First Baptist Church of Cedar Springs

AWANA

What is Awana?
Awana is an international, Bible-centered children's and youth ministry providing local churches with weekly clubs and programs for preschool through middle school. Our goal is to reach children and their families, with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve Him. This is done through scripture memorization, lessons taught during council time, and game time. The acronym Awana comes from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, taken from 2 Timothy 2:15.
Awana began in 1950 as a youth program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago, Illinois. Lance Latham, the church pastor, worked with Art Rorheim to develop a program that would appeal to young people, reach them with the gospel and train them in the Lord’s work. Other churches heard about the success of the Awana program and asked if they could use it. By 1960, Awana had registered 900 clubs.
Awana Classes:

"Sparks" Group- Boys and girls starting at kindergarten through 2nd grade.
"Pals" Group- Boys starting at 3rd grade through 6th grade.
"Chums" Group- Girls starting at 3rd grade through 6th grade.
Awana Classes will be starting Wednesday the first week of September at 6:30 pm. We hope to see you there!