We serve families with children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Our team of staff and volunteers provide a fun, safe environment for your child to make friends and learn about God.
FIRST TIME GUESTS
We are so excited to have you join us, and we want the process to be as easy as possible. When you arrive at our church, park in the guest spaces in the big parking lot and enter under the covered drive-thru with glass doors. There will be greeters there to welcome you in the foyer at the "New Here" desk. We'll escort you to the kids check-in station.
You can save time by clicking the link below and pre-registering your children.
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MEET ERICA TUCKER
Erica Tucker is the Children's Director at The Glade Church. Erica joined our team in April 2024. She joined us with a decade of kids ministry experience and she clearly has a passion for helping kids know Jesus and begin a relationship with Him.
SUNDAY MORNINGS
We host Children's Programming at both the 9:15 am and 10:45 am services.
In every session, our leaders call names and build relationships with kids. We open the Bible and read from God's Word because nothing shapes our hearts and minds like the truth of scripture. Each session includes a time of prayer -- sometimes all together, sometimes kid-led, sometimes modeled by a teacher.
9:15am: The Gospel Project
The Gospel Project is a Christ-centered, chronological Bible study that takes our children on a three year journey through the storyline of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation to see how Christ connects with all of Scripture. Along the way, they will discover the big picture of what God has been doing throughout redemptive history, and what it means for them.
10:45am: Children's Worship
We start in the grade-level classroom, but when we get to the children's worship service, it is a special time for kids to sing, hear from God's Word and learn a memory verse (with hand motions!). After our time in the worship room, everybody heads back to their classroom to discuss the lesson, apply God's Word to life as an elementary child, and do an activity, game, or craft.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
From August to May our children gather on Wednesday nights from 6 PM to 7:15 PM for an evening of singing, learning about Jesus in small groups, and making friends. We hope to have your child join us for these evenings while parents are on-campus for their groups.
FRIENDSGIVING | NOVEMBER 20 | 6pm
The Glade is gathering together to celebrate the Thanksgiving Season. We invite families to come, enjoy a meal, and fellowship together. Sign up to bring a side to share!
Families will meet in the Fellowship Hall. Students will meet in The District (Middle Schoolers) and Student Life Center (High Schoolers).
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QUESTIONS FROM KIDS
We are here to support you when answering your child's questions about Jesus, salvation, baptism, and sin. Here are tools we use in Glade Kids ministry when talking about salvation, picking a Bible, or talking about Baptism.
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You can also contact us any time with questions at kids@thegladechurch.org
EXPLORING CHRISTIANITY
Is your 3rd-5th grade child a new Christian? Or are they beginning to ask questions about Jesus and how to really know Him? Sign up for our Exploring Christianity class this November (November 3, November 10, November 17). Space is limited!
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KIDS CAMP - CENTRIKID 2025
Glade Kids will attend CentriKid at Campbellsville University - June 23-27, 2025.
CAMP INFORMATION
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At 6:00 PM every Wednesday night during the school year, we host an on-campus worship service for Middle School students and High School students. The Middle School students meet at the front of the church in the District while the High School students meet at the back of the chruch in the Student Life Center. The evening kicks off with hang-out time from 5:45 - 6:00, in each area. At 6:00, students participate in a worship service geared toward them. The service wraps up at 7:15 and students are free to hang out until 7:45pm. We would love to have your student worship with us!
For more information, reach out to David Watkins for Middle School related questions and Jeremiah Scott for HIgh School related questions.