Kids Church – St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney

Coming to Kids' Church?

We believe that kids are a valuable part of our church family here at St Thomas’. We want them to know and experience for themselves the love and hope that is in Christ. Therefore, we are committed to teaching them about Jesus each week and seeing them grow to love Jesus as a part of their everyday lives, not just here on a Sunday.

When we meet together at church, the kids have a great time reading the Bible, learning about Jesus, playing games and hanging out with friends. Come along and check it out, we’d love to meet you! Below is a snapshot of timings for kids’ church at our 10am service on Sundays.

Timetable

10am: Both kids and adults start in the main church building where we sing together and have a short kids talk with Grunch the puppet.

10.15am: The children walk over with their leaders to their various places. There are bible talks and discussions, games, toys and crafts too.

11.15am: After the main church service is finished, kids get picked up by their parents from their various places. Please feel free to stick around for morning tea afterwards!

Places to meet

Creche: 0 to 8 months at Vestry

Tiny Toms: 12 months to 3 years at Cottage Hall

Tom Thumbs: Preschoolers aged 3 to 5 at St Thomas’ Preschool Building

Stomp: Kindy, Years 1 and 2 at Parkview Building

Phantom: Years 3 and 4 at Parkview Building

Atomic: Years 5 and 6 at Parkview Building

Daylights: Years 7 to 9 at Memorial Hall

New to Kids' Church?

We are always welcoming new kids and families into church and we would love to meet you! On your first visit, there will be a welcome desk as you walk in, please speak to some of our friendly church members there. Our leaders, who are all wearing blue Kids Church shirts, will be delighted to meet you and your child and show you where to take your child and pick them up from.

If you would like more information or have a question, please email:

Paul Dudley at [email protected]

Sarah Greenaway at [email protected]

Safe Ministry

Here at St Thomas’ we are committed to protecting and promoting the safety and welfare of all people – especially those within our own church community. To ensure that we offer the best possible care at Kids’ Church, we adhere to the Safe Ministry requirements of the Anglican Diocese. As well as up to date safe ministry checks, all of our leaders who are over 18 have a Working with Children Check and some are also First Aid trained. We follow the safe ministry supervision ratio of 1:5 for preschoolers (one leader for every five children) and 1:7 for primary aged kids.

Please email Sarah Greenaway, our Safe Ministry representative, if you have any concerns at [email protected]