Youth Groups

Children and teenagers are not just the future – they are the present. And the good news of Jesus is for them right now.

That’s why we place a high premium on teaching all ages about Jesus from the Bible. We want them all to know and love him, to be his disciples, and so to share the good news about him.

We want children and young people to love gathering with the whole church, which is why on the fourth Sunday we have a more informal, all-age service, and when there’s a fifth Sunday in the month or it’s a school holiday our 11-14s gather in the main service.

But we also want children and young people to learn and grow in the faith through age-appropriate teaching.

Impact, our group for those in school years 7–9, meets on the first, second and third Sundays of each month during the morning service to study the bible and pray together, following the same sermon series as the rest of the church family. As well as this, on Thursdays during term time Impact meets in the church centre for games, snacks, and a short bible talk.

Contact is our group for those in school years 10–13. We meet at on Sunday afternoons at 5pm, before the evening service for snacks, conversation, and a short talk or bible study. There’s a chance to ask any question at all, and afterwards to join the evening service together.

For both Impact and Contact, there are additional activities throughout the year, including social evenings, days or weekends away, the chance to be a junior leader at our annual Holiday Club, and summer camps.

Please get in touch with Paul Sutton or Ruth Clarke if you have any questions as we’d love to help you and your family grow in your knowledge and love of Jesus Christ.