Our vision for Children’s Church at St Nicolas is to provide a place where we can introduce young children to the essential elements of a service in church, presenting them in a brief and accessible format. In spite of the fact that we meet in a beautiful historic building, the atmosphere is informal and friendly and we are passionate about making children and their families and friends feel comfortable and welcome.

Children's Church is led by Anthea, our vicar, together with Julia Stutfield from Forest Hill, who is a member of the ‘Acting the Bible’ team. The service lasts 30 minutes and includes a Bible reading, followed by a drama of it in ‘Acting the Bible’ style, songs led by members of the St Nicolas Choir, and prayers. Children and adults all join in acting out the drama, using scripts with stage directions specifically written for use in St Nicolas Church. The songs are a mixture of traditional hymns and modern worship songs and the music is normally available on the website a few days beforehand.