Young People

Our Youth team welcomes you to KPC! Whether you've been to church before or are just interested to find out about what's on, we'd love to meet you.

Your points of contact are Youth Minister amy.dowdy@kpc.org.uk or Assistant Youth Minister ros.hardy@kpc.org.uk - or leave a message for either of them via the parish office. There's also a WhatsApp group that shares the latest updates about meetings and events.

If you would like your young person to attend any of our groups, then please ensure that you have filled in the consent form which can be found here: Parental Consent · ChurchSuite Forms
Our current activities (during term time) for 11 to 18 year olds are held in the Youth Office which is upstairs at the Parish Office).

Autumn Term 2025

We hope you've all had an amazing summer and are looking forward to the new term!

Our regular groups will begin the week commencing 8th September, kicking off with our beginning of term Toby Carvery breakfast on the 7th September. If you'd like to join in please email ros.hardy@kpc.org.uk

Regular groups are listed below...

Mid Week Youth Groups:
Year 9 Craft Club: Wednesdays, 3.45-5pm in Youth Office.
Years 7 & 8 Discipleship Group: Thursdays, 5-6pm in Youth Office
Youth Club: Thursdays, 6-7pm (includes food/snack) in St John’s Hall
Year 10 & 11 Discipleship Group: Thursdays, 7-8pm in Youth Office.

Sunday Groups:
9.30am (during church service): Years 7-9 Youth Church in St Ann’s Cottage.
5-6pm: Years 10-13 Older Youth Church in Youth Office

If your young person is new to the groups listed above you will need to complete a consent form which we will send to you electronically.
Your young people, if new or have not yet signed one and still attend, will need to read and sign the Youth Contract. This is not a legal document. It is for the purpose of keeping all of our young people safe in ways that apply to our youth sessions. We have a zero tolerance approach to bullying and we do not allow the use of phones in our sessions unless otherwise stated.

If you have any concerns with the information above, please do contact Ros or myself (Amy) directly.
We hope you’ve all had an amazing summer and that your young people are raring to go for the new school year.

For more information, please contact amy.dowdy@kpc.org.uk or call 07484 537147

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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

Whether you are thinking of coming to church for the first time because you are interested in exploring faith, whether you’re new to the area and looking for a church, or whether you’re investigating baptism or marriage, you are really welcome. Our vision is to be “A house of God’s light for all peoples and generations,” and we really hope you’ll get to experience some of that light.
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You’ll find we have different styles of services that reflect our diverse congregation. Click here to find out which of our services might suit you. When you arrive you should be met by a member of our Welcome Team who will be wearing a Welcome badge. Please do make yourself known to them so that they can let you have a Welcome Pack and, if you like, can introduce you to someone to sit next to in the service.

What is there for my children?
If you are coming along with children, you might find our 9.30 Family Service most suitable. Most weeks, the children start in the church with their accompanying adult (we really value worshipping God altogether as an inter-generational community.) After around 15 minutes, children go out to their own Sunday groups. More details of these age groups can be found on our Children and Young People page. On the first Sunday of the month, we hold either an All Age or All In service.

How do I get to know people in such a big church?
While you will get to know some people if you come to a church service, it is often at smaller gatherings which happen during the week that you will get to know people better. Click here to read about the other groups which run during the week and here for activities that go on at the church.

How can I get involved?
Click here to read about the many ways in which you can get involved in the life of the church. Getting involved is another great way of way of getting to know people. We’d love KPC to be a church where we grow spiritually by contributing.

We hope very much that you will like what you taste and soon feel at home in our church.

Best wishes,
Geoff Lanham, Vicar
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Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.