Yesterday on UpStreet

Yesterday on UpStreet we closed out our month on Courage. It was such fun to close this month with the powerful story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den! In large group, we saw a quick video clip (from “Planet Earth”) of a group of hungry lions, for a visual of what Daniel was up against… [...]

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Leavin’ on a Jet Plane…Spain or Bust!!

Well, next Thursday, April 3rd, I’m off to visit our partners in Sevilla, Spain to tour their church building and talk about creating an engaging and relevant children’s environment. Let me start from the beginning…
UpStreet and GlobalX got together and talked about how to really help our international partners build into and even create [...]

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We missed you!!

We hope all of you had a wonderful Easter and enjoyed your week off from UpStreet!! All of us UpStreet staffers got to spend the morning with our future UpStreeters in Waumba Land. It was quite an experience! I know we are all looking forward to getting back to UpStreet this week! It will be [...]

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Meet Julie Floyd – 2nd Grade Coach, 11am

Name: Julie Floyd
UpStreet Role: Coach – 2nd grade at 11AM
Family?  My husband, Blake, and our retired racing greyhound, Scarlett
Where did you grow up?  The Woodlands, Texas (near Houston)
What’s the last movie you saw?  Definitely, Maybe
How and when did you get involved with UpStreet?  I first got involved with UpStreet as a member of the Host [...]

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Meet Julie Thanner – 9am Special Needs

Name: Julie Thanner
UpStreet Role: Special Needs Volunteer/ Kindergarten Small Group Leader, as needed ☺
Family? It’s just me and my husband right now.
Where did you grow up? Orginally in St. Louis, Missouri, but mostly in Atlanta.
What’s the last movie you saw? The Kite Runner.  It’s so good, almost as good as the book.
How and when did [...]

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Yesterday on UpStreet

In large group on Sunday, we had the amazing opportunity to tell the Easter story! The host was puzzled at the beginning why her mom had given her a stone in her Easter basket… but after the story, she understood that the stone (with a cross on it) represented the rock that was rolled away. [...]

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The power of time invested…

Check out this entry from the blog of Richard Sims, the lead pastor at Tapestry Church, a church in Cartersville that is of similar style and mission as Buckhead. I couldn’t resist including an action shot of Jonathon underneath this entry!! With this beautiful weather, I encourage you to attend some of your kids sports [...]

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Yesterday on UpStreet

Yesterday on UpStreet we continued learning about Courage through the story of Jesus’ arrest and trial. It was an intense Bible story, and our wonderful storytellers really captured the kids’ attention. Now, this coming Sunday we get to tell the exciting news of Easter! Yesterday’s worship songs were “Your Love Is Deep,” “Never Gonna Let [...]

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Meet Julie Tiemann, 9am Worship Leader, Storyteller

Name: Julie Tiemann
UpStreet Role: Worship leader, storyteller
Family? One amazing husband, one baby on the way!
Where did you grow up? I’m a local – Lilburn
What’s the last movie you saw? Pride and Prejudice (the long BBC version)
How and when did you get involved with UpStreet? Started out worshiping with Waumba kiddos at North Point. After a [...]

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Meet Doug Mancosky – Kindergarten SGL, 9am

Name: Doug Mancosky
UpStreet Role: K Small Group Leader
Family? 2 Sisters, one lives in Italy, the other in Wisconsin, parents also live in WI, still in the house I grew up in since age 2.
Where did you grow up? Neenah, WI
What’s the last movie you saw? Vantage Point
How and when did you [...]

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