111 E. 20th St. (20th and Raton) / La Junta, CO 81050 / (719) 384-2852

Children and Youth

Children

Nursery

Our professionally staffed nursery is open during adult education programs and worship. Infants and toddlers from birth through age 5 are welcome. 

During the Sunday School hour at 9:00 a.m. there is a lesson that features a fun welcoming activity, an active Bible story, songs, a snack, and a craft that also has take-home questions and activities on the back so that learning can continue all week. This class is for our 3 and early 4 year olds.

God’s House

Children aged pre-K through 6th grade visit “God’s House” ever y Sunday morning, as they explore Bible stories and Christ- c entered lessons throughout various workshops. Workshops include:

• art
• audiovisual
• computer
• drama/storytelling
• games & puzzles
• music & worship
• and a bonus workshop (cooking, science, missions, etc )       

Our theme starting April 11 will be “Pentecost: The Birth of the Church.”

Vacation Bible School

Our church participates in the annual community-wide Vacation Bible School. For five nights, beginning Sunday night, kids gather for music, games, Bible study, and crafts. Our theme in 2009 was Crocodile Dock and we had 6 churches, 78 kids and over 25 staff involved.  Our theme in 2010 will be “High Seas Expedition” and will start the evening of August 1st and go for 5 nights..  We will have a preschool VBS this year in the mornings beginnings Monday, August 2nd for 5 days.

Explorer Club

During the summer months, our kids gather in our Computer Lab for Explorer Club. Explorer Club meets during our Worship time on Sundays. The kids start upstairs in the sanctuary and then go down to the computer lab after the Children's Message.

Christmas Program

Our children’s Christmas program was on December 13th in 2009, with supper provided by the Fellowship Committee. Our pageant was held upstairs in the sanctuary again this year as we have outgrown the Fellowship Hall - no room in the Inn for the baby Jesus and not enough room in the Fellowship Hall for all of us. “The Backward Christmas Pageant” was a success and we are planning for 2010 already.

Youth

Sunday Morning Studies

Our 7th & 8th graders will be in a confirmation class with Service of Confirmation scheduled for April 25, 2010.  Contact Pastor MJ or the church office to register.

CTW High School Fellowship

High-school aged youth gather weekly on Sunday nights at 6:30 p.m. for fellowship and spiritual growth. . Other events include a ski trip, parties, and service projects.

Summer Missions

A highlight of the year for our high school students is the summer mission trip. In recent years, youth and their adult mentors have traveled to Dallas, TX, Albuquerque, NM, and the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma. In 2007, a group traveled to the Dominican Republic for a 10 day experience with Ministries in Action.  Our mission team traveled to Arkansas in July of 2009 to work with the Youth Works organization again and had an awesome experience. In 2010 the youth will travel to St. Louis to help people in the inner city area and will work with youth from other states through the YouthWorks organization.

AWESOME Middle School Fellowship

AWESOME is the right name to describe our Middle School Fellowship. They meet every Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. There’s fun and learning for grades 6-8.

Confirmation

Every other year, youth in grades 7 and 8 grow in faith and learn the basics of Christianity in our 9-month confirmation program. We meet Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. This is the year for confirmation class and April 25, 2010 will be the Service of Confirmation during Worship.