Youth Ministry
Chichester Baptist Youth
Our youth community is all about fun, friendship and growing in faith! Young people can join in for games, activities, trips and meaningful conversations as they discover more about Jesus and build strong friendships in a welcoming, supportive environment.
Sundays
Our youth and young people have two age groups for our 10am Sunday gatherings where they explore the bible in a relevant and engaging way.
We termly have ALL IN Services at 6:30pm where we get the youth band involved, it’s usually a lively service with refreshments and food after. A number of our older youth choose to come to our 6.30pm service regularly.
Mid Week
We have Friday Youth Clubs for two age groups, everyone is welcome including friends of our regular youth and youth from the local area.
Connect is for school years 6-8 and meet at 6pm Learn more
Thrive is for school years 9 - 13 and meet at 8pm Learn more
We love playing games and arrange bowling, fish and chips and lots of other activities to give our youth groups time together in a safe space for developing friendships. Games in the dark is a particular favourite!
Mid Week
On Tuesday nights we provide Discipleship Groups for our youth. From school years 6 through to those finishing 6th form or college.
As part of our aim to help people commit to and become more like Jesus, these groups explore what it means to follow Jesus. They include: Bible teaching, discussion, activities, games and cake!
Extra
Throughout the year you can get involved with extra events and residential trips too…
10 to 10 - a day from 10am to 10pm for our younger youth (years 6-8) that is jam packed with outdoor activities, a film night, food, games, worship, looking at the Bible, and more!
Thrive Weekend Away - a weekend away at Dalesdown for our older youth (years 9-13) with games, food, worship, looking at the Bible and loads of time to hang out.
DTI - for our older youth (years 9-13), DTI is a youth festival in the summer with thousands of other young people from across the country with camping, worship, looking at the Bible, and loads of venues to explore.
Worship Together
Get together with youth across Chichester to worship together! 445 - A youth service based at different church locations, to be church family together across the city.
For our Connect and Thrive ages groups from 7pm - 9pm.
We are passionate about encouraging unity across the churches in the city and love coming together to praise God. Come and join us, no need to book, just bring your friends and turn up.
Safeguarding
At Chichester Baptist Church we know how important the safety and wellbeing of each child is. Our volunteers and staff are all DBS checked and attend regular safeguard training to keep us up-to-date with policy and procedure.
We ask that all parents and carers complete a consent form for each child that attends any groups and events
We do our best to provide activities and safe spaces for specific needs, if you are concerned about bringing a child with additional needs feel free to contact us and speak with one our team so we can answer questions and offer any assistance.
Get in touch
We’d love to hear from you! Whether you’re curious about our services, youth activities, or have a question about church life, please reach out — our friendly team is here to help and welcome you.
Hattie Coomes - Youth Ministry Lead