Where kids are free to have fun and experience Jesus
9:00 am Sunday Service | Birth – 5th Grade | Check-in starting at 8:45 am
6th Graders, check out UR Kids Next!
UR Kids is a child and family-focused ministry of the Urban Refuge. We strive to help kids experience Christ while empowering parents to connect with their children as they walk together on their family's faith journey.
Baby and Toddler Rooms
(Birth-3)
Our Baby Nursery is our UR Kids first stop. We have many caring volunteers who are ready to welcome and care for the littlest of babies with lots of love. Babies are sung to, read to, and prayed over.
Once your child gets bigger, they graduate to the toddler room! Toddlers learn by exploration. And we have a safe place for them to do just that! In our Toddler Room, 2 and 3 year olds will learn about God’s great big world around them through climbing, sliding, creating, giggling, pretending, singing and dancing.
PreK (4’s & 5’s)
Mr. Rogers says that for children, “play is serious learning.” Our 4 and 5 year old kids have plenty of time for their rapidly growing brains to learn about the love of Jesus through play. The PreK class is designed to balance open-ended, sensory rich, free play time with Biblical truth through curriculum videos, puppets, activities, and songs.
Kindergarten-5th Grade
There are over 300 Sundays from the time a child enters Kindergarten to when they graduate from our UR Kids classes in 5th grade. We make sure that we are using every one of those Sundays to point the kids towards Jesus through the Brite Curriculum, activities with their peers, games, worship, and crafts. We want church to be a place where kids know they are loved & valued, believe that they have a role to play in God’s big story, and have lots of fun.
What your K-5th Grader can expect
Kindergarten through 5th Graders will start off the service altogether for a kid-friendly worship experience in the lower-level fellowship hall. They’ll then be split into smaller classes by grades to learn about, discuss, and apply the week’s Bible story. K-4th grade students can be picked up from their classrooms, and 5th graders can self-dismiss.
UR Kids Events
Parents, plan your child’s visit
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Before coming, download the Church Center App
The Church Center App enables you to check in your children on your mobile device on your way to church. We also use the app to send you text messages should a need arise with your child during the service.
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Make sure everyone is feeling healthy
We want to keep everyone safe and smiling! If anyone in your family isn’t feeling their best, we’d love for you to join us another week when everyone’s healthy and ready for fun.
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Come on in, head downstairs, and check-in
Child check-in stations are located in the lower-level Fellowship Hall. Use the Church Center App on your phone to pull up the barcode and scan it at the check-in station.
You’re all set!
Don’t worry, we’ll be there to help guide you along.
Additional FAQs
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Our volunteers all go through an application, a reference check, and take Sexual Abuse Prevention Training. All volunteers agree to follow our “Volunteer Code of Conduct.”
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If you’ve been attending for a while, we’d love to have you jump in and help out! Most adults with kids in UR Kids serve once per month. Some roles require some prep, and for other roles you just show up!
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Brite is a Gospel-centered and fun discipleship curriculum used by Awana. For more information about Brite curriculum click here.
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Every child is unique so every child’s needs will be different. Please contact Katie, our Family Life Director, with more information about your family so that the best plan can be made.
Meet Our UR Kids Leaders
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Katie Brown
Family Life Minister
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Chantel Marx
UR Kids Ministry Assistant
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Mike Marx
UR Kids Leader
