Little Lambs - a time of praise and worship for the very young

• Children ages 2 and 3
• Children are dismissed from the AM worship service
• Utilizes stations in a semi-structured learning setting
• Songs, stories, artwork, and craft activities
• Contact: Karen DeVries

Children's Worship - a time for children to worship together

• Classes for children ages 3 - 4 and 5 - 6 years old
• Children are dismissed from the morning service
• Utilizes a format similar to adult church service with praise, worship, scripture, and individual responses
• Special services for Advent, Christmas, Easter, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper are introduced.
• Contact: Kathy Addink

Sunday School - consistent & meaningful instruction in the truths of God for each age level

• Classes for grades K - 5 meeting each Sunday morning from 8:50 - 9:45 AM
• Singing, stories, Scripture memory, life lessons, crafts & activities
• Contact: Ellen Corner

Friendship - personally designed education programs

• Available for the mentally & emotionally challenged
• Contact: Rachel Seinen

"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these."
Mark 10:14

GEMS - Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior

• For girls, grades 4 - 8
• Meets the 1st, 2nd & 3th Wednesdays of each month, 6:45 - 8:15 PM
• Bible study, crafts, games and activities
• Special Courses
  • "Sparkle" for girls in grade 3
  • "Shine" for girls in grades 4-6
  • "Finishing Touches" for girls in grades 7-8
• Contact: Amy Potter and Tina Van Otterloo

Cadets - for boys, grades 3 - 8

• Meets 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
• Meets at Jenison Christian School
• Bible study, crafts, badge work and activities
• Special annual events - Pine Wood Derby & The Father-Son Camp-Out
• Contact: Dave Deters, Wayne Grevengoed

Junior Young Peoples - youth in grades 6 - 8

• Meets approximately 4 times each year
• Meeting day and time vary depending upon the activity planned
• Social events to promote fellowship and fun
• Contact: Ross & Keri Bush, Steve DeJonge, Chris & Karen Dykhouse, Brent & Connie Dykstra, John & Jan Machiela

S.O.S. - Servants of the Savior - youth in grades 9 - 12

• Meets the 1st Sunday of each month (after the evening service) for Bible Study
• Meets additionally each month for planned activities
• Focus: Bible study, fellowship and fun activities
• Friends are welcome
• Contact: Mark & Kris Gort, Alex Monsma, Roger & Amber Tiller, Al & Deb Wiersema

Church School/Catechism - youth in grades 6 - 12 - September - April

• Meets Sundays, grades 6 - 12 immediately following AM service
• Classes are held in 12 week sessions, September - April
• Focus: Biblical themes with practical applications, Heidelberg Catechism, Reformed faith
• Contact: Don Kooima

"Train a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not turn from it."
Proverbs 22:6

Y.A.H. - Young At Heart - retirees

• Couples and singles
• Meets the first Sunday evening of each month for light supper and Bible study
• Meets for breakfast once a month
• Meets for social activities as planned throughout the year
• Contact: Howard & Norma DeJong, Gary & Shirley Raterink, Don & Floss Van Hook

"Just as you received Jesus Christ as Lord, continue to live in Him,
rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,
and overflowing with thankfulness."
Colossians 2:6-7

Small Groups

• LOVE: We love and are loved, not waiting for the "professionals" or for someone else to do what God has equipped each of us to do for one another.
• LEARN: We learn and grow into Christ-likeness together, each of us taking whatever is the next step in our unique development, encouraged and held accountable by one another.
• DO: We serve with one another, finding beauty and joy in the act of ministering as a team.
• Contact: Rob & Rachelle Koetje or Aaron & Sue Kooyer

Coffeebreak/Story Hour - for women of all ages with special programming for children

• Thursday mornings at 9:30 AM
• Women meet for Bible study and fellowship
• Children, ages 3-5, meet for a Bible story, craft and snack
• Nursery is provided for children under three years old
• Contact for Coffeebreak: Sharon Leerar
• Contact for Story Hour: Betty Winkle

Connections Bible Study

• Sharing the joys and trials of life with each other and with God
• Women meet for Bible study and fellowship
• Growing in our knowledge of God through the study of His word
• Meets every Wednesday, 7:00-8:30 PM for 8 weeks
• Two sessions: October-November and mid-January - mid-March
• Contact: Kris Gort

Women's Afternoon Bible Study - for all ages

• Meets Wednesdays, 1:30 - 3:00 PM, twice each month
• Two sessions: September-December & March-April
• Contact: Gladys Streelman

Men's Fellowship - an early morning Bible study for all ages

• Meets year-round on Wednesday mornings
• Men gather for Bible study and fellowship over breakfast
• Location: Rainbow Grill in Hudsonville
• Time: begins at 6:30 AM
• Contact: Ed Streelman

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."
Psalm 119:105

Prayer Chain - Fairway's "emergency communication system"

• for all requests that must be distributed quickly
  (such as: trauma or accident to one of our members or to their family members, a death or diagnosis of serious illness)
• activated by the pastor, clerk of council, an elder or deacon
• upon notification, elders and deacons call all the members within their fellowship group
• requesting immediate and on-going prayer support

Prayer Line - 662-PRAY (662-7729)

• for all requests that are less immediate than those placed on the Prayer Chain
  (such as: birth of a child, illness & hospitalizations)
• for items of concern but also items of praise
• updated daily
• provides the opportunity to listen to the requests or to add a request
• serves as a tool to inform callers (associated with Fairway) of situations needing prayer
• serves to encourage communication with God on behalf of the Fairway family

Prayer Bulletin

• this publication is distributed with the church bulletin once per month
• to include praise & thanksgivings, health concerns, and requests for family needs
• to include special requests made by members of the congregation, Council & Committees
• this publication will allow more detail than is available via the Prayer Line or Chain
• prayer request forms are available at the Information Booth
• Contact: Judy Dykema

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Galatians 6:2

Library

• Audio, video, and written material
• Pre-school age through adults
• Wide variety of popular, current books
• Open each Sunday following the morning service
• Contact: Sandy Plantinga

Tape Ministry

• Audio cassettes of all worship services
• Audio cassettes of special services available for family members
• baptism
• profession of faith
• Sermon series on CD
• Available in the library shortly after each service
• For "use & return" or to purchase
• Deliver to sick and/or shut-in by request
• Contact: Ken Schaaf

"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent
or praiseworthy - think about such things."
Philippians 4:8

Servant Builders is a gift-based ministry designed to assist our members

• to understand their call to ministry based on a Biblical foundation
• to identify their spiritual gifts
• to use those gifts in service within Fairway and/or the community

Servant Builders is for all members and is especially helpful to new members as they blend their gifts into the "marriage of gifts" at Fairway Christian Reformed Church.

Contacts: Jodi Glass

"...to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ
may be built up."
Ephesians 4:12