“A beacon for the community” – Estates Churches: Cloister Café
Started after Lee-Anne attended a leadership course with her diocese, the Cloister Café offers a safe meeting space.
“A close-knit community” – Estates Churches: Holy Nativity Church, Eastfields
Play, prayers and singing are the mainstays of Little Lambs, a toddler group that builds community with families.
“A good project for the area.” – Estates Churches: Baby Exchange Centre
A church leadership course led to a Baby Exchange Centre, where parents can collect free baby clothing and items.
“I could use that experience to help other people” – Estates Churches: Teardrops
After attending a leadership course with her diocese, Jill used her experience of grief to start a bereavement group.
“It’s just giving back what they’ve given me” – Estates Churches: Emmanuel Church
Emmanuel Church’s homeless outreach started when Kevin, now the chef, walked through the door with nowhere else to go.
4000 children to attend a Lighthouse holiday club this summer
Lighthouse is a summer holiday club run by churches. Find out what other think churches in this short video.
Cheeky Pandas – Grow your church ministry
Discover how two churches are bringing faith to life through fun using Cheeky Pandas.
Flourishing churches reaching children, young people and families
Hear from churches who have used PRAY: Prioritise, Resource, Adapt, You to grow their young disciples.
From zero to 100: How Bubble Church is reaching children and families
‘We went from zero people to over a hundred people’: Bubble Church is reaching children and families across the country.
Getting started in youth and children’s ministry – five essential items
Discover practical tips for making your sessions run smoothly and staying prepared for anything.
Good games to play with children
What are good games to play with children? This video suggests numerous ways to enable children in our care to have fun.
Good games to play with young people
Find out what games, both new and nostalgic, have been enjoyed by other youth groups.
Growing Younger: Children and youth in a Devon church
‘It’s been a real joy to see’ – find out how one Devon church has been reaching families.
Growing Younger: HTB Youth Weekender case study
Revd Tom Clark, Director, HTB Youth in London shares how the numbers for their youth nights grew.
Growing Younger: KICK
KICK transforms young people’s lives, with God’s love, through sport and support.
Growing Younger: St John’s Church, Leyland
What happens when the vicar leaves the service to run the children’s ministry? Growth: find out more in this video.
