Our Education Program

Regular Sunday School

Sunday church school for children ages 3 and up takes place mid-September through mid-June, during 11am worship, downstairs in the Sanctuary building at 80th Street and Ridge Boulevard. The Sunday School program is designed for a range of ages and attention spans, backed up by a caregiver on staff for the young and the restless. All children are free to participate in the church service and/or attend Sunday School.

Curriculum

Union Church uses Seasons of the Spirit, the next generation of The Whole People of God.

Seasons of the Spirit is based on the group of readings appointed for the day (in the Revised Common Lectionary), usually the same readings that grownups are hearing upstairs in worship--often resulting in lively family discussion afterwards.

Seasons of the Spirit is an inclusive, flexible, grass-roots, earth-friendly curriculum that transcends denominations and spans generations. click here for a link to explore www.spiritseasons.com. SpiritSightings, a spiritual commentary on current events, is a particularly interesting feature of their site.

All adults and youth are encouraged to take a turn at teaching Sunday school. Seasons of the Spirit is supportive and easy to follow, and teaching is a great way to connect across generations and learn more about the Bible.

One of the best things about Seasons of the Spirit is that all the lesson plans and students' worksheets are available in electronic format (in addition to hard copy in the curriculum binder in the Sanctuary meeting space), and for the students' worksheets, there is a photocopy machine in the Sanctuary. 

If it is your week to teach, email or call the office before Wednesday and your lesson plan will be emailed to you. You can also find it in the curriculum binder in the Sanctuary meeting space.

Weekday Learning Opportunities include playgroups, art classes, and workshops at BRUCA click here for link to BRUCA: Bay Ridge-Union Center for the Arts,  Check our calendar for details, or call 718745.0438, or email ucoffice@earthlink.net.

Seasonal Programs, Youth Workshops, Spiritual Growth Day-Retreats, Clay Camp

For questions about seasonal programs for children, youth, and adults, please contact the church office 718.745.0438 or email unionchurch@earthlink.net. 

Lenten Suppers and other special programs throughout the year are listed in our calendar.

Summer

Children are always welcome to participate in informal worship in the Parish House.

For the young and the restless, childcare during worship continues through the summer.

Please continue reading or click here for camp opportunities.

Day Camp

Visit the BRUCA website or call 718.745.0438 to arrange a group.

Our Bible Study partner Redeemer-St John's Lutheran Church, 939 83rd Street in Dyker Heights, offers day camp on a weekly and daily basis June 30-August 8;

call 718.833.7700.

Sleep-Away Camp

Union Church also encourages children to go to camp and provides assistance to families whose children attend the Presbyterian Camp at Holmes, New York. (Union Church elder Victor Morales is the architect for Hayden House at Holmes.) For more information from Union Church, call 718.745.0438 or email unionchurch@earthlink.net.

Bible Study and Spiritual Growth Leaders/Seekers click here for advanced links page