CENTRAL CHURCH DOVERCOURT

CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH WORK

Junior Church

Tel: 01255 504828

Junior Church meets  every Sunday from 10.45am for approximately one hour.

Pilots

Tel: 01255  504828 email: [email protected] 

 Pilots meet on a Friday from 6pm.

For more information about the Dovercourt Pilot Company click here

Pilots is a national Christian Church educational organisation for young people (ages from 5 to 15+ years).  They learn to pray, learn and serve, all they can in the worldwide Church of Jesus Christ.

The Dovercourt Pilot Company is open to all and whilst there is a requirement for Pilots to attend Church, it is not stipulated that Pilots attend Dovercourt Central Church.  During the last 18 years we have had young people from most of the local churches.

The Dovercourt Pilot Company meets on Friday evenings between 6pm and 7.30pm. during school term times.  We take part in two major services at the Church – the Pilot Sunday, usually in April and the Toy Service in December.  We are linked to all the other Pilot Companies through the United Reformed and Congregational Churches with a bi-annual event.  The last of these we spent a great day at Legoland.  

Go to Dovercourt Pilot Company for more information and news.

Pilots enjoy making pancakes.

Crusaders               

email: [email protected] 

Crusaders meet Wednesdays from 6pm to 7.35pm.

Adults are invited to attend on special evenings, e.g.:

Colchester Crusaders - 

Royal Albert Hall National Crusaders Concert

Ramsey Crusaders also meet at Ramsey Methodist Chapel from 3pm to 4pm.  However it is now full, and a waiting list exists.

Grand I.O.W. Adventure from April 21st - 23rd 2006 when over 30 of us went for a long Weekend to Crusaders Victorian Mansion near Ryde, to share with Colchester Crusaders a packed programme that included riding on the Centenary Steam Train Special of the I.O.W. Steam Railway.

CHILDREN WANT 24/7 CHURCH

An online survey conducted by Methodist Children has found that children prefer to participate in the fun, fellowship and community offered by  churches during the week and in summer holidays than on Sundays.

The results of the survey are available online at
http://www.methodistchildren.org.uk/

adults/audit.htm

Steve Pearce, Children's Secretary, says; ““Midweek groups are almost 100% bigger than Sunday groups. Many churches are doing great work on Sundays, but it's clear from our results that children want church to be more than just that - they want to go to activities during the week. Which is great, because 43% of the churches that work with children already provide mid-week activities, with an average of 38 children attending each group.”

“Sundays are special, but we're called to be Christians every day of the
week and this survey shows that children and young people have a 24/7
spirituality that needs to be fed all the time. We are already doing this in
a variety of ways through services such as the Methodist Children website and free weekly texting service. We are also involved in various online church projects for those of all ages, but there's always more room for growth.”