Children

The purpose of the Children's Ministry of First Baptist Church is to guide and disciple children as they become followers of Jesus Christ. We seek to support the mission of our church – to be "A Family of Faith Seeking to Know Christ and Make Him Known." The Great Commandment and Great Commission guide all that we are and all that we do.  Access the current edition of the Children's Newsletter by clicking here.

The First Baptist Church Children's Center is a ministry of the church.  Please click here for more information about this highly rated Winston-Salem children's center.

Palm Sunday
Children's Easter Celebration
Sun., March 28, 2010
8:30 am /The Gathering
(Children's Sermon)
9:45 am / Sunday Bible Study
11:00 am / Worship
(Palm Processional)
4:00-6:30 pm / Easter Celebration

Our annual Children's Palm Processional will occur at the beginning of the 11:00 service. All children ages 3 years to 5th grade are invited to participate. Children will gather at 10:45 am in Kelly Auditorium to prepare for this special processional. Parents are encouraged to sit near the front of the sanctuary (piano side) so that children can be seated or exit quickly following the processional.

And, then we hope you will come back at 4PM to celebrate and learn more about Holy Week through arts activities, music and more. Other festivities include an egg hunt, dinner, and a petting zoo. Join us in the FBC Fellowship Hall to start.  The cost for the afternoon event is $2 per person.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION; NEW FBCOF WEBSITE COMING THIS FALL

You may have noticed that our current Website has not been quite up to our usual high standard. That is because we have been focusing much of our efforts on transitioning to our new Website. The improved Website coming this Fall, promises to have the same features you are familiar with in this current site, plus a few added ones which will, we hope, enhance your user experience. And, we're excited because it will look more like who we are... A Family of Faith, seeking to Know Christ and make Him Known.

Sunday Morning Bible Study

Sunday Morning Bible Study provides age-appropriate Bible learning opportunities for Babies through 5th grade children each Sunday from 9:45 - 10:45 am.

Our goal is to help each preschooler form positive attitudes about God, Jesus, the Bible, self, others, the natural world, family, and church.Teachers use direct instruction and play to help lay spiritual foundations.

Children's Sunday Morning Bible Study strives to help children learn Bible truths and foundations of the Christian faith as they read and study Bible stories.  Children develop skills so that they may use their Bibles for personal Bible study and spiritual growth.

Wednesday Evenings

Each Wednesday evening from 5:00 - 6:00 pm (August - May with a Christmas break), we offer a cafeteria-style family dinner.  The Timothy Ringers (a handbell choir for grades 3-8) practice before dinner from 4:30 - 4:55 pm and then all children, ages 3 years - 5th grade, gather after dinner for Missions and Music from 6:00-7:30 pm. Childcare is available for babies-2 year olds.

Missions

Preschoolers and children learn and do missions on Wednesday evenings.  Preschoolers, ages 3 years - Pre-K, participate in Mission Friends while children in grades Kindergarten - 5th grade take part in Children In Action (CIA).

Music

Children's Choirs
Wednesday evening music is vital for the development and understanding of music, church music and spiritual growth. Children ages 3 - pre-K participate in Music Time, a non-performing group. Children in Kindergarten make up our Music Alive Choir, a non-performing group.  First and second graders are our Music Makers Choir and children in third - fifth grades sing in the Young Musicians Choir. The Music Makers and Young Musicians lead in worship services at various times throughout the year.

Timothy Ringers
The Timothy Ringers are a performing handbell choir made up of 3rd-8th graders.  The ringers rehearse on every Wednesday afternoon before our church's fellowship dinner.  The Timothy Ringers prepare music to offer in the 11:00 worship service, and they develop basic handbell skills such as "change ringing."  Interested?  Come join the group!