St. Mary’s Church Choir The choir takes choristers from aged 7 upwards and gives them a great musical education while having fun! There are opportunities to sing in services and concerts, earn pocket money, make recordings and go on regular holiday tours (singing services in Cathedrals too). Find out more about our choir.

During the spring term, we work on a Children’s Musical, inviting children aged 7-11 to weekly rehearsals and then performances to family and friends. In 2023 we performed, ‘From Horsham to Oz!’

St. Mary’s Pre-School Our church pre-school, close to St. Mary’s, in Denne Road has won a superb local reputation for its professional education, care & Christian nurture of children between the ages of 2.25 and 5. It has strong links to our Lighthouse & Little Footprints groups, the Kairos service and also St. Mary’s (Church Aided) Primary School … great resources for a wonderful all-round Christian upbringing! Find out more about St Mary’s Pre-School.

Open the Book Storytellers: a team of enthusiastic storytellers with creative props and costumes come into St Mary’s School for assemblies to recreate with the children a Bible story. The children are encouraged to participate and a lot of fun is had by all! They also come into Lighthouse and Kairos for special guest appearances. The children love it! Our team is trained and part of the Bible Society’s Open the Book initiative and you can find out more here. Below are some photos from “the wise king” and “the walls of Jericho”.