Playground News

We are about 3 weeks away from getting our playground delivered, then we’ll do a few days of work before the kids can play on it. We are so excited about it for many reasons!

(1) A playground is an external thing that shows to people taht our church values children. The community can drive by and see that we are a place where families are welcome, and where we strive to give kids our best!

(2) In the 5 years I’ve been here, we’ve gone from a rusted swingset to our current, unsafe Wal-Mart special. The playground we have chosen to purchase is priced less than most commercial playgrounds (some can be the price of a mortgage for a house!), yet it will last 30+ years. The warranty on it is great, it will fill our growing children’s ministry, and will continue to be a safe, low maintenance object for our kids.

(3) Our influence with children is growing at Dutch Fork and it’s great to have the resources needed in order to minister effectively. Our children’s ministry currently comprises 1/3 of our church attendance, with early childhood growing the most. Our children in preschool and toddler classes will use the new playground as part of their programming on Sundays and First Wednesdays. Our Mom’s Morning Out program has 28 kids with waiting lists for 3 classes! We are bound by our facility space. These children play on the playground 3 times a week. Then we have program like Lunch Bunch, etc. which will be able to get their big energies out on the playground too.

We’re excited about this opportunity to further increase the quality of what we provide for our children. We still need approximately $6000 to pay the balance once it arrives. If you’d like to make a donation, mark it and put it in the offering on Sunday. You can also contact the church office.