Faith Development for Children  Kindergarten- 6^th grade (or equivalent)

The goal of our children’s religious education class it to teach your children how to think for themselves, not what to think. We are not teaching creed but giving them the tools to discern what is true and right for them and allow them act on those feelings. One of the tools we use are Seven Principles.

These are our UU principles written a way for kids to understand.

As UU’s we also draw on our six sources of from humanism to other faith traditions. This is another tool we will call upon to help your child grow. These are those sources written so kids can understand them.

Many parents seek a church experience that can give their children a sense of belonging, meaning, and spiritual identity through their growing-up years. We aim to provide a program that supports parents, children, and youth in their religious quests.

We strive to create a welcoming, stimulating, and nurturing environment in which young people can develop beliefs, values, a sense of wonder, and the ability to begin to put beliefs and principles into action. A sense of closeness with our church community comes with active participation in our programs and makes learning and identification with our Unitarian Universalist values a natural and comfortable process.

We welcome you and your little one(s) and look forward to being with you in growth and learning.

Getting Your Child(ren) Started

Please register your child(ren) for Sunday classes and activities. All children entering our program must register (or re-register) each year. Please see our Children and Youth Faith Development Program Administrator if during the year you need to update your enrollment. Especially changes to food allergies, special needs, address, phone number, e-mail address, and other relevant contact information. Please read our Family Rights and Responsibilities before completing the online registration form.

Thank You! We look forward to welcoming your family to our faith community!

Brochure of Our Children & Youth Classes

Registering Your children and Youth

Religious Education Volunteers

We could not offer our programming for children, without the enthusiastic participation of adults in the congregation. The best way to assure a great program is for our volunteers to be prepared and know that there is support and company in the endeavor.  To that end, volunteers are highly encouraged to attend our yearly teacher orientation.  This half-day workshop covers the nuts and bolts of ministry with children.  It includes valuable information such as behavior management, planning for a typical Sunday RE class, working with children who have special needs, setting goals for the year, and more.  A member of the Children and Youth Faith Development (CYFD) team reaches out to each class coordinator every month to assess any needs in the classroom.  The Children and Youth Faith Development Program Administrator is also available to meet with volunteers throughout the program year as needed.

To keep our volunteers and our children safe, we adhere to the Pennsylvania child safety laws. Our volunteers who work with children and youth are mandatory reporters under PA law. Volunteers must report child abuse and neglect directly. All volunteers must have the mandatory background checks required by PA state law.

We require two adults in each classroom on Sunday mornings

Our classrooms have windows on the doors so the classes can be monitored easily for the protection of children and volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering please reach out to [email protected] to discuss this with our religious educator.