Children & Youth | Salisbury United Reformed Church

Children and youth are active participants at Salisbury United Reformed Church.

We gather with our families for worship, and enjoy a Children’s Message up in the front, something special just for us, before heading downstairs for Junior Church activities with our teachers (all DBS approved).

During the service we sing and pray. Sometimes we children and youth are asked to read from the Bible. Sometimes we are actors in dramas. Often we make decorations to beautify our church sanctuary.

On Communion Sundays we start in the Church Hall with activities, and then join the rest of the congregation for communion. We are all welcome to have bread and juice, no matter how young or old we are, as long as it is okay with our parents.

It feels special to be full participants in our Church Family!
We hope you will come join us.

Here is information about our regular activities, and notices about special children and family events.

Greening our Courtyard

Our Junior Church members and a local Beaver Group have been busy making improvements to our small yard area. They have painted a fantastic countryside mural and planted lots of pots with flowers, herbs and even some tomatoes! It looks great now – a huge improvement! We have been able to start using it for […]

Izabela back from Zanzibar!

Izabella travelled with over 30 other students and 2 teachers from Wyvern St Edmunds school to take part in a community volunteering project in Zanzibar, through a company called African Adventures. Thanks to everyone at Salisbury United Reformed Church for supporting her fundraising efforts to make the trip possible. They volunteered at Kijito Upele, a […]

Ashley & Ryan, Lundie Award Winners!

Sunday 1 May, Ashley & Ryan Fai are being presented with the URC Memorial Lundie Medal & Award during worship at Salisbury URC. The award will be presented by Wessex Synod Children’s & Youth Development Officer, Ruth White. This honour spotlights and celebrates children and youth using their God-given skills, time and talents to good […]

Environment Sunday Service featuring our Jr Church members!

Enjoy this URC Environment Sunday Service in which Alex (right at the start) and Alice (at 51.30) share. It’s being made available to all URC churches to use, including churches in Zambia and the Netherlands!

Lundie Award Presentation

On Eco-Sunday we gave thanks for the guidance of our young people encouraging our Church to move towards gaining Eco-Church status. Alex and Alice were presented with the URC Lundie Award by Wessex Synod’s children’s & youth officer, Ruth White. They inspired us with their concern for the environment expressed in a statement of faith […]

Junior Church on Sundays

Our Junior Church meets in the hall with safety precautions in place. We welcome all children and youth.

Jerusalem Today Palm Sunday Service

Our Salisbury and Andover Junior Church members made a fantastic film showing the events of Palm Sunday. It was enjoyed by our congregations at our service on Zoom. Here are some of the stills from it…

God’s Garden – a poem by Alice

This is God’s garden, he wants us to care. He also has asked, ‘Could we manage to share?’ God’s words plant a seed in our mind And he really wants us to try and be kind. Jesus was sent to help us all out. We can help all God’s creatures if we speak out. The […]

Caring for Endangered Animals

A message from Ashley & Ryan about gorillas and toucans, both endangered animals:

Recycle with Alex!

Alex shared about his faith in worship. He spoke about recycling schemes which raise money for Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Medics to Malawi. Read on to find out how you can help to make a difference. Scroll down to read the full text of Alex’s Statement of Faith (which he has been asked to share […]

Bethlehem Today Nativity

Our Junior Church found a new way of presenting their Nativity service this year. Parents filmed the children at home acting their parts and these were cleverly edited into a longer film. The format was a TV new broadcast, with the participants being interviewed by ‘Bethlehem Today’ reporter, Adam Adamson. With the addition of backgrounds […]

Faith With Under Fives

The URC Safeguarding Symposium addressed the formulation of a five year strategic plan for safeguarding. Much emphasis was placed on the fact that safeguarding of our children, young people and vulnerable adults is a concern for everyone in Churches, not just those tasked with leading it. Videos and information from the launch of this plan […]

Creating a home worship space & stained-glass window

Gathering around a computer, smart phone, or television can feel less than holy. These spaces are usually for work time or relaxing time. In order to make this an intentionally sacred space, here are a few ideas: If possible, use a dedicated space and surface, such as a table or shelf. In the middle of […]

Safeguarding

Salisbury United Reformed Church takes safeguarding very seriously. Everyone who works with children, young people and vulnerable adults, the Elders, Pastoral Visitors and some others have all completed the URC Safeguarding Training and have been DBS checked. The Church has two Safeguarding Officers and is in contact with the safeguarding team at Wessex Synod. Our […]

Youth

Upcoming Youth Events… Worship Youth often participate in Sunday worship as readers and actors when there is a drama.

Junior Church

Junior Church is special time for children at Salisbury United Reformed Church. The time is filled with interesting stories, fun (and sometimes messy) activities, singing and art. Junior Church meets during the worship hour on Sunday mornings, 10:30-11:30 am. We are certified as a ‘Child Friendly Church’. All teachers and aides have DBS clearance. Families […]