Where children grow with God

A safe, joyful place for your child to meet Jesus

EDEN disciples children from birth through grade 6 in a Spirit-filled, child-safe environment — and equips you to keep faith growing at home.

Screened & trained team Two-adult rule Spirit-filled

Safe by design

Screened, trained team

Known by name

Consistent small groups

The real Bible

Christ-centered teaching

Family partnered

Faith grows at home

The reason EDEN exists

Your child's faith is being formed right now

Researchers have found that a child's moral foundations are largely in place by around age nine, and core beliefs by about age 13. The years EDEN serves aren't the warm-up before the real ministry — they are the main event.

And a child can attend church for ten years, enjoy every minute, and still grow up unable to explain the gospel or sure they ever truly knew God. Attendance isn't the goal. Lasting, rooted faith is.

What the research says

  • ~13the age by which core spiritual beliefs are largely set (Barna)
  • 66%of churched teens drop out of church as young adults (Lifeway, 2019)
  • #1predictor of lasting faith: reading the Bible as a child (Lifeway, Nothing Less)
Our answer

Every Sunday follows the GROW rhythm

Relational, hands-on, Bible-centered, and Spirit-empowered — the way faith actually takes root.

G

Gather

Worship, prayer, and Bible teaching with one clear, kid-sized "bottom line."

R

Roots

The same caring leader, the same kids, every week — discussion, questions, belonging.

O

Outpouring

Gentle space to respond to God in prayer and worship — never pressured.

W

Witness

A simple take-home so the lesson keeps growing with your family all week.

By age & stage

A place made just for your child

Seedlings

Birth – 2 years

A calm, secure nursery where babies feel loved and safe, and parents worship in peace.

Sprouts

Ages 3 – 5

First Bible truths through play, song, and movement: God made me, God loves me.

Saplings

Grades K – 2

The gospel made clear, first Scripture memory, and first friendships at church.

Branches

Grades 3 – 5

Real Bible teaching and honest questions for kids who are starting to ask "is it true?"

Cedars

Grade 6 · Preteens

A space of their own where preteens own their faith and bridge into youth ministry.

Why EDEN

Four things, held together

Lots of ministries do one of these. EDEN is built on all four at once.

The Bible & gospel

The whole story, centered on Jesus — not isolated moral lessons.

The Holy Spirit

Genuinely Spirit-filled, genuinely careful with children. Never pressured.

Rigorous safety

Screening, two-adult rule, secure check-in — no corners cut, ever.

Family partnership

We equip the home, because parents are the greatest influence of all.

Church

Home

one flourishing child

Two gardeners, one garden

You're the most important part

We can't out-influence your home — so we pour into it. Every week you'll get a simple story, verse, and question you can lead in five minutes at dinner.

You don't need to be a Bible expert. You just need to show up — and we'll hand you the tools.

How we partner with parents
Stories from the garden

Real fruit, honestly told

Illustrative below — EDEN only ever publishes real stories with permission.

"For the first time, my daughter came home and asked if we could read the Bible together. That conversation started at EDEN."
— A parent of a Sapling
"I love that I always know who is teaching my son and exactly what he learned. I never feel like I'm just dropping him off."
— A Branches parent
"Serving in Cedars, I watched a quiet preteen pray out loud for a friend for the first time. I'll never forget it."
— A small-group leader
"My son was nervous on his first Sunday. A leader knelt down, learned his name, and by pick-up he didn't want to leave."
— A first-time visitor
"The take-home card turned our chaotic car ride into the best five minutes of our week."
— A Saplings parent
"As a volunteer I feel trained and supported — never alone with the children, always part of a team."
— A serve-team member

Come and see

Where children grow with God.

Plan a relaxed first Sunday — a warm welcome, secure check-in, and a joyful, safe place for your child. No pressure, no commitment.