Noah's Kids
are part of BridgeKids Ministries and include children aged birth - Kindergarten.  Our goal is to teach our children that Jesus loves them and that he wants to be their best friend in life. We offer a variety of activities for children starting at birth and going through kindergarten.

THIS SUMMER 2010 for NOAH'S KIDS

Egypt - The Journey of Abraham and Moses
Why only experience VBS for a week - we experience it all summer on Sunday Mornings.  This summer our children's ministry area will transform into the world of Egypt and we will take your children on a journey learning about Abraham and Joseph in the Patriarch Era.  To learn more about our Sunday Morning program see Noah's Friends below.

Parent Volunteer Rotation Information for Sunday Mornings CLICK HERE (more info on Sunday Morning Yearly programming below)

For children age birth - Pre-K 

Splash Days
is our way to cool off during the summer! Come join us at our StoneBridge pool with moms and dads and children age birth - preK to swim and have a great time! LEARN MORE HERE

Mother's Day Out
is offered Spring, Summer and Fall. Each week our dedicated and caring staff offers hands-on learning experiences to children age 6 weeks to pre-kindergarten. Fall and Spring programs are 1 day per week: Monday. Summer program is 2 days per week: Tuesday & Thursday.  LEARN MORE HERE

FOR CHILDREN COMPLETED KINDERGARTEN
Children who completed Kindergarten in the Spring of 2010 will promote to the 1st grade ZooKids Ministry upstairs in August.  (See Kindergarten Graduation information below) During the summer, they get the fun priviledge of participating in ZooKids activities so that they can form social relationships with the children in their new ministry area.  Our completed Kindergartners (entering 1st grade) will be able to participate it the following ZooKids activites:

ZooKids Summer Hang-Outs
Meet new friends, play games, swim in the baptistry, eat snow cones.  LEARN MORE HERE

Summer Sunday Nights
Join kids entering 1st-6th grade on 3 Sunday evenings this summer to have the most fun and getting the dirtiest your mom will let you get, in ways you could never get dirty at home!  Show up with a parent on the soccer field at StoneBridge from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.  June 6 - Chocolate Wars.  July 11 - Slime Wars.  August 1 - Crud War.

MAD - Make A Difference
Kids will be Making A Difference this summer in the lives of those in our community through charity car washes, cookie give-a-ways, and retirement home visits.  More information coming soon.

X-TREME Camp
JULY 12-15, 2010 from  9AM-Noon  SIGN UP HERE                                                      
Kids entering 1st-6th grade, this camp is just for you! We will have four days packed with X-Treme games We'll have a foam party games with YUCK!, human checkers, and end with a day of giant inflatables. The cost is $85 per person if you register by June 27 and then will go to $100.

Summer Music Camp
Jam Kidz Presents "Hats off to America".  June 14-18, 2010 from 9AM-Noon.  LEARN MORE HERE

ALL YEAR 2010 for NOAH'S KIDS

Noah's Ark Club
is our group of Sunday Morning classes designed especially for babies, preschoolers and kindergartners.

Children aged birth - two years of age are in classrooms staffed by childcare staff members.  Our youngest children get consistent, loving care from our childcare staff.  These childcare staff members work our MDO program, our Bible Study Childcare programs, and our date nights.  Sunday morning classes are at 9:30AM and 11:05AM.  Children may attend one or both hours.  These classes are divided by developmental stages - Babies, Wobblers, Cruisers, and Climbers.  Children in these classes promote to a new class when they are developmentally ready throughout the year.

Children age 3 years - Kindergarten are in fun toy filled classrooms staffed by our wonderful parent volunteers.  During the school year, our children receive consistant attention and love from our teachers as they teach every Sunday for a semester.  Each week, children learn the Bible through hands-on Bible experiences that are contextually relavant and connected.  Our curriculum is written by our staff and utilizes the 12 Eras of the Bible.  Each year the children will learn the 12 Eras delving deeper each year and learning about more stories and characters as they get older through 6th grade.  Sunday morning classes are at 9:30AM and 11:05AM.  Children may attend one or both hours.  During the school year, we utilize parent volunteers through a rotation schedule to help support our teaching volunteers.  During the summer, we give our wonderful teachers a holiday and run our Sunday Morning program utilizing parent volunteers every Sunday.  For more information about our Parent Volunteer Program, LEARN MORE HERE.  The classrooms in the Preschool-Kindergarten Ministry area for children age 3- Kindergarten are divided by birthday and promote in August with the school year.  We do have two Kindergarten classrooms, children in these classrooms must be in Kindergarten to be in these classrooms.  Children in the Kindergarten classes will promote to the 1st grade classes upstairs to the ZooKids Ministry in August.   Children in the nursery ministry who are 3 when we promote in August will enter the Preschool classrooms.  The last day of summer (the weekend before promotion Sunday in August), we have a Kindergarten graduation.  Our Kindergarten children are given a prayer and sendoff from our younger children.  The Kindergartners are then taken upstairs to meet Mrs. Mindy (the ZooKids Director) and to see their new classrooms.

Family Devotionals
We hand out family devotionals on Sunday morning that coincide with the Biblical Era that we are covering at the time.  If you missed getting the devotional, come get it HERE.

Change for Tamina
Every Sunday morning there is a Large Coke Bottle Piggy Bank by the Welcome Check-in Desks. Children are encouraged to tithe their change and place it in this bottle. The money in this bottle goes to an after school ministry in Tamina for families who are mostly single parent and low income. The children who attend this ministry are fed, provided clothing and activities to keep them from getting in trouble while their parents are working. Many times these meals are the only food these children get. Tamina is a neighborhood across I-45, north of Oak Ridge.

Baby Dedication
is a ceremony held during a worship service where parents thank God for the gift of their child and commit themselves before the church family to raise their child under the instruction of the Lord in a Christian home. No water is used during a Baby Dedication Ceremony, nor is baptism implied.  There will be 4 Baby Dedication services during 2010.  They will be on the weekends of February 7, May 9, September 12, and November 14.  CLICK HERE to register your child for the next Baby Dedication ceremony.

Date Night
Date Night provides a great opportunity for you and your spouse and or friends to go and grab dinner together without the kids.  LEARN MORE HERE

MOPS - Mother's of Preschoolers
MOPS is a non-denominational group designed to nurture and meet the needs of mothers with young children. It is a time of relaxation, encouragement, and inspiration. LEARN MORE HERE

Ark Expeditions
 is our way of building friendships outside the classroom setting. During the school year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall, all children age birth- Kindergarten and all homeschool children and their parents are invited to various destinations throughout the area.  LEARN MORE HERE

AWANA
AWANA runs during the school year from Sept - May for children age 3 through 6th grade.  No other program hides God's Word in our young student's hearts more than our AWANA program. Every year hundreds of students join us on Sunday Nite for Game Time, Handbook Time and Counsel Time. Structured in a club format much like Scouts, kids win weekly, monthly, and yearly awards all centered around making sure every young boy or girl is fully equipped for every good work God has prepared for them to do. LEARN MORE HERE

DROP and SHOP
In December, do you need some free time to shop for the Christmas holidays?  Then take advantage of a safe and fun drop off program offered at Stonebridge.  All children between the ages of 6 weeks to pre-kindergarten are eligible.  LEARN MORE HERE