The Calvin Church Worship Center experience is based on the model pioneered by Sonja Stewart. Starting in Kindergarten and extending through the 4^th Grade, the boys and girls begin to learn firsthand the stories of the Bible in a setting designed to teach them also the fundamentals of Christian worship. This prepares the children to take their own place in regular worship services by giving them easy-to-understand explanations of what goes on in Christian worship and why. Led by Calvin member Chris Lanning, the Worship Center team of teachers and assistants is highly trained in special ways of relating stories to children. The boys and girls are encouraged to participate by asking questions and entering into "wondering times" by which the use of their imaginations lets the children enter into the stories even more fully. Worship Center participants begin their Sunday mornings in the church sanctuary with the rest of the congregation and are dismissed to their Worship Center classrooms following the children's sermon.

 
"The Little Children" program at Calvin Church, directed by Sue Keegstra, is for boys and girls ages 2-4. Prior to each morning service during the months September-May parents may bring their children to the designated classroom where the children will have an opportunity to begin exploring the Bible through various stories which are told by the teachers. Crafts and songs accompany and reinforce the lessons and, of course, the children also have time to play and eat cookies!

A fully staffed nursery is available for small children during both of Calvin Church's two Sunday worship services. Parents may bring their children to the nursery (located on the basement level) before the service. The child must be signed in and the parent or guardian who does so will then be given a numbered token which must be turned back in when picking the child back up following the service. Our nursery staff is committed to providing a safe, secure, and fun environment for children from the ages of infant through Kindergarten.