Woodies Kids

In partnership with parents we aim to provive a quality children's provision that inspires, trains and equips children to become disciples of Christ. We want our children to be:
- Followers of Jesus
- Worshipers of God
- Bringers of the kingdom
- People who live and act in faith

We are commited to serving them, supporting them and standing by them on this journey.



We currently have a team of arround 40, working with children at woodlands. We are always looking for people to join the team as the more people involved, the more we can achieve. If you would like to join the team email
Sue.

Saltshakers—8-12 years
We aim to give these children information about God and the world in a fun and interactive way. As they get older we want to give these children an opportunity to develop their own faith, to think and choose rather than copy and accept. They are also at this age, increasingly aware of the motives and consequences of wrong doing and so we aim to teach them about God’s acceptance and forgiveness and demonstrate this in the group. We also provide opportunities for prayer and worship. It is an age where children are beginning to find their own identity so the group places an emphasis on individual growth and the nurturing of gifts and talents.

Elements of a Sunday morning in saltshakers are
• Social, creative, activity time
• Teaching
• Small groups for discussion and prayer

Lightbeams—3-7 years

We aim to give these young children a place where they can have fun, learn about Jesus and find friendship and belonging. We want to give them a Godly demonstration of security and affection as well as opportunities to learn. Their Learning is very much grounded in experience so we do lots of singing, creating, playing and acting. We want to nurture the children's discovery of the world and make God a natural part of this. As they get older reinforcing the reality of God in the world and in their lives

The structure of a Sunday morning in Lightbeams is:
• Small group time, welcome and snack
• All together worship and story
• Age appropriate activities

T-Lights—18m-3y+
For very young children, spiritual nurturing comes from the security and affection of parents and other significant adults. Learning comes from play and stories and singing. In t-lights we want to support parents in this nurture and learning by providing a safe and simulating environment during the morning services where parents can leave their children or stay with them

NliveN
This is a monthly service for families under the age of 7. As well as enjoying cakes and drinks together we consider it important that children share their experience of church with their parents. With a range of interactive worship stories, activities, puppets and games, NliveN is an informal expression of church for young families.


Midweek Groups

Childrens small groups : 19:14ers
These are run to encourage and disciple children who have made a commitment to following Jesus. We share a meal together followed by a time of learning and praying. The groups run fortnightly on a Tuesday and Wednesday evening, one based in the south Bristol pastorate and one centrally, one in Coombe Dingle and one in Easton. We also run a discipleship group once a month on a Sunday lunchtime for children in years 6 and 7 who want to get involved in helping out at childrens church.

Wednesday drop in
We want to support parents with young children by providing a child friendly, café style environment where parents can meet and relax and children can play. It runs from 10-12 on each Wednesday morning