This month, we celebrate Black History Month, a time of learning more about how our faith leads us to work for justice and help others. Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this month… Quilts for Kenya. Sunrise School in Mumias, Kenya is a school for children with autism. This month we’ll continue our congregation-wide project […]
Christian Education at Edwards Church
At Edwards Church, faith is a journey, not a destination. Our Faith Formation program is based on the belief that each person is gifted by God. All are welcomed with open hearts and open minds into a safe and judgement free environment. Faith is developed through relationships, (both peer to peer as well as intergenerational), biblical stories, and mission oriented experiences in the church, local, and global community. Our goal: we each develop a faith that will carry us through life.
Children are the representation of God’s Love
One of the most important things to the people of Edwards Church is welcome. In that spirit, children are always welcome in the life of the church, and one way you will notice this is at the communion table. We make sure that children of every age are present at God’s table, fully invited and encouraged to partake in this special meal. The church school program helps children understand the meaning as well as how to participate in this sacrament that honors our Christian heritage.
We are a church of diverse people, living in families of many different configurations, and our shared focus is to help our children experience God’s unconditional Love. We accept children as they are: sometimes sweet and cuddly, sometimes grumpy and temperamental, the bold and outspoken ones will fit in here just as much as the shy and quiet. We welcome children who prefer baseball caps and mermaid fins or anything else their imagination might conjure up, as well as kids who prefer tutus over tuxes, and everything in between. Our mostly volunteer staff are amazingly skilled and passionate about honoring the energy, intelligence, and imagination of children in their care. They use biblical storytelling and open-ended questions to help children find their own meaning, learn how to ask their own questions, and go home with a sense of awe and wonder about God. In addition, our church helps provide families with age-appropriate outreach and service learning opportunities to help children learn the values of love, welcome, kindness and compassion that will serve them throughout their lives.
Children are always welcome in worship, and we celebrate their presence with us. There are many options for families who worship with us, some of those include children’s sermons, Sunday School classes, confirmation classes, and youth forum. We also offer many intergenerational worship services throughout the year that are fun for all ages! If you are new to the church or are visiting, please let a greeter or a deacon know so we can help your family get acquainted with our staff and facilities, or email pastor@edwardschurch.org and we will happily answer your questions!
Our 2023 Annual Report is available, and you will find our latest activities below.
Christian Explorers January
In December, we celebrated Advent, learned about the feeling of anticipation, and decided how to use the money we collected in our big penny jar. We agreed to gift a family a flock of chickens through Heifer International and to donate the rest to the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation who help communities throughout the world […]
Christian Explorers December
What are we waiting for? We’ve moved back into the sanctuary for worship, creating our new “tent of meeting” space for Christian Explorers. We hope you’ll join us there on Sunday mornings! In December, we celebrate Advent and learn about the feeling of anticipation. Here are some special events and activities for Christian Explorers this month… […]
Christian Explorers November
How much have we collected in the big penny jar?We closed October with a wonderful Trunk or Treat event on Halloween. Thank you to all the Trunkers, Trick-or-Treaters and volunteers who helped make it so much fun! This month, we learn about stewardship, count up the coins in our big penny jar, and decide together […]
Christian Explorers Rock!
Edwards Church rocks, come rock with us! In September, Christian Explorers thought about Jesus outdoors, painted rocks, assembled Church World Service hygiene kits, and made a terrarium garden on the pray ground. This month, we celebrate autumn and learn about Moses and the Exodus journey through the wilderness. We continue worshipping outdoors under the tree house […]
Christian Explorers: Fall Kickoff
Building and blessing backpacks! It’s time to go back to school. Last week a group from Edwards Church helped assemble backpacks for children in need in our community. In September and October, we’ll be worshipping outdoors at Edwards every week, with Sunday School on the porch of Jonathan House after the service. Ms. Myrna will zoom […]
Christian Explorers July
Summer vacation is here! We worship outdoors at Edwards every other week. Ms. Myrna leads Time with the Young People when we’re on Zoom. Lots of fun projects and crafts planned, so we hope you’ll join us! Here are some special events and projects for Christian Explorers this summer… How does your garden grow? Each time […]
June Christian Education
This month Christian Explorers will meet in person outdoors in front of Jonathan House after each outdoor worship service, schedule for June 13th and June 27th. Learning more about the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we’ll tend our herb garden, read stories, share about our summer adventures, and work on a fun crafts. Ms. Myrna will join us […]
March Christian Explorers
We continue to learn from the birds in Bible. Rick Seaholm taught us to make origami birds and we’re making as many as we can to decorate Edwards Church for Easter next month. Here are some special events and projects to look for Christian Explorers this month… Nesting, Singing, Soaring. We’ll think about our call to […]
Christian Explorers January
We had a wonderful Advent and Christmas culminating in our Christmas Eve virtual pageant. Thanks to everyone who participated! Epiphany will lead us to explore what it means to “go home by another way,” as the Magi did so long ago. Our Christian Explorers will learn about our call to care for God’s creation and […]