Children's Ministries

It is our goal to partner with parents and families to develop fully devoted followers of Christ. Thus it is our desire for our children to love church. We want your child to know that they are loved, are cared for and are safe. We use MY FIRST LOOK curriculum for our preschoolers and 252 BASICS for our school age children. This curricula accomodates different learning styles while engaging the children in fun, Christ centered learning. Children K-5th grade are signed in at the Lighthouse during the 8:30 and 9:45 service and in the North end of the Fellowship Hall during the 5pm service. Our younger children are in the following rooms.

Room #1 - 6 weeks to early walker
Room #2 - Steady walker to 18 months
Room #3 - Toddlers
Room #5 - Two year olds (as of 9/1/07)
Room #11 - Three year olds (as of 9/1/07)

Room #13 - Four year olds (as of 9/1/07)

During our 11:00 service childcare is available for our infants through Pre-K children. Kindergarten through 5th grade children are invited to worship service with their families. A child friendly activity page is available to help your child engage in the service.

Heritage Childcare

DURING NON-WORSHIP HOURS

We offer childcare to families during small groups, Bible studies, classes and special events. This ministry is designed to bless you and allow you to serve and get connected in the life of Heritage. We understand that your child needs a loving, nuturing, kid-friendly environment while on our campus. We have a wonderful trained staff that have been through an orientation process and have been screened and background- checked to work with your child.

Nursery

Full Nursery is provided during all of our worship services. We know your infant is precious to you, that is why we provide an environment that is both safe and nuturing. Our nursery is staffed by the most loving and experienced staff. Special security precautions are taken to insure that you alone have access to your infant before, during and after the service.

In an effort to keep our nursey a safe environment we ask that if your child has been sick, vomitting, had diarrhea, rash infection or fever within the past 24 hours, that you not leave them in our care. If we discover that your child is not feeling well we will notify you immediately.

Skate Night

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Kids in Grade K-5, come join us for Skate Night. We turn our parking lot into a skating rink. We have music, concessions, and a whole lot of fun. Preschoolers have their own mini rink where parents can sit and watch.

Visit us at www.skatenight.com for more details.

TeamKID

Sundays 5:00 - 6:30 PM

January 17th- May 16th

(There is no TeamKID 2/7, 3/14, 3/28, 4/4, 5/9)

TeamKid is a unique discipleship program for elementary aged children that combines music, dance, creative Bible story presentations. TeamKID is designed so that kids learn about God and how He desires a personal relationship with them. It is through this relationship with God that our children can then impact the world around them. It is our prayer and desire that your children learn Biblical principles and develop relationships that will help them rely on God's strength as they face the pressures of everyday life and become world changers.

Camp KIDJAM 2010

Camp KIDJAM it ROCKS!!! 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders pack your things we are heading to Steson University in Deland June 15 - June 18 2010. This summer as we join hundreds of others kids from areound the area, we're going to Jump! Put faith in motion as we look at Paul's journeys and watch the story of his radical faith unfold. Kids are faced with critcial questions about faith and they're offered an amazing variety of answers. Camp KidJam gives kids an opportunity to find answers to some of those vital questions through practical applications like:

How to navigate the Bible
How to personalize Scripture
How to worship God with their life

For more information contact us at the office 727-796-1329 ext. 39 or go to www.campkidjam.org.

Summer Camp 2010

Registration begins March 22, 2010 [CLICK HERE TO REGISTER]

Travel Camp June 28th - July 2nd
	Travel Camp is a smaller school-age camp for 3rd - 5th graders . Each day the children travel to exciting destinations that are sure to please. Your child won't want to miss the fun.

Wee Camps June 1st-4th; June 28th - July 2nd; July 12th - 16th
	Wee Camp is for pre-school aged children, who are three years old by 9-1-09, and fully potty trained, through Pre-K 5’s. The week hosts a theme based curriculum where the children learn daily Bible verses, do a Bible-based craft and participate in recreation. These little ones learn to socially interact with other children their age while being taught Christian values and characteristics. We believe that teaching children Christian values at a young age will have a lasting, spiritual impact on them for years to come.

Vacation Bible School & Preschool VBS July 19th - 23rd
	Journey with us around the world this year at Vacation Bible School . Join us as we navigate the Word of God in our daily expeditions. Your children's morning is jam packed with fun, surprises, music and so much more. From crafts, recreation, snacks to the memorable Bible points…they all add up to making a life-long difference in the lives of your children!
3rd - 5th Grade Art Camp June 21st -June 25th
	3rd-5th Art Camp is a small school-age camp geared toward your budding artist. Due to the nature of the projects that the children will be creating your child must have completed 3rd grade. Each day the children participate in age appropriate art projects with our resident art teacher Gerry Briseno. children also will have a thematic snack and recreation time. Your child won't want to miss this really cool camp.

Camp Heritage July 12th-16th
	Camp Heritage is a fun-filled school-aged camp. Opening ceremonies are held in our Sanctuary and include morning announcements, singing, prayer and skits. Children are dismissed in their groups for their daily activities. The children rotate in blocks based on their selections chosen: Creative Arts rotation or a Hands On learning rotation. All children will rotate through our creative cooking class which allows them to prepare their daily snack. All children will also rotate through a Bible story time to expand upon our opening and closing ceremonies. A bag lunch is eaten in Fellowship Hall followed by afternoon classes, closing ceremonies and dismissal.
Creative Arts will be activities such as Ceramic, Arts & Crafts, Scrapbooking, Stamping, Cartooning and more. Hands On will be activities such as Science, Photography, Self defense, Carpentry, Sports and Games and more.
Sports Camp June 21st - 25th
	Sports Camp is a fun-filled camp for your sports enthusiast. We work together with The Winning Inning to provide a camp that is not only fun but that is built around values that will last. Each day your child will participate in games such as dodgeball, pickle, soccer, golf, track and feild and so much more. They also will have a Bible time and a time where they work as a team to create a skit that will be performed at the end of the week.