Great news for LEGO® fans! Following a successful Bricktivity event at Foxhill last year, Katy Herrara, Families, Children and Youth Adviser for Chester Diocese has successfully applied for us to become a Growing Faith Learning Hub, receiving funding of £20,000 to develop our own Building Faith Learning Hub. The aim is to draw together people of all ages from around the diocese who are interested in creating a digital library of resources for families attending brick churches.
Katy said: “We already have lots of Brick churches that use LEGO® or construction bricks in learning activities with children, young people and families. Often there will be a time to listen to a Bible story and a chance for the participants to create something unique with bricks in response to the story. There may be a brick Bible story video shown. LEGO® is a staple of many home toy boxes, so it is no surprise that it can be used as a creative and relevant way to help children and families to continue to engage with the Bible at home.”
“What we identified at our Bricktivity event last year, was a real appetite for good quality faith at home resources incorporating excellent, accessible teaching and ideas for linked LEGO® building activities.”
The Building Faith learning hub will be an opportunity for children and young people to lead in shaping the resources alongside vicars, children's and youth workers.
The hub will be working with Steve Guiness, The Brick Consultant who is a Christian and retired teacher from Hoole, Chester. He achieved fame on the Channel 4 LEGO® Masters television competition series. Steve will be helping to design brick building activities with instructions for different ability builders, linked to the Bible stories with excellent quality instructions.
The first get together of the Chester Diocese Building Faith Learning Hub will be online at 4pm-5pm on Wednesday 20th November. This will be an opportunity for church members to share what they are already doing, or hope to do, and their hopes are for the hub. Please contact Katy Herrera at katy.herrera@chester.anglican.org if you would like more details.