Children's Ministries

Children are very important to us at Olivet Baptist Church.  In the Bible, as we read about Jesus and his ministry on earth, it is very evident that Jesus loves the little children and so should we!  We have had a Children’s Ministry Coordinator on staff since 2001 and Ruth Jones has been fulfilling this role since 2004. She does a tremendous job keeping all of the children’s programs running and all of the volunteers organized in this intense and exciting ministry.

Children's Ministry Programs:

See below for VBS, KidZone, Sunday School and more!

KidZone (Mondays after school) - Children aged JK to Grade 6 are all welcome at our KidZone program which runs Mondays after school. It is a free program and run by nearly 20 volunteer members of the church. The program includes a nutritious snack, lively songs, an interesting Bible story, some small group discussion times, a rotation of fun activity centers the children choose for themselves, games, crafts, drama, baking, sports, special days and more!

It starts at 3:45 pm. and winds down at 5:30 pm.  This year's theme is available in September, on our News page.  Check it out!

Children must register, so please contact us if you would like to come one or two days, or the whole year!

Sunday School - Jeff Higginson and Sandra Mullin are taking the children, (Grades 1 through 5), on a 12 week Sunday School Adventure, called Jesus 4U. this adventure will use Child friendly Bible dramas, Fun Crafts, Interesting games, and Life lessons. We will introduce the Children to Jesus from Christmas to Easter with special highlights of his Miracles and applying their principals to the children's lives. Come and join this great adventure Sunday mornings starting at 10:00am, see you there?

Joan and Bea are having a great time with the preschool children
focusing on how God is our creator and God made each one of us special
and unique. How he knows all about us, How he gave us Families to love
and take care of us, and how he gave us friends. God provides for us
all. we welcome new children all through the year, so come and enjoy.

During Church Time - We minister to children in three ways:

1.  Nursery and Toddler room available throughout the whole service. These rooms are well-equipped with toys and books for the toddlers; cribs, change table, and rocking chairs for the babies. There are always two adults plus junior helpers to supervise these young ones.
 

2.  Junior Church for children who are three years old to Grade 3. This special time which includes a puppet show, games, crafts, a Bible story, and snack begins part way through the church service.  There are always two adults and one to two young helpers to supervise during this time.  During the summer months this time is expanded to a 60 to 75 minute program for children in Grade 5 and under.
 

3.  Pew packs are made available each week for those children who are too old for Junior church.  Individual ziplock bags include a variety of activity sheets and pencil crayons to keep children occupied during the “message” time.

Vacation Bible School [VBS] – Each year (since June 2000) during the last week of school we run an action packed, fun filled and exciting VBS program.  This is always the highlight of our Children’s Ministry year!  We run after school from 3:30 to 6:15 pm.  A bus picks the children up at the Meaford schools and brings them to the church.  They are divided into 8 groups according to their grade, and then served a nutritious snack.  Next we all come together for the worship rally time.  After this exciting time each group rotates through 4 activity centers:  Bible story; fun games; creative crafts; and the verse room & the VBS store.  Before we know it, it is time to go home, and wait for the adventure to begin again the next day!!