URC Children's and Youth Work

07/01/2026

Ho, Ho, Ho Merry Christmas......on hang on that's finished....isn't it? Before Christmas becomes a distant memory we'd love you to share how you used the advent packs with your families? It may be that you gave them away or perhaps you used them within your groups/ services? That is exactly what one Church did - here's their story on how they shared theirs with their uniform groups..

At Heath, it’s often said that we don’t have any children. But in fact we have lots - they just meet as the uniformed organisations during the week instead of on Sunday mornings when most of our members meet. So for a number of years we have been purchasing the advent packs and giving them to the beavers. This year I visited them on 1st December to tell them about the pack and to invite them to the service the following Sunday, which would be led by me, and would be based on the pack. Attendance was good, including a number from the older uniformed organisations, and they joined in reading parts of the story, sorting anagrams to find key words, and unwrapping gifts to gradually build a nativity scene. We will continue to invite them to parade services four times a year, and to visit them before the services to deliver the invite in person.
Alan Kendall - Elder at Heath URC, Halifax

27/11/2025

Bags of welcome

How can you say welcome to the people who walk through your doors? This video details some of the ways this can be achieved. There is also an accompanying le...

26/11/2025

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It is so important to have a safe space to chat and discuss all things children, youth and intergenerational ministry. To allow this to work better we are moving our page to a group. This gives more flexibility and allows for better conversation. What do you need to do? Either pop along to the page entitled 'URC Children, Youth and Intergenerational Discipleship and join OR scan this QR code to join. This page will stay open for a few weeks to allow people to move over.

21/11/2025

# £100 for children and young people.
Do you know of any children or young person under age of 26 in your church setting who should be recognised for their contribution to church life? Whether it's a big accomplishment or small then recognition is deserved.
This can be achieved through nominations to the Lundie award. The process is quick and easy and the young person in question gets recognition, a certificate, chocolate medal and £100 to use in the life of the church. Find nomination forms here:

The Lundie Memorial Award and celebrates the good work a child or young person is doing for their church and community.

18/11/2025

Still stuck for advent, take a look at some of the extra resources we have produced this year, from an under 5s toddler praise to an intergenerational cafe church service. https://bit.ly/CYAdvent2025

It's Love Actually. Not forgetting Hope, Peace and Joy - the four themes for this year's Faith Adventures through Advent resources.

Faith Adventures are just part of an imaginative package of intergenerational resources to support and guide anyone leading worship through Advent. Get to re-live the Christmas story with café church ideas, an Advent Trail and a 'Make your own nativity' pack.

Available from https://bit.ly/CYAdvent2025

01/11/2025

Faith Adventure's sessions for December are online and ready to use, the four weeks of sessions look at the different advent candle themes, Hope, Joy, Peace and Love. See full sessions here: bit.ly/FACT_resource and bit.ly/URCyouthFA

31/10/2025

Each Faith Adventures for Children Together session includes a postcard to use at home. This is one activity. Find the full session here: bit.ly/FACT_resource

Make some toast. Using a star cutter or a blunt knife, carve
some stars out of the toast. Or if you have edible pens you could
draw some stars onto your bread before you toast it.

24/10/2025

It's good to pray together, each Faith Adventures session leads with this gathering prayer: Find the full sessions here: bit.ly/URCyouthFA and bit.ly/FACT_resource

Jesus, our friend
(use alternate index fingers to point and tap the middle of opposite palms)
Be with us today
(two hands, palms up in front of you, move up and down twice)
As we share together,
(two hands, palms up in front of you, move one forward and one back and alternate twice)
Pray together,
(hands together, palm against palm, as though praying)
Play together,
(hands to each side, palms up, make two small circles outwards)
And get to know you better,
(point up with one hand)
As children together in your family
(one hand out, palm down in front of you, move it sideways and up in three ‘steps’ as though to indicate children of three different heights)
AMEN
(Two thumbs up, and bring fists slowly together to meet in front of you)

22/10/2025

Excitement in the children, youth and intergenerational team as we pack the advent resource into boxes ready to make its way to you!

21/10/2025

Do you volunteer or work with children in the United Reformed Church? Are you passionate about ensuring their voice is heard?

We are looking for two people to sit on the new children’s and youth programme enabling group as Children’s Advocates.

This is a volunteer role, involving attending meetings in person and online, to champion the voice and needs of children as we plan a programme of resources, training, events and opportunities to support local churches in their work with children and young people. All expenses are covered.

Please see the attached person specification, link to job description in comments. . Please share expressions of interest to [email protected] by 9 November 2025.