Our mission is “Joining Children on their Spiritual Journey.” The purpose of KidStep is to intentionally focus on ways we can help children spend time with Jesus on their own and experience God’s love so that we can help children from birth through fifth grade take next steps of faith.
Small groups, bible teaching, and singing are all part of what happens on a Sunday morning in KidStep. We are excited to welcome your children to a safe and kid-appropriate environment. We have a check-in and check-out process for security purposes. Look for the check-in stations to receive name tags and ask any questions you may have.
Dates to Remember:
- August 11: No KidStep Programming. One service ONLY at 10:30 AM followed by an all-church picnic.
- August 14: CORE Summer Night for upcoming 6th graders! If you’re finishing up 5th grade in KidStep and moving into CORE in September, CORE wants to welcome you to this exciting event from 6:45 to 8:45 PM! Come hang out with CORE and bring your parents to see what we're all about!
- September 1: No Elementary Programming. Preschool and Nursery available.
- September 8: Promotion Sunday - Passage Ceremony for kids graduating from 5th grade and entering 6th grade and CORE. Watch for more details next month!
Sunday Videos
Each week we post age-appropriate videos on our YouTube page. You can find the video for this week below.
July KidStep Lessons
7/7 - Intro to Missions (no elementary programming)
7/14 - Adventure to Asia!
7/21 - Adventure to Africa!
7/28 - Adventure to the Americas (Pt 1)!
Unit Key Passage: “All the nations you made will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your holy name.” (Psalm 86:9)
Volunteer Needs
We have a variety of volunteer opportunities in KidStep. To find out more information, answer questions, or test out any of these serving opportunities, please reach out to Jill Bennett, our volunteer coordinator. We would love for you to join the KidStep team!
**Summer Sundays - KidStep has a dedicated team of leaders who serve consistently during the school year. Each summer we ask KidStep families (parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles) to help us show appreciation to them by serving in their place. We make it easy by providing everything you’ll need to be successful in the classroom. This is a great opportunity to spend a KidStep Sunday with your kids. We’ve created a sign-up list with all the dates and times - please sign up today!!
**Moms Connect Kids’ Programming and Nursery Care - Moms Connect provides a great opportunity for moms of young children to connect with God and each other through the journey of motherhood. KidStep collaborates with this ministry by providing children’s programming and loving care to their little ones. We are looking for additional volunteers to join this wonderful ministry. Moms Connect meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month (with a few holiday exceptions) from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. If you are interested please reach out to jbennett@hersheyfree.com for more information! We’d love to have you for the full session or as a part-time volunteer.
Child Dedication
Child Dedication is an important part of the life of Hershey Free Church. We value our partnership with parents in joining their children on their spiritual journey. Our child dedication process consists of a required class for the parents held prior to the dedication ceremony. Please register for classes.
KidStep Parent Connect | Sundays | 9 AM | room 302
Each Sunday at 9 AM, parents of children who attend KidStep have the opportunity to connect for Bible study and fellowship. If you have not attended yet, or if it has been a while, we encourage you to come check it out! While your children are growing in their classes, you have a wonderful opportunity to spend time with other parents, growing together in discipling your littles. This class is currently taking the opportunity to attend the Missions Elective for the month of July, and regular classes will resume on August 4.
KidStep Offering Opportunity: For this quarter, we will be giving to Hershey Free Church Clothing and Food Banks. We will gladly collect funds as usual, but will also have a bin out if your children would like to donate non-perishable food items. What a great opportunity for our children to see how we can be busy with kingdom work right here in our local community!
Since 1979, Hilltop Christian Nursery School, a ministry of the Hershey Free Church, has been welcoming children to learn, to have fun, and to grow in their knowledge of Jesus. We invite your family to join the Hilltop family as we work together to create a learning environment tailored to the age and developmental stages of our students. We believe a child is a total person, designed by God to be well-rounded and maturing in every dimension.
We believe that the experience of each child should be consistent with his or her individual stage of development and, therefore, learning should be achieved in a way that is comfortable and natural for him or her. This can be reinforced with Godly principles through daily experiences.
Hilltop Christian Nursery School serves children ages 3, 4, and 5. Children should reach the classroom age as of October 1st of the admission year.