About Our Youth

Our Mission Statement:
"To encourage and nurture our youths' personal relationship
with Christ and the Church Community through
Christian fellowship and service to others."

We are working towards this goal by investing in our future - our children. We support and encourage all children and youth to participate in the many faith-based programs at King of Kings, all geared toward doing God's work in our community and the world.

Nursery Care
Nursery care is provided on Sunday mornings for children birth to five years of age in a welcoming and safe environment.

Sunday School
Sunday School is offered to children ages three through 12th grade. Individual classes for the various age groups are led by enthusiastic educators offering creative teaching methods involving storytelling and crafts, all encompassed within a faith-based curriculum.

Faith Stepping Stones
FSS is a faith-journey ministry involving 10 stepping stones which equip parents and guardians to share their faith with their youngsters from the cradle through high school. These steps include:
1. Baptism
2. "Let the children come to me" - Age 3
3. Prayer Tents - Kindergarten
4. First Holy Communion - 1st grade
5. Receiving God's Word - 3rd grade
6. "Stand up, sit down" - 5th grade
7. Ready, Set, Go! KCY Begins - 7th grade
8. A New Beginning - 9th grade
9. Keys to Forgiveness - 10th grade
10. Roots & Wings - 12th grade

Children's Church
Children's Church is available to children ages three through seven at our 10:45am Sunday morning worship service. This special program allows  youngsters to experience worship and learn about God on their own level of education.

Choirs (Cherub & Junior)
Children ages three through 9th grade are invited to participate in our Cherub and Junior Youth Choirs as well as our Junior Bell Choir. These groups play and sing on a regular basis.

Junior Youth
Junior Youth is comprised of children 4th through 6th grades and offers an opportunity for youngsters to grow spiritually while serving the congregation and members of their community. Monthly and seasonal activities, including sledding, Earth Day Clean-Up, apple picking, pie baking for needy families, and Christmas caroling make learning and serving others fun for this adventurous group.

KCY (Kings Confirmation Youth)
KCY consists of young people in the 7th through 9th grades. This fun-filled group is eager to learn more about God and are seeking ways to develop their spiritual lives. This three-year confirmation program consists of Sunday evening classes, Sunday School, weekend retreats and service ministry events such as participation in the annual CROP Walk and serving meals at the Rescue Mission. These youth also participate in fun activies such as bowling, snow tubing, pool parties and summer Confirmation Camp.

Senior Youth
Senior High Youth participants focus on living a faith-based lfe during the trying periods of high school, endeavoring to build a strong foundation for life's future events. The senior youth attend regional and national youth conventions, ministry events, weekend retreats, Bible studies, Sunday School and assist as junior guides for the KCY group. Fun activities such as apple pie baking, a Super Bowl party, and an annual volleyball marathon are also on the list of things enjoyed by this maturing group of young adults.  

Vacation Bible School
VBS is a summer program open to both King of Kings' youth and members of the community. For one week each summer, children ages three through 12 are invited to participate in a multi-sensory experience involving a faith-based curriculum that includes crafts games, songs, storytelling and other fun, educational events.