{"id":234,"date":"2019-03-29T16:09:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2025-02-20T13:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T18:25:29","slug":"childrens-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/childrens-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Children’s Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><strong>About Our Children\u2019s Ministry<\/strong>– Our children’s director, Robin Dodson leads our children’s ministry. Bible lessons are taught each Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Loving and caring for \u201call of God\u2019s children\u201d and helping them grow in love and peace is the goal of the Children\u2019s Ministry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Ministry leaders are committed to providing a safe and comfortable place for children to develop and grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ, discover their gifts and talents and find their purpose in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><b><i>We pray that the children\u2019s ministry is planting seeds of hope and love that will grow forever.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Here’s what our kids say:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>“I love coming to Belmont because it is fun. I feel safe, and I can be with friends. “<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_042_72.jpg?resize=640%2C581&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" style=\"width:207px;height:188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_042_72.jpg?w=797&ssl=1 797w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_042_72.jpg?resize=300%2C272&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_042_72.jpg?resize=768%2C697&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">“<em>I think the teachers that work with us want us to learn about Jesus and have a good life. They teach us to sing, pray, dance and to love others because God loves us.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>“They feed us every Sunday. They give us toys and clothes if we need them.”<\/i?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>“The people love us, they say nice things to us and hug us.”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">“<i>When we sing, they tell us how good we sound and how nice we look.” <br><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_045_72-678x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C967&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277\" style=\"width:139px;height:209px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_045_72.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_045_72.jpg?resize=199%2C300&ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_045_72.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_045_72.jpg?w=783&ssl=1 783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>\u201cThese children are so blessed. The church gives them the school supplies they need. Some of the children would not have them because their families might not be able to buy the supplies they need. I enjoyed helping unpack the boxes and put the bags together.\u201d Zsa<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><\/br><br><\/br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Sunday School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Sunday School for the children is held each week with meaningful activities including Bible study\/Christian education, prayer, Bible verses, games, arts and crafts, refreshments, fun and fellowship designed to help kids grow in their faith. Children participate each Sunday during the 11:00 service in Time for the Younger Church and hear children\u2019s messages related to the sermon of the day or other topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Acolytes and Worship support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Children and youth serve as acolytes and in other aspects of worship service. Youth train other children in what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Community Service <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Children are encouraged to give back and are involved in the Food Pantry and Clothes Closet, assisting with events, supporting clean up events and with implementing the school supplies drive and distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Social and Fellowship Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Children are provided social activities to promote friendship and fun \u2013 periodic pizza, popcorn, hot dog, and ice cream parties, Holiday Blessings shopping trips, group trips to restaurants, one on one interactions with the pastors and other church leaders. Children are included in trips to cultural and other resources (ex. field trips to museums, botanical gardens, amusement parks, and other facilities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Leadership Development <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Training the next generation of leaders is the responsibility of every organization and is an integral part of the Children\u2019s ministry with a direct and indirect approach. Traits of leaders in a Christian environment are emphasized including love, service, honesty, peace, patience, inclusion, responsibility and excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Education and academic support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In addition to supporting the spiritual growth of children and youth, Belmont supports children in their academic lives. The annual school supplies drive provides basic school supplies to families and youth in the church and in the Food Pantry community. Students are also recognized for Honor Roll and academic achievement and an annual recognition is held for graduates. Support is also provided to the children with age level academic subjects \u2013 long division, general math, reading etc. – by educators in the church.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Our Children\u2019s Ministry– Our children’s director, Robin Dodson leads our children’s ministry. Bible lessons are taught each Sunday. Loving and caring for \u201call of God\u2019s children\u201d and helping them grow in love and peace is the goal of the Children\u2019s Ministry. Ministry leaders are committed to providing a safe and comfortable place for children to develop and grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ, discover their gifts and talents and find their purpose in the world. 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