Programs for Youth and Children

"The great end in religious instruction is not to stamp our minds upon the young, but to stir up their own...In a word, the great end is to awaken the soul, to excite and cherish spiritual life." - - William Ellery Channing

The opportunity to participate in a Unitarian Universalist congregation is a wonderful gift that parents can give to a child.

Saltwater Church is a place where your child will be welcome, accepted, and cherished.
It's a place where your child's natural feelings of compassion, wonder, awe, and interconnectedness will be nurtured.
It is a place where your child will learn about the diversity of the world's religious traditions, will be encouraged to ask questions and think critically, and will be encouraged to develop his or her own answers to life's biggest questions.
It's a place where your child can have fun in a safe environment, make friends with other children, and experiencing what if feels like to belong to a community.
It's a place where your child will learn how he or she can make a difference in the world in which we live and be given opportunities to do so.

Programming for children and youth is held both during our 9:30 a.m. service and during our 11 a.m. service (and only at one service at 10 a.m. Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend). Nursery care for infants, crawlers, and toddlers is also available during all services.

To find out more about our programs for children, youth, and their families, please click on the links below, or if you have any questions, please contact Melinda Brooks, our Director of Family Ministries, at melinda@saltwaterchurch.org or at (253) 839-5200.

To find out more about Sunday morning classes for different age levels and the curriculum each class is using, click here.
To see a calendar of events of activities for children, youth, and their families, click here.
To find out about childcare for any church event, click here.
To find out how we make Saltwater Church a safe place for children, youth, and their families, click here.
To read the children's version of the "Seven Principles" of Unitarian Universalism, click here.
To read the latest issue of uu & me, an online magazine for Unitarian Universalist children, click here.
To read Melinda Brook's blog about our program, which contains resources for families, teachers, and volunteers, click here.