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Exciting things are ahead for our Valley Church family as we continue our MAKE ROOM expansion initiative.

CELEBRATE 35 YEARS WITH VALLEY CHURCH

God has been so faithful to Valley Church over the years—and we want to celebrate all that he has done! Join us for one of our Sunday services and experience connection, conversation, and community!

  • Mid-size gathering spaces – total renovation for adults, students, and children 
  • Discovery Center – an interactive and fun place for children to play and adults to connect
  • New outdoor playground in the courtyard featuring a play tower and cushioned surface (opening soon)
  • North Corridor – floor-to-ceiling windows with lots of much-needed natural light
  • Check-in stations – fully integrated at all three entrances, maximizing convenience and security
  • Nurseries – safe, welcoming, and expanded rooms with new equipment
  • Secure access during all hours of childhood education
  • Hand in Hand – disability ministry rooms upgraded significantly
  • Technology integrated into every room
  • Restrooms – all current restrooms are renovated; plus three new restrooms added
  • North Entrance – new and fully accessible entrance with additional parking (opening soon)

We’re so excited to welcome you to our brand-new spaces.

The Gathering, a newly renovated space in the atrium, will serve as a hub for connection, conversation, and community. We can’t wait to use The Gathering to make room for God to move, to be family, and to grow the family!

Enjoy free breakfast before our 8:15 am service.

Enjoy free lunch after our 11 am service in The Gathering.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where do I drop my child off (beginning Sunday, April 13)?

Nursery: Use the west entrance to the Lower Level to drop off Infants through 3-year-olds. There are check-in stations at the base of the stairway and the nursery counter where you’ll be able to drop off and pick up your children from our amazing nursery staff and volunteers.

Hand in Hand: Use the main (south) entrance to drop off for Hand in Hand families. Use the stairwell or elevator, which will take you directly to the classroom entrance.

4-Year-Olds through 5th Grade: Use the east entrance to the Lower Level to access the check-in stations for Sunday school. This leads right to the Children’s Ministry Discovery Center which is an awesome location for conversations and fun to take place before or after Sunday school.

Where do I park to drop my child off?

Nursery: Park near and enter through the west entrance of the church, closest to the Valley Stadium parking lot, and go downstairs to the nursery.

Hand in Hand: Park near and enter through the main (south) entrance of the church.

Children, 4-Year-Olds through 5th Grade: Park near and enter through the east entrance of the church, closest to Jordan Creek Elementary, and go downstairs to the Lower Level.

Middle School Ministry: 6th through 8th graders will meet at the Valley Community Center at 9:30 am.

High School Ministry: 9th through 12th graders will meet in room 8 on the Lower Level of the church at 9:30 am.

How do I pick up my child?

Pick-up for all children will be in the same location you dropped them off.

What safety measures are in place for children?

In addition to our current check-in system, which requires adults to show matching parent tags for pick up, we have new secured children’s and nursery corridors.

Nursery drop-off and pick-up will take place at our singular nursery counter on the Lower Level (west entrance, closest to the Valley Stadium parking lot). The hallway from the counter to the nursery rooms, as well as the nursery rooms themselves, will only be accessible to Valley Church staff, nursery volunteers, and the nursery children themselves.

Adults will be able to bring their 4-year-olds through 5th graders to their individual classrooms for drop-off and pick-up during open periods before and after worship services. However, during the majority of a worship service, secure doors just beyond the check-in points will be locked, so only Valley Church staff, children’s ministry, volunteers, and children attending Sunday school will be in those classrooms, hallways, and restrooms. If a parent needs to pick up a child during a time period when the secure doors are closed, they will need to show their matching parent tag to be given access to enter the children’s ministry area.

Open times for parents to come through for drop-off and pick-up:

  • 8:00-8:30 am
  • 9:15-9:45 am
  • 10:45-11:15 am
  • 12:15-12:30 pm

Secured times:

  • 8:30-9:15 am
  • 9:45-10:45 am
  • 11:15 am-12:15 pm

Exciting things are ahead for our Valley Church family as we continue our MAKE ROOM expansion initiative—a bold step of faith to prepare our campus for greater ministry impact now and for generations to come.

Join us as we embark on this journey of vision, prayer, generosity, and trust in what God has planned for our future.

Vision Overview Document
1

MAKE ROOM for God to Move

This ministry expansion, first and foremost, is a four-year spiritual initiative in which we invite God to stretch us and shape us—showing us how we can make room for him to move in our midst.

2

MAKE ROOM to Be Family

Through the gospel, God made us family. Let’s make room on our campus to do what families do: have fun, support each other, share meals, open up about hard things, and celebrate together.

3

MAKE ROOM to Grow the Family

God is growing our church family by adding people of all ages and backgrounds. Let’s create spaces that shout, “Come join us! We’ve been waiting for you!”

Our Guest Experience team is happy to answer any further questions that you may have. For support or additional information, feel free to visit us at our temporary office location, 1801 Industrial Cir, West Des Moines, IA 50265, or call 515.226.9973. Thank you for helping us Make Room for God to move, to be family, and to grow the family!

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