Staff Contact: Mindy Boysaw

ZooKids Ministries
is dedicated to presenting the gospel to 1st through 4th grade children. Our goal is for each child to make a personal commitment to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All our activities and programs are designed to foster a young believer’s personal walk with the Lord from the moment they pray to receive Christ to the time they enter their teenage years. By providing on-going activities, we help foster friendships and more accountability among fellow young believers. We believe a firm commitment to Christ, a strong Biblical foundation and a core group of Christian friends are essential elements in every Christian’s life. It is our desire to partner with parents in providing these basic needs for every child in the body of Christ.

Haiti Blessing Packs
All of StoneBridge is currently participating in providing Blessing Packs to Children in Haiti.

THIS SUMMER 2010 for ZOOKIDS

FOR CHILDREN ENTERING 1st - 4th grade

Egypt - Joseph's Journey from Prison to Palace
Why only experience VBS for a week - we experience it all summer on Sunday Mornings.  This summer our children's ministry area will transform into the world of Egypt and we will take your children on a journey learning about Joseph's life in the Patriarch and Exodus Era.  To learn more about our Sunday Morning program see ZOOFRIENDS below.

ZooKids Summer Hang-Outs
Meet new friends, play games, swim in the baptistry, eat snow cones.  LEARN MORE HERE

Summer Sunday Nights
Join kids entering 1st-6th grade on 3 Sunday evenings this summer to have the most fun and getting the dirtiest your mom will let you get, in ways you could never get dirty at home!  Show up with a parent on the soccer field at StoneBridge from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.  June 6 - Chocolate Wars.  July 11 - Slime Wars.  August 1 - Crud War.

X-treme Camp
The kids favorite games hosted by our Recreation Director Stephanie French.  LEARN MORE HERE

MAD - Make A Difference
Kids going into 3rd and 4th grade will be Making A Difference this summer in the lives of those in our community through charity car washes, cookie give-a-ways, and retirement home visits.  Wed, July 28th at 10:00.join us for a car wash benefitting our church Food Pantry Drive.

Summer Music Camp
JAM Kidz Presents "Hats Off To America!" Directed by Lisa Hassler. June 14-18, 9am-Noon. Children ages 6-13. $75 for first child and $60 for any additional child. Performance on Friday June 18 @ 7pm. To sign up CLICK HERE. 

Camp StoneBridge
Children entering 3rd - 6th grade can join us for a week long overnight camp to ForestGlen in Huntsville.  LEARN MORE HERE.

FOR CHILDREN ENTERING 5TH GRADE
Children who completed 4th grade and will enter 5th grade in the fall of 2010 promoted to the 5th grade GAP ministry as of June 1, 2010.  We believe children need to create strong social relationships at this age and want them to socialize and have summer activities with the other GAP children.  Children entering 5th grade will attend the Sunday Morning GAP program at 9:30 and attend all summer GAP functions.  Click HERE for the GAP Ministry Page.

ALL YEAR for ZOO FRIENDS

ZooFriends
ZooFriends involves 1st through 4th graders going “wild” for Jesus on Sunday mornings. Our goal is to win kids to Christ at an early age and teach the importance of obeying God’s Word. A great discipleship team has been prayerfully put in place to teach and train these young lives to follow Christ and live by God’s Word.

Each Sunday, ZooFriends begins with an opening celebration and worship time. Kids will then be in grade level classrooms for Bible explorations, projects with purpose, snack-it cafe and great games! Our great teaching team uses a unique approach to Christian education called active learning. We teach chronilogically through the 12 Eras of the Bible making each story they learn contextual and relevant. The curriculum in written by our staff and designed to integrate with the other children's ministries at the church. Each class participates in a variety of fun and memorable learning experiences that help them understand who God is, what his design for their life is and what the story of the Bible is. Our motto is : May God's Word be written on my heart and seen everyday in my life.

Sunday morning classes are at 9:30AM and 11:05AM.  Children may only attend one of the hours that classes are offered.  We encourage all children at this age to attend service with their family and then attend classes when their parents and siblings attend class.  Please note that all children that are entering 5th grade and older have Sunday Morning Classes ONLY at 11:05AM.

Family Devotionals
Looking for our family devotionals that tie with our weekly lessons and take you through the Bible throughout the year. Click Here

Children's Offering
One Sunday morning, during large group time, an offering plate is passed around to the children.  This offering goes directly to support two children from the Dominican Republic and Columbia.  Throughout the year, children are given the opportunity to write letters and send gifts to the individual sponsored child.

AWANA
No other program hides God’s Word in our young students’ hearts more than our AWANA program. Every year kidz join us on Sunday Nite for Game Time, Handbook Time and Counsel Time. Structured in a club format much like Scouts, kidz win weekly, monthly, and yearly awards all centered around making sure every young boy or girl is fully equipped for every good work God has prepared for them to do. Visit the AWANA page where you can Register on-line.