Children's Ministry
UPCOMING EVENTS
Little Seedlings Play Group (Open to Public)
every Thursday
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Education Building
ACOLYTING
Children and youth, third grade and older, are invited to participate in our 8:30 and 11:00 worship services by acolyting. Acolytes serve by lighting the Christ candle and altar candles during the service signifying Christ's presence with us during worship and our mission to take Christ out into the world. Contact Ashley Yohman at ashley.yohman@pgumc.org if your child is interested in participating.
QUEST
Quest is our 3rd-5th grade youth group. They meet once a month during the traditional school year for community-building and outreach. Contact Ashley Yohman for more information.
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Fall 2023 Schedule:
Sunday, September 10 - 4:30-6:00 p.m. - Kick-Off Party
Sunday, October 22 - 4:20-6:00 p.m. - Big Air Trampoline Park
Sunday, November 19 - 5:00-6:00 p.m. - Friendsgiving
Sunday, December 17 - TBD - Christmas Party
SUNDAY SCHOOL AND CHILDREN'S CHURCH
We offer Sunday School from 9:40-10:40 a.m. on Sundays.
Nursery - Room 102E
Pre-K (age 3-5) - Room 104E
K-1st grade - Room 101E
2nd-3rd grade - Room 103E
4th-5th grade - Room 105E
Youth - Room 106E
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In addition, Children's Church is offered during the early and late worship services for ages 4-1st grade. Children will be led to the classroom after the Children's Time where they will receive a short Bible lesson followed by playtime until the end of the service. Children can be picked up after worship in room 101E.
If you have questions please contact Ashley Yohman at ashley.yohman@pgumc.org.
We have two children's choirs at Pleasant Grove that meet on Sunday afternoons at 4:30 p.m. and perform once a month during the traditional school year. Our Cherub Choir is for children ages 2 -kindergarten (30-minute rehearsals) and our Children's Choir includes children 1st-5th grade (60-minute rehearsals). For more information, please contact Lucinda Sullivan for Cherub Choir or Amanda Schreiner for Children’s Choir.
CHERUB AND CHILDREN'S CHOIR
FAMILY MISSION NIGHTS
Throughout the school year, families are invited to come for dinner and a service project on the first Monday night of every month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Last year's projects included packaging "kid kits" for Housing for New House, writing letters to veterans, recycling crayons, and making staff gifts for our partner elementary school, Hilburn Academy. For more information, contact Ashley Yohman at ashley.yohman@pgumc.org.
LITTLE SEEDLINGS
Little Seedlings is an initiative to be good stewards of the space we have, create connections among caretakers and parents, and teach our young one's life skills. Children aged 5 & under, with their parents or caregivers, are invited to gather every Thursday in our Education Building from 10:00-11:00 a.m. for sensory fun and community building. Just look for the sandwich board sign!
NEW this year!! We are adding a MOMSnext group – we welcome moms of school-aged children to any of our MOPS events where they will have break out sessions and an opportunity to connect with other moms navigating the school-age years!
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MOPS is an international organization that gathers and supports moms. They believe in the simple but revolutionary idea that remarkable things happen when moms come together. Our group is unique and provides an exciting opportunity to expand the idea of community. We are moms from Soapstone UMC, Pleasant Grove UMC, and the surrounding area and currently have openings for new members.
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Our group currently meets bi-monthly during the traditional school year. See the full playdate and meeting schedule below. There are a few exceptions due to holidays and school closings. We hope you will join us!
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If you are interested in joining our MOPS group please contact Leah Milner at lahollar@gmail.com. You can find additional information about the options for membership and their cost on the Membership page.
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MOPS Nursery Guidelines We will provide childcare during our meetings. Please register your children here
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September
12th – 9:30 a.m. - Room 108/110 at Soapstone UMC
20th – 9:30 a.m. – PGUMC playground
22nd - 10:00 a.m. - Forest Ridge Park, 2100 Old 98 Highway, Wake Forest
26th – 9:30 a.m. Room 108/110 at Soapstone UMC
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October
4th - 7:30 p.m. - Fall Craft Night at PGUMC Hyder House
6th - 10:00 a.m. - Playdate at Baileywick Park
10th - 9:30 a.m. - Room 108/110 at Soapstone UMC
18th - 9:30 a.m. - PGUMC Playground
24th - 9:30 a.m. - Room 108/110 at Soapstone UMC
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MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
We believe that God calls us to make our churches safe places, protecting children and other vulnerable persons from sexual and ritual abuse. God calls us to create communities of faith where children and adults grow safe and strong. Through this belief PGUMC has established a Safe Sanctuary policy. You can review our most recent update to Safe Santuary here.
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SAFE SANCTUARIES