Junior Church

When is it?

Every Sunday during morning worship (11am)

Who is it for?

All children

What does it cost?

Free

What’s it all about?

Every Sunday morning, we have family worship during which our Junior Church (or ‘Sunday
School’) meets. We start and end the service together with the rest of the church
congregation but use the hall for our activities.

Our very youngest children (aged 0-4) are invited to join our “God and Me”. We have a play
mat in the hall and each week have a bible story and play with toys or crafts linked to the
theme. Parents/carers/grandparents stay with the children for these sessions so that our little
children feel safe and comfortable. Alternatively we have ‘grab bags’ available for young
children to use whilst remaining in the main church.

Our second group are aged 4-11 (although we are flexible on transition ages dependent
upon the needs of the individual children). Our lessons include stories, games, object
discussions and creative approaches to explore the bible reading of the day and this is
followed up with a craft, colouring or puzzle activity. We encourage lessons to be as
interactive as possible and enable the children to explore their own ideas and understanding
of faith.

Our oldest group aged have a relaxed group with a focus on personal reflection and
wellbeing and exploring how faith and life link together.

We are always keen to use a range of different activities and methods to enhance the
children and young people’s experience, including making use of the lovely church grounds
in good weather. The church also benefits from a quiet corner in the side of the main church
with a sofa, quiet mat, sensory toys and noise-cancelling headphones for those that would
benefit from this.

We have a small team of Junior Church leaders and are always willing to talk to those from
the church who might be interested in volunteering.

Here are some photos of the types of things we get up to in Junior Church: