Our goal is to help children grow in their relationships with God, to truly know Jesus, and to create a church environment that is a second home. The Children’s Ministry staff and volunteers are here to love and support families at each step of their faith journey.
On Sunday mornings, Children’s Church is offered during contemporary worship at 9:00. Our curriculum is engaging and encourages creativity, while being based in Bible teachings. It’s a fun, caring, energizing time together!
Children’s Church is offered for Kindergarten – 5th grade children.
UNITEkids (Pre-K-2nd graders) and UNITE Bible Buddies (3rd-5th graders) are children from Grace UMC and Pekin First UMC. We meet on Wednesday nights from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Snack and share time is from 5:30- 6:00 p.m. The two groups divide into their own group for interactive Bible lessons, games, crafts and more from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
During the month of September, the groups meet at First UMC and in October they will merge back to Pekin Grace UMC until spring, still following the same time and format.
We also share a Facebook group: UNITEkids Pekin UMC to stay connected. UNITEkids are always learning something new, making Christian friendships, digging into the Bible, and keeping active.
The nursery is open and staffed during UNITEkids for our littles to have time to play and learn together, too!
There are special events that will include UNITEkids and UNITE Bible Buddies, so there will be opportunities to ALL be together throughout the year.
For additional information, contact Ms. Emmy at: ethies@pekingrace.org or Ms. Dianna at: dmiller@pekingrace.org.
Vacation Bible School is the BIG EVENT each year for the kids at Grace!
VBS mixes Bible lessons with music and dance, art, games, food, and friends!
