Mission
statements
1.
Worship God in meaningful
and creative ways.
2. Offer new worship
opportunities for those in
our community who are not
currently represented in our
congregation.
3. Help parishioners
grow spiritually through
small group fellowship,
prayer, scripture study and
service.
4. Enable individuals
to discover, explore and use
their God-given spiritual
gifts.
5. Invest our time
and financial resources to
help alleviate suffering in
our local community and the
world.
6. Provide programs
to nurture children and
youth into becoming
Christian disciples.
7. Assist parents and
other adults in
understanding and guiding
the faith development of
children and youth.
8. Welcome newcomers
in a personal way and invite
them into our church
community.
Our vision is to be an
inclusive community of
Christians, extending God's
Love and Actions.
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Children
and worship
 Children have a central place in
the life of the BPUMC
congregation and we believe that
they are full members of our
faith community. By being in
worship with the whole church
community, children experience
what it means to be part of the
family of God. Children “catch”
faith through experience more
than they “learn” faith through
teaching. Our 11am service is
especially conducive to the ways
kids worship…with easier songs,
more movement and more
participation. Worship and
education are both vital parts
of raising kids of faith.
Kids are encouraged to produce
“Pew Art” during services. White
paper pads and pens are
provided. We don’t provide
activity bags because we’ve
found that these distract kids
from participation, rather than
enhancing participation. When
attention spans wane, drawing is
welcomed! The pastor’s door is
our “Pew Art Gallery.”
A new focus for us is seeing the
home, rather than the
congregation, as the primary and
most significant place for
nurturing a child’s faith. The
church’s role is to support
families as they teach one
another about God and faith. We
want to encourage and coach
families, especially those
parents who want to pass on
their faith to their children
but don’t know how. We hope to
sponsor more events this
year—such as our Advent Family
Festival--where children and
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Nursery
program
Our Mission
At Browns Point, the
mission of our
nursery is to be a
place where children
can grow in mind,
body and spirit and
be nurtured into a
growing, life-giving
faith. We partner
with parents to help
children grow in
their trust of
God by providing
them with safe,
loving and
dependable care.
Staffing
We have a paid adult
Coordinator who is
present each Sunday,
as well as one or
two other paid young
people each week.
All staff are
trained in CPR and
have been trained in
health and safety
policies. Nursery
workers are trained
to nurture babies by
calling them by
name, respecting
each one's
preferences,
routines and
developmental stage.
Babies are held
often and cries are
responded to
promptly.
Ages
The Nursery is
available during
both services for
infants, toddlers
and preschoolers up
to age five, and for
infants and toddlers
up to age three
during Sunday
school.
Three-year-olds have
the option of
attending the
preschool Sunday
school class.
Parents fill out an
information sheet at
their first visit
and each week
parents must sign
children in and out.
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