Family Ministries – Euclid Ave Baptist Church

What is Family Ministries?

Our EABC church family wants to provide a place and ministry for any believer: whether man or woman, young or old, married or single. We also want to partner with parents, grandparents, and guardians as they raise their children and youth in the Christian life. We point them to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and teach them Biblical wisdom with the prayer that they will accept Jesus Christ and grow into strong followers of him. We accomplish these goals through providing small groups and activities suited to specific ages but are also connected to one another, creating one church family.

Small Group Ministry

We have small groups for all ages and stages of life: nursery, children, youth, women, men, young adults, and co-ed adults, and senior adults!

Those within our small groups strive to care for one another and carry each other through both the good and bad seasons of life. We walk this life together! Our small groups also give everyone a space where they can discuss what the Bible says and how they can apply the Bible to their lives.

Some of our groups are ongoing and meet year-round. One co-ed adult group gathers in our fellowship hall (Rm 105) and is co-led by Jim Worley and Jeff Moore. The other ongoing groups are discussed below. We also conduct short-term groups that last several weeks and study a specific topic. Our ongoing groups meet Sunday mornings, and our short-term groups get together in the evenings on Sunday or Tuesday.

We’ll be glad to talk to you about our small group ministry for your family! You may reach out to Pastor Forrest at forrest.mills@eabcchurch.com with questions or advice on which group to try out!

Children's Ministry

Nursery (Newborns to Age 3) | Available Sunday mornings from 9:15 AM to 12:15 PM. The nursery area (Rm 200) is on the second floor of our education building, next to the main stairs. Our nursery director is Connie Hall. She and the rest of her team have decades of experience working with young kids.

Children’s Small Group (PreK to 6th Grade) | Meets Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in the Carpenter Room (Rm 308). The Carpenter Room is on third floor of our education building, parents can follow signs to Testament Town. Our children’s small group is taught by our Testament Teachers: Valerie Carrier, Anna Mills, and Vickie Moore.

Children’s Church (PreK to 3rd Grade) | Meets Sunday mornings during the sermon. Children may exit the worship center via the door to the right of the stage before the sermon starts. A PowerPoint slide will say when they can be dismissed. Two adults will great them and lead them to the first room on the left in the nursery area (Rm 200A), where parents can pick them up after the service. The nursery area is on the second floor of our education building. From our worship center, it across the breezeway, down a few steps, and two the left. Our children’s church is taught by Valerie Carrier, Connie Hall, Tracie Hyatt, Bunny McVey, Anna Mills, and Karen Roberts.

Bible Buddies (PreK- to 6th Grade) | Meets Sunday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. We ask the question “What’s in the Bible?” and answer through videos, songs, games, crafts, and snacks. We meet in the Rec Room (Rm 100), which is on the first floor of our education building next to the main staircase. Our evening kids’ activities are led by our Bible Buddies team (Jerry Wolfe, Linda Cooley, and Jim Hall).

Pastor Forrest (forrest.mills@eabcchurch.com) is open for questions about our kids’ ministry. Upcoming events for kids and their families will be posted on our Upcoming Events page.

Youth Ministry

Youth Small Group (Grades 6-12) | Meet every Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in Youth City (Rm 307). Youth City is on the third floor of our education building. Parents can follow signs marked “Youth.”

Youth Nights (Grades 6-12) | Meet every Sunday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in Youth City. Youth Nights is our weekly event geared specifically towards 6-12th graders. We have food and fun, and we dig into Scripture, discussing important and interesting topics!

Our youth pastor is Mike Brown. He and his wife Shelly have decades of experience in youth ministry and a never-ending love for the next generation.

Pastor Forrest (forrest.mills@eabcchurch.com) is open for questions about our youth ministry. Upcoming events for youth and their families will be posted on our Upcoming Events page.

Young Adults, Men's, & Women's Ministries

Young Adults Ministry | Meets every Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in the Mission Cafe (Rm 305). The Mission Cafe is next to Youth City on the third floor of our education building. Our young adult ministry is for those in their 20s (and 18/19-year-olds who have graduated high school) and is directly led by our family pastor Dr. Forrest Mills, alongside his wife Anna.

Men’s Ministry | Meet every Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in Rm 207 on the second floor of our education building, taught by Rick McVey. A second group meets every Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM in our fellowship hall (Rm 105), led directly by our pastor Dr. Allen Roberts.

Women’s Ministry | We have three on-going small groups for women that meet every Sunday from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. A younger women’s group gathers in Rm 101, co-led by Karen Roberts & Bunny McVey). A median women’s group meets across the hall in Rm 102, with longtime women’s teacher Carolyn Hicks. Our older women’s group gets together on the second floor in Rm 209, taught by Sharon Dixon. We also have a women’s Bible study on Sunday evenings at 6:00 PM in the fall and spring that meet in Rm 102, and we have a women’s fellowship (called the Dorcas Group) every first Monday of the month at 6:00 PM in our fellowship hall.

Pastor Forrest (forrest.mills@eabcchurch.com) is open for questions about our young adult, men’s, and women’s ministries. Upcoming events for these ministries will be posted on our Upcoming Events page.

M.E.T.S. - Over 55 Adult Ministry

The METS is our ministry for adults 55 and over. METS stands for Meeting, Eating, Traveling, and Serving.

Senior Adult Small Group | Meet every Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in Rm 211 on the second floor of our education building. This room has direct access to our middle parking lot to help those with mobility issues. This Sunday school class is led by Kent Barton, along with his wife Melanie.

Our METS ministry is led by Jim Worley, who also teaches a small group for median-aged adults in our fellowship hall (Rm 105) on Sunday mornings. Pastor Forrest (forrest.mills@eabcchurch.com) is open for questions about our senior adult ministry. Upcoming events for adults 55+ will be posted on our Upcoming Events page.