Tree Tots

Silverbirch’s Tree Tots is one of the largest parent and toddler groups in Bangor and has plenty of room in the Sports Hall of the church to accommodate both the large numbers of children and the array of larger equipment such as the climbing frame, slide, crawling tunnel, ride-in cars and many table activities to keep the children occupied including a ‘craft time’ and a ‘singalong time’.  The children are treated to juice, biscuits and other nice things during the morning while the parents chat over a welcome cup of coffee.  There are no lower or upper age restrictions on babies and toddlers – all are welcome!

There are a number of ‘specials’ during the year including a visit from Santa at Christmas time and a trip to The Ark Open Farm. 
Got pre-school children? Then why not join us on Monday mornings, 9.15am to 11.30am during term-time.

SEC Kids – SEC’s Bible Club

SEC Kids is our weekly activity for all children of Primary School age. It’s in the Sports Hall and has a lot of fun activities and games with an epilogue at the end. The kids have a brilliant time – it’s just as well it’s held in the Sport Hall – all that’s required is plenty of energy! Parents – if you prefer to stay with your child you can – and there’s a cup of tea/coffee on us if you do decide to wait. SEC Kids is on every Friday Night during Term-time.

SEC Youth – SEC’s Youth Club

SEC Youth is for young people aged 13-18. It’s on every Friday night (term time) between 7.30pm and 9.00pm. There are team games in the Sports Hall and activities aimed at encouraging and developing friendships. We have our own “X-Box”, table games, a tuck-shop and while the young folk dig into some local pizza, they listen to a short challenging gospel focused message.  Once a month they have ‘Event night’, sometimes an outing to play bowls and they have a ‘formal’ once a year.

Sunday School

Our main Sunday Service takes place from 11.00am to 12.15pm. Topics for that can be found on the Events page of this website. After the initial time of praise children are taken out of the Main Service to Children’s Church for their own little time together in the upstairs rooms. Older children remain in the service. It is a lively time with interactive Bible stories, craft, refreshments and a free time for the kids to chill out and get to know each other. Regular attendees as well as the children of visitors are made very welcome and the workers ensure that visiting children are encouraged to participate in the group activities and discussion.Sunday School finishes at the same time as the main service at around 12.15pm.

Creche

There is a Creche for pre-school children during the time of teaching and also as required during other services.  The creche is equipped with toys, books, puzzles and art and craft materials. The Creche is not supervised and parents are asked to accompany their child. The audio of the service in the Main Hall is relayed through to the creche so that adults can hear what is going on. The creche also has its own sink and toilet facilities.  Visitors and ‘regulars’ alike are free to avail of these facilities.

Summer Holiday Bible Club

SEC has a themed Holiday Bible Club every year. The date varies but is usually in August. It is ‘themed’ – for example we used Legoland one year and recently used Minecraft with the title “Kingdom Builders”. Around 120 attend each year and it is a high-energy event with group work, games, singing, craft, and loads more. All of the rooms in the church are fully utilised as well as the church grounds. The week finishes with a parents and friends fun night which is always very well supported.