A. Children (Extra Lutheran School)

I. Sunday School - At Bethlehem, there is Sunday School for children ages 2 through grade 12 every Sunday throughout the year.  Members and non-members are welcome!  During the Sunday School hour, children learn Bible stories interactively through instruction and an art project.  Children who are new to our Sunday School Program receive a Children’s Bible storybook.  Children who have completed second grade, receive a hardcover Bible.  For further information, please contact the church office at 651.776.4737. 

 

 

 

 

II. Kool Klub - Children meet every Wednesday at Bethlehem in the library from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.

 

        

 

A normal day at Kool Klub consists of the following in order: chapel service in the sanctuary, interactive Bible story, group time, art and craft, snack and beverage and dismissal.  The children learn songs and hymns in chapel, besides learning the Creed and Lord's Prayer and hearing a children's message.  Once a quarter, the children will sing a hymn in church that they have learned.  The arts and crafts, will correspond to the Bible story. 

Kool Klub is an initiative to work with neighborhood children in Dayton's Bluff and Indian Mounds Park.  It is also a way in which to connect local businesses with children's learning and achievement.  If you would like to donate money or gifts for the children, please contact Pastor Raddatz.

If you would like your child to be part of Kool Klub, bring them to Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Wednesday at 4:00.  We encourage children to attend Kool Klub every week, once they start attending.  This way, we can maintain stability and continuity.

 

 

 

 

III. Music in the City - Children in Grades 1 – 6 from Bethlehem Lutheran Church, JOY Academy and the community, gather on Wednesday’s in the church library to learn to play and sing church music. 

Ms. Wrobel, a well-trained musician and conductor leads 17 children in learning how to play the recorder, tone chimes and hand bells.  In addition, she works intensely with the voices of the children to mold them into a beautiful choir, which sings both at Bethlehem and in the community. 

Thanks in part to a generous grant, Bethlehem started this dynamic program in the fall of 2011.  Any child in the community is allowed to participate as long as there is an opening.  Due to the nature of teaching and growing, children will only be allowed to enter at the beginning or near the beginning of each fall.

 

 

JOY Academy (Preschool-Grade 5)
JOY Academy opened in the fall of 2009 and is operated by Bethlehem Lutheran Church.  The motto for JOY Academy says it all, "Where Classical Christian Education Meets Innovative Technology."  For more information, please call (651) 771-6982.  Mr. Timothy Raddatz, the principal, would be excited to talk with you.   (Click Here) to go directly to the website.