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.
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
Wednesday night programming for children runs through November 5th. Then the whole church gathers for Friendsgiving on November 12th. (Note: we will not meet October 8 because of Fall Break)
We gather on Wednesday nights from 6:30 PM to 7:30 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.
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.
On Sunday mornings, Wednesday nights, and special events, our photo team captures moments across our ministries to share what God is doing in the life of our church. We know every family has different comfort levels with their child's photo being published, and we want to honor that.
If you'd like to opt your child out of having their photos published on our social media, website, print materials, or videos, please fill out the form below.
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Illumination Station
Vacation Bible School 2026
Open to kids completed Kindergarten through 5th grade
June 1–4, 20269 AM – 12 Noon
Daily Schedule
8:30 AM
Leader Meeting
Worship Center — all volunteers
8:45 AM
Kid Check-In Opens
Glass doors under the canopy, main parking lot
9:00 AM
Worship Rally
Worship Center — the fun begins!
11:50 AM
Parent Doors Open
Come join Closing Rally — sit in the side sections
12:00 PM
Closing Rally
Kids in the middle, parents on the sides
12:15 PM
Pickup
Kids by grade row — security stickers checked at exit
Arrival & Check-In
Where to enter
Under the canopy through the glass doors from the main parking lot. Worship Center doors stay closed until 8:45 AM when the leader meeting ends.
Security stickers
Your child gets a name tag sticker. You get a matching parent security tag. Hold onto it — you'll need it at pickup.
Pickup
Doors open at 11:50 AM
Parents are invited to join Closing Rally. Sit in the side sections — kids will be in the middle rows.
Have your security sticker ready
After the rally kids sit in grade-level rows. Find your child and head to the exit — stickers are checked at the door. No sticker, no exit.
What to Bring
Bring these
Bible
Small drawstring backpack
Name written on everything
Leave these at home
Phones
Electronics
Toys
We study God's Word each day so a Bible is a must. A small backpack keeps it safe through rec and crafts. Please write your child's name on anything they bring.
Missions Offering
22
boxes collected last year — let's beat it!
2025 recordOur 2026 goal
This year's offering goes to the Glade Church Food Pantry. Kids can bring money or specific food items and drop them at the stage in the Worship Center each morning. Kids get a full pantry list in their Missions rotation.
You can save time by clicking the link below and pre-registering your children.
