Children's Ministry at CotC

Mission

Our hope is that every child who enters CotC learns and experiences the truth that…

  • God knows them

  • God loves them

  • God is always with them

What to Expect

Check in
Before the service, please make your way to the check-in table at the back of the sanctuary (by the welcome table) to check your child in to nursery or Sunday School and print their name tags and your pick up code. Children need to wear their name tags for the duration of their time in Sunday School.

Nursery Care
Nursery care is available for children sitting very independently  to age 3. Children join Sunday School the Sunday after their 3rd birthday. Our nursery is located on the second floor. Parents can drop their children off up to 15 minutes before the service and should pick them up at the passing of the peace. Only parents diaper children and help with the bathroom. You can find more information about child safety below.

Sunday School
Our time together begins after the Prayer for Children. Children enter Powery Hall and are welcomed by their teachers. We sing together and then classes are dismissed to their classrooms upstairs. Our time includes a story, prayer, memory verse, and response options. During the Passing of the Peace, parents should return to Powery Hall to pick up their children with the code printed for them during check-in.
We have 2 classes that meet during this time:

  • PreK

  • K-2nd

Our 3rd - 5th graders meet during the school year in between services.

During the summer, children 3 years old through rising 2nd graders meet as a whole-group during the usual time and our rising 3rd-5th graders stay in the sanctuary for the whole service.

  • Church, and Sunday School in particular, should be a fun, safe place children look forward to going. Our nursery workers and Sunday School volunteers have undergone a thorough screening and training process including an application, background checks, reference checks, sexual abuse awareness training, and a basic attendance requirement (6 months). There will always be two adults with any class or child at any time. Our floating volunteer (hall monitor) rotates throughout the classrooms and Sunday School space to ensure our safety standards are being met. They are also responsible for contacting the director and/or parents if a need arises. Additionally, all children and families participate in our secure check-in/check-out name tag system. For more information you can view our church’s and Diocese’s full child safeguarding policy HERE. Still have questions? Reach out to Sara at sara@cotcboston.org.

  • All classes engage with God’s Big Story, a Bible-based curriculum out of the Anglican Network in Canada. Each lesson includes a memory verse, a story told with visuals, wondering questions for discussion, prayer, and response options (blocks, coloring, a craft, game, etc).

  • Every child is welcome to join our Sunday School classes! If you have specific concerns or if your child has specific needs, please reach out to our Director of Children’s Ministry, Sara Williams at sara@cotcboston.org.

If you are new or have questions regarding Children’s Ministry at CotC, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Director, Sara Williams, at sara@cotcboston.org.