Loving care for little ones.

The Grace-St. Luke's nursery, located downstairs in the Parents’ Day Out area, is open Sundays to care for newborns to six year-olds while their parents attend Sunday morning services and activities. The nursery is open from 8 a.m. to the conclusion of the 10:30 a.m. service or after-service activities when we have them. Parents are welcome to pick up their children in the nursery after the Peace to take their children to Eucharist with the family.

There are three rooms under the care of the nursery staff:

1) Baby Room – infants to 18 months,

2) Toddler Room – 18 months to very-young-threes, and

3) Sunday School Room – very-young-three to six-year-olds.

During the summer season, a snack and supervised play is provided in all three rooms. During school season, the Toddler Room uses the Little Lamb curriculum during Sunday School time and the children in the Sunday School Room go to Atrium 1. The Atrium 1 teachers return the children to the Nursery Sunday School room for the 10:30 a.m. worship service.

Nursery Staff

Eva Loftin (front row, center, in photo) is the Nursery Manager. Eva, mother of three children, ages 10, 12, and 17, is originally from Mexico, and has been a Memphis resident for 14 years. Eva has worked in the nursery for eight years and has been the Nursery Manager for the past six years. Also, she has worked for eight years at the GSL Parents’ Day out. Eva is your “go-to” person if you have any questions or need more information about the Nursery.

Baby Room

Chara Chavers (not pictured) and Laura Gather (not pictured) care for our infants to 18-month-old toddlers in our Baby Room. Chara has been with our nursery for eight years. She is mom to a seven-year-old and a teacher at St. Luke’s Methodist. Laura, a busy mother of 2 boys, enjoys spending time with her family and working part-time at the FedEx Forum.

Toddler Room

The nursery's toddler room – 18 months to young three-year-olds – is staffed by Dorothy Chavers (not pictured), Elizabeth Brewer (front row, left), and Amy Farmer (back row, right). Dorothy has worked in our nursery for eight years and is the mother of Chara, a member of our Baby Room staff, and four other children. Also in the Toddler Room is Elizabeth, a Grace-St. Luke’s parishioner, an Emmanuel United Methodist kindergarten teacher, and mom to an eight-year-old. She has been caring for our toddlers for seven years. Rounding out the Toddler Room staff is Amy. She is a ninth grade math teacher at Hillcrest and mom to a five-year-old.

Sunday School Room

The room for three to six-years-olds is staffed by Mary Lovelace (back row, left) and Beth Butler (front row, right). For the past eight years Mary has been a caring member of our nursery and Parents’ Day Out staff. Mary is a dedicated care-giver and mother of three daughters. Helping with the Sunday School room for the last two years is Beth Butler. Beth, a nanny for a family with three children, is a mother to three children aged 3 to 10 years old.