Purpose Statement

Our mission is to partner with parents to help children know God through His Word, serve His people, and love their family and peers.

What To Expect on Sunday Morning:

Our Sunday School classes are divided by grade level (preschool through 5th grade) and coincides with the 9:30 and 11 am worship services. Nursery is provided for ages 0-3 years during all three services (8, 9:30 & 11 am).

• When you arrive:

- If this is your first time visiting, visit the Check-in Attendant in the Children's Wing foyer.

          - If you are a regular attender, visit a self-check-in station and check in with your phone number or QR code.

• If you have nursery kids and want to bring them to nursery before worship starts, please drop them off before being seated. The Nursery is in room 122.

• Then go into the auditorium with your children to the worship service.

• Before the sermon starts, the children will have the option to be dismissed. Please wait for this dismissal and then head out the back of the auditorium and proceed to the Children’s Wing.

• If you are attending an adult Sunday School class during the 9:30 am service, you may drop your children off right at 9:30 for an informal introductory activity.

• When picking up your child after the worship service, be sure to have your check-out code (either on your phone or a label) ready to show the check-in attendant and your child's teacher. See the Check-In Attendant if you lose your tag.

OUR CURRICULUM

Our goal is to go through the Bible every 3-4 years, using two different curriculums, one service in the Old Testament, and one service in the New Testament. The 9:30 am service, will go through Gospel Project, and in the 11 am service we will go through Answers in Genesis. Teachers will keep parents informed of what their child is learning each week by sending home a ‘take-home’ sheet.

Children's Events

We offer a variety of events throughout the year for kids to build relationships with each other and to reach our community, including Vacation Bible School which is held one week out of the summer for ages 4 years old to 5th grade.

Mobile Check-in Instructions:

• If you are new and have not filled out a connection card with all your children’s names and birth dates, you will need to visit the Check-in Attendant before being able to use the Mobile Check-in. See attendant on Sunday.

• If you already have the Church Center App, be sure you are logged in, and then go to the bottom of the screen to Check-in. Here you will be able to choose the children you are checking in, what class they will be in, and which service you are checking into. You will then receive a QR code.

• Follow this link to watch the video that will give you a visual of how this process works. Check-in with the Church Center App

• If you do not have the Church Center App, download the Church Center app first.

• You will then need to choose our church, ValleyBible Church. Once you have chosen the correct church, you will need to enter your phone number (remember, this phone number already needs to be in our database for this to work). Once you do this it will text you a code that you will need to enter in. Then it will ask if the person associated with that phone number is you. Choose your name and then you will be able to log in and it should keep you logged in after this. Then follow the steps up above. If you are having trouble with this step you can visit the Check-in Attendant for further assistance to update your profile.

• When you arrive at church, use the Mobile Check-in station to scan your QR code and receive your child’s check-in labels. You will also receive your security check-out code on your mobile app.

Meet Jennifer Dokken
Jennifer has attended Valley Bible Church since 2006 and joined the staff as a part-time Administrative Assistant in 2008. She is also currently our Children’s Ministry Coordinator. She oversees our day-to-day finances, human resources/employment protocol, child/youth protection policy, scheduling children’s ministry volunteers, and overseeing children’s check-in. She serves on the Children’s Ministry Team with a group of gifted individuals serving the children of Valley Bible Church, along with their parents.

jennifer@spokanevbc.org
(509) (509) 928-5161 ext. 102