SUNDAY SCHOOL
9:45-10:40am for children 3 years - 6th grade. Our Sunday School classes are set up large group/small group style for 1st-4th grades. This means they come together for a engaging lesson as a large group and then, dismiss to smaller age-level groups to discuss and participate in enriching activities.
SWIFT (5th/6th grades), Kindergarten, and PreK are self-contained classrooms that have the same lessons, but are structured for age appropriate activities and discussion. This allows our classes to enjoy deeper discussion and more hands-on learning for our littles.
OUR UPCOMING SERIES:
NOVEMBER 2023
SERIES OVERVIEW:
In the jungle, every day is an unpredictable adventure! But to safely navigate the vines, animals, and tricky terrain, we’ll need a guide to help lead us. This four-week series follows the life of Moses and his journey to leading the Israelites out of Egypt. Through his story, we’ll discover how God teaches us how to lead, and learn how to follow God’s lead as God leads us to safety, and to what we need.
DECEMBER 2023: 
SERIES OVERVIEW:
Grab your sandals, sunblock, and swim gear because it’s time for a Christmas Vacation! We’ll be making sand angels and roasting chestnuts around an open bonfire on our tropical getaway. You’ve never experienced Christmas like this! In this five-week series, we’ll focus on the birth of Jesus and the way God had been planning things from the very beginning. We’ll see how God sent Jesus for a reason, learn to trust God’s timing, understand why God gives us what’s best, and see how Jesus is why we celebrate because Jesus is God’s gift to the world.
CLASS LOCATIONS
PreK ~ Downstairs (Room B107)
Kindergarten ~ Yellow Room
1st & 2nd grades ~ Blue Room
3rd grade ~ Green Room
4th grade ~ Aqua Room
SWIFT (5th & 6th grade) ~ Purple Room
All color rooms are located on the 2nd floor of the Education Building on the Pier Hallway.
Children learn about God and draw closer to Jesus through active play and learning through games, activities, and crafts using God's Word to shape it all. We believe learning about God is best made through connections: connection to our leaders, connection to the Bible, and connection to each other.
CHILDREN'S CHURCH
11:00 am Worship Services
To worship together as a family is truly a blessing. On the first Sunday of each month, we intentionally do not offer Children’s Church so families may worship and celebrate Holy Communion together. We encourage you to make the most of this opportunity to be a positive influence on your children. Teach them how to participate in all the elements of “Big Church” worship - be their example. Proverbs 22:6 says: Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. Please know that your children are always welcome in all our worship services—and not just on the first Sunday of the month! It’s a precious thing to hear their sweet voices praising God.
On the remaining Sundays, children ages 4 years - 6th grade are welcome to attend Children’s Church during the 11:00 worship services (Children’s Church is not held during the 8:30 service). Children will attend the first portion of worship with their family and then be dismissed and escorted by Children’s Ministry leaders to the Fellowship Hall in the Christian Life Center. They can be picked up from the Fellowship Hall immediately following the worship services. Our 5th & 6th graders get to embrace a leadership role during this time and often help lead worship and assist kids with younger activities.
We happily welcome youth and adult volunteers to help us with Children's Church.
SERVING IN CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES
Each of our ministries to children depends on the help of adult servants.
Please pray about your role in bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to HIS children at Fairhope UMC!
*ALL ADULTS VOLUNTEERING WITH CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND VULNERABLE ADULTS MUST HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK RUN.
Please note that this form must be physically returned by you to the church office AND you must be prepared to show your Driver's License and Social Security Card. DO NOT MAIL, FAX OR EMAIL YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO THE CHURCH.
Download a Fairhope UMC background check form here.
For more information on serving in Children's Ministries, please contact Jenna Hood, or Martha Monckton, Children's Ministries Assistant,