The Chester Congregational Baptist Church is very committed to involving children in worship and in church activities. 

On Sunday morning the children meet in the Sunday School at 9:15. Together they participate in prayer time, music time, and their lesson of the week. The curriculum being used this year is the popular Whole People of God Curriculum.  Each age group is learning the same lessons in a different and age-appropriate way. Sunday school teachers are excited about having different options to choose from in this carefully planned, lectionary based, curriculum.

Children in grade 4 will be having 2 special Sunday School classes on September 23 and September 30th so that they may participate in communion for the first time on World Communion Sunday which is October 7th this year. 

Throughout the year there will be many opportunities for "Intergenerational Worship" and church wide activities to make children understand that they are indeed a very important part of our church family. 

Acolytes begin at 4th grade. In addition to lighting the candles, acolytes assist with baptisms. We encourage the children to be worship assistants and ushers and greeters, and to use their musical talents in worship. Periodically these children have performed during worship in small instrumental ensembles.  Some children have been invited to take part in the service music, and we encourage talented high school students to join the adult choir.

Of our two Christmas Eve services, the early one is geared for children and mostly done by children. It is a “lessons and carols” candlelight service with the children and youth reading all the lessons, also singing a few special Christmas songs in addition to the traditional carols. There are a few families who like to come to the 11:00 PM service and so we also invite some of the older children and youth to read lessons at that service as well.

We plan a few services - especially around Christmas and on Palm/Passion Sunday when there is no Sunday School where we will be dramatizing the Word (i.e. a Christmas pageant or Passion Play) and we feel that being part of that or seeing it is a much more important learning experience for the children.