Kids Community

Our Vision

Kids Community at Awaken is a place where kids feel safe, respected, valued, and inspired.
Our hope is to foster an environment where kids, families, and teachers are feeling connected and loved.
It's a community where we are all learning and wondering about our God
and the beauty and goodness that we see both in the Bible and in the now.
Kids are invited to ask questions, to wonder, to tell how they experience God and Jesus in their everyday life.
Ultimately, this community is based on the truth that we are made in the image of our creator.
We are made good, to do good, and to experience good.
Our kids at Awaken are just as important as the adults and we strive to make them feel that way!

We want our kids to feel empowered and ready to make a difference in our world.
Through their growing faith and strong community, our kids will learn what it means to live like Jesus.
They are seeing the passion, beauty, and authenticity of Awaken's community at large
and being encouraged to live out the beauty that God intended for this world. 

What to Expect

At Awaken our goal is to build community by fostering relationships not only between the kids but also with the teachers, helpers, and between kids in each area of Kids Community. On Sunday mornings, our Elementary Kids Community time includes large group and small group teaching and conversations lead by staff and teachers.

During large group we engage in worship through music and prayer and introduce our theme and main focus for the lesson. Our small group time creates a space where kids can feel comfortable to ask questions, share about life, and get to know each other and their teacher on a more intimate level.

We believe community is such an integral part to creating a kids program where each child's faith is deep, real, and growing. 

Checking-in for Kids Community

1. The easiest entrance for kids check-in is through the parking lot entrance on the southwest side of the building.

2. All kids can be checked in downstairs in the Learning Center at the Kids Check-in Booth

3. Nursery through age 3 can be dropped off at their classrooms.
 
4. Kids from 4 years old - 5th grade will start upstairs with their parents/guardians. We will invite those kids to join their teachers during the Kids Blessing. Parents can pick them up downstairs after the gathering is over.

The main entrance to the Sanctuary is through the Undercroft and up the stairs on the northeast side of the building.

Kids Community Check-in Map