A safe place to build new friendships, learn about Jesus, and to explore life following him.
Each Friday afternoon, local children gather with their friends in the church grounds to enjoy games and craft, along with Bible stories and discussions. We love to see new faces at Kids Club. When you arrive there will be someone to meet you at the welcome desk and help your child connect in with other children there. Our leaders are all Safe Ministry trained and have current Working With Children Checks.
Crèche is a safe place for young children to play while their parents are listening to the message in church. Generally, children go to crèche once they can sit up and move around. Rostered volunteers care for children, and SMS parents if a child is unsettled. Parents are welcome to remain with their child in crèche until they are comfortable leaving them.
The children start off in the church with their parents and then leave partway through the service for their Sunday Kids programs. The vision for Sunday Kids is that children will come to know, love and serve God as their Heavenly Father through Jesus his Son. Children are picked up by parents after the service finishes.
God loves all people, which means He wants what’s best for them. And we do too! So as a community we strive to make church a safe place.
St James is committed to the highest standards of care and safety in our programmes for children and youth. All adult staff and volunteers in these programmes have a Working With Children Check as required by law. Additionally, they must also complete ‘Safe Ministry Training’ and have a refresher every 3 years. The church has a Safe Ministry Representative who monitors the currency and record-keeping for these accreditations.
More information about the Anglican Church’s Safe Ministry Policy:
We’ve got a huge vision, to see our church overflowing, not just in number, but also in our love for Jesus and one another. We’d love for you to be a part of it.
In keeping with this vision we’re excited to have amalgamated with St Luke’s Concord-Burwood.
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