AT ROXBORO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, WE BELIEVE THAT EACH CHILD IS A BELOVED CHILD OF GOD AND THAT WE ARE CALLED AS A COMMUNITY OF FAITH TO NURTURE AND CARE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE CHURCH IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY COME TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE LOVED, BY GOD AND BY THE CHURCH. TO THAT END, WE WELCOME CHILDREN IN WORSHIP, AND ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BE THEIR TRUE, AUTHENTIC SELVES, EVEN WHEN THAT MEANS BEING A LITTLE NOISY DURING WORSHIP. WE INVITE PARENTS NOT TO BE TOO CONCERNED IF PAPERS RUSSELL, TOYS RATTLE, OR CHILDREN CRY. THESE ARE ALL NATURAL AND HEALTHY WAYS THAT CHILDREN WORSHIP GOD.
AT THE CURRENT TIME, CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE INVITED TO JOIN IN THE WORSHIP LIFE AT RPC IN WHATEVER WAY IS MOST COMFORTABLE FOR THEM AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. YOUNGER CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO REAMIN IN WORSHIP OR GO WITH THEIR CAREGIVERS TO OUR CHURCH NURSERY. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE A SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OR YOUTH. HOWEVER, WE ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH PARENTS TO FIND RESOURCES FOR SUPPORTING THEIR CHILDREN'S FAITH DEVELOPMENT AT HOME.