Why We Do What We Do
At FUMC Cleburne, family ministry starts from one conviction:
The most important relationship in your child's life is their relationship with Jesus Christ and the most important relationship shaping that faith is the one they have with you.
Many children's and student ministries are built to make the church the center of a kid's faith. Ours isn't. We believe faith is “caught more than it's taught” and that kids learn the importance of faith by watching the adults closest to them pray, worship, serve, and struggle honestly with what it means to follow Jesus. That means our job isn't to replace you. It's to walk alongside you, equip you, and give your family a church home to grow in together.
The most important relationship in your child's life is their relationship with Jesus Christ and the most important relationship shaping that faith is the one they have with you.
Many children's and student ministries are built to make the church the center of a kid's faith. Ours isn't. We believe faith is “caught more than it's taught” and that kids learn the importance of faith by watching the adults closest to them pray, worship, serve, and struggle honestly with what it means to follow Jesus. That means our job isn't to replace you. It's to walk alongside you, equip you, and give your family a church home to grow in together.
One Church, All Ages, Together
We believe kids and students deserve spaces in the church that allow them to connect with others their age, AND we also believe kids and students need to connect with others beyond their own age group, they need the whole church. Studies show that worshiping together as a family, and building relationships with adults and kids outside their own grade, is one of the strongest predictors that a young person's faith will last into adulthood. That's why so much of what we do,from Sunday mornings to Wednesday nights, strives to bring generations together.