Vibrant Kids is for all children birth thru 5th grade.
Vibrant Kids is the children's ministry at Vibrant. Every Sunday morning all children (newborn through 5th grade) experience safe, creative, age-appropriate environments where the Bible is taught in a fun, developmentally and spiritually appropriate way.
Welcome!
If this is your first time checking out our church, this page will give you a glimpse of what’s available each week for kids in our children’s wing during the Sunday morning services. We hope you and your children will join us on a Sunday. Please let us know if you have any questions about the church or would like to arrange a visit.
Birth to Preschool
We aim for our time in the Nursery, Toddler & Preschool class to be secure, safe, structured, spiritually stirring, and sensationally fun.
Learn MoreElementary Age
In our Elementary classes children learn that Jesus loves them and wants to be their best friend, as well as how to live a life that will make a difference.
Learn MoreVibrant Kids Events
How can I volunteer in Children's Ministry?
There are many ways to serve! Greeting families, writing cards, teaching, co-teaching, leading worship, preparing crafts, preparing snacks, or being on a construction team.
Volunteer
Gerry Gaugler
Children's Pastor
About Gerry Gaugler
Gerry serves as our Children’s Pastor at Vibrant. He is responsible for planning and executing children's ministry at Vibrant and leading the Vibrant Kids volunteer team to work toward the discipleship of the children of Vibrant intentionally. As part of his job, he will also plan and lead mission trips for Vibrant around the world to serve our mission partners. Gerry’s experience as a counselor and working with children and youth for 20 years, combined with his passion for helping others, have him well suited for this position. When he is not at work Gerry enjoys hiking and sports of all kinds; soccer is his favorite, and spending time with his wife Lisa and their 3 “fur-babies,” Daisy, Odie, and Mr. Bibbs.
Gerry was called into ministry in 2015 and served as the Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry at a small church in the Philadelphia Suburbs, where he learned a lot about how serving God. His favorite quote is “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called,” and he is excited to be back in Central PA and to continue following God’s calling.
Gerry Gaugler
Children's Pastor
EmailGerry serves as our Children’s Pastor at Vibrant. He is responsible for planning and executing children's ministry at Vibrant and leading the Vibrant Kids volunteer team to work toward the discipleship of the children of Vibrant intentionally. As part of his job, he will also plan and lead mission trips for Vibrant around the world to serve our mission partners. Gerry’s experience as a counselor and working with children and youth for 20 years, combined with his passion for helping others, have him well suited for this position. When he is not at work Gerry enjoys hiking and sports of all kinds; soccer is his favorite, and spending time with his wife Lisa and their 3 “fur-babies,” Daisy, Odie, and Mr. Bibbs.
Gerry was called into ministry in 2015 and served as the Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry at a small church in the Philadelphia Suburbs, where he learned a lot about how serving God. His favorite quote is “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called,” and he is excited to be back in Central PA and to continue following God’s calling.
Sherry Trayer
York Haven Campus Manager
About Sherry Trayer
Sherry is happily married to Thomas Trayer, and they have four young adult children. Sherry and Tom began attending Vibrant in 2012 and were a part of the launch team for our Etters campus, which is now York Haven campus. Sherry recalls, “When I first walked into the doors of the Lambs Gap campus, I was touched by the words I read as I moved from the parking lot into the building ‘Love God, Love God’s People and Love God’s World’. Those words pretty much summed up exactly how I was feeling, how I wanted to live my life, and the direction that I wanted to lead my children”. From that day forward; Sherry continued to grow and put her God given gifts to use to aid in the mission of those words she fell in love that first day , “Love God, Love God’s People and Love God’s World”.
Soon after, Pastor Mike learned that Sherry was a registered nurse, and she found herself headed to Haiti on a mission trip, having planned to never step foot on an airplane. Since that first trip, she has continued to travel and looks forward to going to Costa Rica this summer as a youth leader for The Vibe Student Ministry.
Sherry has been involved in many areas of ministry at Vibrant. She serves as a youth leader, assists with children’s ministry at York Haven, serves with frontline team, and has been a vital team member on the York Haven community outreach team.
Sherry Trayer
York Haven Campus Manager
EmailSherry is happily married to Thomas Trayer, and they have four young adult children. Sherry and Tom began attending Vibrant in 2012 and were a part of the launch team for our Etters campus, which is now York Haven campus. Sherry recalls, “When I first walked into the doors of the Lambs Gap campus, I was touched by the words I read as I moved from the parking lot into the building ‘Love God, Love God’s People and Love God’s World’. Those words pretty much summed up exactly how I was feeling, how I wanted to live my life, and the direction that I wanted to lead my children”. From that day forward; Sherry continued to grow and put her God given gifts to use to aid in the mission of those words she fell in love that first day , “Love God, Love God’s People and Love God’s World”.
Soon after, Pastor Mike learned that Sherry was a registered nurse, and she found herself headed to Haiti on a mission trip, having planned to never step foot on an airplane. Since that first trip, she has continued to travel and looks forward to going to Costa Rica this summer as a youth leader for The Vibe Student Ministry.
Sherry has been involved in many areas of ministry at Vibrant. She serves as a youth leader, assists with children’s ministry at York Haven, serves with frontline team, and has been a vital team member on the York Haven community outreach team.