We are a family-friendly church and rejoice at having kids voices ringing throughout our halls and sanctuary - yes, even during the service! With this in mind, we offer Kidspace, Sunday School, and involvement in our Sunday services.

Kidspace

Our church has created an area within the sanctuary itself which we call “Kidspace,” equipped with crayons, colouring books, and toys, that’s just for children. Kidspace is the perfect place to help your children meet up with others and have fun while you are meeting with friends or during the worship service. 

Sunday School

Sunday School is very important to us and it’s very popular with the children who attend. We focus on inclusive teachings that borrow wisdom from many wisdom and love traditions.

Our strategy for fulfilling this mission is known by the acronym “LOVE”. LOVE stands for Learning, Openness, Vitality and Emerging: 

• “Learning” – fostering a child’s love for the stories of God in ways that are creative, challenging and fun. 

• “Openness” – a commitment to Sunday School as a safe, affirming place where every child is welcome and every path to God is honoured. 

• “Vitality” – bringing the stories of God alive by making them immediately relevant to the life of the child. 

• “Emerging” – providing opportunities for children to take on more responsibility and emerge as the leaders of tomorrow.

Sunday School itself is offered as a regular program from September to June. Our summer months are taught week-by-week, as needed. Our coordinator is a trained teacher. 

Our kids start upstairs during the service and early on during worship head downstairs for Sunday School! Children then return to the sanctuary before the close of the service for “show and tell” sharing what they learned. This is a very popular part of our worship. At Good Shepherd we take to heart in the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.”