How Do I Volunteer?

Ours is a cooperative, volunteer taught religious education program, led by a volunteer Religious Education Committee and a part-time paid Director of Religious Education. All members of the congregation are expected to participate in the religious growth and learning of the congregation's children.

New adults are ineligible to teach classes for one year while getting to know our community, but there are plenty of other ways to get involved. Call our Director of Religious Education to find out how you can take part! Volunteers teach and assist in classes, help with special events, make music, address our children during our weekly worship service and serve on our Religious Education Committee.

Volunteer leaders of our religious education classes include Channing members and friends of all backgrounds. This creates a rich, diverse and intergenerational program. Teachers gather as teams and plan for our children cooperatively with the assistance of the Director or Religious Education.

The instruction of our classes is informal and activity oriented, providing an environment for students to learn and question while having fun. Curricula are used to provide developmentally appropriate education to our children, and our volunteer teachers are encouraged to use their own experiences and creativity. It is our aim to develop well educated young Unitarian Universalists who can proudly articulate what they believe.