Bethlehem Sunday School

We welcome all children, from preschool through 8th grade, to join us Sunday mornings for a time of worship, fellowship, learning, and fun. 1st through 8th grade will meet together as a group, with the 3, 4, and 5 year olds making up their own classroom. The program for our youngest students focuses on bible stories, prayers, fellowship, and, of course, snacks! Students in 1st through 8th grade participate in a thematic program. The first Sunday of each month we introduce a new theme, which is supported and expanded on the following Sundays.

A typical month looks something like this:

• 1st Sunday- Introduce a theme

• 2nd Sunday- An activity to further expand that theme (food activities are favorites!)

• 3rd Sunday- Game Show Sunday, a day to show what you have learned and to work as a team

• The 4th Sunday of the month is a very special Sunday referred to by our kid's as Fourth Sunday Funday. We are so very fortunate to have an art teach volunteer to come in to conduct an art project with the Sunday School students. They have the opportunity to learn about an art technic and to create a project based on the theme of the month.

The goal of our thematic program is to give students a good understanding of the major events in the Bible, to teach them how to navigate around the Bible, and to give them a social environment where they can grow in their faith.

WAGS Grace's Sunday School

Grace had an active Sunday School on Sunday mornings, with a superintendent, several teachers, and classes for each grade, including preschool. Attendance over the years was dwindling due to a lack of volunteers and participants, especially after the Christmas program each year.

In 2019, a solution was found to hold Sunday School with a light supper on Wednesday evenings. Marilyn Niemi came up with the name WAGS (Wednesday at Grace School). The lessons include music, Bible lessons, crafts and games with an emphasis on serving others.

Today Linda Fulton, Shelly Rye, and Faith Bartels take turns leading the classes. Sandra Scholbrock has been the head food preparer, along with Sherry Backhaus. We have been blessed with memorial gifts, donations, and Thrivent cards from members to offset the cost of the weekly meals.

Our offerings have included a monetary gift to Zambia for the Land of Hope Orphanage, Personal Care Kits for the local food shelf, goats and flocks of chicks through ELCA Good Gifts, Personal Care Kits for LWR, and a portion of a safe water project and hygiene kits through ELCA Good Gifts, and Worth County Shop With a Cop.