Children & Youth at Northminster!
Youth
For up-to-date information, join our BAND page by using this link. If you have any questions, please contact Emma Moore!
High School and Middle School students will find activities and events that are fun, warm, and welcoming experiences.
Youth Fellowship, Sunday
During our time to gather, you can expect:
- Fun (games and activities)
- Food (
usually pizza!) - Fellowship (Bible study and awesome talks)
- Friendship (lifelong)
Questions? Contact the office at (317) 251-9489 or .
Youth Photo Release Form Youth Permission Form
Children
Following "Children's Time" during Sunday worship, children are invited to:
- Return to their parents/guardians in the pews
- Return to the "Prayground" area (more information below)
- Dismiss to Church School on the north side of the church (led out from the Sanctuary by a staff member)
Communion is typically served on the first Sunday of the month. Children are welcome to remain in the Sanctuary and participate! Childcare for babies/toddlers is also offered.
Worship Tools for
Children and Families
Prayground
Children are always welcome in our worship services, and the prayground space (tables with stools in front of the pews) is designed with children in mind. Children and their families are encouraged to sit close to the front so they can see all that is going on during worship. Within the actual prayground, our church staff will curate special quiet activities like coloring, sensory bins, and Play-Doh mats that match the lessons of the prayers, music, and sermon from week to week. Grownups are welcome to sit with their children at the prayground or nearby, and we will also have a youth table captain to provide support to the children of the prayground during worship services.
Sensory Room
We strive to be a church for all! If the sanctuary is ever too loud or too bright for you or your family, there is a Sensory Room behind the sanctuary in the narthex. The sensory room provides a quieter, darker space with tools for those with sensory needs. Feel free to spend as much time as needed in the sensory room. You can shut the doors to make it even quieter, and you can still stream the service from YouTube on the TV in the sensory room. There are also fidget tools and noise-canceling headphones for all ages in the white cart in the narthex.
Parenting Room
We rejoice in all ages worshipping together! If you ever need a break or some privacy, the Parenting Room is behind the sanctuary in the narthex. The Parenting Room is a private space for parents and their children to feed, change, calm, or play. Feel free to spend as much time as needed in the Parenting Room. You can shut the doors for privacy and quiet as needed and can still stream the service on the TV from YouTube.
Church School
After Children's Time during worship, preschoolers through 5th grade are invited to leave worship for Church School led by Northminster staff and volunteers. There is no church school for elementary students on Communion Sundays (usually the first Sunday of every month).
Nursery Childcare
Childcare is offered every Sunday for babies and toddlers in our nursery. You can find the nursery on the main floor on the north side of the building (or ask one of the HOSTs wearing the "Ask Me" button. The nursery is staffed by background-checked childcare providers aged 16+.