We strive to offer fun, impactful, and engaging environments where children of all ages can gather to experience God and connect with one another. All of the First Kids Ministry events and programming directly relate to our vision of living our faith, nurturing families, and serving our communities. We would love to invite you to join us at Anderson First Kids!
Upcoming Events
First Kids
Children's Ministry at Anderson First United Methodist
Curriculum
We use the Hyfi curriculum which offers biblically sound, relationally based, and high-energy material. Children ages birth-5th grade learn a weekly Bible story that goes along with our series based on 12 simple truths. Our upcoming lessons are:
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1.12 - I Need to Be Forgiven
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1.15 - Wednesday nights return/Game Night
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1.19 - I Can Be Forgiven
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1.22 - I Can Be Forgiven Part 2
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1.26 - I Can Forgive Others
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1.29- I Can Forgive Others Part 2
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2.2 - Family Worship/ I Can Pray for My Friends
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2.5 - Movie Night
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2.9- I Can Help My Friends
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2.12- I Can Help My Friends Part 2
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2.16- I Can Cheer on My Friends
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2.19- I Can Cheer on My Friends Part 2
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2.23- I Can Learn from My Friends
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2.26- I Can Learn from My Friends Part 2
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3.2 - Family Worship
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3.5 - Ash Wednesday Service
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3.9- God is Strong When I am Weak
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3.12- Game Night
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3.16- God is My Peace When I am Anxious
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3.19- God is My Peace When I am Anxious Part 2
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3.23- God is Trustworthy When I Doubt
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3.26- God is Trustworthy When I Doubt Part 2
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3.30- God is Faithful When I am Confused
First Kids on Sunday Mornings
What To Expect
We offer worship and kids programming at 10:00 every Sunday morning. Children participate in age-appropriate discussions, games, and crafts every week. Classes are offered for all children under the age of 3 for the entire duration of the worship service. Children ages 3-5th Grade begin their Sunday morning worship experience at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary with their families. Following the children's moment in the service, the children are invited to leave the sanctuary with adult leaders to go to their small groups. Small groups are separated by age and grade. The small groups and classes are located below-
- Nursery- Staff hallway
- Toddlers- Staff hallway
- Younger Kids (3 Years-old-Kindergarten)- Lower-level classroom
- Older Kids (1st Grade-5th Grade)- Lower-level Fireplace room
First Kids on Wednesday Evenings
What To Expect
All kids ages 3-5th Grade are also welcome to attend First Kids on Wednesday nights! We continue our lessons from Sundays through games, crafts, and discussion. We also host movie and game nights throughout the school year. First Kids Choir rehearsals take place on Wednesday evenings at 6:20. The First Kids Choir performs several times throughout the year, plays musical games, and has lots of fun getting to worship God together. We can't wait to connect with you on Wednesdays from 6-8pm!
