Children’s Bible Study

Sunday Morning 9:00 am
(Preschool – 6^th Grade)

The Bible, God’s Word, is the ground and guide for educating our children at First Baptist Church. We prayerfully work to impart the truth by acquainting children with the whole Bible, presenting the Bible as a revelation of the character and work of God and encouraging children to develop a Biblical mindset and a Christian worldview.  Our focus is to encourage children to trust in the character and promises of God and help them to respond to Him in repentance and faith.  We desire that children cultivate a love for the Word of God, respond to it in faith, and live in obedience to it.

The home is the primary place of spiritual education and our desire is to come along side parents to cultivate a personal walk with Jesus Christ.

Awana Ministry

Wednesday Evenings 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
(Meets throughout the school year)

Awana is a children’s and youth ministry that is committed to reaching boys and girls with the gospel of Jesus Christ and trains them to serve God.  Awana is an acronym for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken form 2 Timothy 2:15.

At First Baptist Church we have three age group Clubs:  Sparks (Kindergarten – 2^nd Grade), Truth and Training (Grades 3 – 6), and Trek (Grades 7 -8).  All of our Awana Clubs meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.  The Clubs meet throughout the school year.

For more information on our Awana Clubs, please call the Church office at 647-8575.

Vacation Bible School

June 7th – June 11^th, 2010
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Vacation Bible School has been a long time favorite ministry at First Baptist Church.  This ministry is set in the 1^st century during the life and times of Jesus.  The children have a time of instruction in a large group setting and then separate into individual tribes (the 12 tribes of Israel)The children have a time of New Testament instruction and application in their tribes, a time of learning songs, and a stop at the Immanuel Marketplace to make crafts and hear biblical stories about their craft (this is always a favorite of the children).  It is always a fun action packed week.  The week culminates with a Commencement Service on the Sunday evening following VBS.  The children sing the songs they have learned and quote the Scriptures they have been memorizing throughout the week. 

Our VBS is for children ages 4 (must be 4 by July 1^st) to 12 (those just completing the 6^th grade may participate.  Registration begins May 1.  You may register your children by calling the church office at 647-8575. 

The theme for our 2010 VBS is “Jesus – Author and Finisher of Our Faith” from Hebrews 12:2 which says “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.

Praise Factory

Wednesdays during the Summer
June 16^th – August 4, 2010
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

 Praise Factory is our summer children’s program for children ages 4 – 12.  This ministry has many of the components of the other children’s ministries, such as: Bible teaching, Scripture memorization, singing, and crafts.  However, we take a little more light-hearted, less-intense approach for the summer. We are still serious about the Lord and Scripture, but we are less intense with the Scripture memorization that they receive in Awana and Bible Drills.  We enjoy character skits, puppets and a great music time together. 

This year’s theme is a western theme titled “Round Up the Sin Gang.” We will learn that God wants us to be obedient to Him and to put sin away.

Bible Drills

Sunday Evenings
January – May
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The purposes of the Children’s Bible Drill are to help children:

1. Increase in knowledge of the Bible.

2.  Develop skills in locating Bible books and Key Passages.

3. To memorize the names of the books of the Bible in order

4.  Learn how to apply the Bible to their lives. 

This is a tremendous ministry that helps children become familiar with their Bible and to help them learn how to effectively use their Bible.  The children prepare to participate in a church-wide drill off, an Associational drill off, and can progress to a state-wide drill off.  The competition is fun, but most importantly the children learn to hide God’s Word in their hearts.