ARCOLA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

SUNDAY MORNING CLASSES

Sunday Morning Classes begin at 10:50 a.m.

Classes are arranged by age group as follows:

• Pre-school
• Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2
• Grade 3 and Grade 4
• Grade 5 and Grade 6
• Junior High
• High School
• Young Adult
• Adult
• Bible Study

CHILDREN'S MOMENTS

Following opening activities of the worship service pre-schoolers through second graders are asked to come to the front of the church and be seated.  The minister presents a short interactive lesson  which is appropriate for their age group.  After their "special sermon" from the minister, they are dismissed to go to Children's Church with their teacher.
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CHILDREN'S CHURCH

Children's Church is for children ages preschool through 2nd grade and is held in a classroom during the worship service.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Our Vacation Bible School is held in early June after school is finished for the year  It is a cooperative VBS with St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Arcola.  We welcome children from any denomination as well as those who do not regularly attend a church.  VBS begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 12:00 p.m.

Each day’s plan includes crafts, music, Bible based story-telling, an activity period and refreshments. During the music session, children practice the songs that they will share with their parents on the following Sunday.  On that Sunday, the children present their songs to first one church’s congregation and then walk across the street to present their songs to the other church’s congregation.  After church, refreshments are shared by all parents.

In a typical VBS year, we have over ninety children involved, and our teachers, aids, and volunteers come from both congregations.  We have found this to be a wonderful way to share the Lord’s word with the children and adults of our community.

SMALL GROUP MEETINGS FOR ADULTS

We have small groups who usually meet in each other's homes to study God's word and his plan for living.  Contact the church office for more information.

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