Equipping Churches and Parents to Raise Christ-Following Kids for Life
AWANA helps churches and parents worldwide raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ! We do this through:
- The best evangelism tools to reach unsaved children, youth and families
- Teaching that builds an enduring biblical faith
- Resources bringing churches and parents together to disciple the next generation
- Initial and ongoing volunteer training
- Healthy mentor and peer relationships
- Dynamic fun for children, teens and adults alike!
Chicopee Baptist Children Cubbies (3 & 4 yrs old):
The AWANA club for preschoolers is built on two premises:
• Young children can and should
receive spiritual training.
• Home is the primary place for
spiritual training.
Our preschool program meets these needs through …
Fun – and lots of it!
AWANA is fun with a purpose – to reach and train kids for Jesus Christ. Games, puppets, crafts, awards and other activities transform our preschool program into a lively weekly experience where fun and learning go hand in hand.
Chicopee Baptist Children Sparks (K – 2nd Grade):
The AWANA club for children in kindergarten through second grade builds on the material taught in our preschool clubs. The curriculum takes kids a step deeper into God’s Word while giving unsaved boys and girls regular opportunities to hear the gospel and come to faith in Jesus Christ. After being immersed in solid foundational teaching at the preschool level, boys and girls frequently come to an understanding of their need to trust Christ as their personal Savior while in Sparks®.
Immersing Kids in God’s Word
The Sparks program is firmly grounded in Scripture. The three handbooks feature:
- Basic truths about God, Jesus Christ, salvation and the Bible
- A clear and consistent presentation of the gospel message
- An increased emphasis on Scripture memory over our preschool materials. In three years, a child will learn and review over 65 verses, many of which cover salvation and key Christian doctrine, establishing a foundation of biblical wisdom.
Fun Learning = Results
Sparks club meetings combine learning with fun to create an atmosphere of irresistible excitement for churched and un-churched kids alike. Club meetings are divided into three segments:
- Bible teaching, worship, award presentations and the gospel message
- Small group interaction and completion of Bible-based lessons
- Age-appropriate games on the AWANA game circle
Chicopee Baptist Children T & T (3rd – 5th grade):
The name Truth & Training reflects the passion of AWANA to teach third- through fifth-grade boys and girls the truth of God’s Word and to train them to follow Christ in their daily lives. Our goal is that many of today’s young people will become tomorrow’s church leaders. T&T is the program that trains the leaders of tomorrow — today.
Exciting features to get kids excited about God’s Word
T&T is equipped with a variety of dynamic tools to accomplish this mission:
· Four handbooks of increasing difficulty which teach children that life’s ultimate adventure is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
· A cast of fun characters that boys and girls learn from and follow on interesting journeys in the handbooks
· Weekly meetings that expose children to the gospel message, Scripture memory, Bible study, awards, team-oriented games and gut-busting fun
· A Bible-centered curriculum that helps kids build a firm foundation for their faith, hide God’s Word in their heart and apply the truths of Scripture to their daily lives
· Interactive CDs that use exciting high-tech games to teach and reinforce key biblical truths
Evangelism and discipleship go hand in hand in our third- through fifth-grade program. By the time a child has completed T&T, he will have:
· Learned and reviewed approximately 310 verses
· Studied dozens of passages from the Old and New Testament
· Regularly heard and read the gospel message
· Discovered the Bible’s response to questions like “How does God want me to live my life?” and memorized verses to back up these answers
· Completed missions projects that help him see the world through God’s eyes.
To receive the fullest experience with AWANA, the children need to work on their verses at home with their parents and be ready to come in and recite the verses already learned to their leaders.
