Open the Book

“A Bible story well told has the power to spark the imagination, inspire exploration, give hope, create a smile, teach important lessons and connect generations.”

Source: www.biblesociety.org.uk

Open the Book (OtB) is an exciting storytelling project where Bible stories are shared with children in a way that is fun, interactive and memorable. A group of storytelling volunteers, including two of our governors: Caroline Marking and Grant Philpott, use the Open the Book programme, a drama programme from Bible Society designed to bring bible stories to life for primary school age children, to prepare and present a 10–15-minute scripted Bible story to a school assembly, involving the children as much as possible.

The volunteers are made up of trained and safely recruited from local churches and organisations, who sign up as members and follow the Open the Book Code of Practice.