Reliance Kids partners with and equips parents to raise a generation of children who grow in Jesus and spiritual maturity; pursue a God-centered vision of life; engage in worship; study God’s Word; pray; and discover, develop, and use their gifts for the glory of God as they serve Him.
Vision
Reliance Kids is a launching pad for training the next generation to know, love, and serve Jesus. Reliance Kids serves as a place where kids learn Biblical lessons that they can apply to their daily lives so they will grow in their knowledge and love of Jesus as well as continue His plan and purpose as they serve Him with their gifts.
Our vision incorporates equipping three groups within our ministry: children, parents, and Reliance Kids servants.
Strategy
Our goal is to encourage children to know the Word of God deeply and Jesus personally as well as discover, develop, and use their gifts for the glory of God as they serve Him. Reliance Kids seeks to immerse children in God’s Word, teach them how to pray and worship, and support their families in their commitment to facilitate spiritual growth by:
- Teach children the whole Bible.
- Encourage children to develop a biblical mindset and Christian worldview.
- Teach children to trust in the promises of God by sharing the lessons from His Word.
- Lead children to recognize their sinful nature and to respond in repentance & faith in God.
- Cultivate a love for God’s Word and a habit of reading it consistently.
- Give children an opportunity to see the hand of God at work in the world as they serve Him in their homes, church, schools, and community.
- Raise up future leaders as we motivate, mentor, and train children through our CREW 412 program.
Check out our YouTube channel to view past teachings, videos, and other resources!
Weekend Services
Join us on Sundays at 8:00am, 9:45am, or 11:30am for Reliance Kids! Follow the signs when you arrive and you’ll find the check-in kiosks under the umbrellas on the East end of the courtyard. You can expect fun and spirit-filled worship, age-appropriate Bible teaching, and a safe and welcoming environment!
New Family Registration
Please complete the new family registration form to help simplify your first check-in experience. We look forward to meeting you soon.
Ministry Leader:
Tami Peña has served faithfully in the children’s ministry at Reliance Church since 2009 as the Reliance Kids’ Director. Tami has extensive experience in her position, as she has served over 20 years in children’s ministry leadership. She loves Jesus and His kids. Fittingly, Tami became a Christian at the age of 4 while attending a Vacation Bible School. She has carried with her a lifelong passion to help children know and to serve Jesus.
Get to know Tami!
What is your role at Reliance Church?
Director of Reliance Kids
Describe your job in five words?
Grow children to love Jesus
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Child Psychologist
Coffee, Tea, or Soda?
I don’t like coffee, but loooove Starbucks Mango Dragonfruit Refresher!
Go-to worship song?
“Goodness of God” and “Fear is Not My Future,” and the classic: “How Great Is Our God”
Who has had the most influence in your spiritual life?
Jesus, my Aunt & Uncle, Pastor Ted & Brenda, and Pastor Chuck Smith
Food you can’t live without?
Mexican Food & cookies from Minor Bakery
Which Bible character would you most likely to be best friends with?
Dorcas
Favorite Quote of all time?
“A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.” — Max Lucado
What is your hope for Reliance Church?
My hope is that we will abide in Colossians 2:6-7; “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving” as we continue to spur others on with God’s love and good deeds!
AWANA Ministry
At Reliance Church we love our children and it is our goal to train them in the ways they should go and one of the ways we do it is through our Awana program. We are committed to making our program available to all Reliance Families to help children and parents work together to develop spiritually strong children who faithfully follow Jesus.
We meet every Wednesday at 7pm (generally following the school year schedule). It is open to children ages 4 years old – 5th grade.
AWANA Director:
Austin Belote serves as the AWANA Director as well as a Children’s Ministry Overseer here at Reliance Church. He began serving the Lord after a radical transformation in his mid-twenties. Austin was born in San Diego, CA, but grew up in Los Angeles. In 2009, he and his family moved to Temecula and made Reliance their home church. Over the years he has served in the men’s, home groups and marriage ministries, however, his passion is to share the wisdom and love of Jesus with the next generation through Reliance Kids Ministry. You’ll see him on Sundays serving in the classrooms alongside his wife Debbie, and three children, Aiden, Zoey, and Julianne.
Additionally, you will find him serving as the AWANA Director on Wednesday nights, and on the leadership team for our annual Vacation Bible School (Reliance Kids Games) during the summer break. When you see him at church, be sure to say hi – Austin would love to meet you!
Get to know Austin!
What is your role at Reliance Church?
Children’s Ministry Overseer and AWANA Director
Describe your job in five words?
“They’ll never take…..our freedom!!!”
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Baseball player and a vocalist. God took both of those gifts away for a greater purpose.
Coffee, Tea, or Soda?
Black bean water! …I’m THAT guy.
Go-to worship song?
Currently: “Lord, Don’t Forsake Me” – Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra
Who has had the most influence in your spiritual life?
My son, Aiden Belote, and Pastor Darius
Food you can’t live without?
Yes!!! (foodie)
Which Bible character would you most likely to be best friends with?
Ehud, a fellow left-hander… I just hope he never has a “secret message” for me.
Favorite Quote of all time?
“Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.” — Michael Scott
What is your hope for Reliance Church?
Ephesians 2:19-22 “Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.”