Ministries for Children

Nursery (Ages 0-3)
We offer nursery care for infants and toddlers from ages birth to 3 years old during the entire morning service.

Children's Church (Ages 4-7)
We offer a children's Sunday School class for children ages 4-7 during the sermon portion of the morning service. We currently offer this every week except the last Sunday of the month. The children sit with their parents during the music worship time, and then they may go to Children's Church during the sermon.

Children's Notes (all ages)
During the preaching time of our service, we provide children's notes (and clipboards with pencils) for all children who want to participate. The notes have blanks for the children to fill in and pictures to make them more interesting. Immediately after the service, whoever is preaching will meet with all of the children to go over the notes with them. If they participate, they then get an opportunity to pick a treasure from a treasure box that is filled with all sorts of little trinkets for children. The children of the church genuinely enjoy these notes.

Oratorio (All ages)
This is an opportunity for children to be challenged in their memorization and speaking skills. We meet three times throughout the school year (Oct., Feb., and May) for this event. Children memorize Bible passages, poems, or other written works, and recite them for an audience of parents, siblings, and other extended family members and friends who attend. We publish a printed program which contains all the words of the texts being presented, so everyone can follow along.

Family Worship (All ages)
We believe that the greatest spiritual impact on the lives of the children attending Rock Valley Bible Church will be from the parents at home. Thus, we strongly encourage our families to have a daily time of family worship in their home. Usually, this consists of singing, Bible reading, and prayer. Click here for an article explaining our heart and vision for family worship, which appeared as a lead article in one of our church newsletters.