Children
At Deep Creek we delight in creating space for children to feel welcomed, known and encouraged as they explore faith and grow in their understanding of God.
At our 10am service your child starts in church with you, then heads to their own group to hear Bible stories, ask questions, pray, and learn through play and conversation.
First time? Come a few minutes early, find one of our helpful greeters at the door, and we will take it from there.
We offer five Sunday morning spaces
Every group has at least two trained leaders, and if your child needs you during the service, we will come and find you.
Once a month our children and youth go deeper together. DC Kids have been meeting our Deep Creek ministry partners and how together we are sharing the news that God is good and good for everyone. While Deep Creek Youth work through a Bible overview, tracing the whole story of God.
If you are visiting on a first Sunday, this is what your child will be part of.
We love having children as part of our church family, and we want your first visit to feel easy and welcoming.
Treasuring children the way Jesus did starts with keeping them safe. Every leader in our children's ministry holds a current Working with Children Check and a police check, and has completed two levels of Safe Church training. Children are signed in and out of every session, and rigorous child safe policies run through everything we do.
If something ever concerns you, we want to hear it. Speak to Vanessa Barnes, or contact the parish office, and we will follow the Diocese of Melbourne's reporting process.
Who looks after your child
- Children's Minister
Two mornings of games, crafts, treasure hunts and Bible stories for kids aged 5 to 11. Six different activities across the two days, no repeats, plus a proper birthday-party morning tea.
21 and 22 September, 9.30am to 1pm. $10 a day, with 20% off for families booking more than one child. Come for one day or both.
Mainly music is for babies, toddlers and preschoolers to join their caregivers for interactive sessions full of music, movement, learning and fun. Thirty minutes of structured music, then about an hour of eat, play and chat.
You will enjoy one-to-one time with your little one, plus the chance to meet other families in a similar season of life.
Runs weekly during school terms. $5 per child or $10 per family. To register your child and a big person, contact us.
Common questions
No. Just come. If it is your first time, arrive five or ten minutes before the 10am service and head to one of the greeters to guide you.
Our 10am service. The 8am is a quieter, more traditional gathering that follows the Prayer Book, and children are welcome to stay in the service with you.
That is completely normal and our team is used to it. Plenty of parents have told us they did not think their child would settle in creche, and now their child loves it. If your child does need you, our parent's room is right there, and you can settle them and still hear the service.
Please email Vanessa before Sunday and we will have everything ready. We would much rather plan ahead than have you wonder on the day, and nothing you tell us is too small to mention.
Yes. Our parent's room is a quiet, comfortable space where you can feed or settle your little one and still hear and take part in the service. Some churches call it a cry room.
Bible stories pitched at their age, with room to ask questions. Across the groups children learn to pray, read scripture, worship and make friends, and to discover that Jesus is good for everyone.
Every leader in our children's ministry holds a current Working with Children Check and a police check, and has completed two levels of Safe Church training. Children are signed in and out of every session, and rigorous child safe policies run through everything we do.
Ask Vanessa
Questions about a group, an allergy, or bringing your child for the first time? Send them through and we will reply within a couple of days.
Our groups run because people give up part of their Sunday to sit on the floor with kids. If that sounds like you, we would love to talk. We will walk you through the Working with Children Check and Safe Church training.