City Kids
Ages Infant – 5th Grade
City Kids
Our children’s ministry is a place where each child is known, treasured, and joyfully engaged to know and experience God’s love for us through Christ. We are a community of children, parents, and volunteers who love God, love each other, and love the city of Houston.
City Kids Sunday Morning
Schedule
9:30 am
Infant – 3yo | Childcare
PreK – 5th | Gather
1st- 5th grade join in main worship service for 15 minutes before being brought to their classroom by our City Kids team.
11:00 am
Infant – 3yo | Childcare
PreK – 5th | Grow
Programming
Childcare is provided by our wonderful team of professional caregivers and faithful volunteers.
Gather is a large-group focused class that leads children in worship, group-based teaching, and engaging activities.
Grow is a hybrid program that utilizes large-group teaching and classroom-based discussion and activities.
Worship Service
While we strive to create a children’s experience for all children, we know that it’s sometimes best for kids to attend the main worship service. All families with kids of any age are welcome in the main service.
More details on City Kids Ministry Areas
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Psalm 78:4
Summer Camps & Classes
Throughout the summer, City Kids offers special camps and classes where kids can explore creativity, learn new skills, and build friendships in a fun, encouraging environment.
Theater Camp
July 20 – July 24
City Church is excited to host A.D. Players Emerging Artists Theater Camp, a week-long experience where kids explore acting, storytelling, and stage design through fun, game-based activities. Campers build confidence, work together, and finish the week with a showcase for family and friends.
Open to rising Kinder–8th graders.
Cooking Class
June 10 & July 18
From Scratch is a hands-on cooking class for rising Kinder–5th graders where kids prepare a simple meal together and enjoy it with friends. As they cook step by step, kids will also explore Philippians 1:6 and learn that God is continuing the good work He began in them.
Kids will cook, learn, and share the meal they made together.
Meet Our Team
Chelsey Omoregie – City Kids Director
Aaron Foster – Pastor, Family Ministry & Congregational Engagement
Deangela Guillory – City Kids Assistant Director
Family Resources
Connect with other Families
Join one of our City Groups with childcare. If you would like to attend a group that doesn’t provide on-site childcare, contact Elise for more information.
Teaching Resources for Parents
We want to partner with you as you teach and disciple your children. Check out our list of resources.
Care, Accessibility & Support
If you or your child has a disability, we would love to serve you! Please contact Chelsey so we can learn more about your needs and what we can do to make City Kids accessible to you.
Learn More
City Kids is a community of children who love God, love others, and love the city of Houston.
City Kids Ministry Areas
Welcome + Check-In
We invite families who are checking their children into City Kids at either worship hour to enter the building through the City Kids Entrance (the easternmost entrance to Building 1 on 9th Street). From there, nursery-aged children (3 months–3 years) and PreK–Kindergarten children can be checked in and brought straight to their classrooms at both hours.
At the 9:30am service, 1st–5th graders will join their families in the main worship service for about 15 minutes before being dismissed to City Kids. At the 11:00am service (without an in-service kids’ dismissal), all City Kids can be checked in directly to their classrooms.
9:30am Service
Infants–3 Years Old
All children ages 3 months through 3 years will receive childcare from our wonderful City Kids team of paid professional caregivers and faithful volunteers for the full worship hour. Drop-off and pick-up both take place at classrooms.
PreK + Kindergarten
Our PreK- and Kindergarten-aged children will receive engaging, classroom-based City Kids programming for the full worship hour. Drop-off and pick-up both take place at classrooms.
1st–5th Grade
After the in-service kids’ dismissal during the 9:30am worship hour, City Kids staff and volunteers will lead 1st–5th grade children to their large-group room for City Kids Gather. This includes corporate worship, biblical teaching, and age-appropriate activities that help kids engage more deeply with the week’s lesson. Pick-up after the 9:30am worship service will take place at each large-group room.
11:00am Service
Infants–3 Years Old
All children ages 3 months through 3 years will receive childcare from our wonderful City Kids team of paid professional caregivers and faithful volunteers for the full worship hour. Drop-off and pick-up both take place at classrooms.
PreK + Kindergarten
Our PreK- and Kindergarten-aged children will participate in City Kids Grow, which includes classroom-based lessons and activities paired with some large-group time for children to worship together across ages. Drop-off and pick-up both take place at classrooms.
1st–5th Grade
Our 1st–5th grade children will participate in City Kids Grow, which includes classroom-based lessons and activities paired with some large-group time for children to worship together across ages. Drop-off and pick-up both take place at classrooms.
Full-Morning Programming
Adults with children of any age are invited to make use of City Kids programming for the full morning in order to worship, volunteer, attend a City Group, fellowship at the coffee shop, or participate in other on-campus activities. Children can be checked in for both hours at the beginning of the morning, and the City Kids team will ensure a safe transition for all children between services.
Additional Details
- Check-In & Security: Each child needs to be checked-in using our electronic system every Sunday prior to attending the worship service. Once you check in, you and your child will be given matching identification tags that are exclusive to your family and your visit. Your child will need to wear his or her nametag, which bears a code matched to your security tag that is needed to pick up your child after service.
- First Aid & Incident Reports: Minor injuries are treated with an ice pack and a Band-Aid. These are the only items we are allowed to dispense. Regardless of the type of injury or accident, volunteers will notify the City Kids Director and fill out an Incident Report.
- Safety & Health Procedures: To ensure good health to everyone, children with colds, colored runny noses, fevers, rashes, or other symptons of illness are not permitted into the classroom.
- You can inform the caregiver or teacher of any special instructions, feeding needs, potty training, etc. It is common for babies and kids to cry immediately after getting dropped off, but they usually calm down. We will text you if your child does not calm down within 15 minutes. Label all of your child’s belongings, including diaper bag, bottles, cups, etc. Only the parent of the child and female staff and volunteers are allowed to change diapers.
- All toys and equipment are disinfected before and after every use.
For any questions, contact City Kids Director, Chelsey Omoregie.