Maureen Harshman
Director of Children & Family Ministry
maureen@allentownpresbyterian.org

Allentown Presbyterian Church is home to the oldest, continually run Sunday School in rural Ameria!

The 2008-09 year is our 199th year! What a tradition we have! APC Sunday School is a tradition, but would hardly be called “traditional.” Traditional sometimes has the connotation of “old” or “stuffy,” and we promise you, we are NOT THAT!

Sunday School

Elementary Sunday School is offered on Sunday mornings between worship services at 9:45 -10:45 a.m. for children in PreK (4 years old) through 5th Grade.

Staffed completely by dedicated volunteers, we are "Keeping it R.E.A.L." in Sunday School: Relational, Experiential, Applicable, and Learner-based:

R: Relational

• Shortened lecture time
• Use of open-ended questions and conversation
• Small Groups

E: Experiential

• Vary teaching techniques:
• Rock Solid purchased curriculum
• Core Value Lessons (to intentionally teach specific core Christian beliefs)
• WoRMs/ACTs which are highly participatory
• Children’s Worship Service

A: Applicable

• All lessons conclude with “life application questions” and discussions
• “So what?” “How does this story apply to MY life?”

L: Learner-based

• Teachers are aware of the various learning styles:
• Incorporate teaching methods which engage more than one of the senses
• Teachers develop a sense of “what works” for their students

While all the statistics and stories from the Bible are important to learn, they have little value if the children don’t develop a relationship with Christ. We don’t want to just fill the kids’ BRAINS with FACTS. We want to fill their HEARTS with LOVE for JESUS; with a passion to know, love and follow GOD. We want to raise children who KNOW and LOVE GOD. Who have a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus Christ.

If you'd like more information about our Sunday School program, please contact Maureen Harshman.