Rachel Wheeler,Youth & Children's Pastor
Children’s, Youth & Student Pastor:
Rachel Wheeler, our full time Children’s, Youth and Student Pastor heads up a dedicated team of volunteers running a variety of exciting initiatives based at Immanuel. Our children’s and youth work is a crucial part of our church family life and we run a variety of events for them.
Sunday:
Kids Church – 10.00 to 11.30am
Kids Church runs 4 groups every Sunday morning (except for the 1st Sunday in the month): crèche, pre-schoolers, Key Stage 1 & 2, Transition & teens
We run 4 groups every Sunday morning (except for the 1st Sunday in the month which is our Family Celebration in the Chapel at 10.00am): Crèche, Pre-Schoolers, Key Stage 1 & 2, Transition & Teens. All of the children’s groups meet at the Chapel, stay for Kids Praise and then go to their respective locations except the Key stage 1 & 2 group which meets at St Michaels Hall, Summersdale Road at 9:45am, allowing parents / guardians time to get to the 10am Chapel service.
Creche & Toddlers Groups:
Our Creche and Toddlers groups are run at the Chapel in conjunction with the service every Sunday apart from the first Sunday in the month when we have our Family Celebration
Family Celebration For The Whole Church:
The First Sunday of every month 10.00 to 11.00am
(Come early and enjoy hot butted toast, coffee, tea and drinks)
Students At Immanuel
We think students are an important part of Immanuel. To find out more:
Student Link
Deeper Group - Youth Life Group
Every Wednesday in term time
7.30pm to 9.00 for school year 7 plus
Conker Club - Parents & Toddlers
Meeting every Monday morning from 10.00 to 11.30am, parents and toddlers enjoy a lot of fun with games, creative play, stories and refreshments in a relaxed atmosphere. This has has been an important point of contact for parents in the community and offers a valuable service.
Chichester Youth Ministers Forum
Immanuel is actively involved with a group of youth ministers from across the city exploring how to work in closer relationship and compliment each others programmes.
Immanuel’s Child Protection Policy (CPP)
Immanuel Church has a current CPP and all of the youth and children’s workers have been fully checked for suitability in line with current government guidelines.
