Children and Youth

CCNB is children, youth, and family-friendly. We love our kids and welcome families of all kinds to participate, even welcoming the joyful noise of children in worship.

We offer Sunday school, confirmation for youth, family fun events and Horton Center, our church camp up in the White Mountains.  We want to develop more opportunities for service, both local and in neighboring cities.

The following components are important in this ministry:

• We have Safer Spaces policies to protect our children that include screening and criminal background checks on our volunteers.

• We include our children in communion – all are welcome at God’s table.

• We provide baptism for children and a church home for children and their families.

• Our children & youth are involved in worship, lighting candles, reading the Children’s Story, leading worship on Children’s Day, and our annual Christmas Pageant.

• Every child in our church is invited to attend Horton Center, our NH United Church of Christ summer camp. We offer scholarships so that any child who wants to go is able to attend.

• Our congregation enjoys inter-generational short local hikes together; attending our children’s activities, especially theater; working together on road cleanup; attending  special holiday events, like the Black Nativity in Boston; our outdoor worship at Storer’s Camp; and all things musical.

• CCNB co-sponsors community events for children & youth, such as Fire & Ice at the skating rink and also offers scholarships for swimming lessons by Parks & Rec.

Our Sunday school program is flexible depending on the age and numbers of children attending. Our children experience biblical stories and they enjoy drama, games and art.

Confirmation class is offered during the school year for youth in the 7th grade or older. This group prepares to confirm their baptism by exploring our faith traditions, doing hands-on mission work, and visiting other faith communities. This class is sometimes offered in partnership with another neighboring UCC congregation.

Our children feel that CCNB is “their church” – a safe and loving place to come, grow, be themselves, ask questions and to experience God’s love.