WOW! The Benefits of Sunday School!

Did you know that having children regularly engaged in worship at church and in Sunday School can have enormous positive benefits in their lives and in the lives of their parents?

The practical and measurable benefits of active church membership among our young people include the following:

• An increase in the average life expectancy of children by 8 years
• A significant decrease in a child's likelihood to use alcohol, tobacco and drugs
• A dramatically lower risk of suicide among young people
• 70% faster recovery from depression for young church-goers
• A dramatically lower risk of committing a crime
• A reduced risk of rebelliousness
• A reduced risk of binge drinking in college
• Improved odds for experiencing a "very happy" life (self-defined)
• Improved likelihood of wearing seat belts regularly
• Receiving a life-long moral compass to help in decision-making
• Inheriting an extended family environment of care and support within the congregation.
• (All statistics are readily available.)

Of course, these benefits do not even include the joy of living a life of conscious integrity (see the Forward Day by Day booklets), the immeasurable blessing of being in a vital and living relationship with Jesus, access to the great fount of wisdom that 2000 years of experience has left to the church, and the promise of an eternal kind of life with God that continues beyond the grave!

Need we say any more? Why are we so quick to ignore such a wealth of benefits and blessings that are all FREE and available to all of us? Let's spread the word to our neighbors and friends about how good it is to join in the fellowship of the saints in our local parishes!