Infant-4 years (Nursery)
Sherry Underwood, Interim Team Leader



Welcome
Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church welcomes you and your child to Seeds of Destiny (SOD). Your child is very special to us. It is our desire to minister to your child’s spiritual, physical and emotional needs. Our rooms are divided by age group and staffed by loving and caring volunteers. We are committed to providing a warm, caring and secure environment for your child.

Our Mission
We love and serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families in the name of Jesus Christ. We provide an innovative and creative environment to aid in the healthy growth of young children and their families into the image and character of Christ. We desire to partner with our parents to teach their children to “love the Lord our God with all their hearts, souls, minds and strength” in their daily lives. We believe even the littlest ones can learn, and we are committed to planting the Seeds of God’s word in each of their hearts.

When You Arrive
You will be greeted by a Seeds of Destiny host at the registration kiosk where you and your child will receive corresponding name and number ID tags. You can then escort your child to his/her classroom where you may personally speak with the teacher. If your child needs you during service, your child’s name will be displayed on the video screens located in the worship center. We ask that you present your portion of the ID tag upon return to the registration kiosk or classroom so that we can verify a match of name and number. Please keep your portion of the ID tag in a safe, easy-to-find location as your child cannot be released to you unless you present it.

Your Child’s Health          
We operate a well-child program. For the protection of all the children in our ministry, we cannot accept a child with the following symptoms: fever, rash, fresh cold (four days or less), diarrhea, runny nose, persistent cough or any other signs of illness. We request that you not place your child in the program while they are at risk of exposing other children. We cannot administer medication during the service. Thank you in advance for helping us keep our children’s ministry a healthy place for all.

Service Requirements      
The goal of this ministry is to partner with parents to impart the Word in their children and make sure the children experience God in a loving environment. With this in mind, we request that all parents who are Destiny members and use SOD serve at one of our four Sunday services or at our Wednesday night service one time per month.

 Curriculum           
We believe that even our smallest children can learn! Babies are learning from the moment of birth. What they learn is the responsibility of parents and adults who care for them. In SOD, regular learning experiences are planned and lessons are reinforced with song, play and supervised activities designed especially for children. The aim of our Bible classes is to give children a foundation for future Bible knowledge and spiritual growth. In a loving, secure environment we introduce:

• The BIBLE as our source of knowledge of God.

• GOD as the loving Creator—of us and all the natural things around us.

• JESUS, God’s son who lived on Earth—showing His love for us.

• Our RESPONSIBILITY to show our love to God in return.

By illustrating the many wonders of God’s creation seen all around us, we hope to build and nurture a strong faith that will sustain each child in the years to come. Each SOD classroom has a program designed specifically for that age group.