{"id":220,"date":"2023-04-13T13:42:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T08:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fortmcmurrayfirstunitedchurch.com\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2023-04-13T15:50:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:20:52","slug":"childrens-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fortmcmurrayfirstunitedchurch.com\/?page_id=220","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"220\" class=\"elementor elementor-220\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e6838b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e6838b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77c76e4\" data-id=\"77c76e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa654d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfa654d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Children\u2019s ministry <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba21ff0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba21ff0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59b8e12\" data-id=\"59b8e12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60be2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60be2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortmcmurrayfirstunitedchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortmcmurrayfirstunitedchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.fortmcmurrayfirstunitedchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c36c3\" data-id=\"24c36c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f7f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f7f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jesus said: \"Let the little children come to me ... for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.\"           Mark 10:14<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157f728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"157f728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Children&#8217;s ministry is a vital and energetic part of the life and work of First United Church. 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