You are welcome to keep your child with you during the service if that is most comfortable for you! You will find that we are a very relaxed congregation and we are not bothered by the giggles or brief cries that come with our littlest members.

When you arrive at church, proceed to the check-in desk where you’ll receive a sticker for your child and for yourself with a corresponding number. Should your child need you during the service, you will be notified via a number flashing on the screen in the sanctuary. When it is time to checkout, you can head back to the nursery where the nursery care workers will make sure that the number on your parent sticker corresponds to the number on the child’s sticker.

When you arrive at church, proceed to the check-in desk where you’ll be checked in by a volunteer. Your child will receive a sticker with their name and you can take some time to visit with other families before you take a seat in the sanctuary. Your child will remain with you at the beginning of the service before being dismissed to children’s activities and they will return after Prayers of the People.

Nursery care workers are permitted to change diapers. If you would prefer to change your child’s diaper yourself, please let our nursery care workers know so they can notify you if your child needs a change. We keep a variety of diaper sizes in our nursery, but feel free to leave your child’s diaper bag with our staff if your child has specific diapering needs. There are also diaper changing stations in the men’s, women’s, and “for anyone” restroom. There is a restroom connected to the nursery. Staff are permitted to take children to the restroom upon the child’s request, but are never to close the restroom door while they are alone with the child. Children who are potty trained are encouraged to do as much as they can in the restroom for themselves, but workers will assist with clothing or hand washing as requested.

Godly Play volunteers will guide children to the restroom where they will wait outside until the child is finished and guide them back to the Godly Play room. Volunteers and staff will not enter the restroom alone with a child.

Whirl volunteers will guide children to the restroom where they will wait outside until the child is finished and guide them back to the Whirl classroom. Volunteers and staff will not enter the restroom alone with a child.

We are happy to be able to provide a clean and healthy environment for all children and adults at Grace Church. For the health of everyone who attends Grace Church, sick children should not attend.

Safety of all children at Grace Church is our number one priority. All staff and volunteers undergo a background check and Safe Church training.

Our volunteers and staff have all been trained in how to respond to emergency situations. In the event of an evacuation, children will meet their families outside on the north side of the building with a staff member there to check stickers for the correct number.