Dawn Jackson, Director of Family Ministries
Sarah Baker, Director of Kids Ministry
Mikey Bruce, Kids Ministry Intern

Check in for Kids Ministry is located in the Kids Building at 350 Mission Street, Santa Cruz.

Yes! You can fill out this form to input your child’s information and then you will be able to check them in when you arrive!

All Kids Ministry volunteers complete a theological survey, as well as a security and Megan’s Law background check. Volunteers who serve more than twice a month also complete a live scan form.

At the 9am gathering we offer:

Nursery - 2s
3s - Kindergarten
1st - 2nd Grade
3rd - 5th Grade

At the 11am gathering we offer:
Nursery - 24mo
2s & 3s
4s - Kindergarten
1st - 2nd Grade
3rd - 5th Grade

Early Childhood (2s - Kinder), begins with an opening activity (Usually an open center play-based activity), followed by song time, puppet show, lesson time, craft, and plenty of time for play!

Elementary begins with play time in our gym, followed by Large Group Time which includes musical worship, a group game, an intro video, and teaching time. After Large Group, kids engage in small group activities that reinforce the Bible lesson for the day.

Our Early Childhood program follows the same curriculum as our Awana Midweek Cubbies Curriculum which is organized into 6 units:
God is Creator
God is the One True God
Jesus is the Good Shepherd
Jesus Loves All People
Jesus Came to Save Us
Jesus Says to tell the Good News
To learn more about Awana Cubbies, click here!

Our Elementary program uses the Awana Sunday Curriculum called Brite. Brite goes through the whole story of the Bible each year, highlighting different stories so kids leave 5th grade with a strong foundation of the Biblical narrative.
The Brite units are:
God’s Big Story
Patriarchs & Exodus
Promised Land & Judges
Kings & Times of Trouble
Arrival of Jesus
Jesus’ Ministry
Teachings of Jesus
The Early Church
Church Letters
Proverbs

To learn more about Brite, click here!