Children's Ministry

Children’s Ministry at Atonement
The Children’s Ministry serves children and their families from birth through 5th grade.
 
Ministry Mission: To foster the spiritual formation of families by equipping and supporting parents in leading children to a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
 
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Nursery-Nursery care is available during morning worship service for children from birth to 5 years old *all nursery volunteers are background checked and agreed to our ministry policy, and have taken an online child safety seminar

• Infant Nursery(Age 0-2)
• Pre-K Nursery(Age 3-5)

Sunday School -Sunday School meets from 11 am-12 pm every Sunday and is available for children of all ages.  All Sunday School classes use the Gospel Story Curriculum by Marty Machowski.  Because children need help understanding that the Bible is one story with Jesus as the hero, the Gospel Story Curriculum focuses on Christ as it teaches children critical stories from Genesis to Malachi that highlight God’s plan of redemption. This unique 3-year-long curriculum grows with children by exploring the same Bible stories at three different learning levels, freshly presenting the material each time to help children grow in their understanding of the Bible. Every year children learn a slightly longer version of each passage.  All classrooms use The Gospel Story Bible, and all families are provided a Long Story Short family devotional that allows parents to follow up with the same lesson at home. This unique curriculum will enable us to teach the same key gospel stories to preschool through fifth grade.
 
Sword Bible MemoryLink to the current one-coming soon
 
.*All Sunday School Teachers and Staff are background checked, have agreed to our ministry policy, and have taken an online child safety seminar.
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Church of the Atonement Children's Library

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books can be checked out at a time? Atonement children may borrow up to 3 books at a time. Guests may borrow 1 book at a time. (Please fill out a contact form.) This allows all Atonement children and guests the opportunity to check out books.

How long can I keep my borrowed books? Books can be checked out from the library for 1 week.  If you need more time, please ask our librarians to extend your time.

When is the library open? The library is staffed Sundays from 8:30-9:20am and 12-12:30 pm.

Atonement families can visit the library at any time. Please sign in on the clipboard at the library checkout counter so that we have a record of library usage. Office staff can let you into the building Monday-Friday, 11am - 4:30pm. Please ring the doorbell at the main entrance (lower narthex) to be buzzed in.

​Who can check out a book? Anyone attending Atonement on Sunday mornings is eligible to check out books.  If you are a first-time visitor or are checking out books for the first time, please fill out the Children’s Library Family Contact Information at the checkout counter.​

​​How do I find a book that is right for me?  All book spines have a colored sticker:

Children's Bookshelves
Yellow - Ages 0-2
Dark Green - Ages 2-4
Red - Ages 3-5
Purple - Ages 6-8
Light Blue – Ages 9 & up

Parents' Bookshelf
Royal Blue - Christian Living
Orange - Devotionals
Light Green - Parent-Controlled Content

How can I contact a librarian? Email:  [email protected]

How can I find out if the library has a book that I’m looking for? Check out our online catalog:  https://www.librarything.com/catalog/coa-kids

Links for Parents

Parenting Christian Kids, Children’s Ministry Edition
Church of Atonement’s monthly newsletter for families.

Montgomery County Public Schools Division of Early Childhood Services
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/earlychildhood/
Information about Prekindergarten, Head Start, and Kindergarten registration

Child Find of Montgomery County
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/specialed/childfind.shtm
Identification and services for young children with disabilities

Locate Childcare
http://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/programs-services/locate/
Resource for locating childcare providers