Children, Youth, and Family Ministry News
Preschool - 5th Grade
Here’s what’s coming up for children in preschool through 5th grade.
Schedule
August 23: Backpack Blessing
September 13: Rally Day & First Day of Sunday School!
November 30: No Sunday School. Happy Thanksgiving!
December 21, 28: No Sunday School. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Embodied Baptism
6th - 8th Grade
Here’s what’s coming up for children in middle school (6th - 8th grade).
Schedule
August 23: Backpack Blessing
September 13: Rally Day & First Day of Sunday School!
September 26: Embodied Baptism Retreat, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (required)
Peer Group Meetings Sundays, 11:30 a.m. (or right after church) to 1:30 p.m., lunch is included
September: 27
October: 11, 25
November: 8, 22
December: 13
January: 10, 24
February: 7, 21
March: 7
April: 4, 18
May: 2
High School Ministry
9th - 12th Grade
Here’s what’s coming up for children in high school (9th - 12th grade).
Schedule
August 23: Backpack Blessing
We’re still cooking this year’s schedule, so stay tuned to this page and other GDLC communications channels for bubble tea hangs, fun outings, and leadership opportunities!
Middle and high schoolers enrolling in 8th - 11th grades in Fall 2026 - CHECK OUT THE LINK IN THE GRAPHIC!
There are two amazing opportunities headed your way in Summer 2027 and 2028. Please use the link to learn about them, and let us know your level of interest using the forms linked in the presentation!