Ministry amongst children and families is a very important part of the life of GBC.
We seek to ground our ministry to children and families in the same values we share elsewhere at GBC: Love God | Love Each Other | Make Disciples.
We do this by providing children with a place to worship God, a time where they enjoy each other’s company, and an opportunity to grow in their faith as well as share it with their peers.
Sunday Mornings
We have programmes for children and youth on a Sunday morning at East Chadley Lane (ECL), during our Sunday Celebration, for ages 0-15. We worship all together for the first 20 minutes or so and then our children and young people go out to their groups for age specific activities and teaching.
Families Venture
Our Families Venture congregation meets at ECL on the second Sunday afternoon of the month at 4.00pm for fun, games, craft, worship and Bible stories. It’s for families who want to learn more about who Jesus is and the difference he makes in our lives. We finish the afternoon with a meal together.
Toddler Groups
We have two Toddler groups – one at East Chadley Lane, Godmanchester, called Littlefoot and one at The Beacon Centre, Little Stukeley, called Stay & Play.
Children and their parent/carer are welcome. Come and meet others, have fun and a chat and coffee.
Littlefoot meets at ECL during term time on Wednesday mornings from 9.00am to 10.30am. [Numbers are restricted and there is a waiting list. For more information and to be added to the list, please find the Littlefoot Facebook page and ask to join the group.]
Stay & Play meets at TBC during term time on Monday mornings from 9.15am to 10.45am. Booking is not required – just turn up!
Activity Days and Events
During the summer holidays we hold a Children’s Holiday Club and periodically throughout the year we hold Children’s Activity Afternoons of fun, crafts, games and other activities for children in years R-6. These are held at East Chadley Lane, Godmanchester. The next one takes place on Thursday 17 April from 9.30am to 12 noon. See our calendar for details.
Godmanchester Baptist Church takes the safeguarding of children very seriously. All adult leaders have an Enhanced Disclosure Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Our safeguarding policy is available here.