National Estate Churches Network

Tag: Young People

  • News from CURBS

    CURBS is a small Christian charity set up in 1996 in response to the need for resources and training for church-linked children’s workers in inner cities and on outer urban estates. Like many charities we have been hit financially by COVID and they’re currently £8000 short to keep going this year. Because of this they…

  • Transforming Lives for Good relaunch Box of Hope for Winter

    Since COVID-19 hit the country, TLG has equipped over 200 churches to reach out to some of the most vulnerable families across the UK as part of their Box of Hope project. Over 510,000 emergency parcels have been delivered to families since the start of the pandemic. As the 2nd lockdown meets winter TLG have…

  • Holiday Hunger August 2020

    The Methodist Children, Youth and Family Team recently partnered with Joint Public Issues Team and Transforming Lives for Good for a Holiday Hunger Focus Week. JPIT’s Paul Morrison wrote the following blog to support it: www.jointpublicissues.org.uk/?s=holiday+hunger The Trussell Trust has seen an 89% increase in the use of food banks since April 2019. This figure…

  • CURBS Fundraising Campaign during COVID-19

    CURBS is a small charity set up to resource and train children’s workers on outer estates and inner city areas. Like many other charities CURBS have taken a financial hit from COVID-19. They are facing a shortfall of around £8,000 for the year. Could you support their 100@5 campaign? They are asking for 100 members…

  • Messy Church’s Response to COVID-19

      Messy Churches are being as creative as ever during these strange times. Ideas range from on-line craft sessions on Zoom and Facebook Live to creating Messy Church in a Bag for families to collect and take home. More information and guidance can be found on https://www.messychurch.org.uk/covid-19 Messy Church through the Bible Reading Fellowship have …

  • Dollar Store Children’s Sermons

      Are you looking for inspiration for children’s sermons or an all-age service? Pastor John Stevens from Zion Lutheran Church, Oregon has some great ideas on hos blog Dollar Store Children Sermons . Each week Pastor John shares a video clip of his ideas around the Sunday readings. Sometimes he has a fully developed story…

  • Diddy Disciples – the Church at Home

      Diddy Disciples has produced some more lovely resources to help babies, toddlers and young children  worship God during Lockdown. To check these out visit https://www.diddydisciples.org/ and have a look at the Church at Home page. Resources include prayers, podcasts and ideas for creating your own worship at home.    

  • Sermons 4 Kids

    Do you need some new ideas for children’s sermons and reflections? Sermon 4 Kids make loads of great activities, lessons, colouring pages, games and crafts which are free to download. Each week https://sermons4kids.com/  features a different Bible story with video recordings so do check it out!    

  • Roots Resources

    Many children’s and youth leaders use Roots resources to help them to get to know the Bible. There are also some free resources in response to COVID-19. To download these visit https://www.rootsontheweb.com/discover-roots/what-are-roots-resources

  • Give a Box of Hope

    You may have already heard of the difference that TLG ‘Boxes of Hope’ are making across the UK – over 30,000 meals already provided to families struggling to eat at this time. Within the chaos of the corona virus, God continues to call local churches to support their community and spread His hope. These care…

  • Getting Creative with Good News

    Brunswick Parish Church in Manchester have been sharing how they have been creative in keeping the church community going. One way they have been reaching is by the Cake Fairies delivering cakes to elderly or vulnerable people. You can read more about this story on this link https://www.brunswickchurch.org.uk/news–events/the-cake-fairies-have-been-at-it-again ‘Altogether Church’ services are running via Zoom…