Children
At the Bay, children are welcomed and included as an important part of our church family. Our Sunday morning children’s programmes are Bible based and fun providing opportunities for the church to work alongside parents in helping children discover who God is through the scriptures, and to develop a relationship with Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.
Glenis oversees all our Sunday morning programmes and values the importance of children and adults participating in worship together.
Children are a very important part of our church family and welcome at all of our services. Children are included in the first part of the church service where they can worship with their church family and then go to age sensitive programmes.
The aim of our children’s ministry: To provide a safe nurturing environment where we can work alongside parents to see the children come to know God as their Lord and Saviour and grow in Him.
THE ARK:
Crèche for newborns – 3 years
10:00am in the church lounge. Our supervised crèche is a welcoming place where you can leave your young children with experienced caring people. They will enjoy music, stories and play activities.
SUNBEAMS:
3 – 5 years. 10:00am in the kindergarten next door to the church.
Our fun programme is designed to introduce them to God and stories of the Bible at a level they can easily understand and enjoy.
KIDZ EXTREME:
Primary age children.
10:00am In the KidZone (Upper Hall).
An interesting fun-filled programme that includes large group teaching, songs, games and age sensitive small groups. Each week the children experience a Bible truth and are challenged to apply this to their everyday lives as they get to know Jesus better.
Every effort is made to ensure that your child is safe and cared for while at one of our programmes. All volunteers are police checked and well known members of our church community. If you would like more information on any of the above programmes please contact Glenis.
More Programmes for Children & Family
MAINLY MUSIC:
Every Wednesday during school term time mainly music starts at 9.30am in the Upper Hall and is followed by a morning tea, play and chat time. The fun music sessions are full of songs, dancing and the use of lots of different instruments. Open to everyone in the community with preschoolers.
Contact: Mary Penman – 828 9027
Email: penmans@thepenmans.nz
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BLOCKHOUSE BAY BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN:
We are a community-based, sessional and all day Early Childhood Kindergarten for children aged 2½ - 5 and their families. Our kindergarten is well resourced and offers small group sizes and excellent teacher-child ratios. We provide a friendly, dynamic and safe learning environment founded on Christian values and beliefs.
We are very proud of our latest ERO review.
Contact: Jingwen Verina – 09 626 6655
Email: bhbbaptistkindy@gmail.com
Visit our kindergarten website
HAIR RAISING HAT PARTY:
Our annual party on October 31st, is a fun and safe alternative to trick or treating for those aged 4 – 14. Games, sweets, prizes and family friendly entertainment is what we are about.