Hudsonville Congregational United Church of Christ

When Church School lets out, our little cherubs (ages 3 - 2nd grade) get together with Mrs. Joni in the
Worship Center room and sing together till 11:30. The children love to belt out those worship songs that
are special for children

We also offer a pair of groups for our 3rd -5th
graders. These are the children that are
responsible for acolyting, which involves the
lighting and extinguishing of our altar candles. On
Wednesday evenings, while the other small
groups meet, “Youth on the Move” for 3rd-5th
graders meets with ourMusic Director Veronica
Richards and do crafts, have snacks and even
practice some songs for special church services.
Children sing in the worship service several times
per year. Happening Group, for the same age
group, also meets the first Monday evening of
each month during the school year.

Walking Upside Down (WUD) is the name of the middle (6th -
8th grade) and high school (9th -12th grade) ministries at
Hudsonville Congregational United Church of Christ. Our middle
school WUD meets from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm on Sunday nights
and our high school WUD meets from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm on
Wednesday evenings with Youth Minster Dan Clark for
fellowship and fun! They lend a hand to our parishoners through
Youth Work Days and enjoy outings to places like Craig's
Cruisers. In 2009, our youth hosted banquets with sports icons
like Rudy Ruettiger of Notre Dame.

* Youth Groups -
We offer three youth
groups for children
and youth to learn
more about God, to get
to know each other,
and to engage in fun
activities and service
projects.

* Happening Group is
a group for children in
grades 3-5. We meet
monthly on the first
Monday of the month,
from 6:30-7:45. This
group is led by Rev.
Jan Thorsen and Mrs.
Jodi Carlson.

* Middle School Youth
meet on Sunday
evenings from
6:00-7:30 pm in the
Youth Room with our
Youth Leader, Dan
Clark.

* High School Youth
meet on Wednesday
evenings from
6:30-7:30 with our
Youth Leader, Dan
Clark.

Child Care is important to us. Your infants and children through age 2 may be cared
for in our Child Care Center, located just off the Commons near the East doors. Please
register all children annually at the Children’s Information Desk, and complete the
daily sign-in information for Child Care. Please be sure to alert the Child Care
providers if your child has any allergies or special needs. Also please indicate who may
pick up your child during coffee time at the close of Worship.

Hudsonville UCC is committed to offering quality, Christ-centered
experiences for all people, especially for children and youth. We want our
church to be a place of welcome, safety, and good will for all who enter
its doors. Please join us in worship and in ministry to all God’s children!

Jesus said, “Let the
children come to me.
Don’t stop them! For
the Kingdom of
Heaven belongs to
those who are like
these children.”
Matthew 19:14

At Rock the Coast in May, some of our youth
got to spend two days at Michigan Adventure!
Here are four of them on Shivering Timbers.
After the coasters they were able to go to a
concert. Looks like they had fun!