Children’s Ministry at Westminster is led by Sydney Knight. Children get the kind of care, encouragement and teaching to become well-rounded Christian disciples. They learn the fundamental doctrines of the faith and how all of Scripture reveals God’s plan of redemption in Christ. We welcome your participation in our children’s ministry and pray that you will be blessed in serving our covenant children.
We are always excited to meet new children and welcome them into our classes and church family!
Sydney Knight
Director of Children's Ministry
When dropping off your child please check in with KidCheck first. Check in stations are located just outside the nursery. If you are a first-time visitor, we can help you create an account to check in. Or you can go to www.kidcheck.com to create your account before you arrive. Stickers will be printed with your child’s name, allergies or medical alerts we need to know about, and the guardian location. If we need to contact you for any reason while your child is in Sunday School, we will send you a text alert to your cell phone.
Book Recommendations
April: Easter
Before I Was Born
God Knew My Name
By: Carolyn Nystrom
Before I Was Born emphasizes the creational goodness of our bodies, our existence as men and women, and our sexual organs. This book introduces new topics as well, including the growth and change that occur as boys and girls become men and women. It includes a tactful but direct explanation of sexual intercourse between a husband and wife. This book explains in age-appropriate language the basic nature of sexual intercourse between a husband and wife and discusses conception, fetal development, childbirth, and breastfeeding. Recommended for ages 5 to 8 years.
God Made Boys and Girls
Helping Children Understand the Gift of Gender
By: Marty Machowski
In God Made Boys and Girls by Marty Machowski, Maya is playing football during recess with the boys and she can play better than any of them. In jealousy, Lucas tells her that if she continues to play with boys then she will become a boy! The children's teacher Mr. Ramirez makes a point to explain to children that their gender is a gift from the God who makes them and loves them and provides biblical truth that illustrates how we are all made in the image of God as either male or female.
Book Recommendations
April: Easter
Gof Made All Of Me
A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies
By: Justin Holcomb & Lindsey Holcomb
It's easy to convey the message to children that their bodies - or particular parts of their bodies - are shameful. This misconception fuels confusion, embarrassment, and secrecy, and often prevents children from recognizing or reporting sexual abuse. God Made All of Me is a simply-told, beautifully-illustrated story to help families talk about these sensitive issues with two- to eight-year-old children. The book equips parents to talk with both boys and girls about their bodies and to help them understand the difference between the appropriate and inappropriate touch of others. God Made All of Me allows families to build a first line of defense against sexual abuse in the safety of their own homes.
About Being a Boy or a Girl
Discussing Gender and Marriage with Little Ones in Light of God's Word
By: Lisa Updike
In her inviting and understandable way, master storyteller Lisa Updike discusses God’s good plan for making boys and girls different for God’s glory. Using scripture passages throughout, she explains to young children that when people think they know better than God and want to do only what feels good to them, it is sin, and sin is sad. In the final pages, she presents the hope of the gospel and the help God offers through Christ to live for His glory.
Charming illustrations by T. C. Lookabill enhance the lessons taught.
Charming illustrations by T. C. Lookabill enhance the lessons taught.
Cassie & Caleb Discover God's Wonderful Design
By: Susan Hunt & Richie Hunt
Join Cassie and Caleb, two energetic and inquisitive children, who discover the beauty of God's wonderful design through twenty beautifully illustrated short stories. Children, ages 5-8, will learn a Biblical framework for living and thinking, God's Word is our authority and His Glory is our purpose, that Jesus is in all of Scripture, and so much more.