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Christian Education at Community Church
Christian education takes many forms at Community Church – from weekly
Sunday school classes, to evening youth group meetings, to fun seasonal
fellowship events for the whole family. Young families make up an especially
vibrant and growing contingent of our congregation so many different
learning and fellowship opportunities are available for all ages.
Children's Sermon
Luke Higgins delivers the children's sermon on March 29, 2009 on the topic
of One Great Hour of Sharing (Listen
Mp3)
Sunday Mornings
Most Sunday mornings, children and youth will sit with their parents
through the first part of worship, which will usually include a short sermon
and/or story directed specifically at the children. After the first verse of
the second hymn, children and youth are invited to leave the sanctuary and
join their age-specific Sunday school classes.
Classes are divided up the following way:
Kindergarten & 1st grade; grades 2,3,4; grades 5 & 6; and grades 7 & 8. We have volunteers (on stand-by) to provide nursery
care if it is requested - please speak to a deacon when you arrive on Sunday
morning and we can easily arrange this.
Sunday school lessons generally begin from short biblical passages and then
move into broader religious themes that they give rise to. Art/craft
projects and games are often incorporated into the lesson. The curriculum
currently in use follows the revised common lectionary, which means that the
lessons taught in Sunday school are based on the same scripture passages
that are at the center of adult worship. This allows families to share
meaningful reflections together, after the service, on what each has learned
or thought about over the course of that morning. Following worship and
Sunday school, everyone is invited to the fellowship hour in Frazier Hall
for snacks, and juice/coffee.
If you are attending Community Church for the first time with children or
youth, please introduce yourself either to one of the deacons or to Luke
Higgins (Director of Christian Education who can usually be found in his
office off of Frazier Hall), and we would be more than happy to provide you
with any orientation you might need!
For More Information
If you have any questions about any aspect of Christian Education at
Community Church, please contact Luke Higgins, Director of Christian
Education, either at the church (973-239-3875) or at
lhiggins@drew.edu.
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