Field Test Results

ChUUrchcraft was added to the Building Bridges curriculum at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Blacksburg, VA in 2017-18.  The curriculum had previously been used in 2015-16, and both classes had nearly identical registration numbers of 18 and 17 youth respectively.  The addition of ChUUrchraft resulted in an increase in average attendance rates for both classes and church visits by 2-1/2 times!  ChUUrchcraft got kids to attend!


And, what they learned - and created - was amazing!  Watch what this class created with ChUUrchcraft.

Included in ChUUrchcraft

Many congregations engage in curriculum, church visits and other activities designed to teach participants more about the religions of the world, in support of our six UU sources. 

ChUUrchcraft is intended to complement these efforts, serving as an addition to curriculum such as Neighboring Faiths[1] and Building Bridges[2].  ChUUrchcraft could also stand alone as a youth group activity or summer program. 

ChUUrchcraft uses the popular app Minecraft as a vehicle for processing learned information on world religions.  A building with multiple rooms is created and supplied to the class.  As the class learns about a world religion, part of each class is dedicated to designing a room within the building, devoted to the practice of that religion.  Visits to other congregations will help inform the design of the room, which can be further supplemented with online research. 

At the end of the year, the class will have created a building with rooms devoted to the practice of many religions, essentially a Unitarian Universalist congregation.



What do you need?

ChUUrchcraft

grades 6 and up

  • Minecraft app
  • At least one tablet or device for using the app


​ You DON"T need to be a Minecraft expert to use this curriculum! Watch below to see the building template included with your curriculum.

Imagine-RE

[1] Neighboring Faiths, authors: Christine Reed, Patricia Hoertdoerfer, published 1997, https://www.uuabookstore.org/Search.aspx?k=neighboring+faiths

[2] Building Bridges, author: Mary K. Isaacs, published 2013, https://www.uua.org/re/tapestry/youth/bridges​

  • Link to completed template, so you don't have to build it yourself; download files onto your own device and get started immediately
  • Detailed instructions on creating the template building, if you would like to create it yourself
  • Detailed instructions on using ChUUrchcraft with existing world religion curriculum
  • Ideas on using ChUUrchcraft with youth groups or summer camps.