Children & Youth
Small groups on a Sunday, friendships, social activities and midweek cell groups all play a part in encouraging our young people to be strong and secure. We hope that they will begin to experience, know and develop daily relationships with Father God for themselves. We aim to encourage and release our young people to pursue God passionately, stepping into the callings that He has spoken into their hearts and being full of His Holy Spirit.
Here are some activities that we have running at the moment:
Preschool children
Crèche facility during our Sunday meetings.
Primary School children
Group that meets during the Sunday meeting.
Secondary School young people
Group that meets during the Sunday meeting.
Two midweek cells which also organise their own social activities.
Occasional events with other churches in Salisbury or further a field such as Soul Survivor conferences, overseas trips and joint youth worship events in Salisbury.
We want City Gate Church to be a safe and encouraging environment therefore we have a Child Protection Policy and all our children/youth workers are CRB checked.
City Gate Church Web Site Child Protection Statement
City Gate regards child protection and good working practice as a priority. In the interests of the safety and well being of all children and young people, it has developed and operates a formal child protection policy, which is registered with the Churches Child Protection Advisory Service.
The church is committed to ensuring that everyone working with children or young people:
● has undergone a Criminal Records Bureau check at enhanced level,
● is adequately trained and supervised,
● understands and follows the church child protection policy.
The child protection policy may be viewed and/or a copy obtained from the church office at:
PO Box 1075, Salsibury, SP1 3XQ
As part of this church's commitment to children and young people it has appointed Sue Holzer and Graham Hooper as Child Protection Co-ordinator and Suzanne Vickery as Deputy Child Protection Co-ordinator. All the children and young people involved in activities within the church know who they are and how they can be contacted.
Should the church have any child protection concerns it will seek the advice of the Churches Child Protection Advisory Service and if appropriate contact the statutory authorities.
City Gate
· recognises that child protection is everyones responsibility.
· is committed to supporting parents and families.
· recognises the unique and individual worth of each child.
· is committed to nurturing, protecting and safeguarding children and young people.
· exercises care in the appointment of all those working with children and young people in the church, working to government Safe from Harm principles.
· is committed to following statutory, denominational and specialist guidelines in working with children and young people.
· seeks to support all those affected by abuse.
· is committed to supporting, training and resourcing those who work with children and young people and provide regular supervision.
· is committed to the management and supervision of known offenders in the church.
· will review its child protection policy annually and register it with CCPAS.
If you have any concerns for a child or in relation to any child protection matter then please speak to one of the Child Protection Co-ordinators.
Further details about child protection policies, training in child protection, the Criminal Records Bureau and the quality assurance review can be obtained from the Churches Child Protection Advisory Service, P O Box 133, Swanley, Kent BR8 7UQ telephone 0845 120 4550. Email info@ccpas.co.ukWeb: www.ccpas.co.uk