Children and Families

 

Grace Church is a family – friendly church

We care about our children and young people and want to help them follow Jesus. Our children stay with the church family for the beginning of our service as we worship together, they then go to their  groups to receive age appropriate teaching and activities. When we have Lord’s Supper the children come back into the service so that we can celebrate together as a church family.

If you would like to chat to us about our children’s groups or have any questions please feel free to get in touch

Creche
(6 months - 4 yrs)

The children can play in a relaxed environment and are encouraged to listen to a short story from the bible, sing songs and take part in a related craft. We also have an unmanned creche to the side of the main hall

Kids Club
(Reception - Y2)

The session starts with some games then the children read a passage from the Bible, have discussion and prayer time, and then link this together with an activity so they go home with a reminder about what they have heard

Explorers
(Y3 - Y6)

For the slightly older children there is more chance to dive deeper into God's word. The children read a passage from the Bible each week and link it with an activity and game so they go home with a reminder about what they have heard

Our Volunteers

Our children’s and youth ministry is run by our amazing team of church volunteers who love children and have a passion to see them grow to understand how much Jesus loves them. Each of our DBS checked volunteers can be spotted by their purple T-shirts! So if you arrive to a service and have any questions feel free to chat to one of them and they can point you in the right direction.

For each of our children’s groups you will need to sign your child in and out each week, this helps us keep tract of who is around and means we have the needed information in case of an emergency.

Our teaching material

When teaching the children we try and match our teaching with the sermon series we are going through as a church at any given time. This is to help children feel part of the church body and encourage family conversations and discussion. We use content from different resources, and are currently using content from Mustard Seed – for more information click here

Head of Children’s and Youth Ministry

I’m Katie and I’m a primary school teacher. I’ve been at Grace Church for 10 years and I have been the Children’s and Youth ministry lead since 2022. I serve alongside a great team of volunteers who have a passion for teaching our children and youth more about Jesus.

We find our children are very much valued and loved at Grace Church. From including them in services, to ensuring they are taught God's Word in a way they understand each Sunday, we know that Grace Church takes its ministry to children seriously.
Sarah One of our parents
The first week we came to visit a member of the creche team came and spoke to me and told me all about the groups, where to find them and when it was time to go down in the service. My three children love the children's groups they attend and always come out of church so excited with their craft in hand chatting in the car on the way home about what they have learnt
SusieOne of our parents
"The children's work is great! Our two kids have benefited so much from it, and it's nice to know that the Bible and some really big truths are being taught. They love going on a Sunday and usually sprint out to the groups as soon as they're announced!
Matt
MattOne of our parents

Getting in touch

If you have any questions or you would like more information about our children’s ministry please don’t hesitate to get in touch

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All our children's and youth workers are DBS checked. If you have any more queries or a question about our children protection policy, please contact us.
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