Jump On The COWCH!
Joshua Contaoi
Published
A local church ministry (established July 2, 2022) has worked to hold two children-led divine services, two recreational events, and supported five early teens in their decision to dedicate their lives to God through baptism.
What is this ministry? Introducing, Children of Westpoint Church Home, or COWCH!
COWCH wants our children and early teens to feel heard, so when shared they felt tired and sleepy on Sabbath mornings due to their weekday schooling, we created Kids’ Connect. While adults have their preliminary Sabbath School, our Kids’ Connect sessions run activities to stimulate socialisation, bonding, and creativity.
Additionally, when they expressed their willingness to learn, we started up our afternoon Study Sessions. So, after lunch, you’ll find us providing hands-on activities, bible exploration and reflection, based on the Junior PowerPoints Sabbath Lessons. If children cannot attend class physically, we have a Google Classroom with our lessons in PDF form, and Google Meet/Zoom for them to attend class digitally.
Our Mission: Connect children to Jesus Christ, share our SDA values, enhance God-given gifts, and instil the Great Commission to soul win locally and beyond!
COWCH recently ran two divine services, with our children leading praise and worship, and sharing sermonettes. One sermonette involved interviewing our youngest baptised members about their decision to get baptised, their experience post-baptism, and how our church community can support them in their ongoing spiritual journey with God.
To celebrate our children's ministerial success and efforts, COWCH held two recreational events. Flip-Out Derrimut, where our children jumped on trampolines and traversed obstacle courses, and Strike Highpoint, where our church community played bowling, karaoke, and laser tag. Post-event, a montage video is created to showcase the fun environment, atmosphere and memories.
Overall, COWCH is continually and dynamically evolving. COWCH's establishment phase was to trial the programs mentioned above. Now, we hope to scale up our outreach! Our children have expressed interest in ministering to children, the homeless, and the elderly locally around Maribyrnong, so watch this space...
We invite you to Westpoint Church to have the COWCH experience and support our growing ministry!
