CHILDREN

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Four children playing on a tree in a wooded area, some climbing and others sitting, surrounded by greenery.
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Our children are a key part of our Church and community. Our vision for our children is to see them enjoy church and be excited to grow in their faith; knowing the most amazing Heavenly Father, the grace-filled love of Jesus and the adventure of walking with The Holy Spirit every day.

St Matthew’s Church love families and children.

85% of Christians came to faith before the age of 18

We are nurturing foundations of faith that last through adulthood into eternity.

We accomplish this through:

Families- We believe parents and families are the primary disciplers of their children. We equip, love, pray with and champion parenting that welcomes God into the every day.

ARK- Meeting every Sunday during our 11am service, ARK is a place for Children from 18 months to 11 years old to meet God, have fun, grow in faith and make life-long friendships. See below for more details.

Socials- We run socials throughout the year from parties to scavenger hunts, camping and more.

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Sundays 11am

WHO’S ONBOARD?

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Little Lambs (18 months- 4 years old)

Little Lambs is a space for pre-school children to have lots of learning about God. With a loose structure including songs and craft we explore the Bible together. The Little Lambs are accompanied by parents over to the Centre around 11:15am. Any children under 18 months are welcome to stay and play with their parents, children over 18 months can be left if they are happy , please do bring a snack.

Mighty Lions (YR-Y2)

Mighty Lions is full of wonder and energy as we engage with the bible and get to know God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit for ourselves. We have lots of dancing, hames and we love crafts. We meet over in the Centre and leave the service around 11:15am. We would ask you to accompany the child over to the Centre and up into the ARK rooms. If your child is new, we will need you to sign them in and ask that you would stay whilst they settle in. Once they have done so, you are welcome to return to Church.

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Soaring Eagles (Y3-Y6)

Soaring Eagles is full of games, fun, discussion and questioning as we explore the Bible and meet God. We meet over in the Centre and leave the service around 11:15am. We would ask you to accompany the child over to the Centre and up into the ARK rooms. If your child is new, we will need you to sign them in and ask that you would stay whilst they settle in. Once they have done so, you are welcome to return to Church.