Children's Ministries

Children's Ministry at Faith Bible Church is vital to the overall life of our church. Our programs are designed to allow adults the opportunities to use their spiritual gifts while ministering to and with children of our congregation and community. A well-rounded program has been designed to encourage children to consider how to follow Jesus Christ on a daily basis whether at church, home, school or play. Following are glimpses of our structure to achieve that goal.

Nurseries 

Our nurseries are viewed as more than a tool to keep the Sanctuary quiet. Staffed by rotating volunteers, our sleeper, crawler and toddler nurseries provide care in a loving and Christ-like manner during all regularly scheduled services.

Early Childhood 

The Early Childhood Division is made up of Little Learners (two and three-year-olds) and a class for four and five-year-olds. Both groups have a single session Sunday morning and the main methods of communicating God's Truths are Bible stories, activity sheets, songs, playtime and games using guided conversation. Teaching teams for the Little Learners are responsible for the entire two-and-a-half hours and rotate on a monthly basis. The four and five-year-olds begin Worship with their parents in the Sanctuary and go to their classroom after the song and Scripture Reading time where they are taught by Teaching Teams until parents pick them up at noon.

Sunday Morning for Elementary Aged Children

Kid's Worship - Three worship groups provide age appropriate teaching for our learners. First and second graders focus on questions like - What is God Like? Who Is Jesus? What Is The Church? What is Prayer? Third and fourth graders spend one year surveying the Old Testament and the second year surveying the New Testament. Fifth and sixth graders enjoy a class where the multi-resourced curriculum is aimed at tying Christianity in with real-life situations. All groups spend the first portion of worship in the Sanctuary and move to their classrooms just before Pastor begins his message.

A snack is provided, in the shadow of our 140-foot-long Bible time line, between Worship and Sunday School providing learners a chance to stretch, have a drink and visit with their friends.

Sunday School - Children learn more, retain more and use their knowledge more effectively when they are actively involved in a learning process. That's why for our classes for 1st through 6th graders, we have chosen Hands-On Bible Curriculum _TM. Active learning allows kids to enjoy spirited educational experiences that touch all five senses. Each activity is followed by a debriefing discussion that focuses Bible teaching on the kid's own real-life challenges. Also part of our Sunday School hour is a once-a-month mission's curriculum we have prepared that is aimed at meeting three objectives:

1. To show that the Bible is the basis which gives us the message of salvation and also gives us the responsibility to communicate that message to others.
2. To understand that missions are every Christian's responsibility.
3. To see missions as a career option for real people doing God's work.

The Awana Program 

Developing Godly habits is the goal of the Awana club.Awana is a weekly Bible-based program that spiritually challenges young people in a fun and interesting way! There are three different Awana groups at Faith Bible Church. The first one is called Cubbies which is for 3 & 4 year olds. K-2nd grade is called Sparks. The last group is 3rd-6th and is called Truth & Training (T&T). Each night that the clubs meet, they will be learning Bible verses in Handbook Time, playing games at Game Time and have Council Time where they will learn an age appropriate lesson. Each of the 3 sections will last approximately 30 minutes. Awana is an exciting club for kids of all ages to participate in.

The acronym, Awana, comes from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, found in the scripture reference 2 Timothy 2:15.

2 Timothy 2:15 "Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth".

THE AWANA PLEDGE

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Summer Ministry

It is our tradition to conduct an annual one-week Adventure for boys and girls who have completed grades K-6. This week is built around a carefully selected Vacation Bible School curriculum that strives to use learning activities to teach Biblical truths and to present the Gospel. We also acknowledge that this week is a wonderful place for men and women of the Faith family to discover, develop and exercise their gifts. It is also a training ground where our leaders can discover new teachers to add to the ranks of existing programs.

Playground 

The playground was begun in June of 1993 and continues to grow. What better match for our Hands-On Bible Curriculum _TM and our other active learning classes, activities, and events for children and youth. This play and education space is close enough to the building for easy access, but far enough so that happy sounds will not bother those in the auditorium. The playground consists of a large grassy, open area, a kickball field, playground equipment divided into areas for preschoolers and elementary children, a volleyball court, frisbee golf course, and an outdoor classroom/picnic pavilion.

Media Resource Center 

Our team of volunteer teachers and leaders are supported by a well-stocked resource center. The cabinets and closets of the MRC are stuffed with art supplies, curriculum materials, games, puzzles, audio-visual equipment and other tools to make the teaching/learning process more appealing to the five senses.