1st Congregational Church Family Life Program

Christian faith is not only beliefs, but a way of living. It is crucial that Christians learn to live their faith day to day. The Church, like individual Christians, needs to show its faith during the week. One way in which our Church lives this philosophy is through the Family Life Program. The foundation of the program are the convictions that children are precious persons to God, that families are the Church because two or three can be gathered in His name, and that families need support from the larger Church.
We are intentionally a family life program — not just a preschool facility. Within our programs we try to give children and parents an opportunity to grow in a way that will benefit the whole family unit.

We strive to provide an environment in which children can blossom at their own pace, urged forward by the knowledge that they are both protected and loved by those around them. We hope to help them develop an attitude of love and respect for themselves as persons and to be concerned for others. We seek to help them capture or retain a sense of wonder and curiosity about the world around them and to experience the joy of learning for its own reward.
We are a Christian organization. We relate the central events of the Christian story to the children as we prepare for the celebration of the Christmas and Easter festivals. We use a variety of media to teach the wonderful works that God has given us. We want them to experience both the church and the world as places where Gods love and care are shown to them personally in their relationships with others.