At Gather Kids, every child is known, loved, and seen as we walk alongside families in guiding their children to Jesus. We encourage children to engage in the Good News of Jesus in ways they can understand and apply.
Mission
We gather to walk alongside families in pointing their children to Jesus.
Vision
To see every child in St. Johns County changed by the Good News of Jesus.
We invite your children to participate in our Gather Kids Ministry every Sunday, where they will learn about the life and teachings of Jesus, explore Biblical stories, and grow in their faith through engaging activities and meaningful lessons.
MEET OUR KIDS DIRECTOR
Lisa and Matt along with their 5 children: Remi, Levi, Jude, Finn and Crew, live in St. Johns County. After meeting in college and getting married in south Florida, they decided to return to Matt’s hometown and plant roots of their own. Lisa’s passion for children and serving and Matt’s adventurous spirit, resulted in growing their family through foster care and private adoption.
Lisa has a Bachelor’s Degree in exceptional student education with a background in behavior analysis. She spent several years teaching both in the public and private school system and currently homeschools her own kiddos. She has served in various churches both in children’s and special needs ministries.
Random facts: her dream pet is a Highland cow, she may show up on any given Sunday with an extra child (or two) in tow, and a joyshot from Elliano’s is her lifeline!
LISA MONTOYA
OUR CULTURE
-
Gather Kids is a place where your kids want to be! We create a sense of community for kids to make lifelong, lasting relationships.
-
Gather Kids provides a safe environment where all kids are known, loved, and seen.
-
Gather Kids encourages your children to dive deep into the Good News in a way they can understand and apply.
-
Gather Kids commits to engaging in tough conservations and answering the boldest of questions.
-
Gather Kids displays radical love of all kinds of people because of a God who loves everyone.
-
Gather Kids equips and empower parents to raise their kids.
What we want for our kids
We want every child to feel known, loved, and seen by our community. This fosters a relationship where they come to know, love, and see Jesus at work in their lives.
They feel known by our community.
They know Jesus through the truths in the Bible.
They are loved by our community.
They love Jesus as the Savior of their life.
They feel seen by our community.
They see Jesus at work in their lives.