Children & Family Ministries (including Parents' Morning Out and Vacation Bible School)
San Carlos United Methodist Church, 6554 Cowles Mountain Blvd., San Diego, CA 92119
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Children & Family Ministries (including Parents' Morning Out and Vacation Bible School) includes Children's Sunday School, a children's message, videos, music, games, skits, crafts, and snacks. The program also offers Family Fellowship Events, Sunday Morning Nursery Care, Parents' Morning Out, and Vacation Bible School (VBS). Sunday School is held during the 10:00 am service and meets first in the Sanctuary before moving to Sunday School rooms 19 and 20.
• Ages: 0–10 years old
• Schedule: Sunday School and Sunday Morning Nursery Care during the 10:00 am service; Parents' Morning Out on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00 am; Vacation Bible School runs July 6–10
Sunday School is offered for children preschool through 5th grade, and its lectionary-based curriculum follows the same scriptures and stories used in that week's worship. Family Fellowship Events include all-church events and monthly family events. Sunday Morning Nursery Care welcomes newborns and children through 3 years old, and Parents' Morning Out is described as a pre-preschool program for toddlers 18 to 36 months old, held in the Nursery. Vacation Bible School is offered every summer for kids preschool through entering 5th grade, is described as an exciting and enriching adventure of fun and faith, and encourages tweens and teens to volunteer; registration is open for VBS 2026: Exploring the Nature of God. The Director of Children's Ministries is Holly Culbertson, and the Senior Pastor is Rev. James Dollins. The mission statement for this ministry is, “We want to partner with you in developing their faith in God through Jesus Christ.” The church identifies as an intergenerational faith community that seeks to grow in the love of Jesus and to serve others in his name, covenants to “Become Love” in word, action, and deed, and welcomes and affirms full inclusion of all people – including all LGBTQIA+, all ages, all ethnicities, all political affiliations, all economic status, and all abilities – into membership, ministry, marriage, leadership, and ordination in the United Methodist Church.
Last updated May 16, 2026.
• Ages: 0–10 years old
• Schedule: Sunday School and Sunday Morning Nursery Care during the 10:00 am service; Parents' Morning Out on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00 am; Vacation Bible School runs July 6–10
Sunday School is offered for children preschool through 5th grade, and its lectionary-based curriculum follows the same scriptures and stories used in that week's worship. Family Fellowship Events include all-church events and monthly family events. Sunday Morning Nursery Care welcomes newborns and children through 3 years old, and Parents' Morning Out is described as a pre-preschool program for toddlers 18 to 36 months old, held in the Nursery. Vacation Bible School is offered every summer for kids preschool through entering 5th grade, is described as an exciting and enriching adventure of fun and faith, and encourages tweens and teens to volunteer; registration is open for VBS 2026: Exploring the Nature of God. The Director of Children's Ministries is Holly Culbertson, and the Senior Pastor is Rev. James Dollins. The mission statement for this ministry is, “We want to partner with you in developing their faith in God through Jesus Christ.” The church identifies as an intergenerational faith community that seeks to grow in the love of Jesus and to serve others in his name, covenants to “Become Love” in word, action, and deed, and welcomes and affirms full inclusion of all people – including all LGBTQIA+, all ages, all ethnicities, all political affiliations, all economic status, and all abilities – into membership, ministry, marriage, leadership, and ordination in the United Methodist Church.
Last updated May 16, 2026.
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