Kankakee First Church of the Nazarene - IL

EVERY KID MATTERS TO GOD, SO EVERY KID MATTERS TO US.

Our mission is to equip our kids with a growing faith in Jesus Christ and a heart to share His love with others. We want kids to experience the life-changing love of Christ and how it applies to their lives right now. All of our programs are designed to lay the foundation for kids to have continued conversations about God and what He’s doing in their lives. We're excited to partner with parents to lead kids of K1 to truly experience God!

BIRTH-3 YRS
SUNDAYs 10:45AM

Even our littlest ones need to hear about God’s love! Every Sunday, from infants to Pre-K, our trained volunteers sing songs, read stories from God’s Word, and lead intentional faith-filled play with our preschoolers.

PRE SCHOOL
SUNDAYS 10:45AM

Our goal is that by the time Early Childhood kids reach grade school, they will know the love of the church, the love of Jesus and that Jesus desires to have a personal relationship with them. The kids join the grade schoolers for worship and then have their own specialized programing.

K-5th Grade Worship
SUNDAYS 10:45AM

Kindergarten - 5th grade kids will worship through singing and experience the Bible story for the in a large group environment before talking about the story in age-based small groups led by caring adults.

WEDNESDAYS 6:30-8:00P

Learning to be a disciple of Jesus is a journey - and we are committed to helping kids engage in the journey from the very start! JOURNEY is for kids 4 yrs-5th grade and includes games, teaching, small group, snack and a whole lot of fun. Nursery is available for Infant-3 yrs for all Wednesday night ministries. Checkin opens at 6:15p, pickup is done at 8:15p.

BAPTISM

CHILD DEDICATIONS

We believe that kids can truly accept Christ as their savior and begin living a life of obedience! As a new disciple, their next step (just like adults) is to be baptized! We walk each kid through a baptism curriculum to make sure that they understand the commitment they are making and help answer any questions they might have.

We believe in partnering with families to encourage them as they commit to following Jesus and teaching their kids to know and love Jesus. We regularly provide parents the opportunity to share publicly their dedication in teaching their kids about God.

Meet the KIDS team

Julie Ferris

K1DS Ministry Director

Julie oversees our entire K1DS ministry Birth-5th Grades, setting the vision and creatin opportunities each week for our kids to come to Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, and Live it Out!

Pastor Leon

K1DS Worship Pastor

Pastor Leon is our Sunday morning worship pastor for K1DS. He serves part time to partner with Julie and help teach our K1DS the story of God from the OT to the NT!

MOMCO.

1st & 3rd Wednesday 6:30-8:00P

MOMCo (formally MOPS) is a mom group that embraces all moms in this stage of life (birth through 5th grade). We are a safe place filled with love, support, fun, excitement, food, relaxation, childcare, crafts, games, and more.

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FAITH TOGETHER PODCAST

Pastor Leon also serves as the Director of the Center for Faith and Family. Join him each week through a podcast that will help you learn how to better pass your faith onto your children! The podcast is live every Sunday night at 7:00pm on Shine FM (89.7) or can be found via Apple for Spotify podcasts.

Keeping Kids Safe

Background Check

Safety Training

Secure Check-In

The safety and security of your children is our top priority. We want you to have peace of mind that your child is being led in worship by trained, caring adults in a safe, secure, and engaging environment! All of our friendly, passionate K1 Kids volunteers have been screened with a full background check and have been trained for ministry with children. Additionally, our K1 Kids area is completely secure at all times on Sunday morning and Wednesday nights. When you bring your child(ren) to the K1 Kids area they will be checked-in to our security system and you will be given a check-in receipt. As a security measure, this receipt must be presented in order for a child to be released to an adult at any point during or after the service. Children will never be released to an adult without a check-in receipt.