Welcome Children Youth Recreation Ministry Areas Calendar

 

Nursery and Preschool
Elementary
Weekly Schedule
Afterschool Program
Children's Summer Program

 
Education

Wednesday Evening Activities

Elementary Clubs

Our elementary children participate in different activities throughout the year, which occur in 4-week cycles. The schedule is shown below. These groups meet on Wednesday nights from 6 to 7 PM, except for a few weeks in the summer.

  • Missions Club - different studies each month from what Baptists believe to experiencing God in many ways in everyday life.
4-week Cycle
Club
Leaders
March 8-29 Baptist Beliefs Martha Lytle, John & Sharleen Birkimer, Trudi Bellou
April 5
no classes Spring Break
April 12-26
--tba-- Lisa Twyman, Margaret Graves
May 3-24 Experiencing God in Nature Steve Hess, Kelley Woggon
May 31-June 28 Experiencing God in Family Jane Kendrick-Lites, Eugina Robertson
June 7 no classes Children's Camp
July
no classes Summer Break


Mission Friends (May - June 2006)

Our preschool children, ages 3 - 5, learn about different missionaries and countries in Mission Friends. This activity is led by Sharon White and Marty Kent and follows the preschool curriculum published by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Doing Missions in a World without Borders. Mission Friends follows the 8-week cycle, alternating with Music Friends.


Music Friends (March - April 2006)

choir practiceOur preschool children, ages 3 - 5, participate in music activities led by Glenna Hess, Janet Cole, and Carol Anne Edwards. Children sing, dance, move and groove, as they begin their music education.

Music Friends alternates every 8 weeks with Mission Friends.

Sunday Evening Activities for Children

Children's Choir

Children in grades 1 - 5 participate in Children's Choir led by June & Louie
Bailey and Beth Wade. Music activities include movement, singing, games, hand chimes,
instruments, rhythm activities and refreshments. Rehearsals are from
5:00 - 6:00 pm on Sundays.

Church Library

There is a varied selection of children's books in the library conveniently located off the Birchwood lobby. Some of these are listed at the library page.

Church library hours: Sunday morning and Wednesday evening

In addition Crescent Hill Baptist church is located just across Birchwood from the Crescent Hill Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. A former member of Crescent Hill, Dwight Cobb, imaginatively designed the children's section there.

Weekly Children's Schedule

Sunday

9:15 am..................... Nursery and Preschool open
9:30 am................... Sunday School
10:50....................... Worship
5:00 pm........................ Children's Choir
5:00 - 6:30.................. Childcare-Nursery open

Monday

2:30 - 6:00 pm................... Afterschool care

Tuesday

2:30 - 6:00 pm.................... Afterschool care

Wednesday

2:30 - 6:00 pm.................... Afterschool care
5:00 pm............................ Children's Fellowship Meal
5:30 pm........................... Recreation
6:00 - 7:00..................
.
Children's Clubs
Music or Missions Friends
6:00 - 7:00.................. Childcare-Nursery open
(no Wednesday evening activities during July and most of August)

Thursday

2:30 - 6:00 pm.................... Afterschool care

Friday

2:30 - 6:00 pm.................... Afterschool care

Children's Special Events throughout the year

  • Preschool Pajama Party
  • Eggstravaganza
  • Elementary Children's Summer Camp (see photo below)
    June 5-8, 2006
  • Vacation Bible School
  • Children's Festival of Fun during National Observance of Children's Sabbath
  • Halloween photos and entertainment
  • Parenting seminars

Elementary Camp