Crestwicke is passionate about biblical teaching, discipleship, and meaningful engagement at every stage of a child's development. We desire to invest our time, effort, and care in building up the next generation of Christ followers through the ministries listed here.

NURSERY

Children from 0 to 4 year olds are welcome to join our Children's Church. Our Ember room (0 to 2 years) and our Spark room (3 to 4 years) will be journeying through the Truth78 curriculum A Sure Foundation. This curriculum is designed to transform our nursery rooms into a place for prayer, where children learn simple truths about God, begin to memorize Scripture, worship God through music, and hear foundational Bible stories.

Our nursery rooms run all year long and take a break at Christmas and the Good Friday service. 

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

During our Sunday morning services, children from Senior Kindergarten up to Grade 5 are welcome to join our Children’s Church which is divided into two classes, Ignite (SK to Gr. 2), and Ablaze (Gr. 3 to Gr. 5). 

Children’s Church classes run September to June, and take a break through the summer months.

Ignite (SK to Gr. 2)

Children ages 5 to 8 learn about some of God's promises, discovering what it means to trust in those promises which are God's gift to us. Faithful to All His Promises begins by teaching children what a promise is, what makes God trustworthy with these promises, and who these promises are for, then children get to explore some specific promises from God to see how He has been and will be faithful to each of those promises. Teaching involves various components such as prayer, games, crafts, and scripture memorization.

Ablaze (Gr. 3 to Gr. 5)

Children ages 9 to 11, will journey through the Bible chronologically, looking for clues that point to Jesus and His death on the cross. The Bible is one complete true story that progressively reveals God's redemptive plan, which comes to complete fulfillment in the Person and work of Jesus Christ. In the Beginning...Jesus begins with a historical mystery—Jesus' death on the cross—and asks the questions: "What really happened here?" "Why did Jesus die?" and "Who did it?".

To find the answers to these questions, the study goes to the beginning of the Bible narrative in Genesis and then moves chronologically through the Old Testament text as students search for clues that foreshadow the coming of Jesus and His redemptive work on the cross. Special emphasis is given to showing that the Bible is God's story from beginning to end and that Jesus is the key to understanding the story. Teaching involves various components such as prayer, activities and reading the Bible.  

New City Catechism Class (Kids ages 11+)

Our Lead Pastor, RJ, leads this catechism class for kids, working through the New City Catechism. Kids who are 11+ can join the group in the library, 9:20 to 10am, before our Sunday morning service, from September to June.

Crestwicke Chorus is a choir and drama group for kids in Grades 1 to 8. Our goal us to glorify God through the arts and develop the vocal and dramatic gifts He has given us!

This 2025/2026 year has been separated into two sessions:

Session 1: Choir Focus (Gr. 1 to 8)

• Drama and team-building games, vocal warm-ups, ear training, rhythm exercises, and choral singing

• Tuesdays, 3:30 to 4:30 pm in the York Road Room, October 21 until December 9, 2025

• Performance: Sunday, December 14, 2024, during the morning church service

Session 2: Drama Focus (Gr. 3 to 8)

• Drama and improv games, team-building exercises, focus on vocal projection and enunciation, script work

• Tuesdays, 3:30 to 4:30 pm in York Road Room, February 24 to May 12, 2025 (No rehearsal March 10)

• Performance: Sunday, May 17, 2025, at 2 pm

While the Chorus is a ministry for the children of Crestwicke, if you know of a friend or neighbour who does not have a home church and would benefit from the program, please talk to the Crestwicke Chorus coordinator, Laura (contact the church office to connect with her).

Registration for the 2024/2025 season is open until September 30, 2024, through the link below.

Kindergarten to Grade 5

Learning about God’s story of redemption from Eden to the return of Christ, using The Biggest Story curriculum.

Meets weekly on Thursdays, 4 to 5:15 pm at Crestwicke.

Bible quizzing is a fun, competitive, way to encourage children and youth to memorize God’s word. Throughout the course of the year our Bible Quiz team meets together on a weekly basis to practice, and competes 4 times a year. Quizzers compete on a team of about 4 people, answering various questions on the material they have been memorizing throughout the year. Children born between 2007 and 2016 are welcome to participate.

Practices are Mondays, 3:45 to 5 PM in the Crestwicke library, September to May

Rock of Ages is a five-day STEAM camp where your kids will have fun learning through
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math!

With experiments, games, and arts projects we'll explore the wonders of God’s creation.
This year we will mining for eternal treasures!

For more information on our Children’s Ministries please contact the church office at church@crestwicke.org or 519.836.2132.