Children's Ministries
Security and Campus Map
Providing a safe environment for our children
Campus Map
To view our classroom layout, download our campus map.
Security Rules
The children’s ministry seeks to provide every child with a safe and secure environment in which to learn and grow in his/her understanding of the Lord. The rules listed below are designed to help ensure your child is cared for and protected.
- Volunteer Training/Screening: All children’s ministry volunteers must be interviewed, trained, and complete a national criminal background check before serving in the ministry.
- Age Requirement: All nursery volunteers must be at least high school age.
- Sign-in: Parents/legal guardians must sign their children into the classroom/nursery at the appropriate sign-in table. We use the sign-in sheets several times each Sunday to make sure that all children are accounted for.
- Sign-out: Parents/legal guardians must sign their children out of the classroom/nursery. Exceptions to this rule are allowed only if the parents have worked out the arrangements in advance with the children’s pastor, assistant director, or nursery coordinator.
- Security Persons: Certain volunteers are specifically assigned to secure the children’s ministry area each service. In addition, a police officer walks the grounds during second service.
- Volunteer/Child Ratios: We follow the volunteer to child ratios listed below. If the number of children begins to exceed this ratio, then the parent must stay with the child or take the child to the sanctuary.
- Discipline: If a child is disruptive, volunteers will approach the child, get down to his/her level, and quietly and calmly point out the inappropriate action. If the child continues to disrespect the volunteer’s authority, then the volunteer will work with the nursery coordinator/security person to address the child’s behavior. If the child continues to be disruptive, the child’s parents are notified during the worship service to resolve the situation.
| Infant Nursery | 1 volunteer: 2 children |
| Toddler Nursery/Early Preschool | 1 volunteer: 3 children |
| Preschool | 1 volunteer: 4 children |
| Elementary | 1 volunteer: 8 children |
Disciplinary Action
It is always the parent’s responsibility to discipline the child. A children’s ministry volunteer is not to take any disciplinary actions other than gentle words of correction.