Valley View UMC
PO Box 1304
827 Spruce Street
Española, NM 87532
505-753-4115

Children's Ministries

VBS

Backpacks

Scholarships

Children's Sermon

Project Carino

Children's Sunday School A Sunday School time is held for children 4 - 11 years old during each of the worship services. The children attend church until immediately after the Children's Sermon. A teacher takes them to Sunday School as soon as the children's sermon is over. Children have the opportunity to learn Bible stories and discover the importance of being kind, loving, forgiving, helpful, and trusting Jesus.	McCurdy School Founded in 1912 as a small elementary school for Spanish-American children from the Espanola Valley, the school now serves - students from preschool through 12th grade and is committed to providing quality education in a Christ-centered environment. McCurdy is a project of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church and is accredited by the University Senate of the UMC and New Mexico Department of Education. There are many volunteer opportunities and volunteers come from all over the US. More information concerning McCurdy can be found on their web site.
Vacation Bible School (VBS) Each summer Valley View conducts VBS during the second week of July. Each year a special program is designed for 3 - 11 year old children with Bible study, special events, fun and food.
Snackpacks for School Children The members of Valley View UMC are providing backpacks with imperishable food each week during the school year for elementary children who would have no food to eat on the weekends. These snackpacks go to students in schools in the communities of Hernandez, San Juan, and Chimayo. Various family conditions have created the need for helping these children have food during the weekends. The school lunch programs provide meals during the school week. This new school year we will be starting with 20 snackpacks a week. This program has been a great success because of all the help from the members of Valley View UMC. If you would like to contribute to the backpack ministry, please bring individual servings of: Canned meat Granola bars Canned vegetables Breakfast bars Cereal Cookies Peanuts Trail mix Fruit Crackers Apple sauce Juice Chips Water	Student Scholarships Valley View UMC has two scholarship funds supported by the members of our church. 1. The Don Winchell scholarship is for those students who are pursuing a vocational degree. 2. Educational Scholarship is for those pursuing an educational degree.
	Children's Sermon Each Sunday, early in the service, there is a special sermon given for children in the congregation. The children come up to the front and listen to/participate in the special sermon. After the Children's Sermon, the children go to Sunday School.
	Project Carino Today's society has created new problems for children of all ages. Through Project Carino, McCurdy provides a school-based mental health program by funding licensed, professional counselors to provide spiritually-rooted counseling for the healthy development of its students. The project began in 1984 through the United Methodist Women's Call to Prayer and Self-Denial Offering and continues to serve the staff and students. Valley View helps support this program.

Last updated, March 15, 2009