Nurturing and loving relationships are at the heart of our work with young people and their families. By getting to know one another, we can work out how best to support and care for them. It is summed up in our Children, Youth and Families Vision:
To inspire children, young people and their families:
To discover faith and grow as followers of Jesus Christ
For the whole of life in a changing world
As part of a loving and serving church family
We strive to be as welcoming and inclusive as possible and we recognise that this will look different to different people. So please contact me at any time.
Our young church has always had a heart for reaching out to our community and for making our world a better place. This is something we can do without the need for a building. We have a year of activities to come - both planned and ad hoc.
Monday Monkeys is a group for babies and preschool children to play in a safe and friendly environment alongside their parents, grandparents and carers. We are open every Monday morning in term time between 10am and 11:30am. The £1 charge per child includes a drink and biscuit for children and adults.
We have a huge range of activities and crafts for the children to do, lots of games and toys to play with, and a song time at the end. Our volunteers are warm, friendly and welcoming and always want to make sure your experience is a good one.
ONE Family is a place where we can share food, be together and explore the the Bible in exciting and creative ways. Parents can drop off primary age children at 5pm to have some food and fun, then join us again at 6:30pm for half an hour of worship.
This is held on the first Friday of the month at the Circuit Hub:
Melbourne Terrace, Cemetery Road, York YO10 5AH
Contact Lorraine Jones, at lorraine.jones@yorkmethodistyouth.org.uk
We offer support through pastoral care and a range of initiatives such as children's self-esteem and resilience courses (Little Miss Unique and Man-Made) and a “back to school resilience pack.” We will also be offering short videos and activities on the Church’s YouTube channel. Contact our Families Worker if you would like to know more.
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Once a fortnight, we take the Bible into our local primary schools and bring it to life. The children love to see and be involved in the dramas and they walk into their assembly time with their hands already up to volunteer.
Sharing the stories this way is incredibly powerful and the children remember them years later. After many months of sending videos in to schools, the team are now very excited to be able to share the stories in person again!
Talk to our Families Worker about holding your child’s special service in our Church. Talk to Lorraine on 07850 631168 or email her at families@hwmc.org.uk
This is the York Circuit based Youth Group (age 10–16) which allows our young people to be part of something bigger. We meet in person once a month on Friday evenings at the York Methodist Circuit Hub, which is near the Barbican in the town centre. Once a month we also meet using Zoom. We have something to eat and explore life, faith and what it means to be a Christian in today’s world … as well as having a huge amount of fun in the process — pizza making, games, bowling, trampolining, just for starters!
The activities are driven by what the young people want to do. Oh, and, very importantly, there is rather nice hoodie that comes with it!
Contact Lorraine Jones, at lorraine.jones@yorkmethodistyouth.org.uk
