Welcome to Grace Church

We believe children are a treasure from God and we should care for them and help them grow.

Nursery
Quality childcare is available during our Sunday morning worship service. Birth through 3 years old meet in the beginner's nursery on the upper floor of our Christian Education wing. This room is staffed by people ready to care for your little one and shower God's love on them while you worship and learn. 3 -5 year olds meet in our toddler room right across the hallway in a room designed to be stimulating and inviting specifically for this age group

UpTown
Our teachers truly care about communicating God's love to our children (birth-4th grade) in relevant ways.
9:30 am Sunday mornings during the school year.
Luke 2:52 – " . . . and Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men."

There are 940 weekends from the time a child is born to the time they go to college. By the time they are in kindergarten there are 636 weekends left. Weekends!! What are you going to do with your children on the weekends?

We want to partner with you on the weekends to help you develop virtues into your children. The friends your children spend time with will ultimately determine the direction of their life! We want to partner with you on the weekend to build those relationships that help you direct your children's lives.

So … what are you going to do with your weekend? Make it a priority to arrive at 9:20am to bring your children to UPTOWN and let us partner with you to build the basics of Luke 2:52 virtues into your children’s lives.

Each basic truth is amplified by a weekly key concept, about one virtue each month, taught over a 3-year period. The curriculum includes 150 Bible stories and is based on core virtues and memory verses each month.
Each Sunday, there are three components, each targeted to a particular type of learning and relational environment:

Power Up – designed to engage children in worship within a large group setting.
Catch On – designed to help kids understand how the day's topic applies to them. They will discuss real-life experiences, interact with a close-knit group of peers, and participate in a variety of activities that appeal to different learning styles and with a Small Group Leader.
Plug In – Closure, Celebration and Conclusion of plugging in what we have learned and applied in our lives!

Come join us! Allow us to partner with you on the weekends! Make it a priority to be at church by 9:20am, so we can partner with you to build virtues in your children’s lives!

If you are excited about watching children grow and would like to be involved in this ministry of storytellers, hosts, and small group leaders. Contact Pastor Jeff (201.444.0123) or Cindy Minor (973.331.3898).

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ChurchTime
Our children ages k-4th grade, have their time of worship.
Dismissed during the morning worship service during the school year.

Warehouse
Preteens are a moving target. Kids 10 to 12 are too old for children’s Sunday school, but too young for youth. They need a curriculum that answers real-life preteen questions and tackles the issues preteens care about most!

Come check us out at the warehouse... where everybody is a [work in progress]. Every Sunday morning from 9:30-10:30 - 5 & 6th graders have a blast as they explore issues applicable to their lives and see what God has to say about them. We even have our own safe, secure web site where we can chat, play games, get clues for our next topic, and share stuff that goes on during the week!

Come and get your questions about life answered.

“ … being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6

Mega Sports Camp
Our children's summer program, MEGA Sports Camp, will be held at Grace Church from July 12-16. This year's theme is "Undefeated." Undefeated encourages kids to deal with the obstacles of life with God's help and guidance so they can live life undefeated. We accomplish this teaching through stories, songs, small groups and sports training. We will look at different sports stories each day including: Earl Morrall, Dan O'Brien, Drew Brees, Bill Walton and Vinny Perretta. Click here to register

Jeff Graves
Pastor of Children and Youth Ministries

Jeff coordinates our ministry to kids (0-6th grade) and leads our teen (7th-12th grade) programs. Jeff has been on staff at Grace Church since 1996 and is committed to creating environments where teens can fall in love with Jesus and make a difference in our world for Him. Jeff is a graduate of Baylor University and Conservative Baptist Seminary of the East. He is married to Mary Graves and has three children: AJ, a senior at JMU; Vanessa, a sophomore at JMU; and Justin a junior at Ridgewood High School. Jeff also subs at Midland Park High School on his day off!

Contact Jeff about ... getting involved in UpTown, WareHouse, LifeGate or common ground.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Phone: 201.444.0123 ext. 17
Email: jeff@gracechurchnj.net

Child Care Worker's Screening Application.
All people interested in working with children at Grace Church, must complete and submit a Child Care Worker's Screening Application. You may download a copy here. ...you'll see it at the bottom of the page.