CELCLListen and retell.
Short Bible stories can open a question: Who is welcomed? What does kindness look like? What surprised you?
Families & children
Questions, stories, and room for the whole family.
The hope is a welcome in which children are seen as people with their own questions and parents know exactly what to expect. Children are warmly welcome at our English Sunday services: the more the merrier! No separate children's session or Sunday school has been announced yet.
Children warmly welcome · activities in development
Children and faith
Wonder is a good beginning.
A child can hear a story, ask why, and be taken seriously.
Mark 10:13–16 shows Jesus welcoming children when others were trying to keep them away. That story shapes the tone of this proposed page: patient listening, accessible words, and a place where families can learn together. It does not define an unapproved CELCL teaching plan.
Read Bible stories together
A possible approach
Faith can be explored in many ways.
These are examples for programme planning. They are not a timetable or promise of child care.
Make and remember.
Art, simple activities, and family conversation can help a story become memorable. Any CELCL activity would need approved leaders and safeguarding.
Leave room for families.
Children may join a gathering with adults, attend a supervised session, or have another arrangement. CELCL has not decided which applies.
Before a family visit
Practical care earns trust.
Children are welcome at the Sunday service now. As children's activities develop, the visit guide will say whether provision exists, age ranges, registration or check-in, who supervises children, safeguarding policies, toilets and accessibility.
See what needs confirmingAfter worship, together
Room to play. Time to connect.
A simple playground can make the time after a gathering easier for families to enjoy.
Picture a small Wendy house, a few toys, and children playing while adults talk nearby. Before this becomes visitor guidance, CELCL needs to confirm the actual outdoor space, its availability, safety arrangements, and adult responsibilities.
See visit details still to confirm
For older young people
Teenagers deserve their own space in the conversation.
The Teenagers page explains that proposed direction and the approvals needed before any group can run.
Explore the teen vision