Children
Sundays 9:45-10:45 AM
Children in Kinder through 5th grade meet in the gym at 9:45 AM, and we walk upstairs to the Great Rooms for Sunday School.
Children who are 3- and 4-years-old can be dropped off and picked up in their classroom – B116.
All are welcome! You can come once a year, once a month, or every week – we are just glad to have you!
Upcoming Schedule:
January 11 – Sunday School resumes!
January 18 – Regular Schedule
January 25 – Regular Schedule
February 1 – Regular Schedule
February 8 – Lent Activity – with parents!
February 15 – Regular Schedule
February 22 – Regular Schedule
Financial Peace University
FPU is a money-management course that’s helped millions. Over the nine-week class, you will learn about budgeting basics, dumping debt, paying for a home, and setting your kids up for long-term financial success.
Each class takes you through “baby steps” to put your family in control of your money, rather than it controlling you.
Part college finance class, part life group, it will be a life-changing 9 weeks!
Cost: $80 per person/couple.
Scholarships are available if needed, and a $20 rebate is earned with good attendance!
Childcare is provided if requested in advance.
When: Class begins Tuesday, January 27 from 7:00-8:30PM.
Where: Kinsmen’s Coffeehouse
Learn more and register using the button below!
Sunday, January 25
9:45 AM
Community Room
Join us as we learn together! Kids and parents and even grandparents are welcome to come and learn with us!
Marriage Milestone
Saturday, January 31
$50 per couple
This is the cheapest and most meaningful date night you’ve had since…last year!
The Marriage Milestone is a wonderful Kinsmen tradition. Gather together with other married couples while the kids are fed and entertained, all for just $50! This includes a catered dinner. To register and learn more, click the button below.
Deadline to register is January 26!
Saturday, February 7
10-11:30 AM
Join us on the preschool playground for a time of I spy! How many hearts can you find on the playground? And we will have a special heart-shaped snack!
Our preschool playground is located off of Pinewood Springs Drive.
Children’s Choir
Sundays 10:30-10:50 AM
All elementary students are invited to be part of the choir! We rehearse right after Sunday School during the education hour.
We plan to sing at the following services/times:
February 1 – 11:00
What is an acolyte?
AKA flame bearer, torch carrier…but maybe a more accurate definition is…
…a person who assists in worship services. The term comes from the Greek word akolouthos, meaning follower or attendant.
We welcome children of all ages to help light and extinguish the candles. It is helpful to be tall enough to reach the candles on the altar, but you can always get help from a caring adult.
There is a bit of training involved if you haven’t done it before, because this is a very important job in the church. We’d love for your child to serve in this way!
Offering for Sunday School
During Sunday School, we will be collecting an offering. The elementary children decided they wanted to raise money to make Grace Bags.
Kinsmen makes Grace Bags from time to time throughout the year. These are gallon ziplock bags filled with essentials – snacks, socks, water bottle, powdered drink mix, chap stick, etc. The thought is that you keep them in your car and then hand them to people asking for help on the street. It’s a tangible way to share grace with our neighbors.
During Sunday School we will collect a monetary offering. As we get closer to a date to make the bags, we will take in-kind donations of the supplies as well. Thank you for teaching your children to share grace!
TAKE HOME CHILDREN’S MILESTONES
At your child’s baptism, or as you bring your child to baptism, you are entrusted with responsibilities to raise them in the faith. Kinsmen’s job is to help you with that, and one of the ways we do that is through Milestones.
Children hit milestones as they grow like sitting up, walking, talking, riding a bike, and so many more. And they also hit milestones in their faith life like learning to care for others and the world God made, sharing what they have (time, talent, and treasure), and being in community with others.
The Milestone Program at Kinsmen recognizes that all these milestones are important in the development of a child, and God created your child! From loosing a tooth to riding a bike, God is with us and we can learn more about us and our faith at any point.
We hope you’ll use these take home milestones as a way to acknowledge that God is with us through all things – big and small, scary and safe, loud and quiet.
We firmly believe that children are a vital and integral component of our congregation, and we actively engage them in every facet of our life together.
Our children are cherished participants in the life of our congregation.
CRADLE MINISTRY
Nurturing our littlest blessings
We joyfully welcome each new addition to our family with open arms through our Cradle Ministry!
Parents of these precious arrivals receive a monthly newsletter filled with age-appropriate resources for nurturing their child’s faith journey. We extend a warm invitation to all ages to partake in the Sacrament of Baptism, starting from infancy.
If you’re curious and want to learn more about this beautiful rite, please explore our Baptism page for additional details.
MILESTONE MINISTRY
PASSING ON FAITH … MILESTONE BY MILESTONE
At your child’s baptism, parents and sponsors make a promise to “nurture this child in the Christian faith and life,” and the Kinsmen community wholeheartedly stands by your side. Kinsmen is dedicated to helping you uphold this commitment, and one of the ways we accomplish this is through our Milestone Ministry.
Throughout your child’s life, each year unfolds with new and significant milestones – from taking those first steps into Sunday School and starting formal education to milestones like First Day of Sunday School, First Communion, start of each new school year, and more. Our church’s Milestone Ministry is designed to align with these vital markers, emphasizing the enduring presence of God in our lives.
In Children’s Ministry, we engage in a time of learning, involving parents and children together, tailored to the age of the milestone. The celebration takes place during our worship services, inviting our Kinsmen family to join in celebrating these milestone moments.
This year our Communion Milestone (aka First Communion) will be held on Maundy Thursday, April 2. We will be traveling together to Lutherhill for a Family Faith Formation Retreat, January 23-25, 2026.
ELEMENTARY MINISTRY
3 YEARS THROUGH 5TH GRADE
Sunday School begins when your child is 3-years-old as of September 1 and continues through 5th grade. During the school year, we meet from 9:45-10:45 AM.
Kinsmen has many wonderful opportunities for children that go beyond just attending Sunday school. Children’s Ministry holds yearly activities where children can build relationships with children and caring adults, grow in their faith, and have fun! Some of our planned events include: Blessing of the Backpacks, Advent Retreat at Lutherhill, Child-led Christmas Worship, Child-focused & Adult-friendly Christmas Eve Worship, Easter Eggstravaganza, Spring Retreat at Lutherhill, Camp Hope at Kinsmen, week-long summer camp at Lutherhill, and yearly Milestones.
KINSMEN CHILDREN’S ACADEMY
Early Learning for ages infant through 4-years-old
Full-time summer care for school-aged kids
JOIN CUB PACK 440
Pack 440 has been sponsored, or chartered by Kinsmen Lutheran Church, located at 12100 Champion Forest Drive, Houston, Texas 77066 since 1974. Our Unit has been doing good turns for over 47 years! Kinsmen Lutheran Church is the Chartered Organization for both Pack 440 and Troop 440. The BSA does not directly run or own any of its member units. Generally most of the boys and girls in Pack 440 are from Kaiser Elementary, Greenwood Forest Elementary, McDougle or Klenk Elementary; however, we have scouts in the Pack from other local schools and churches as well. Pack 440 recruits from these schools every year.
For Boy Scouts, boys are free to choose which troop they would like to join, though most boys in Troop 440 have come from Pack 440. Parents and volunteers play a vital role in Pack 440. Everyone involved in the Pack are volunteers (no one is paid to do this!) so it is imperative to have adults involved in order to continue the Pack’s legacy for others to become involved in.
