Christian Education is provided for children age 3
through grade 5 through Godly Play, a method of Christian education and
spiritual direction for children. The goal of Godly Play is to teach
children the art of using religious language – parable, sacred
story, silence, and liturgical action – to help them become more
fully aware of the mystery of God’s presence in their lives. In
Godly Play, we tell Bible stories to children to encourage them to
enter into the stories and relate them to their personal experience.
Godly Play is concerned with the spiritual development of each child
as an individual and with modeling the appropriate moral behaviors
expected of people living within a Christian community. In Godly
Play, each class session follows the pattern of the church’s Sunday
Service, so children will have a deeper understanding and enjoy
fuller participation in the parish worship. Godly Play was developed
and classroom tested for more than twenty years by Episcopal priest,
author, and teacher Jerome Berryman. The Godly Play method is
currently being used in churches of many denominations throughout
the world.
At Fork Church, we have three Godly Play groupings.
- Group I is for 3, 4 and 5 year olds
- Group II is for grades 1, 2, and 3
- Group III is for grades 4 and 5