About The Sunday School Store

Who we are

The Sunday School Store (sundayschool.store) is the curriculum store of Ministry-To-Children.com, which has been publishing free Bible lessons for churches since 2006. The store itself opened in 2020. And yes, most of the last names below match. This is a family ministry, founded and run by Tony Kummer, a former children's pastor, from Sellersburg, Indiana.

Our family of sites includes Ministry-To-Children.com, SundaySchool.Store, and Sunday School Works! (our print books on Amazon). We are not connected to any other similarly named Sunday school company.

Why churches trust us

We've collected over 3,900 customer reviews since 2020, and you can browse every one of them on our independently hosted review page at Judge.me. A few in our customers' own words:

• "I am a busy Pastors wife of a small church. This curriculum has helped simplify Children’s ministry planning a ton!!!" Tanya
• "What a great resource for a small church! We have a small class of 12 students with ages from 4 - 13 so these lessons work perfect." Lesley
• "The kids loved the lesson and activities, and prep was easy. The volunteers and teachers loved it, too." Deborah

What we believe

Teaching the Bible is a serious calling. James 3:1 warns that "we who teach will be judged more strictly", and as the people supplying the lessons, we take that warning to heart.

We believe the Bible is the inspired, trustworthy Word of God, and that the Gospel of Jesus Christ, his death and resurrection for sinners, is the center of everything we teach. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith in Christ alone. Our team comes from more than one church tradition, united by full confidence in Scripture and the Gospel. On questions that faithful churches answer differently, our curriculum stays focused on the Bible text itself, so it works in your church, whatever your tradition.

Why we use the Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The Scripture in our curriculum uses the Berean Standard Bible (BSB) as its default. The BSB is a complete, modern English translation produced by a committee of evangelical scholars who affirm the full inerrancy of Scripture, and it has been dedicated to the public domain, free for anyone, anywhere, to read, copy, and share.

We chose it for two reasons. First, we serve churches and ministries all over the world, many in places where licensing fees and translation restrictions put good curriculum out of reach; an open Bible keeps our materials free to use and adapt for every church we serve. Second, we believe Scripture is meant to be shared freely, and an open translation lets us honor that conviction while giving you a faithful, readable text.

If your church prefers a different translation, every lesson is editable, and you're always welcome to simply read from the Bible your classroom already uses.

Read more about the Berean Standard Bible →

The team

Tony Kummer, Founder and Lead Editor. Tony served ten years as a full-time children's pastor and holds an M.A. in Christian Education from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (and a B.A. from Boyce College). He started Ministry-To-Children in 2006 with one idea: children's ministry shouldn't be this hard, and help should be free. After his pastorate, a call to mission work in Haiti shaped the ministry's heart for under-resourced churches worldwide.

Kristin Highley, Curriculum Writer. Kristin writes curriculum for the store and Ministry-To-Children, and thousands of churches follow her weekly craft and children's sermon videos on our YouTube channel. She serves as Director of Christian Education at Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Broomfield, Colorado. She holds a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.A. in Teaching from Biola University, and an M.A. in Theology and a DCE certificate from Concordia University Irvine. She and her husband, Colten, have three young children.

Elijah Kummer, Marketing Manager. Elijah runs our marketing and email, manages our 2027 VBS project, and has a hand in most of what happens behind the scenes. He studies business at Huntington University.

Micah Kummer, Production, Teaching Visuals & Devotions. Micah assembles our lesson documents and the teaching visuals and puzzles that go with them, and he wrote the Prepare Your Heart teacher devotions for our Fixer Upper curriculum. Tony's son and the youngest hand on the team, Micah is a high school senior at Christian Academy of Madison, Indiana. After graduation, he plans to attend Bible college to prepare for full-time ministry.

Lilet Restrivera, Activity Sheets & Lyric Videos. Lilet creates our preschool activity pages and edits our VBS lyric videos from her home in the Philippines.

Estherline Dessime, Art Advisor. Estherline, Tony's wife, advises on the artwork and design choices across our lessons.

Teachers help shape every lesson. We learn from you everywhere we hear from you: our survey, your reviews, comments on Ministry-To-Children, and the questions you email us. When teachers told us their kids needed more variety in the activity pages, that became a big part of our new 2027 curriculum. When they couldn't find the bonus videos, we put the links right in each new lesson. Have a suggestion? Email support@sundayschool.store.

Customer Beta Readers. We're just getting started with a small group of customers who try new lessons before we publish them. If you'd like to join, contact us.

We give away more than we sell

Ministry-To-Children offers thousands of free Bible lessons, crafts, and coloring pages, and this store carries a free downloads collection too. That's on purpose. Most of the churches we serve are small, with almost no curriculum budget. Many teachers buy from their own pockets, and many of our readers serve in places where any budget at all is out of reach. Digital downloads keep the cost low, and the paid curriculum here is what keeps the free ministry running.

Questions churches ask before they buy

Is The Sunday School Store legitimate?

Yes. We've been publishing Bible lessons since 2006, the store has over 3,900 customer reviews you can read on an independent review platform, and we're a real family team working from Sellersburg, Indiana. If you'd like to check us out before buying, start with our free lessons, no payment required.

Do you charge subscriptions or recurring fees?

No. Every purchase on this store is a one-time payment. Nothing auto-renews, and there are no hidden monthly charges. Even our All-Access Pass is a single purchase: one payment, every lesson, forever.

What if a download doesn't work?

Email support@sundayschool.store and a real person will reply, almost always within a day, and send you the working file directly. And if a purchase isn't right for your kids, our 365-day money-back promise covers it, no questions asked.

Can I edit the lessons?

Our current curriculum lines include editable Word versions of every lesson alongside the print-ready PDFs. For an older unit, email us before you buy and we'll tell you exactly what's inside.

Who writes these lessons?

Our lessons are written and edited by the team above, led by two decades-deep ministry educators: Tony, who spent ten years as a children's pastor, and Kristin, who serves in children's ministry every Sunday. And they're church-tested in the truest sense: thousands of congregations use them each week and tell us what works.

What if our church can't afford curriculum?

Start with the free lessons. There are enough to teach every week of the year. And if you serve somewhere a curriculum budget simply doesn't exist, email us. Cost is never the barrier to teaching kids about Jesus.

Want the longer story? Read how Ministry-To-Children started. You can also find us on Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest, or just email support@sundayschool.store. We'd love to hear from you.