Mars Hill Kids is built around a simple concept: Jesus is the hero. Each Sunday, your child will learn the Bible and how it relates to Jesus in an age-appropriate way. The lessons are fun and approachable and taught by committed volunteers and staff who serve Jesus by serving you and your kids. We also seek to help equip parents to train their children in the gospel through resources like family guides for our lessons, weekly activity books, and resources for Community Group leaders. Ultimately, the goal of Mars Hill Kids is to get kids excited about Jesus and to get families talking about Jesus together throughout the week.

Age Groups

Nursery: 6 months to 1 year
Toddler: 1-2 year olds
Preschool: 3-4 year olds
Primary: 5-10 year olds

What to Expect

If you are new to Mars Hill Downtown, you should plan to arrive 15 minutes before the start of the service. There is special parking reserved for families on the south side of the church. When you walk in the door, you’ll see signage directing you to the Mars Hill Kids check-in area. Or you can ask one of the many volunteers serving that Sunday to direct you. At the check-in area, you’ll be greeted by a volunteer or staff member who will help you register your children on our church software called The City. You’ll be handed a sticker with your name, your child’s name, what class your child is in, and a pager that corresponds to the number on that sticker.

We also have a Nursing Mothers Room on the lower level just outside the Children’s Ministry space, which includes a live monitor showing the sermon.

Security is Important to Us

We have volunteer security officers and teachers who have gone through an extensive screening process including a national background check. No volunteer will be alone with a child or group of children under any circumstance. When you drop off and pick up your child, we’ll make sure the numbers on your pager and your child’s sticker match before admitting or dismissing them to or from class. After admitting your child to class, you can grab a cup of coffee or tea and head into worship. Your child will do some activities initially, then gather with all our kids to sing songs to Jesus, and then work through the lessons for the day. After the sermon is preached, we encourage parents to pick up their kids, bring them into service, take Communion as a family, and worship Jesus together.

Questions?

Should you ever have any questions, any member of our staff or any of our volunteers will be happy to help you! Also, if you have any questions about Mars Hill Kids before attending a service, you can always send a message to downtownkids@marshill.com.