What happens at EPIC?
EPIC is our Friday night event filled with games and activities for children years 3-6. But what actually happens at these fun-filled evenings!?
Each EPIC evening is full of energetic games, creative crafts, and lots of noise and excitement. Every week also includes a short, engaging faith-based talk where the gospel is clearly explained and shared. In the middle of the fun and silliness, the aim is to help children understand who Jesus is, what He has done for them, and what it means to follow Him.
A Place to Belong — and to Invite
EPIC is loved by our own Christchurch children — but it is also regularly attended by children from non-church homes. One of the main aims of EPIC is to create a space where our Christchurch children feel confident and excited to invite their friends.
They are brilliant at doing just that! Because of their invitations, EPIC is regularly attended by several children from non-church families. We have even seen some of these children continue on into Junior Teens once they have outgrown EPIC. What a joy and privilege it is to welcome them, build friendships, and share the good news of Jesus.
An Amazing Team
Our EPIC team have boundless energy, brilliantly crazy ideas, and — most importantly — huge hearts for sharing Jesus. They pray, plan, build props, organise crafts, lead games, give talks, clear up glitter (so much glitter!), and still somehow leave smiling.
They also beautifully model gospel-hearted serving and intergenerational community to their own children, some of whom arrive early each week to help set up and pray for the evening. These “little helpers” will one day be students, young adults, and parents sharing the gospel and serving in their own local churches.
Each EPIC evening is full of energetic games, creative crafts, and lots of noise and excitement. Every week also includes a short, engaging faith-based talk where the gospel is clearly explained and shared. In the middle of the fun and silliness, the aim is to help children understand who Jesus is, what He has done for them, and what it means to follow Him.
A Place to Belong — and to Invite
EPIC is loved by our own Christchurch children — but it is also regularly attended by children from non-church homes. One of the main aims of EPIC is to create a space where our Christchurch children feel confident and excited to invite their friends.
They are brilliant at doing just that! Because of their invitations, EPIC is regularly attended by several children from non-church families. We have even seen some of these children continue on into Junior Teens once they have outgrown EPIC. What a joy and privilege it is to welcome them, build friendships, and share the good news of Jesus.
An Amazing Team
Our EPIC team have boundless energy, brilliantly crazy ideas, and — most importantly — huge hearts for sharing Jesus. They pray, plan, build props, organise crafts, lead games, give talks, clear up glitter (so much glitter!), and still somehow leave smiling.
They also beautifully model gospel-hearted serving and intergenerational community to their own children, some of whom arrive early each week to help set up and pray for the evening. These “little helpers” will one day be students, young adults, and parents sharing the gospel and serving in their own local churches.
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