Sunday school

Two-thirds of Christians made the decision to follow Jesus before they are 18 years old. At Trinity, we  partner with parents while their kids are in the critical years of pre-k, elementary, middle, and high school by providing excellent programming and take-home resources for parents. We do this in three primary phases: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. We begin with the end in mind: to form kids' knowledge of Christ and character of Christ through the phases. Rather than Sunday school being optional, we encourage families to be present and consistent. Every week over every year as each phase builds upon the last. 

Grades: K-5

This phase works through the Mission 2:20 curriculum. The focus is to dive deep into the old and New Testament, while connecting the 20 Bible Truths and character traits of each story. The 20 Bible truths (below) are grouped by four foundational truths, and then four key relationships: us and God, us and ourselves, us and each other, and us and creation. 

Grades: 6-8

This phase starts with The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith, a modern catechism. By the end of this phase, students will also have all 16 questions and answers along with the corresponding verses memorized. Years two and three focus on overviewing other religions, discovering their spiritual gifts, studying C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, and learning how to evangelize. 

Grades: High School

This phase brings it all together and focuses on student's ability to consider ideas through the lens of the Christian worldview. Students will go through Summit Ministry's Worldview Library in years 1-3, and Wayne Grudem's Bible Doctrine in year 4. These four years rotate, so new students may jump in at any point in the strategy and catch up. 

God always tells the truth.

There is only one true God.

God created people to be his children.

God created people to need him.

God created all people in His image.

God gave people a crown of honor. 

God created people to love each other. 

God created the family, cities, towns, and nations. 

God takes care of his creation. 

God wants people to take care of the earth. 

A.God is the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Three persons in one God. (2 Corinthians 13:14) 

A.God is perfect in power, knowledge, and in His holy love. (Psalm 147:5)

A.The eternally begotten Son of God and the Son of Mary. Fully divine. Fully human. (John 1:14)

A.Because God loves us and wants to make us true children of God. (Galatians 4:4-5)

A.We are pardoned by God, made part of God’s family again, and given resurrection life and power. (Romans 5:1)

A.God continues to work in us to make us holy and blameless. (Colossians 1:22)

A.The church is the community of all true believers, who are Christ’s body in the world, continuing the work of the apostles. (Ephesians 4:4-5)

A.Baptism is the holy covenant by which we join the church, and Holy Communion is the church’s ongoing act of thanksgiving. Both are means of participating in Jesus’ death and resurrection. (Matthew 28:19-20)