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The churches in our parish serve the community by supporting children and young people to grow healthily in community with others. We do this through Messy Church, toddlers and parent groups, the Bright Sparks Sunday School, and the Blaze Youth Group.

Children and young people’s worker, Rachel Parker

Hi. I’m Rachel Parker, the children and young people’s worker. I visit local schools and regularly organise messy church events. As the Centenary Project worker for All Saints Wath and Christ Church Brampton, I am involved every week with many local schools, leading assemblies, reading with children, and running a weekly Worship Club at Wath C of E School. 07988 569600

Bright Sparks Sunday School: Susan Payne 01709 873213

Skip to view past and upcoming young people’s events posted on our Parish Facebook page.

Messy Church

We have 60-80 people attending this style of fresh expression of church, and some families are engaging with our more formal services.

Messy Church Logo

Our helpers and volunteers make this possible. However, we are always pleased to welcome people onto the team, and our Messy Church craft preparation evenings have been a great success.

People who maybe can’t help at the sessions give their time to prepare the crafts for the forthcoming Messy Church events.

Our helpers have also pioneered a Church in Schools in the form of another Messy Church at Highfield Farm Primary School. This is the first Church in School session to take place in a non-church school within the Sheffield diocese, and it was also an event that saw many parents and families engage with an after-school event, which previously had little uptake.

Children's crafts at Messy Church and Sunday school
Lots of fun things for children to make at Messy Church

We look forward to future events for children and families, hopefully including a holiday club and growing our Youth Group.

Tiddlers and Toddlers

This group is open to everyone who meets on a Monday afternoon during term time between 1 pm and 2.30 pm in St James Rooms next to All Saints Church, Wath upon Dearne. It is run by the Wath and Brampton branch of the Mothers’ Union.

It is a chance for babies and Toddlers to play; parents, grandparents and carers to chat over a cuppa whilst keeping a watchful eye on their child. A good selection of toys and activities is available. On the fourth Monday of the month, we meet in the church as Tiddler and Toddler Praise.

Bright Sparks Sunday School

Churches have long had a tradition of Sunday schools that are usually during a church service. At Bright Sparks, children enjoy learning about the love of God and how we can live together in meaningful relationships – whilst making craft items to remind them of what they learned.

Sunday school - Bright Sparks - Wath uponDearne
A Bright Sparks poster from our Facebook page

Blaze Youth Group

Youth Clubs seem to be a thing of the past, or are they? Well, here we have a regular event, which means there is a safe place for pre-teens and teenagers to go in the evening and have a good time with others of the same age.

Church Youth Group - Blaze
Blaze Youth Group is a regular event where young people can thrive

Please see our Facebook page to learn about forthcoming events for children and young people. Some posts are reproduced below. Alternatively, view the notice sheets on the two church pages.

Events From Facebook

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At Blaze this Sunday we will be making some fabulous Christmas crafts to sell at our Christmas Fair at Wath Parish Church. We will also have a quiet time of Remembrance during our God slot! Do come along, like share and spread the word! ... See MoreSee Less

At Blaze this Sunday we will be making some fabulous Christmas crafts to sell at our Christmas Fair at Wath Parish Church. We will also have a quiet time of Remembrance during our God slot! Do come along, like share and spread the word!

Do come along to our Christmas Fair at Wath Parish Church, see poster for details. There will be a children's corner with Face Painting, Crafts, biscuit decorating and a stall of fabulous things to buy made by our youth at Blaze ... See MoreSee Less

Do come along to our Christmas Fair at Wath Parish Church, see poster for details. There will be a childrens corner with Face Painting, Crafts, biscuit decorating and a stall of fabulous things to buy made by our youth at Blaze
4 days ago

Messy Church is back next Thursday 14th Nov at Christ Church Hall Brampton. Do join us after school, we'd love to see you. In the meantime please like , share and the spread the word! ... See MoreSee Less

Messy Church is back next Thursday 14th Nov at Christ Church Hall Brampton. Do join us after  school, wed love to see you. In the meantime please like , share and the spread the word!
4 days ago

At Worship Club this week we looked at how we can Shine our Light at home, at school and for Jesus ! ... See MoreSee Less

At Worship Club this week we looked at how we can Shine our Light at home, at school and for Jesus !Image attachmentImage attachment+5Image attachment
4 days ago

On Monday our Tiddlers and Toddlers made fabulous firework paintings and enjoyed exploring our sparkly play dough! ... See MoreSee Less

On Monday our Tiddlers and Toddlers made fabulous firework paintings and enjoyed exploring our sparkly play dough!Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment
6 days ago

A fun evening at our Sparkler Party. ... See MoreSee Less

A fun evening at our Sparkler Party.Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

This Sunday 3rd Nov we will be launching our Messy Breakfast at Wath Parish Church. Tea/coffee, squash, breakfast and crafts will be available in the St James rooms then we will go into church for our short, informal, family friendly service. Please arrive between 10/10.15 to join us for this Church Family event ... See MoreSee Less

This Sunday 3rd Nov we will be launching our Messy Breakfast at Wath Parish Church. Tea/coffee, squash, breakfast and crafts will be available in the St James rooms then we will go into church for our short, informal, family friendly service. Please arrive between 10/10.15 to join us for this Church Family event

This Sunday 3rd Nov we will be launching our Messy Breakfast at Wath Parish Church. Tea/coffee, squash, breakfast and crafts will be available in the St James rooms then we will go into church for our short, informal, family friendly service. Please arrive between 10/10.15 to join us for this Church Family event ... See MoreSee Less

This Sunday 3rd Nov we will be launching our Messy Breakfast at Wath Parish Church. Tea/coffee, squash, breakfast and crafts will be available in the St James rooms then we will go into church for our short, informal, family friendly service. Please arrive between 10/10.15 to join us for this Church Family event
2 weeks ago

At Blaze this Sunday we looked at another one of our Wildest Bible stories about Samuel and how he heard God speaking
We talked about the importance of prayer and explored the Lord’s Prayer through prayer stations
Our crafts were a reminder of how and what to pray
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At Blaze this Sunday we looked at another one of our Wildest Bible stories about Samuel and how he heard God speaking 
We talked about the importance of prayer and explored the Lord’s Prayer through prayer stations 
Our crafts were a reminder of how and what to prayImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment
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Diocese of Sheffield Vision

Let’s face it. Young people are the future and worthy of investment, don’t you agree?

From the church’s point of view, this is not about controlling young people’s behaviour but about them learning healthy self-regulation through making positive choices. If you have children, surely you want them to be happy and fulfilled in what paths they choose for themselves through life?