Staff Contacts:

Director of Children & Family Ministries:
Jan Arnold
jarnold@fmhouston.com
832-668-1862

Administrative Asst:
Brenda Kenney
bkenney@fmhouston.com
832-668-1879

Nursery Supervisor:
Teresa Guy
tguy@fmhouston.com
832-668-1871

For infants-Pre-Kindergarten:
Our Sabbath morning begins at 8:30am when the Promise Land opens its doors to receive infants through Pre Kindergarten children for child care. Child care is available 8:30a.m.-noon. The Promise Land is located on the first floor by the Welcome center, on the Travis Street side.

Our littlest blessings are welcomed into the church by a trained staff of child care professionals, who guard and guide the children with a loving touch in a clean, safe environment. When checking into the nursery, you will be asked to provide the phone number of the cell phone you are carrying. If your child needs you during the morning, you will be contacted. As part of our commitment to your child’s safety, only staff and parents of Promise Land children are allowed into the nursery area.

Child care for weekday Bible studies and other events is available by reservation only. Please call Brenda Kenney to reserve care for your infant-Pre-Kindergarten children (see contact information above).

Children ages two through Pre-Kindergarten:
These meet in the Promise Land for Bible Connection at 9:50 a.m.. Hands-on Bible lessons are provided by trained staff and volunteers. These experiences help children learn to connect with God, His church and His world.

Music Time is part of the Sunday School curriculum. Music and movement is and integral part of the young child’s spiritual experience, helping children grow in faith.

The Newborn Ministry Team would like to celebrate your family. Are you expecting? Are you planning to adopt? Do you know someone who is expecting? Would you like to be added to our prayer list of parents trying to conceive?

Transitioning into a new Sunday morning routine following the birth of a new little one can be complicated. The desire of our Newborn Team is to help growing families ease into this new routine. By assigning a volunteer to your family, we hope to answer questions, address special needs, highlight important information, and most importantly to pray for your family during this exciting time.

We would like to know your due date so that we can pray for you during your pregnancy. When your baby is born, we will place a Dutch cradle cross on the altar to share the good news with the First Methodist family.

Please fill out the Expecting or Adoption Registration Form and send to Brenda Kenney.

If you have any questions, you can contact Brenda at:
bkenney@fmhouston.com or 832-668-1879.

For centuries the Dutch placed cradle crosses over the beds of their infant children that this symbol of the Christian faith might early become a part of the child’s consciousness. We affirm this wonderful tradition! A member of the Nursery Ministry Team will help to connect the cross with your family.

A Baptism Class is offered on the third Sunday of the month. If you are ready to consider baptism for yourself or your child, come participate in this helpful class that meets at 10:00am in the Cry Room located at the rear of the Sanctuary.

This class will help you sort out and answer questions about this blessed event, from helping you to explore the meaning of the sacrament of baptism to learning about the practical details.

The Sunday morning joy for Kinder-5th begins with Praise Connection at 9:15am in Room 203. Children in Kindergarten through Fifth grade experience a connection to God through the joy of making music. Led by professional music teachers, the children serve as Worship leaders by singing in worship several times a year. Praise Connection offers a delightful musical each Spring.

For more information, please contact Megan Arnold at:
megan.arnold@cfisd.net or 281-213-1076
-or-
Debbie Mathews at:
dmathews@fmhouston.com or 823-668-1818.

One of the most effective means to help children connect to God is through missions. Using a hands on approach to missions provides children with a tangible connection to the joy of service. Every third Sunday is M&M (Missions and Ministry) Sunday. The children are encouraged to bring items for Lifeline, our ministry to the homeless. In Kids Church, the children do a hands on missions project, while enjoying a tasty treat of chocolate M&M’s. Kids In Action coordinates closely with the church Missions team to bring service alive to the children.