There are currently approximately 150 children and young people aged 4-18 connected with the church.
Our Sunday ministry covers Crèche to 18 year olds in age-related groups. 0-10 year olds are part of what we call Sunday Club:
The teens have two groups:
We also run three young people's small groups, Wayve (school years 6 - 8), Reef and Fuzz (school years 9-13) they meet in different homes during the week, Mondays and Wednesdays. Those who have come to faith are offered mentors who meet with them on a regular basis.
Zone is our youth club that operates in our hall (Portland Road)on a Friday evening. It runs two sessions 19.00-20.30 for school years 6-8 and 20.30-22.00 for school years 9 and above. Zone is a good bridge building opportunity for our young people to reach out to unchurched young people. Many of them bring their friends along and this sometimes goes on to introduce some to the life of the church.
Once a month young people (Yrs 9+ ) come together for Encounter Get Together. It's a time of sharing food and friendship in the home of our Youth Minister.
Our holidays this year included: Spring Harvest , Solid Youth Festival, and Soul Survivor.
For more details on any of these activities please contact our Youth Minister, Patrick Croash, youthminister@stortfordbaptist.org
Illustrative image of teenage boys laughing and joking together