Church History Comics

Most kids meet church history as a list of dates in a textbook, if they meet it at all. But church history is not really about dates. It is about people. Men and women who believed God, stood firm when it cost them dearly, and handed the faith down to families like yours and mine.

That is why I make church history comics. Each one takes a real moment from the life of God's people and tells it as a story your kids can see, follow, and remember. If you are looking for Christian comics for homeschoolers that treat your children like they can handle the real thing, you are in the right place.

What it is

Printable comics about real events and real people from church history. Many are short one-page stories. Bigger stories, like the life of Martin Luther, grow into a series that follows the whole story over several parts, and bundles gather a set of related comics together. Some stories are joyful. Some are hard, like the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, when thousands of French Protestants were killed for their faith. I do not soften those stories, but I do tell them in a way a child can carry.

Who it is for

Homeschool families who want their kids to know the cloud of witnesses, not just Bible characters. If your family reads living books, gathers for morning time, or just loves a true story at the table, these will fit right in. Elementary and middle school kids get the most out of them, and older kids (and parents) usually end up reading over shoulders.

How it works

Pick a comic, download the PDF, and print it at home. Read it together, then talk about it. That is the whole thing. Single comics stand on their own, so you can start anywhere, and series are numbered so you can follow a bigger story part by part.

The comics

Right now that is August 23, the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, and September 20, Fort Caroline, where French Huguenots carried the faith to Florida. A comic on Martin Luther is in its final stages and will join this shelf soon.

Questions families ask

What ages are these comics for? Most families use them with kids about 6 to 12, reading together. Younger kids follow the pictures while you read out loud, and older kids can read them on their own and still learn something new.

How long are the comics? It depends on the story. Many are a single page, short enough for morning time and simple to print at home. Bigger stories become a series that follows the whole story over several parts, and bundles collect related comics in one set.

Do you cover the hard parts of church history? I do, and I tell them honestly at a level kids can handle. Our children will hear the hard stories somewhere, and I would rather they hear them from us, with the faith of God's people front and center.

What perspective are the comics written from? I am a Reformed Baptist homeschool mom, and I write from that conviction without apology. Families from other traditions use these comics too, and the stories themselves belong to the whole church.

How do I get my comic after I buy it? Each comic is a printable PDF you download right after checkout. Print as many copies as your own family needs.

Start free, and stay in the loop

If you want a free place to start, grab my Reformation reading list. It is the list I hand other moms when they ask where to begin with church history at home.

And if you want new comics and resources sent your way as I make them, join the email list here.