Our desire as a ministry of Hope Ottawa is to come alongside parents and guardians to equip, support, and inspire them as the primary spiritual leader in the lives of their children. Our role at Hope Kids is to supplement the teaching supplied in the home with church-based programs, activities, teaching, and events in order to help children understand who God is and what Jesus has done for them.
We seek to lovingly evangelize and disciple their children toward faith in Jesus Christ, which will be the basis for a gospel-centered, Biblical worldview that will last for life.
We provide a learning environment that supports the six distinctives of Hope Bible Church in a way that is engaging for children at various stages of physical, mental, social and spiritual development. Our mission is fulfilled as seeds are planted (1 Corinthians 3:6) and disciples of Jesus Christ are made (Isaiah 61:3b).
You can leave your children with us, knowing that everyone who serves in Hope Kids, from Nursery through Grade 5, has undergone a criminal background check with a Vulnerable Sector Screening. The Hope Kids ministry is located in a secure area where only authorized HK workers and parents/caregivers can enter.
Nursing mothers, feel confident to feed your child in our private nursing area with radio access to the service, so as to not miss a word!
Every week, we join in worship across all of the Hope Kids age range including volunteers. Here you will find the worship songs we are worshipping with in Hope Kids this year. We hope they bless your family as you worship together at home! Click below to learn and sing along!
According to Proverbs 22:6 and Ephesians 6:4, the primary spiritual teacher to a child should be his or her parents. To help you get started, here’s a resource that ties in directly with what your child is learning at Hope Kids this week. We hope you are blessed as you train your child up in the way they should go!
We believe scripture memory to be a vital spiritual discipline. That’s why we start so young! Here you will find the memory verses and actions we will be learning in Hope Kids this year. We hope they bless your family and encourage scripture memorization with you and your kids!
At check-in you’ll get printed name tags for your children and a parent receipt with a matching, randomly generated, four digit code. You’ll show this parent receipt to pick up your children at the end of the service. Check-in opens at 9:30 on Sunday morning for general admittance, or 8:45 for pre-service care if you are serving in another ministry that morning.
After children are checked in, they head to their classrooms. They’ll meet up with their friends and class leaders and participate in some “warm up” activities prior to Large Group Worship and Teaching.
We love when children sing loud and dance during worship. We also love when they close their eyes and lift their hands and sing quietly. Both please the Lord and both forms of worship point to Jesus Christ as the King.
Each week we open our Bibles and teach with authority in a manner that children can understand. We believe strongly that children should never be bored with the Bible, and we work hard to make sure that doesn’t happen.
The children experience a Hope-style small group in an age appropriate format. Scripture memorization, prayer and fun, intentional activities are included to promote personal application of large group teaching.