Fall Festival
October 30th at 4:00 p.m.
Save the date: October 30th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. is our annual Fall Festival! Join us for an evening full of fun and festivities. Enjoy delicious food, exciting games, Trunk or Treat, inflatables, and so much more. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to celebrate the season with us. It’s going to be an event you won’t want to miss, we can't wait to see you there!
Candy Donations Needed!
We’re collecting candy for the festival, and we need your help! Please drop off your candy donations in the bins outside the worship spaces or in the welcome center. All types of candy are welcome! Let’s make this year sweet for everyone!
Candy Donations Needed!
We’re collecting candy for the festival, and we need your help! Please drop off your candy donations in the bins outside the worship spaces or in the welcome center. All types of candy are welcome! Let’s make this year sweet for everyone!
Interested in working for First Kids?
We're looking for folks to join our team. Email Beth at bspears@firstcentenary.com with any questions. Click the form below to submit a job application
Sunday Mornings
In-Person Sunday School for Birth to 5th Grade
- Join us from 9:45 - 10:30 a.m.
Childcare & Children's Worship available during 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Worship Services
- Preschool Mini Worship at 11:00 a.m.
- Elementary FirstKids LIVE! at 11:00 a.m.
First Kids Virtual Sunday Lessons
- FOR ALL AGES - Video links are posted beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday for you to show your children when it fits best in your family's schedule. (Pick your own family God time!)
Wednesday Nights
- Prime Time Family Dinner (5:30 p.m.)
- Children's Music (6:00 p.m.)
- Littles Clubhouse Fun (6:30 p.m.)
PreK4 - 1st Grade
- Music activities will start at 6:00 p.m.
- After music, the children will go to the Elementary Wing for more church fun activities
- Please pick up your children by 7:40 p.m.
2nd - 5th Graders
- Music activities at 6:00 p.m.
- Afterwards they will go to the gym for more fun with Mr. Ian
- Please pick your children up in the gym no later than 7:40 p.m.
Our children’s program is so much more than singing in a choir. We teach rhythm, melody, play instruments, & play games that teach how to read & play music – skills for a lifetime! All children are invited to participate in this enjoyable & enriching experience!
Beth Spears
Director
Leesha Vander Wilt
Assistant Director
Beth Spears
Director
Beth Spears has been working with children at First-Centenary since 2000. She has been the Children’s Director since 2016. Beth has a bachelor's degree in Child and Family Studies from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Growing up as a preacher's kid, Beth worked in many children’s ministries in the Holston Conference and even started some from the ground up.
When not at church, Beth loves having movie nights with her husband, Kenny, and taking photos of the exciting adventures God puts in her life.
When not at church, Beth loves having movie nights with her husband, Kenny, and taking photos of the exciting adventures God puts in her life.
bspears@firstcentenary.com
Leesha Vander Wilt
Assistant Director
Leesha Vander Wilt has been working with children at First-Centenary since 2016. She has been the Assistant Children’s Director since 2024. Leesha has a bachelor's degree in Elementary and Special Education from the University of West Florida. Leesha has a heart for children that she learned from her mother and continues to show that heart every week through the ministry.
When not at church, Leesha is usually hanging out with her kid, her dog, her father and/or her flock of chickens. She enjoys being outside walking her father's work property and seeing the amazing things that God's created. She also enjoys gardening and keeps up with her mother's flower garden.
When not at church, Leesha is usually hanging out with her kid, her dog, her father and/or her flock of chickens. She enjoys being outside walking her father's work property and seeing the amazing things that God's created. She also enjoys gardening and keeps up with her mother's flower garden.