Is St John Ambulance a religious organisation?

[PercyPigFan]

My 5 yo has recently joined St John Badgers and absolutely loves it. There is only one unit in our area and some of the kids travel for 20-30 minutes to get there.
As far as I know, and as I've been told, it's got it's basis in Christianity but is now non-denominational and open to all.
But tonight, at the meeting, my DD said they have been singing hymns, and colouring in pictures from the Bible (as well as First Aid)
She brought the picture home, and sang me the song, and I agree they are religious.
The leaders are also youth leaders at a local church, and a few of the kids go to junior church with them. I just want to make sure that's all part of it and they are not just pushing their own agendas.
We're a non-religious family but DD goes to a faith school, purely because it was the nearest and is a good school, so she is exposed to religion at school, and although we don't go to church, I don't mind her learning about these things.
But also, she goes to learn First Aid and make friends. If there's a religious agenda, I think they should be more open about it.
So, is this the sort of thing you would expect her to be doing with St John?
I don't MIND as such, and won't pull her out or anything but when we went to the Open Evening, one of the parents asked if it was religious, they said no, now a few weeks later, they are singing hymns.
So is it, or not?

It's not religious.
The order of St John -a sort of umbrella org -is Christian, but St John's Ambulance is meant to be non religious, and open to, and for, all.
There is nothing about any god in its mission statement or values.

The mottos of the Order are-
pro fide which is the encouragement of all that makes for the spiritual and moral strengthening of mankind,
and pro utilitate hominum which is the encouragement and promotion of all work of humanity and charity for the relief of persons in sickness, distress, suffering or danger, without distinction of race, class or creed.

So they do have a publicly acknowledged spiritual remit. It is probably up to the individual leaders how much they emphasise the spiritual/moral side, how much the charitable and how much the physical help.

No, not at all. I was a member when I was a teenager, they teach first aid skills.