Every Wednesday night from September to May, and every Sunday morning, there is a place for your child at Bethel. Here is what happens, who leads it, and how to get here.
Connection Groups meet at 9:45 AM, before the 10:30 AM service, and every age has its own room and its own leaders. When you arrive, a greeter will show you where your children go and where to find them afterward.
After the morning service, children in Grades 1 to 6 are welcome to join Kids Choir in the Olive Room.
Master Clubs runs every Wednesday night at no cost. Kids head to their classrooms and come back to you at 8:10. Teens in Grades 7 to 12 meet at the same time in their own rooms — their night is on the youth page.
Every Wednesday our buses make their rounds through Simcoe and Delhi, picking children up and bringing them home again afterward, at no charge. To request a seat, register your child for Master Clubs on Church Center and tick the bus transportation box, or call the office and we will sort it out. If you drive your own kids, registering is optional, but it helps us plan the night.
Live outside Simcoe or Delhi? If you can bring your child to a stop on one of our routes, the bus will take them the rest of the way and drop them back to you in the same place.
We would love to run routes into Waterford, Port Dover and the other communities around Norfolk County. That takes enough interest to fill a bus, plus the volunteers and drivers to run it, and both are in short supply right now. If a route near you would help, tell us. That is how a new one starts.
The bus is for children old enough for Master Clubs, JK and up.
Before anyone serves with children at Bethel, they complete a police vulnerable sector check, and a clear result is a condition of serving. Every children's classroom has windows, and at least two adults are with every class. Names are checked as children arrive, and pick-up is in person at the classroom or the gym.
Questions about our kids programs? Call the church office at 519-426-8421 or email info@bethelbaptistsimcoe.ca.
Jeff oversees Bethel's children's ministry, including Sunday School, Junior Church and the bus routes, and he teaches a Master Clubs class himself on Wednesday nights. He and his wife Lorelei have three grown children and five grandchildren. He is the person to ask if you have a question about any of our kids programs.
Doors open at 6:45 PM any Wednesday from September to May. If your child needs a ride, register on Church Center and tick the bus box, and a bus will be by.
