-5th) for theme music with Mr. Tom, fall offering and outreach project information and a special visit from our VBS characters, Cooper and Panda and senior high youth who will introduce our theme: Growing A Grateful, Generous Heart!
Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in Kindergarten room on third floor of Corl for parents and children.
Come and learn together about transitioning from preschool to elementary school in the church and at school. Parent time will include input from veteran K teachers as well as elementary parents.
3rd-5th graders are invited once a month to experience fellowship and outreach together on and off site. This group is an extension of our week long summer Kids Disciple Club and gives tweens an opportunity to bond together and live out their faith:
» Bowling Fellowship, Sept. 25, 4-5:30 p.m.
Meet at Triad Bowling Lanes for our kick off fellowship event! Bring $7 to cover snacks, shoes and bowling. RSVP to Ann Thornlow at athornlow@fpcgreensboro.org by Sept. 21 so that we can reserve enough lanes! You can also pick up your CROP walk packet for our October outreach event.
» CROP Walk, Oct. 23, 1:30 p.m.
Meet at the church and walk together to NewBridge Park to join in the city- and congregation-wide walk for the hungry which begins at 2:30 p.m. Sign-up, pledge packets and information begin on Sept. 25 at KDC or in church school and you may join us on one of the pledge Sundays in October to gather financial support from the church. Families may join us if they like. Bring a water bottle. T-shirts will be provided! We will return to church for snacks!
• Girls meet Monday and Wednesdays 3:45-5:15 p.m. Sept. 14-Nov. 21 in Redhead Hall
• Boys meet Tuesdays 4-5:15 p.m.
Sept. 20-Nov. 15 in the Life Center
Boys and girls in grades 3-5 meet weekly for spiritual, physical and social development. Growing in Christian character and exercising our God-given bodies is the goal, along with running a 5K race with our coaches on Saturday, Nov. 19 and walking in the CROP Walk on Sunday, Oct. 23. Register by Sept. 1 to guarantee a spot! Email Ann Thornlow at athornlow@fpcgreensboro.org.
