Children’s Church is an opportunity for children to celebrate their love for the Lord. Many of our adult services give little opportunity to children.  Children’s participation in our services are normally categorized for special events, holidays and annual services.  But Children’s Church is a worship experience focused totally on children and building their understanding of  the Bible and promoting a meaningful relationship with God.

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When you are preparing your schedule of events,

DO NOT TO MISS this special event during

AIM 2014 in Kansas City.

You do not want to miss this performance, make sure you have your cameras and cellphones ready.  Back by popular demand is the Greater Pentecostal Temple Puppeteers.

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There’s no other ministry quite like puppet ministry! Puppets are effective in reaching, teaching, and entertaining audiences of all ages and are a GREAT way to teach children about the Bible!! These fun, colorful, animated characters live in an imaginary world, but they can express, talk and sing about real issues too.

Ministering to children comes with a host of challenges, but puppets can help to overcome many of them. In the hands of dedicated puppeteers, puppets can make us laugh, cry, and share important Biblical messages.

Children enjoy having fun during puppet presentations while learning at the same time. When you create a fun and educational environment, children will respond positively.

Steps to Start your Puppet Ministry

1. Prayerful consider using puppets in your Children’s ministry, let the Lord guide you in whether or not this ministry will work with program.
2. Get Volunteers. You will need at least two volunteers, more if you plan on doing large productions. Talk with your youth director about possible workers; teenagers can be very good and energetic puppeteers. Let the church know of the opportunity to minister through the puppet program.
3. You will need a stage for your puppets to perform in. A stage can be a simple wall or more elaborate. If you need a stage it will be much cheaper to build then to purchase one. You can find instructions to build a nice stage by doing a Google search, or you can contact us and we can send you some suggestions.
4. Skits – Use skits to reinforce the themes off your lesson. Skits should be short (5-7 minutes). There are many free resources for puppet skits; you can also purchase skits at your local Christian bookstore. Another idea is to write your own skits or there may be a talented writer in your congregation that is looking for an opportunity.
5. Puppets for Music – Use puppets to perform music for the class or as a sing along. Children will enjoy the interaction with the puppets during the worship music.

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Our Children's Ministry is a colabrative of all departments, auxiliaries and ministries that touch the very fabric of the children of the Church of God in Christ. 

Our Children's Ministry enables leaders to focus on ministry support when working with Children, and also allows children to take advantage of all of the various ministry opportunities made avalible by the Church of God in Christ and those that partner along with us.

Children are an inheritance from the LORD. They are a reward from Him. With these rewards also come responsibilities. As stewards of God’s children, parents are responsible for helping children grow physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually. We the church, also have a responsibility toward children; we are to creatively minister to their spiritual needs through the word of God. If we want our children to grow up with a solid Christian foundation, it is essential that we invest time in them while they are young.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it
Proverbs 22:6.

Our goal is to provide training for children everywhere through an extensive range of auxiliaries, programs and activities.  The Children’s Ministry of the Church of God in Christ works to serve the children of our church by helping them to learn biblical principles,  understanding of the Christian faith, and lead them to Christ.

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