Nursery
The Nursery is for Newborns to 5 years of age, and is available during worship and before and after services. During the Sunday School hour there is “Nursery Bible Time” where toddlers are led in song, stories and crafts.

Summer Education During the summer, all children through Sr. High Youth are encouraged to attend Camp O-S-DA E-DA-S-DI, the camping ministry of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod located in Oaks, Oklahoma. Scholarships are available!

Sunday School Classes The 1st – 3rd grades are currently studying Baptism using the Firelight curriculum. The 4th – 6th grades are currently using the Growing in Christ curriculum. The 7th and 8th grades study Lutheran Theology and the New Testament (alternating years) using the Here We Stand curriculum as part of their Confirmation experience. The Senior High discusses current topics in the church. Recently they have discussed topics such as: care of creation, water conservation, genocide in Darfur and the Lutheran "One campaign."

The 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering
July 18-22, 2012 New Orleans, Louisiana

Joy always sends its Sr. High Youth Group to the triennial national youth gatherings. In 2012, ELCA youth from all across the country will return to New Orleans to continue the work 37,000 volunteers began in 2009. This gathering will stretch our understanding of what it means to live in relationship and service with each other in the manner of Christ -- for life! For more information, see the ELCA Youth Gathering Site or go to their Facebook page.

Heifer International Project Animals Galore! Heifer Project Bazaar

Mark your calendars for the first Sunday in May! The Joy Sunday School classes sponsor Heifer International projects in between services during the Sunday School hour. They sell animal shares that will go toward purchasing real animals for sustaining, teaching, sharing with, and feeding starving people around the world. Stop by the decorative booths selling everything from Bees to Water Buffalo in between services and purchase an animal or two. (They make great Mother’s Day gifts!) You can find more information about Heifer International here.