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Sunday school, Indians and whites. Indian Territory (Oklahoma), ca. 1900.
Sunday school, Indians and whites. Indian Territory (Oklahoma), ca. 1900.

"Sunday School" is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations. In Secular usage religious education is the Teaching of a particular Religion (although in England the term religious instruction would refer

It had its origins when Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, founded a school within the town in 1769. See also High Wycombe Western Australia High Wycombe (hai ˈwɪk Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] However the founding of Sunday Schools is more commonly associated with the work of Robert Raikes, editor of the Gloucester Journal, who saw the need to prevent children in the slums descending into crime. Robert Raikes (" the Younger " ( 14 September 1736 – 5 April 1811) was an English Philanthropist and The first Sunday School in London opened at Surrey Chapel under Rowland Hill. The Surrey Chapel (1783-1881 was an independent Methodist and Congregational church established in Blackfriars Road Southwark, London Rowland Hill AM ( 1744 - 1833) was a popular English preacher enthusiastic evangelical and an influential advocate of small-pox vaccination By 1831, Sunday Schools in Great Britain were attended weekly by 1,250,000 children, approximately 25 percent of the population. Their work in the industrial cities was increasingly supplemented by Ragged Schools (charitable provision for the industrial poor), and eventually by publicly funded education under the late nineteenth century School Boards. Ragged schools is a name commonly given after about 1840 to the many independently established 19th century charity Schools in the United Kingdom which provided Sunday schools continued alongside such increasing educational provision, and new forms also developed such as the Socialist Sunday Schools movement which began in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century. Socialist Sunday Schools were set up as an alternative to Christian Sunday Schools in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Some Roman Catholic churches operate Sunday Schools, though Catholics commonly refer to Sunday School as 'Catechism class'. Sunday Schools, contrary to the name, are virtually never recognized educational institutions; rather than offering formal grades or transcripts, Sunday Schools simply attempt to offer meaningful instruction concerning Christian doctrine and keep little or no record of performance for any given week. Doctrine (Latin doctrina) is a codification of beliefs or "a body of teachings quot or "instructions" taught principles or positions as the Attendance is often tracked as a means of encouraging children to appear regularly, and awards are frequently given for reaching attendance milestones.

Sunday School often takes the form of a one hour or longer Bible study which can occur before, during, or after a church service. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin In Christianity, a church service is a term used to describe a formalized period of communal Worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday or Saturday in While many Sunday Schools are focused on providing instruction for children (especially those occurring during service times), adult Sunday School classes are also popular and widespread (see RCIA. CHILD syndrome (or congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects) is a genetic disorder The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (often abbreviated RCIA) is the process through which interested adults are gradually introduced to the Roman Catholic ) In some traditions, Sunday School is too strongly associated with children and alternate terms such as "Adult Electives" are used instead of "Adult Sunday School". Some churches only run Sunday School for children concurrently with the adult worship service. In this case there is typically no adult Sunday School. Churches that have children's or youth worship separate from Sunday School, but concurrent with adult worship services, tend to have better attended adult Sunday School programs as parents use the time to learn while they are waiting for their children.

Sunday School teachers are usually lay people who are selected for their job by a church board or committee, normally because of their advanced experience with the Bible—few teachers receive any formal training in education, though many Sunday School teachers have a background in education as a result of their occupations. In religious organizations the laity comprises all persons who are not Clergy. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Some churches, however, do make Sunday School teachers and catechists attend several courses on religion to ensure that they have a mature enough understanding of the faith to educate others. Some Baptist Churches (particularly Southern Baptist Churches) do allow volunteers to teach even without formal educational backgrounds. A profession of faith and a desire to teach is all that is required in such a case.

It is also not uncommon for Roman Catholic priests or Protestant pastors (church ministers) to teach such classes themselves. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. A pastor is an official person within a Protestant group of people and related to the positions of Priest or Bishop within the Anglican, Roman Catholic In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs

Hebrew schools also usually operate on Sundays. Hebrew school can be either (1 the Jewish equivalent of Sunday school - an educational regimen separate from secular education focusing on topics of Jewish

Also, in America, some Islamic education is taught on either Saturday or Sunday.

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Sunday School Today

Today many different expressions of Sunday Schools exist. They range from traditional methods of teaching, using small groups, Bible-based teaching, familiar songs etc. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin to the more contemporary. Sunday School is often part of a larger Christian Formation program in many churches. Spiritual formation is the growth and development of the whole person by an intentional focus on one’s (1 spiritual and interior life (2 interactions with others in ordinary

In 1986 a new kind of Sunday School started out of a ministry of Bill Wilson in the inner city of Brooklyn, New York, called Sidewalk Sunday School. Bill Wilson (born 1947 in south Boston, Massachusetts) is the president and founder of Metro Ministries International America’s largest ministry Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Metro Ministries is currently the World’s largest Sunday School weekly reaching over 21000 children in New York City and an additional 22000 in The Philippines With little delivery trucks that can be converted to stages, project areas and parks are being served Sunday School programs.

Metro Ministries is now in many major cities in the U. S. and has branches in eight other countries.

Notable Sunday School Teachers

See also

References

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