North Scottsdale UMC Children's Ministry

WELCOME to North Scottsdale U.M.C. kids website!
We are a family friendly United Methodist church in Scottsdale, AZ.

Sunday School Classes

NSUMC offers children and youth Sunday School opportunities at 10:00 a.m. with traditional Sunday School. Our nursery is open for babies and toddlers at both our 8:30am and 10:00am services.

Godly Play

Our Sunday School teachers host a Godly Play worship experience for our children as part of their Sunday School classroom experience during our 10:00 a.m. service throughout the school year.

Creative Christians

We are blessed to offer a weekday after-school program for children ages 5-12 years old. This creative group meets on Fridays from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

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Summer Day Camp

North Scottsdale United Methodist Church’s 2021 summer day camp is entitled “ Adventure Island.” This camp adventure will be held Monday, June 21 through Friday, June 25, 9:00AM until 11:30AM at NSUMC. It is open to all children ages three through twelve. The registration fee is $45 per child for the entire week’s program.

At “Adventure Island” kids will discover five mysterious Infinity Lanterns to help light their way through life. They will learn how God's light can shine through them. This day camp offers interactive bible puppetry, super science experiments, creative crafts, energizing videos, and active games that are out-of-this-world!

Register online or call the church office at 480-948-0529 to request a registration form or visit on-line at http://www.nsumckids.info/vbs-day-camp.html and printout a registration form that can be returned to the church office (11735 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85254).

Every summer during NSUMC’s Summer Day Camp, camper families are asked to help us help other children. This year the request is a donation of Walmart Gift Cards for the PIMA TRADITIONAL SCHOOL community aide office. These gift cards will support children and families by helping them afford school supplies, clothing and the bare necessities to make their school life more comfortable. Pima Traditional School is a Title One school in south Scottsdale.

What SUMMER Sunday School will look like for NSUMC this year:

We will continue to offer our online Sunday School lessons weekly, so families can access lessons, crafts, recipes, science experiments, scripture stories, drama and games. Check us out online at nsumckids.com, find the link on Facebook or watch for the weekly Sunday School email every Saturday. Please contact the office to make sure we have your email address (office@nsumc.com or 480.948.0529) so you can receive the lessons.

We invite all families to attend our summer services. We will have a “Busy Bag” available for each child weekly. These “Busy Bags” will have hands on activities to help your child better enjoy the service time while sitting in the pew with their family.

Our normal Sunday School in-person lessons will resume on Sunday, August 15th at our 10AM service.

Bedtime Bible Stories

This Zoom class will be offered every Wednesday at 6:30pm. The stories will coincide with our Sunday School lessons. Miss Barb will be the storyteller for the Godly Play lesson and she will include the follow-up “I Wonder” questions. Miss Janet will offer support and guidance on song, sign language and dramatic play. Tune in every Wednesday evening for 30 minutes! All are welcome!

To get the link go to www.creative-christians.org and click on the ZOOM button at 6:30pm every Wednesday.

Virtual Sunday School Lessons

North Scottsdale United Methodist church is offering Virtual Sunday School throughout the pandemic. Weekly, we will send our families the link to the lesson. Each link will offer your children a video of the scripture story and creative expressions to accompany the lesson. If you would like to check out a different lesson, we have nearly four dozen lessons uploaded for your convenience.
Here are the steps to log-on:

Type www.nsumckids.info into your browser
Place your curser over the MIND tab and you will see a drop-down
Slide your curser over “Sunday School Lessons for Godly Play” and you will see another drop down
The first drop down is “Godly Play Curriculum Map,” that page has a document that lists the dates and name of the weekly lessons.
All subsequent tabs include lessons posted in alphabetical order. If you prefer a different lesson than what is scheduled, please help yourself to any other lesson of interest!

Thank you to our parents for all you are doing to keep your children connected to church & God! You are amazing!

Creative Christians Book Club

Not only does our after-school program, CREATIVE CHRISTIAN's offer an awesome program. They have added a book club to their curriculum!

Their class time begins at 4pm on Friday and includes a time for journal writing, crafts, song, sign-language, "Face-It" game and NOW reviewing books from the United Methodist Women's reading list for children.

Your children will be blessed to be a part of this wonderful class. Email the office today to get the link to participate! office@nsumc.com or call 480-948-0529
http://www.nsumckids.info/creative-christians-after-school-program.htm

YOUTH GROUP

Come join your fellow 6th-12th graders and connect through Youth Group. We are so excited to let you know that our youth group is getting back together! Come join your fellow 6th - 12th graders as we reconnect with our church family and friends. We'll have some fun, interactive games, and some "semi-valuable" prizes. We'd love to know if you're planning on attending. Please email office@nsumc.com to RSVP. Invite your friends to join us, too!