Children, Youth and Families
Church School and Youth Group
At Plymouth Congregational Church, children, and youth matter! We work to ensure that they are seen and heard throughout our building. When we say that the kids and teens are the future of Plymouth Church, we mean it, and we work hard to create a community that they love being part of!
For more information, contact our Director of Children and Youth Ministries Nina Jonson, ninaj (at) plymouth.org.
Midweek Mingle
Plymouth’s Wednesday evening programming provides a way for children, youth, and adults to participate in our rich musical and fine arts traditions.
For information about music programs offered for our youth, please contact Marie Scholtz maries (at) plymouth.org.
Important information
Church School begins September 14, 2022, at 10 a.m.
On Sundays, our children spend time learning about the expansive, liberating love of Jesus and how God is still working and
speaking in the world. Our classes are created through a lens of equity and social justice, with a goal of decentering whiteness and amplifying marginalized voices. Classes are tailored to the many learning styles of children, with a curriculum created in-house by our Director of Children and Youth Ministry, a licensed teacher. All classes contain the following components:
Message: Each week, our curriculum helps the children understand the scripture used to shape the sermon in a way that makes sense for their developmental level.
Meaning: What is this scripture or story teaching us about who we want to be in the world?
Movement: A game or activity that helps work our bodies and supports children’s need to move.
Making: A craft or project using our hands and creativity.
Meal: We share a communal snack each week. This typically includes graham crackers and goldfish for our little ones and a wider variety of snacks for our 3rd graders and up.
More: How do we take this story and connect it to our world? More might include conversation questions with family, how the scripture ties into the news of the world, or a to-do for the kids that will help improve our world.
