Our Commitment to Keeping Children and Youth Safe

Purpose: Faith United Methodist Church has established a policy to prevent the abuse of children as demonstration of our absolute and unwavering commitment to the physical safety and spiritual growth of all children and youth entrusted to our care.

Statement of Covenant: As a Christian community of faith and a United Methodist congregation, we pledge to conduct the ministry of the gospel in ways that assure the safety and spiritual growth of all children and youth entrusted to our care as well as all those who work with children and youth. We will follow reasonable safety measures in the selection and recruitment of workers; we will implement prudent operational procedures in all programs and events; we will educate all our workers with children and youth regarding the use of all appropriate policies and methods (including first aid and methods discipline); we will have a clearly defined procedure for reporting a suspected incident of abuse that conforms to the requirements of state law; and we will be prepared to respond to media inquiries if an incident occurs.

Conclusion: In all our ministries with children and youth, this congregation is committed to demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ so that each child will be "surrounded by steadfast love, established in the faith, and confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to eternal life." (Baptismal Covenant II, United Methodist Hymnal, p.44)

Genoa Preschool

Genoa Preschool is a Illinois DCFS licensed preschool and the oldest program of its' type in the City of Genoa and the Village of Kingston serving the Genoa-Kingston community for nearly 40 years. Genoa Preschool is a ministry of Faith Church; it is a subsidiary corporation of the church.

Genoa Preschool has an excellent reputation and strives to maintain excellence in the education it provides preschool age children in preparation for kindergarten. We are an academic preschool program focusing on exciting, fun, and motivating approaches to enable the strongest learning possible for each child and in response to each child's individual needs.

Our staff of principal teacher/director and teaching assistants is key to our long-standing excellence. Miss Tina, Miss Debbie, and Miss Donna all strive to make the environement safe, fun, structured, and interesting to young learners.

Genoa Preschool normally has a waiting list for a space in either our three-year-old or our four-year-old program. We encourage families desiring to enroll in the program to schedule a visit with Miss Tina, the principal teacher and director. Registration occurs each Spring with three levels available. Returning families (3-year-olds moving to the four-year-old class) have first registration option. Faith Church families have the second registration option. Open registration is the thrid registration option. These registration options usually occur in March and April. For more information on the Genoa Preschool, please call the preschool directly at 815.784.5444.