Children, Youth, & Families

  • The Crèche Preschool

    The Crèche Preschool

    For more than 20 years, St. Francis has offered a weekday Christian preschool for 2-1/2 to 5-year-olds.

    Explore Crèche Preschool
  • St. Francis Nursery

    St. Francis Nursery

    The St. Francis Nursery operates on Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 11:30 am, year-round. A paid staff member is joined by a volunteer for the infants and small children whose parents opt to drop them off before church. All children are always welcome in church or in the nursery.

  • Children’s Chapel

    Children’s Chapel

    During the school year, children of any age are welcome to attend Children’s Chapel during part of the 10 am service. Adults are welcome to become Children’s Chapel Leaders who help children form their faith through storytelling and song.

  • Scouts

    Scouts

    St. Francis has sponsored Scout troops since the 1970s, providing personnel support and meeting space. There are currently active units for Scouting Troop 55B (boys), 55G (girls), and Pack 55 (Cub Scouts). The Scouts and their leaders come from the community of Great Falls and beyond.

    Scouting with Troop 55

The Rev. Joy Y. Warburton

Reverend Joy A woman with glasses and dreadlocks smiling and waving, wearing a white robe with a red and gold stole, standing in front of metal bars.
“Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.”
— Henry Ward Beecher

We are excited to announce that the Rev. Joy Y. Warburton, who recently graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary, was ordained a priest on September 20. The Rev. Warburton serves as St. Francis’s Associate for Family Ministries.

She began her tenure at St. Francis on August 1, 2025.

Contact St. Francis

(703) 759-2082