I went to a few churches in our area when we first moved here 7 years ago. Eventually i found the right one. It was a Uniting Church... which is essentially Anglican but very liberal (they ordain female ministers for example). They had a great Sunday school program too. The services were a good blend of traditional and modern. My kids eventually went along and loved it... made friends both young and old. DH also came along even though until then he was kinda reluctant to go to church. He agreed that the minister was a 'good bloke' and not too preachy... the kinda guy you could have a beer with... he was an ex farmer, very down to earth. We got more involved than i thought we would... i did sunday school occassionally. when we move we're going to miss having this network. There were a few times that we experienced family crisis that they were the only source of support. I feel that my kids are going to have really positive life long associations with going to church because of this connection... and they now know that there is more to Christmas than getting presents
Last edited by Bathsheba; May 18th, 2010 at 10:59 AM.
There is a great Uniting Church in Redfern (I think its called St Saviours, its Anglican). I attended a few of their serives when I was living there and it was very casual and upbeat with a playarea for children at the back, etc. My friend's father used to be the minister there, but he has since moved on, so I'm not sure what its like now, but I know that lots of young families attend and I found it quite fun.
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