Growing Faith network for parachurch organisations: Ages 0-4
Discover more about organisations offering programmes for children and youth
THE LIST OF ORGANISATIONS BELOW may help if your church is looking for support in starting or building its work with children and young people. For more information you can visit the websites on each listing.
Many of these organisations provide for multiple age groups – for more information, please see parachurch organisations for ages 4-11 or for ages 11-18.
Links to external websites are provided for convenience, but please note we’re not responsible for their content or policies.
Organisations with resources for ages 0-4
All of England
BRF Ministries Messy Church
Age range: 0-18
Location: All of England
Messy Church is a way of being church, where everyone is welcome. It is Christ-centred, for all ages, based on creativity, hospitality and celebration. Every month thousands of people of all ages, come together to discover Jesus, including those who’ve never been to church before. In countries around the world, we eat, play and worship together.
Expect activities, songs and prayers and an entirely new way to express your faith. The BRF Ministries team are here to help you get started and sustain your Messy Church. We provide training, resources and a supportive network of practitioners.
Website: Messy Church
Growing Hope
Age range: 0-18
Location: All of England
Growing Hope gives hope to children through provision of our free therapy clinic, grows hope for family who may have been isolated and rejected through our courses for parents and siblings, and grow hope in Jesus through the offer of prayer to each of our families and by supporting churches to develop accessible tools to use in their buildings, ministry teams, and children’s ministry.
Website: Growing Hope
Hope Together
Age range: 0-18
Location: All of England
Hope Together wants to reach everyone everywhere with the good news about Jesus by resourcing and supporting local churches though training and culturally relevant, high quality, accessible resources. Hope for Every Home is the hyper local part of this focussing on communities, streets, homes, schools.
Website: Hope Together
RaiseUpFaith
Age range: 0-18
Location: All of England
Hope Together wants to reach everyone everywhere with the good news about Jesus by resourcing and supporting local churches though training and culturally relevant, high quality, accessible resources. Hope for Every Home is the hyper local part of this focussing on communities, streets, homes, schools.
Website: RaiseUpFaith
TenFour Ministries
Age range: 0-18
Location: All of England, South West
At TenFour we exist to inspire and equip churches to run innovative, dynamic, outreach children’s ministry. We are committed to seeing children of all backgrounds being welcomed into the church community and family to discover the love that Jesus has for them. We want to see the gospel proclaimed, lives transformed, and disciples made.
We recognise that running a children’s ministry can come with its challenges but we are here to help so together let’s rise up, take courage and do it.
Website: TenFour Ministries
Truth Be Told
Age range: 0-11
Location: All of England
Truth Be told is an intergenerational storytelling charity, tackling loneliness and isolation with the hope of the gospel. We equip you with everything you need to share gospel centred parable-style stories, making it really easy for all ages, cultures and abilities to belong together.
Website: Truth Be Told
Wonderful Me!
Age range: 0-18
Location: All of England
Wonderful Me! is all about ensuring that our approach to children and young people in our churches enables every child to feel welcomed, safe, seen, heard and known – and to flourish in the knowledge that they are each wonderfully made by a loving God.
We offer training, support and resources with a particular focus on trauma, additional needs, challenging behaviour and emotional regulation.
Website: Wonderful Me!
Worship for Everyone
Age range: 0-18
Location: All of England
Worship for Everyone aims to release the power of intergenerational worship with songs and resources for churches, schools and homes.
Website: Worship for Everyone
South West
South West Youth Ministries
Age range: 0-18
Location: South West
Our vision and passion is that every child and young person in the South West would encounter Jesus, come to know him, and make a choice to live for more. Our main strategy is to place trainee children and youth workers with churches, local ministries and schools work projects throughout the South West. We also resource local churches with training events, residentials and leadership development opportunities for young people.
Website: South West Youth Ministries
