Children

Emily was born and raised in New York and later received her bachelor's degree in childhood education from St. Joseph's College and her master's degree from SUNY Oneonta in     literacy education. Emily has taught for 6 years in extremely diverse communities in both Virginia and Pennsylvania. Whether helping students succeed in a classroom setting, or one on one, Emily's passion for serving children and  sharing the love of Christ has always been a deep calling in her life. She is beyond excited for this new opportunity as Children's Ministry Director.

We are an ORANGE CHURCH, that is we are part of a nationwide movement of churches who believe two influences are better than one when it comes to raising our kids and raising up a new generation of children who are followers of Jesus. That’s why we THINK ORANGE and do our children’s ministry in partnership with parents. So just as red and yellow make orange, for us the RED of heart and home partnered with the YELLOW light of Christ and the Church make ORANGE.

We want to partner with families to raise kids who love Jesus and love His church. So we’ve created safe environments for kids of every age and stage from birth through 5th grade, to engage them in the big story of God and to discover their place in it.
We are a SAFE SANCTUARY Church.
All of our staff and volunteer-servants have PA Clearances.

Our environments for older elementary children  through grade five (5), are interactive and challenge our older children to grow in wisdom, stature, and love in their relationship with God and others …just like Jesus. (Luke 2:52)

Our various activities are geared to help these students grow and know that they need to make wise choices and Jesus will help them; that they can trust Jesus no matter what; and that they should treat others the way they’d want to be treated.