Whether you homeschool, public school, or private school, all of us are beginning to prepare our kids for the  upcoming school year. All families (adults, kids and teens!) are invited to join us for a Back to School prayer night on Friday August 28th in the Multipurpose Room. We will be going through some hands-on prayer stations to pray for our teachers, schools, and our children's friends. At the end, we will all prayer together over our children. We encourage you to bring the whole family- this is a great opportunity to pray with our kids and our church family!
*Popsicles on the playground to follow our prayer time!*

With the change in temperature comes a change of schedule! At Sparta Church, lot of our regular programs take a break, but there are lots of special gatherings and opportunities.
Summer is from June 21st- September 6th. 

Summer Updates:

• There are no CORE classes for the summer! 
• Are you nervous about your kids sitting in the Worship Center? We have a new resource for you: a kids sermon note sheet. This worksheet is a tool to help our kids learn to listen to a sermon. Worksheets will be available to take as you walk in to the Worship Service. This will begin Sunday, June 21st.  At the end of each service during the summer, kids can show their worksheet to the Children's Ministry team at the table by the windows in the center of the hall to pick a small reward (ex. small toy, sticker). We love having all ages in  worship together and hopefully this encourages our kids to participate in the Worship Service alongside the adults! Check out the worksheets here
• We will have "All Together Sunday" Multigenerational Worship services on July 5th and September 6th. These are Sunday services that are intentionally geared towards having our kids in the Worship Center service with us. There will be sermon-based activity sheets available, and some special moments geared towards our younger church family members. On these Sundays, only the Nursery and Family Room will be available.  We encourage families with kids ages 2 and up to have them join us in the Worship Center!
• 4REAL Worship continues during the summer at 10:30  (except 7/5 and 9/6).
• Nursery   is available both services every Sunday 
• The 2-4 year old rooms are available at both services every Sunday except 7/5 and 9/6.
• The Family Room is available both services every Sunday

Rangers is an activity-based, small-group  program for boys and young men in grades Kindergarten and up with a mission to evangelize, equip and empower the next generation of Christlike men and lifelong servant leaders.   Registration will open in Augst 2026 and meetings will begin in September. Rangers will meet every other Wednesday evening from 6:30- 8:00pm, beginning September 23rd. Please complete all the applicable information below. Our Ranger Leaders will be in touch with more information on the program and registration! Registration is open and closes October 1st!

Healthy Kids Running Series is back for the Fall! Join us for 5 fun-filled races for kids ages 2-14! This is a great program for kids in our church and the community! The HKRS' goal is to motivate kids to lead a healthy and active lifestyle through a positive introduction to the world of running.
Races are Sunday at 1pm.
Dates: 9/20,9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18. Rain date 10/25

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We are taking August to dive in and explore the incredible truth that each one of us is a Masterpiece: Made by God–in God’s very own image! Throughout the month, kids will discover that they are created for a purpose, that God can use everything in our lives, that every single person is of value because they are made in God’s image, and that God has gifted us to work together to grow His kingdom.

This Week - In All Things God Works for Good
Through this passage from Romans, kids will explore how God can work for good in every single circumstance. Your background, your family, where you live, what you experience—all of these pieces of your identity can be used by God to grow you to be more and more like Jesus, and to spread His love to others.
This week's Bottom Line, "God can use all things."

Already feeling the Back to School Blues? This blessing from Kate Bowler reminded me to slow down, pay attention to what God is doing today , and embrace His goodness in embracing these last few weeks of summer.

While we can truly enjoy the rest of Summer, many of us are missing the routine and structure that Fall often brings. If you're needing some ideas on creating healthy rhythms for your family, give this podcast from Rebekah Lyons and Justin Earl Whitley a listen: both are Christian writers who have written recently about the importance of rhythyms in our homes and for our spiritual growth. The conversation starts at the 7:40 minute mark.

Intrigued by what you hear? One of our adult CORE classes will be studying Justin's book "Habits of the Household" this Fall! Stay tuned for more info!