Throughout the year, the Board of Children’s Ministries sponsors a variety of programs for parents and families. Examples include the weekly Faith and Family Class, held during the Church School hour; Advent-wreathmaking workshop; the Giving Tree (a Christmas giving opportunity); Wednesday evening programs. Our fall retreat to Blowing Rock and our spring retreat to Sunset Beach, organized by the Board of Fellowship, also provide wonderful ways for church families to get to know one another.

Secret Pals

Sponsored by the 4th and 5th grade Sunday School class, this activity fosters relationships between children and adults in the church. Adult pals, recruited in early January, exchange letters with the students for a 6-week period. During this time, both adults and children know each other only by their secret “code” names. True identities are revealed during the culminating activity, a special “Pals” party.

This year's Secret Pals party is scheduled for Sunday, March 14.

 Vacation Bible School

Each summer the Board organizes a VBS experience for UCCH children and friends. In some years, VBS has offered for a week in July. In other years, VBS has been offered on a series on summer Sundays. Plans for 2010 are still underway, but whichever model we choose, we will continue our commitment to providing opportunity for children to gather in the summer and learn Bible stories, do educational crafts, and sing songs – all related to the theme of the year.