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Find a family friendly church

While all churches would consider themselves welcoming to families, some churches offer more programs for families than others. This list simply serves as a guide.

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Church	Playgroup	Sunday School	Youth Group	Kids Club	Mum's/Dad's Group	Other Comments
Adelaide West Uniting Church						Mainly Music for Parents & Children Shared Lunches Small groups for Youth amp; Teens
Aberfoyle Uniting Church						Shoutbreak! our school holiday program in January and July holidays each year.
Aldinga Uniting Church						Weekly Bible study - 12:00 Wednesday Shared luncheon following the morning worship service on the third Sunday each month. Craft group each Wednesday from 1:00pm
Balaklava Uniting Church						WE have two programs for mums: MEG (Mothers Encouragement Group) - for mothers of pre-schoolers, and HOPE - for mothers of school-age children. Both meet fortnightly during school terms.
Belair Uniting Church						Occasional school holiday activities
Blackwood Uniting Church						Occasional worship events for families with young children, about once a term, on a Sunday afternoon. We have a community program of arts, crafts, fitness and more on Wednesdays and Thursdays during term time, with a creche. We put simple crafts on the playgroup page on our website. We have free meals for individuals and families in the community every Friday night.
Brougham Place Uniting Church
Burra Uniting Church						We run 'Thank God It's Friday' which is an alternate style worship night with social events mixed in. It is for young families, young adults, young at heart, singles and kids. We sing, play games have devotionals and use art, craft, testimonials and social events.
Clare Uniting Church						Mainly Music for preschoolers and parents. We offer small groups fort he whole family and camps for families.
Coromandel Valley Uniting Church						Free week-long school holiday program in the last week of the January school holidays Monthly family Worship/Communion services Fun and relevant Sunday morning kids/youth programs catering for ages from birth to Year 10 including discipleship courses such as Youth Alpha Occasional movie/fun nights for all the family (with plenty of food!) Occasional parents' date nights (we look after the kids whilst parents have time together) Monthly men's/women's social activities Weekly youth & men's/women's Connection Groups(with crèche for littlies) Off-site youth camps each term Regular Marriage and DivorceCare courses.
Crossways Uniting Church						Kids Drama Club (age 7-13 years) Pizza 'n' Stuff family nights Double Digits Youth Craft Group links with Play group
Dernancourt Uniting Church						Other activities: Church family camp Occasional family events throughout school terms Monthly soup nights in winter - fellowship for families
Echunga Uniting Church						school holiday programes for children family camp children's camp parental seminars youth services children services
Eden Hills Uniting Church
Golden Grove Uniting Church						mainly music - A fun interactive music program for parents and their children (0-5 years). Parenting Seminar 16 May 2010 - Encouraging parents and grandparents in parenting their 0-5 year old children and grandchildren.
Greenacres Uniting
Hope Valley Uniting Church						Playgroups are on Wednesday and Thursday, Youth group activities on Friday nights, Kids Club once a month and Sunday programs fr children and youth. We also offer men's and women's ministry as well as numerous life groups (Bible study groups)
Lefevre Uniting Church, Taperoo						We offer a "Family Night" on a monthly Saturday evening as an alternative to a Kids Club or Youth Group. Our "Family Night" caters to families with school aged children from 8 to 15 years. Everyone is invited to bring food to share for an evening meal with icecream and drinks provided by the Church. We have a Youth Leader who leads some terrific games, some of which the parents are also involved in.
Malvern and Unley Uniting Churches						Please join us at Malvern & Unley UC for..... Sunday Worship at Malvern 10.30am (Family & Children s Programs) & Malvern@6pm (Young Adults) Playgroup at Malvern every Thursday during School Terms at 10am and 1pm IMPACT Youth meet every week Fri or Sat - programs available Home Groups available for mums & dads. Kids Club Holiday Program 1st week of school holidays - 9am to 4pm, Rec to Yr 7, programs available.
Maughan Uniting Church						Our playgroup is a multicultural playgroup which also offers support to new arrivals. We have a specific family/children's service on the first Sunday of each month, but children (and their playful noise) are welcomed every week.
Meadows Uniting Church						MOOSIC, music & rhythm for pre-schoolers, Wed. 10-10:45 during school terms
Padthaway Uniting Church						Jumpin' Joeys - mums/grandmas/carers with pre-school children. Friday fortnightly 10.00 am in UC Hall Interactive singing, actions, play. Cuppa and chat for mums afterwards Kool Kangas - primary school aged children - 3.30-5.00 pm usually at Uniting Church Hall. Activities, games, craft, songs, Bible teaching currently using Oasis programs.
Parafield Gardens Uniting Church						Occassional Mum & Daughters, Fathers and son events.
Payneham Road Uniting Church						Saturday night Church BBQ worship services four times per year. 5pm worship, 5.45pm dinner. Aimed at young families where children need to be home in bed by 7.30pm.
Pilgrim Uniting Church
Port Augusta Uniting Church						Bible study groups and prayer groups also run during school term. Adult fellowship is held monthly. We also have a family camp each year.
Port Adelaide Uniting Church						We provide Playgroup, Sunday School, Youth Group and Kids Club. Our playgroup meets on Tuesday mornings during the school term from 10-11:30am. Kids Club is held on the first Friday of the month from 5-7pm. Youth Group is currently held on Friday nights from 7-10pm unless advised otherwise.
Semaphore Uniting Church
The Vines Uniting Church						Mainly Music for parents and children. Craft group on Thursday mornings with creche.
The Journey Uniting Church						The Journey Uniting church is situated at Golden Grove and at Elizabeth Downs. Playgroups and Adult Groups are during the week Youth Group is Friday night at Golden Grove and Tuesday night at Elizabeth Downs Kids club is Tuesday after school at Elizabeth Downs
Rosefield Uniting Church						Opportunities to participate in netball and basketball teams in Saturday afternoon competitions. Occasional parenting evenings with guest speakers. We also stock a large range of free Parenting Easy Guides, published by Parenting SA.
Roxby Downs Christian Community Church						KYB group with childcare provided is run for women each week. An Open House for informal networking with provision for children is held each week.
Walkerville Uniting Church						Family picnics are also held
West Lakes Uniting Church						Bargains by the Bridge Op Shop Carols by the Lake - December 12th opposite the church - Nativity story Playgroup in the Park - final Friday of Children's Week Occasional Kid's Church at Easter and Christmas
Woodville Uniting Church						Musical Moments Playgroup for children 0 - 5 years andMusical Moments Baby Playtime for babies 0-18 months run on Tuesdays. Creche and Sunday School (called 'Birght Sparks') runs during the Sunday services.

While all churches would consider themselves welcoming to families, some churches offer more programs for families than others. This list simply serves as a guide