In baptism, we promise to "help our children grow in the Christian faith and life." At Ascension, we keep that promise in many ways, one of which is providing a special period of instruction for our young people, grades 4-7. Through a combination of meetings at church with the Pastor, outings and service projects and an annual retreat in Wisconsin, we prepare them to Affirm their Baptisms--publicly claiming the faith in which they have been raised. The pastor and congregational lay leaders provide both instruction and models of the faith lived out in daily life.