Gathering Magazine: Pentecost 2 2026

The theme for this issue is Why Sunday School? Many generations grew up with Sunday school as part of church life. Yet did it accomplish what we thought it was accomplishing? We are experiencing the reality that many other activities compete with Sunday morning or that families just want one morning at home. Church attendance among young families has shrunk dramatically. The burgeoning children’s programs of the sixties and seventies are history. So, what do we do now? As John H. Westerhoff III asked, “Will our children have faith?” What do we provide for those children and families who do chose to attend?