Family comes in all shapes, sizes, backgrounds and practice. We are passionate about building relationships between church congregations and families within the local community and enabling parents to be the primary discipleship-makers of their children.
Emma Allinson, our Early Years Support, is here to support, encourage and resource churches and individuals with this work.
Do email Emma to share plans, ideas and what you are already doing – she’d love to connect with you.
Open the Book
Open the Book is well-established across the diocese and is a storytelling resource for primary school collective worship. For more information please visit:
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The project involves teams, some old, some young, from a variety of local churches who tell simple stories from the Bible during Collective Worship. The teams visit a school regularly, once a week or once a fortnight. They use the ever-popular Lion Storyteller Bible, props and drama to bring important Bible stories to life for a new generation.
As part of a much wider national project, the teams work to a set pattern and a code of conduct. Locally many teams have become fast friends of the school, useful community links, and a rich resource for RE lessons too!
Emmanuel project
This project is the provision of a scheme of work for RE education in a school setting. For more information please visit our schools page
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