Welcome to Bear Creek United Methodist Church, Houston TX 77084

KidZone

KidZone is all about kidz and families. We don’t call it Children’s Ministries because it’s so much more than that–it is a comprehensive way to connect kidz and families to Christ. Go ahead–GET INTO THE ZONE!

Our mission statement is Connecting kidz to Christ by embracing the strengths of families and the church.



Z Street Schedule for Sunday Mornings


once you click the registration link below, please complete the form, save it to your desktop and add it as an attachment in an email to the church office

KidZone Registration

Bear Creek UMC School

Bear Creek United Methodist Church School has been a leading preschool in our community for over 25 years, and yet we feel brand new again. We have recently renovated by installing new counters and sinks in the classrooms and completely replaced our hall restrooms. We also have replaced most of the furniture in our classrooms. Bear Creek is a warm and nurturing environment where each child loved and nurtured, enjoys hands-on experiences and is encouraged and stimulated to love to learn.

Feel free to drop by for a tour of the school, or call the director, Laurie Mattingly at 281-463-2969 for more information.

Z Troop - Adult Volunteer Opportunity

Introducing Z TROOP… just for adults!

Did you know that we need a team of adult volunteers to help each and every time children have program on our campus? At BCUMC we have a wonderful paid staff that works hard throughout the week to assist with planning, communicating, training, and supervising programs. But the reality is that we need at least one adult for every 5 children at a program. Many of these jobs must be filled by volunteers or the program cannot happen. 

In 2009, every parent will be asked to volunteer at least 7 times for any of our KidZone Programs. This could include handing out flyers at Z Street, chaperoning on Adventure Days, rocking babies in the nursery, volunteering at VBS, setting up tables and chairs, and much more!!!!! Some of these jobs require a very small time commitment, others require more. 

  • Adult volunteers will be coordinated through our program called Z TROOP.
  • The Z TROOP Team will keep track of your volunteer hours, and when you have participated the equivalent of 7 times, you get a special T-Shirt! (you can say you’ve been there, done that and got the t-shirt!)
  • Each job will have training provided.
  • You don’t have to be a parent to help – all adults are needed!
We thank you in advance for sharing the gifts, talents and time that God has given you to help the children of our church.

Be a TROOPER!

Questions? Contact Kristey Bohannon at 281-858-8666.

KidZone FamilyConnect Study Sheets

Spring 2010

Lesson 2 (week of March 14) "Jesus Tells the Pa able of the Lost Son"
Lesson 1 (week of March 7) "Jesus Teaches About Good Fruit"

Safe Sanctuary

Safe Sanctuary is a Safe Sanctuary training is required for all adults working with children under the age of 18.

Throughout the gospels, Jesus provides teachings on providing a peaceable kingdom for all of God's people, including our most precious gifts, our children and youth (Matthew 5:9, Luke 18:15-17). The peaceable kingdom begins with sanctuary.

Scriptures provide examples of how sanctuary is to be a community of protective nurture and harmony (Psalms 20:1-2, 27:4-5). As Christians, we are called to create a safe sanctuary in our churches. They must be holy, safe, and protective communities for all of God's children, regardless of age or ability. The purpose of this policy is to address the safety of our children and youth at all local churches, and at District or Annual Conference sponsored events. Bear Creek United Methodist Church recognizes the need to have a formal, written policy with procedures in place (1) to help prevent the opportunity for the occurrence and/or the appearance of abuse of children and youth and (2) to help protect workers from false accusations and/or suspicions.

The following policy and procedures are not based on a lack of trust in workers, but are intended to protect our preschoolers, children, youth, workers, employees, volunteers and the entire church body. Careful and confidential documentation is essential to show compliance with policies, to verify information as needed, and to have an accurate record in the case of an incident.


Safe Sanctuary certification renewal is required every two years. For more information please contact the church office at 281-463-2330. Training is held in the Family Life Center, Room 102 unless otherwise noted.

Please review our Safe Sanctuary Policy and complete Appendix C, D and G prior to attending a training session.