A Sunday school born during the most isolating stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic might seem like an unlikely success story. But the Alberton-Elmsdale United Sunday school, hosted at Gordon Memorial United in Alberton, P.E.I., has become exactly that — a vibrant gathering place known throughout the community for the connections it creates.

In the years before Moira Shaw became the Sunday school superintendent in 2020, several churches in her pastoral charge amalgamated due to dwindling attendance, reducing three preaching points to one.

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Rather than viewing the consolidation as a setback, Shaw and the rest of the Sunday school team saw an opportunity to reach people who were in need of community for both themselves and their children.

She joined forces with her sister, Libby Shaw, and another Sunday school Sunday school students re-enact the Christmas story at Gordon Memorial last year. teacher, Christine Haywood-Perry.

They started a Facebook page and invited local parents with a simple message: everyone is welcome.........

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