Holy Cross Family Ministries seeks to partner with parents in discipling their children to enjoy and express the love of God.
Children’s Family Service
This fun and engaging Sunday morning gathering is the perfect place for families to attend church together. Each week we spend time worshipping, creatively exploring the Bible, & engaging as families in meaningful activities that connect faith to everyday life.
PRE-K MINISTRIES
Pre-K Ministries meets on Daniel Island and Sullivan’s Island (during Sunday services 9-12). Littles ages 3 months - 4 years gather to worship, hear a Bible story, and engage in fun activities designed to be continued at home with the whole family.
Family Life Groups
Holy Cross seeks to equip and encourage parents to be the primary disciplers of their children. Hosted weekly in families’ homes, life groups help facilitate spiritual growth (for kids and grown ups too!) in the context of community.
Visionary Parenting
This seven-week course for parents with kids at any age or stage, explores the Biblical purpose of parenting. We cover topics that enable parents to impress the hearts of their children with a love for God and others.
Story Celebrations
A gathering of fun, friends, and creatively responding to God’s story. Bring your family. Invite your friends, your Life Group, or come to meet new friends! Feast your eyes on a kid-curated art show and feast your tummies on delicious cookies.
Seasonal Events
Holy Cross hosts multiple festive family-centered events throughout the year. Sign up directly for updates about upcoming events at HOLYCROSS.NET/ENEWS
Children’s Choir
If your kids enjoy music, this is an excellent avenue to grow musically, relationally, and in leadership. Children’s choir members even have regular opportunities to lead worship in our Sunday Services!
Family Summer Fun
Bring your kiddos out to enjoy some summer fun while connecting with other members of your Holy Cross family.
Kids Club
This summertime day-camp for kids 1 year - 1st grade emphasizes Biblical themes, while packing the maximum amount of fun into every day. HOLYCROSS.NET/KIDSCLUB
BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION
From the beginning of a child’s faith journey at their baptism, to the exciting process of professing personal faith during confirmation, our community and clergy help celebrate these important milestones of faith.
BETHANY FOTIA
DIRECTOR OF FAMILY MINISTRIES
Bethany has worked with children and families in many capacities--as a Montessori educator, arts teacher, tutor, and children's pastor. Bethany and her wonderful husband Doug live downtown Charleston. In her free time, she can be found writing music, or working on one of her many unfinished art projects. She loves watching as children and families come to experience the love, freedom, excitement and FUN of following Jesus.
Sammy T. Seal
Sammy T. Seal originally hails from a small beach in Southern California, though life in ministry has taken him to such exotic locales as India, Honduras and Kenya. He has worked as Ms. Bethany's assistant for nearly 15 years, and enjoys fish sticks, long naps in the sun, and of course swimming. About his position on staff at Holy Cross, Sammy has this to say: "I rilly lik it heer. The kids are GRATE, the familees ar very supoortive of animuls in ministree, and I'm onlee a few short belly flops from the beech." He hopes to let children know that Jesus loves them no matter what, and that they are important members of God's kingdom!
