Our Church

Our Church

Willowdale Chapel is a nondenominational church founded in 1956. From our humble roots, we've grown to be a thriving body of 1,500 people. Today we are one church in two locations, with campuses in Kennett Square and Jennersville. We're passionate about Jesus and his Gospel, which offers the grace we all need every day. Whether they're longtime followers of Christ or just trying to figure it out for the first time, we love meeting people where they are and helping them grow in their faith.

Our Ministries

Our Ministries

We have all the core ministries that most churches have — children, youth and adult small groups — along with some "specialty" ministries that meet particular needs we sometimes face. Three of those — Celebrate Recovery, Re|engage (marriage) and Special Needs — offer distinctive help for some during the biggest challenges of their lives.

Our Outreach

Our Outreach

God intends to make all things new. That's why he sends us into the world with a gospel that touches—and begins to transform—all of life. Thus our Outreach Ministries are built on three pillars: Gospel Proclamation, Serving our Neighbors and Advocating for the Vulnerable. We organize around these key priorities to give full expression to God's love for the world.

Willowdale Kids

Our children’s ministry is committed to discipling kids in their faith. We provide a loving and fun community, where kids actively learn what it means to follow Christ.

What To Expect

Willowdale Kids is a place where kids can build relationships with leaders and peers while on their faith journey with Jesus in an enjoyable, age-appropriate environment just for them! If you are new, please come to the visitor check-in desk where you can tell us a little more about your family to help us better serve you. When you arrive, our team will happily show you the way to your child’s classroom.

What We Offer

Kennett Campus

This campus offers Birth – 56ers at 9:00 a.m. and Birth – 4th Graders at 10:30 a.m.

 

Jennersville Campus

This campus offers Birth – 56ers at 9:00 a.m. and Birth – PreK at 10:30 a.m.

Nursery

Our Nursery classrooms are designed for kids birth thru 2+ years old. We keep our nursery rooms ready for your little ones with age-appropriate toys that are cleaned regularly. We also take time to love and pray for your child each week.

Preschool

We seek to nurture authentic and lasting faith in Jesus in our preschool classrooms (designed for 2+ years old thru Pre-K aged kids). Kids will worship together, hear a Bible story, and complete hands-on activities to reinforce the Bible story. Our preschool kids will learn the following basic truths: God made me, God loves me, and Jesus wants to be my forever friend. They also start to form relationships with other kids and classroom volunteers.

Elementary

Every Sunday we offer dynamic worship and Biblical teaching for kids in Kindergarten thru 4th Grade where they’ll learn about the Bible and how to develop their relationship with God. Each Sunday, kids get to experience large group worship, grade specific small groups, fun games and hands on activities. They also start to form relationships with other kids and classroom volunteers.

56ers

56ers is specifically designed to be a bridge between Elementary and Middle School with programming similar to our Middle School ministry. This ministry encourages kids to dig deeper into their faith as they discover more about the Bible, the beliefs of our church, and biblical practices such as baptism and communion. Check out our Willowdale Student’s page to learn more about 56ers and access their calendar.

WILLOWDALE STUDENTS

Say “Yes” to Sunday

In order for Willowdale Kids to thrive, we continue to seek adults and teens who have a desire to come alongside and disciple our next generation. If you’d like to know more about serving in Willowdale Kids, we invite you to fill out our interest form. If you have questions about volunteering, please contact Sarah Madison (Kennett campus) or Jamie Lindtner (Jennersville campus).

SERVE IN WILLOWDALE KIDS

Protecting Our Kids

Your kids safety is important to us. Every Willowdale Kids volunteer passes a background check and is trained to work with your child. We also have our own Security Team to ensure your child’s safety. We use a security tag system for check-in and pick-up, and a text message paging system for parents/guardians in case we need to reach you during the service.

CHILD DEDICATION

Child dedication is different from baptism. At Willowdale, we practice believer’s baptism rather than infant baptism, believing this important rite is best undertaken when a person chooses for himself to follow Jesus. We believe the birth of your child is a spiritually significant event, and should be marked as such through child dedication.

Child dedication is your commitment to raise your children in the faith. It is an opportunity to publicly invite God’s grace into your children’s life to ensure that His influence is upon them from the beginning. We are excited for this journey and eager to walk alongside your family.

Please fill out our child dedication interest form. Once you complete the form, a staff member will be in contact with you. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Madison  (Kennett campus) or Jamie Lindtner  (Jennersville campus).

CHILD DEDICATION INTEREST FORM