I got this question earlier today, and I wanted to answer it. Each year we set aside one week for VBS. VBS stands for Vacation Bible School. It is a week pretty much set aside for kids...all kids. It's for kids in our church as well as the kids in our community. It's a week of learning & fun. It's a week, we try to reach as many kids as possible through the word of God (Bible). It is also an opportunity to meet the parents behind these kids in hopes they too will come to know God . We pick a theme to focus on. This years theme is "The Lighthouse" we are trying to show the kids how God is like a lighthouse. So every corner of our church is decorated with the lighthouse theme to add to the excitement. (I'll take pictures tonight to show you).
Each night we teach the kids a lesson through stories, crafts, etc that teaches them about God. After each lesson, we usually do a fun craft to go along with the lesson, and then we fellowship-which is basically meet, talk, and play together. We also feed the kids dinner each night. We use to just feed them snacks at the end of classes,but some parents didn't like the snack idea ,because we have VBS in the evenings and the kids would go home pumped up from their sugar intake, so now we feed them a good meal ,before classes start:)
All Baptist & Methodist churches around have this through out the summer months. So you can go to the other churches and join in on their week of fun & learning too. I'm not sure if other denominations have VBS ,but all Baptist & Methodists around here do.
The kids(and adults) have soooooo much fun ,but most important they learn about God and He is the reason why we do it:)
Hugs, Sandy
Now, tell about your VBS and how your church does it:)
Christmas Jam
3 hours ago
Our church calls it Summer Bible school. It is for 10 days the last two weeks in July. It is from 9-12pm. They learn about God, do an arts and craft and get a snack. It is a nice activity...just a bit expensive. I have 3 who I would like to send and my oldest is going to volunteer. I am not sure if I will send the 3 others...boohoo...
ReplyDeleteI know the other denomination here are much less and sometimes even free. I would love to send my kids there, but I am not sure.
Annmarie
I accepted Jesus as my savior during the invitational time at VBS....a really long time ago. I have wonderful memories of VBS when I was a child, and wonderful memories of teaching VBS.
ReplyDeleteYou have just made up my mind about that decision I was talking about. I do believe this is God's way of showing me I need to do what I was thinking about!! Thank you Sandy!
ReplyDeleteIn addition to VBS our church also does a Backyard Bible Club. It's for those who might not want to send their kids to a church or just to spread the Word more in your neighborhood. For church and unchurched. Powerful.
ReplyDeleteMy church (Presbyterian) does VBS every summer. We are doing a Safari theme this year and walking through the Lord's Prayer - learning what it means, memorizing it, etc. We do crafts, Bible stories, music, snacks, and games. This is my favorite week of the year! About half of the kids are from different churches or don't go to a church at all. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to invite their friends to church.
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