Valley Alliance Family Ministries

We believe that God is building one united church that He has purposed to create disciples. The church consists of all who have placed their trust in Jesus without regard to their age. There is no age limit given in scripture concerning this commandment: "Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." Matthew 28:19-20 Although it has been a popular trend in recent years to continually separate out children and youth for instruction, we do not see scriptural support for this model. This is not to say such models are incorrect, but just not a fit for the vision God has given Valley Alliance. It is our belief that most instruction should come within the family, with the church providing support and guidance to the family unit so that it may function as God intended.

We recognize that children and youth have different learning characteristics and styles. There are times that it is appropriate and effective to provide homogeneous age grouped instruction. (e.g. Sunday School, Quarterly Youth Events), However, we feel that differentiated instructional models that occur within our services will benefit all worshipers without regard to age.