WEDNESDAY NIGHT ADVENTURE CHILDREN’S CHOIR FBC Athens provides a graded choir program for children on Wednesday evenings for ages three through sixth grade. Our experienced and gifted choir teachers, helpers, and accompanists utilize the “Celebrating Grace” curriculum, a dynamic and effective material. In children’s choir, our children learn how to express their love for God through singing, listening, moving, and playing instruments.
SPECIAL ADVENTURES
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Each year, FBC Athens invites all children in the Athens-Clarke County area for a week of activities, music and Bible Study for children who have completed PreKindergarten through the sixth grade. It is a fun filled week of discovering God together with friends and people who love to share God’s love with the children of our community.
MISSION KIDS Mission Kids is an opportunity for children to learn about missions in our community and our world. The children hear about various missionaries, learn about different cultures and traditions, discover the work of mission in our own city and church, and learn to listen for how God is calling them to serve others in love. We use Form and Spark, the preschool and elementary mission education material published for children by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
FALL FESTIVAL Our annual Fall Festival is held late in October and is open to the community. The Fall Festival features games, trunk-or-treat and great food. The entire community is invited.
PARENT/CHILD DEDICATION Parent/Child dedication is done during the 11:00 am worship service and often takes place when a child is between four and twelve months of age. This is a time when our congregation remembers the commitment it has made to every CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS MUSICAL child and youth in our church: a Our Children’s Choirs work all fall commitment to provide to prepare for their Christmas opportunities for worship and Musical, and the work shows. They spiritual growth, a commitment to always do an amazing job, leading us celebrating each child as a precious PASSPORT KIDS CAMP to worship the newborn king. and unique gift from God, and a Each year we take children who commitment to pray for our children have completed third to sixth grade FAMILY EASTER EGG HUNT as they grow in faith. to Passport Kids Camp held at Every year on Palm Sunday we have Converse College in Spartanburg, an Easter Egg Hunt for all our FIRST GRADE BIBLES/MENTORS S.C. This is a wonderful time of children and then provide a lunch As the new school year begins in the worship, Bible study, arts and crafts, for the families. This year it was an fall, we take time in a worship outdoor activities, a recreation night, intergenerational lunch with those in service to present our new first a night market for the mission our senior Seeker ministry joining graders with a children’s Bible. It is emphasis and a variety show. It is a us. also our desire to match each child wonderful week of discovering God with a mentor who will walk with and building relationships with one the child as they grow up in our faith another. community.