Reaching the Internet Generation

Preteens can’t wait to get connected with one another online safely and easily. MyGrapple.com: the next generation of Sunday school for preteens. MyGrapple.com has clues that help prepare students for next week’s lesson, the Grapple Challenge to help kids live out their faith, the Grapple Verse for the four-week theme, fun and positive computer games, opportunities to vote for what games they will play on the next Sunday, a calendar of events, announcements, and a Web forum where kids can communicate with each other online, make prayer requests, post care messages, and post God sightings.

Safe and Secure for Kids

Each student will be given a login and password from the leader to access MyGrapple.com. MyGrapple.com has many layers of security. The servers where MyGrapple.com is hosted are secured with the highest levels of technology available. Plus, your MyGrapple.com web site is a closed-church community, which means that only the kids you have given permission to will be allowed on your site. This means that your preteens will not be able to interact with other preteens or leaders from other church sites. MyGrapple.com also doesn't contain any links to outside web sites, so your kids will never be directed to a site that could be unsafe. All communication on MyGrapple.com is public to your whole class and your leader to ensure that no improper communication takes place between anyone. Lastly, kids will be required to get parent permission before they are given access to MyGrapple.com.

The leader will make sure that students are using MyGrapple.com to communicate with each other in a positive manner. Any inappropriate postings can be quickly and easily removed. Parents will know it’s safe because the parent permission slip will give them information regarding their child’s safety on MyGrapple.com. They will also have access to MyGrapple.com through their child’s login and password so they can verify first-hand that the site is 100 percent safe. And lastly, Grapple gives you Parent Connect e-mails to communicate with your parents—these give parents practical advice about preteens, safety tips, fun ways to connect with their kids, and more.

Contacting Children's Ministry

Need more information about an event? Have a question about a particular program? Just want to say hi? Feel free to contact Dena Lee, Director of Children's Ministries at 281.634.8957 or email

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