KIDS MINISTRY

FOR BIRTH – 5TH GRADE

What a joy it is to serve the youngest members of our faith family. Sunday mornings are bustling with kids. Children’s Church is thriving with 20+ kids worshiping together and learning God’s Word.  Sunday School during the school year offers the Awana Clubs program.

During the school year, we run an after-school program, Imago Kids — where kids enjoy snacks, art, board games, active games, drama, quiet room for reading and Bible story time. 

Scroll down for more information.  If you have any questions, please contact me.

Cissy Horstman
Call Cissy at 763-261-4202
cissy.horstman@beckerbaptist.org

Cissy Horstman

Cissy Horstman

Director of Ministry to Children & Families

Leading kids into a meaningful and active relationship with God!

Programming & Teaching on Sundays

Nursery | AWANA/Sunday School (during the school year) | Kids Church

Nursery (Infants & Toddlers)

Runs throughout the year during Sunday morning service at 10:30AM.

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In our nursery, caregivers lead children ages birth–3 years in age-appropriate activities, including play time, God-centered stories, songs, and verses. Each session in the nursery includes prayer for each child by name, and a simple snack is provided for children over 12 months.

Nursery care is available during:

  • Sunday Morning AWANA (register for AWANA “Puggles”)
  • Sunday Worship Service
  • Some special events

We also take safety, security, and wellness to heart to give you the confidence that your little one is in good hands. Parents check in at a kiosk upon arrival to print a security and nametag for each child.

Children’s Church

Age 4 through 2nd grade

Meets Sunday mornings throughout the year at 10:30am during the worship service in room #127 (except on Family Sunday, the 1st Sunday of each month & 3rd Sunday in the summer). We are using the Go! Curriculum  which addresses age variation and differing learning styles (Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, Kinesthetic). It allows kids to connect the weekly video directly to the Bible as God’s Word.

Current Series

(Go! Curriculum)

 

There’s only one thing better than a picture party — a super duper picture party! And best of all, everyone is invited! During the “Super Duper Picture Party,” kids will get to create their own pictures and play a picture guessing game that teaches them about the Creator of all creators — God. They’ll learn that God created everything and it’s good!

Awana Clubs

(for babies through 12th grade!)

Our Awana clubs run during our Sunday School hour at 9:15AM throughout the school year. It covers children from nursery through 5th grade. 

 

Puggles is geared to toddlers ages 2-3. The Puggles curriculum focuses on 4 main concepts throughout the year:

Unit 1 – God Made Everything
Unit 2 – God Saw That It Was Good
Unit 3 – God Is Love
Unit 4 – Give Thanks

Cubbies is for pre-schoolers ages 3 to 5. The Cubbies program celebrates the spiritual potential of preschoolers by helping them develop respect for God, His Son, and His Word. Lessons (called Bear Hugs) include memory verses, Bible lessons, and activities that teach basic core truths about God, Jesus, and salvation.

 

Sparks focuses on kids in Kindergarten to 2nd grade. This program ignites the curiosity of kids to learn about the people and events of the Bible, building a foundation of wisdom for knowing Christ. Lessons include stories, Bible memory verses, and simple discipleship activities.

T&T (also known as Truth and Training) is geared for 3rd- to 5th-graders.  The T&T curriculum teaches the kids the TRUTH of who God is and TRAINS them to share this truth as they follow Him.

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At the end of AWANA/Sunday school each week, children (through grade 2) will be brought to the BBC Kids room for Children’s Church. Our Fall Launch will be September 8 with a breakfast kick-off at 9AM, when AWANA/Sunday School teachers will be introduced. Click on the button below to begin registration.

IMAGO KIDS After-School

Becker Baptist Church (BBC) invites children in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade to join us on Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Each week we will begin with snack time and end with Bible Story time. In between, the kids have a choice of activities, including art, board games, active games, drama, and a quiet room for reading.

Click on the image on the right for more information.  Click on the button below to begin registration.

Parent Resources

Sacred Parenting
Parenting is complicated. The lessons we teach (and lessons we learn) are not always what we expect. There are many resources that discuss how parents change their children, but SACRED PARENTING turns the tables to talk about how God uses children to change their parents.
Download the Parent Cue app
Listen to “Pardon the Mess” Podcast on Christian Parenting
Listen to “Jesus Storybook Bible” Podcast
THE GOSPEL:  GOD’S PLAN FOR PRESCHOOLERS
THE GOSPEL:  GOD’S PLAN FOR KIDS
FAITH-BASED APPS FOR KIDS. & FAMILIES

Volunteer

We know that if we want to be effective, we need to be really serious about investing in and empowering the volunteers we lead. When we do that, we multiply our influence, increase the capacity of our ministry, and give kids a better shot at building a lifelong faith. Research shows that young people need not just one pastor, but a community of adults who are all investing in them and in their faith. So, we know it’s important to invest in your first so that you can better invest in kids.