What is Route 56?

Route 56, Four Oaks’ ministry to 5th and 6th graders exists to walk alongside parents in teaching and modeling the gospel during one of life’s most transitional times.  We see this transitional time as one where students are moving from learning Scriptural truths to applying those truths while continuing to learn them at a deeper level.  Here, students can safely explore the “what?” and “why?” of Christianity while focusing on the kind of personal character created by a heart believing the gospel.

When does Route 56 meet?

School Year Structure during both services, 9 and 11AM:  The church is not merely a place where people receive teaching. It is the household of God where believers live out the truths of the gospel (I Timothy 3:15).  Setting aside a time for students to simply be with one another is in keeping with this truth. Route 56 students start out in the Youth Room. Following the 9AM service, parents pick up their student from the Youth Room. Following the 11AM service, parents pick up their student from the Route 56 classroom at the front of the lobby near the fireplace and double doors, to the left when exiting the sanctuary. This school year, we will continue working through the New City Catechism, curriculum designed to deepen our students’ faith through learning the Truth of God’s Word. Our desire is for 5th and 6th graders to begin moving from spiritual milk to spiritual solid food (Hebrews 5:12-14).  In Kindergarten through 4th grade, children are learning the contents of Scripture.  The 5th and 6th grade years should be a season where children move from primarily storing up Biblical knowledge to applying the Biblical knowledge they have learned/are learning.