{"id":13841,"date":"2025-09-24T16:44:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=13841"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:17:45","slug":"kids-hamline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/kids-hamline\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids at Hamline Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-13841\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-13841-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-13841-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13841-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Hamline Church is a congregation where children &amp; youth engage in awe, wonder, and service to their neighbors. Children are guided in faith formation through Sunday School and Confirmation, and have ample service opportunities both within Hamline Church and outside our walls. We recognize that children need their own space to learn and grow, but also seek to provide intergenerational opportunities for our kids to grow in relationship with their elders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custombtn\" style=\"text-align:left\">\t\r\n\t   <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wednesday-connection\/\"><span>Wednesday Night Connection<\/span><\/a>\t   \t   \r\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Learn about our student ministry programs:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13841-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-13841-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13841-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-13841\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/kids-hamline\/children-ministries\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-1.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"2\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-13841-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>0yr old - 5th Grade<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-13841-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13841-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><a href=\"http:\/\/hamlinechurch.org\/youth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-300x200.png\" class=\"image wp-image-13856  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-272x182.png 272w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"panel-13841-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>6th - 12th Grade<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13841-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-13841-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13841-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_gallery panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div id=\"gallery-2\" class=\"gallery galleryid-13841 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-large\"><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/worship\/music\/kids-performance\/#main\" data-fancybox=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kids-performance-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kids-performance-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kids-performance-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kids-performance-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kids-performance-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/about_kids\/\" data-fancybox=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/About_Kids.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/About_Kids.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/About_Kids-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/About_Kids-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/serve\/kids-6\/#main\" data-fancybox=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kids.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Kids coloring vbs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kids.png 734w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kids-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/worship\/worshiping-with-children\/willas-baptism-kids-touch-water\/#main\" data-fancybox=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/willas-baptism-kids-touch-water-e1755739302602.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/willas-baptism-kids-touch-water-e1755739302602.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/willas-baptism-kids-touch-water-e1755739302602-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-13841-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-935156eda598-13841\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf086;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhole Family of God Service: First Sundays\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first Sunday of each month, we celebrate communion in our worship service. This is a special sacrament that we share together as a church, and we want children to be part of it! Children are always welcome to stay in the worship service with families, and on first Sundays we will not have Sacred Studio time together to allow time for this special worship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf773;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBaptism\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a beautiful expression of being born into God\u2019s love. Contact Pastor Mariah (<a href=\"mailto:mftollgaard@hamlinechurch.org\">mftollgaard@hamlinechurch.org<\/a>) if you are interested in having your infant or child baptized at Hamline Church.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #404040; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf654;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 48px; color: #0a0a0a\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday Mornings for Youth\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Youth and their families can join us for worship on Sundays at 10am. Youth can serve as worship leaders, musicians, and leaders with Sacred Studio! Contact the church office to learn more: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:humc@hamlinechurch.org\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">humc@hamlinechurch.org<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We invite youth to sit together in the upper balcony towards the back of the sanctuary! (6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> graders can also join the 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and 5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> graders on the main level of the sanctuary)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-13841-2-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-13841-2-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Safety Policies<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As part of our commitment to keeping children and youth safe, Hamline Church follows a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hamline-Church-Safe-Sanctuaries-Policy.pdf\">Safe Sanctuaries policy<\/a>(PDF).\u00a0 All staff, child-care workers, Spiritual Formation leaders, and other adults who work with children and youth have completed training and a background check through Safe Gatherings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We also ask that you register your child each year, so that we have up-to-date emergency contact information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamline Church is a congregation where children &amp; youth engage in awe, wonder, and service to their neighbors. Children are guided in faith formation through Sunday School and Confirmation, and have ample service opportunities both within Hamline Church and outside our walls. We recognize that children need their own space to learn and grow, but also seek to provide intergenerational opportunities for our kids to grow in relationship with their elders. Learn about our student ministry programs: 0yr old &#8211; 5th Grade 6th &#8211; 12th Grade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13841","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13841"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14910,"href":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13841\/revisions\/14910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}