At Kings Church we have a large and vibrant group of young people aged between 11 and 18. We enjoy meeting together on Sundays, both with the whole church for worship and as a wider age group for teaching, games and activities.
At other times in the week we meet in 2 distinct groups, school years 7 to 9, and school years 10 to 13, where we can discuss and do activities more relevant and appropriate to specific age groups.
Sundays
As the youth are a vital part of the whole church we join with the wider church for worship after which we go to our own meeting for school years 7 to 13. This is a fast-moving and lively programme of Bible truths, stories, sketches, games and discussion. Here the young people are encouraged to discuss their thoughts about Bible verses and their application to their everyday lives. Our focus is to develop young people who have a strong personal relationship with Jesus, a good understanding of the Bible and a genuine desire to live radical Christian lives, which is why we call this group R4J (Radical 4 Jesus).
Midweek Meetings:
School Years 7, 8 & 9 - Attitude
We have a lively young people’s group for those in school years 7 to 9 which meets each Friday night. Every week they meet as a large group for games Nintendo Wii, football and crafts. There is a tuck shop and plenty to keep everyone as busy as they want to be. At least once every term we all go out for an activity like Laser Hub, swimming or ice skating. Around once a month we meet in small groups (of about 4 or 5) for Bible Study, teaching and discussion.
School Years 10 - 13 – TNT
TNT, short for Thursday Night Thing, meets every Thursday night for games, activities and to discuss Christian topics and issues. At least once every half term we all go out for an activity like Laser Hub, swimming or ice skating. Around once a month we meet in small groups (of about 4 or 5) for Bible Study, teaching and discussion.
Camps and Activities
We love doing activities together, weekends away and weeklong camps. MayCamp usually happens on the last bank holiday weekend in May. In 2010 we went to a campsite near Chiddingly where we enjoyed teaching, worship and fun activities. We also went on a day trip to the brilliant Big Church Day Out event.
Days Out
All schools have inset days or teacher training days which can prove challenging for child care. With this in mind, and because we enjoy spending time with young people we seek to provide ‘Days Out’ on these days off when we might go to a theme park, museum or see a show.
Newday
We attend the NewDay youth event organised by Newfrontiers each August. It’s a week of camping, teaching, worship, evangelism, social action and lots of laughs.
Places for this year's Newday event can be booked online at the KCH Shop here: www.kchshop.org.uk/youth.
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