Good Samaritan’s children’s programs cultivate a joyful community of families engaged in high quality programs, faith, fellowship, spiritual fulfillment and mission.
The children’s ministry serves children from birth through 6th grade and their families.
Our facilities include a nursery, gym, and Methodist Sunday School lessons in our classrooms, and our church library has children’s material and chairs for reading. There are donuts and lemonade served after each service on Sundays in the Fellowship Hall.
During the school year, we offer Sunday School and Sunday afternoon Youth Group (beginning with 6th grade). During Advent season, there are family-friendly services. In the Summer, we offer traditional and adaptive Vacation Bible Camp.
Good Samaritan Family Newsletter, August 14, 2026
Building Faithful Families
We all have such crazy schedules. Making it to church can sometimes be difficult. To help you build your family’s faith, each month we will have a new resource for you to try at home with your family. These resources don’t need a theology degree, just a desire to be come closer as a family and to strengthen your family’s spirituality.
Road Trip Activity Pack. Four different seek and finds (same picture, 25 different things to find), an activity sheet with word play and license plate game sheet. You can pick up this resource from the Welcome Desk in the Narthex or Jan can email them to you – Let her know at jan@good.org if you would like a copy.
Children, Youth and Family Advisory Board
The Children, Youth and Families Advisory Council provide input into events, programming and the physical space that welcomes our new and existing families. The Council meets quarterly. If you’d like to participate, contact Jan to learn more!
Children’s Sunday School
Sundays, 10:15am
Sunday School is available for children Pre-K through Grade 6.
- Sunday School follows Children’s Time in Worship
- Pre-K-Grade 6, Room 200 with with Jan Russell
- This Sunday, 8/16/2026 – Bloom in the Desert – “Bloom Where You Are – Blanket Flower”
- Sunday School Helpers needed during the summer. Sign up HERE.
- Summer Sunday School – Our Summer Sunday School curriculum is called Bloom in the Desert. Inspired by the beautiful, resilient flowers of the North American desert, these resources explore how God calls each one of us to bloom – and also to welcome the stranger, reach out to one another in generosity, and so together create a garden where everyone can thrive. Please e-mail jan@good.org if you can help.
- Homecoming Sunday and Grandparents Day! Join us September 13 as we kick off the 2026-2027 program year, let’s celebrate grandparents by bringing our grandparents to church, and grandparents, bring your grandchildren to church! We will have special crafts and photo opportunities for families.
- Snowball Mountain Set Pieces – there are two sets of cross-country skis in room 201 still needing to be claimed!
- Looking For Barbie and Ken Clothes! Our Barbies and Kens in our play space in the Sunday School room could use a wardrobe refresh! If you have any you could donate, please let Jan know.
Church Nursery
Sundays, 9:45 – 11:00a.m.
The large, light-filled, and welcoming nursery is staffed by professional childcare workers. Your child can enjoy the nursery while you enrich your soul and mind in worship. The Nursery is on the upper level, steps from our sanctuary.