Wednesday Evenings

6:00-7:30 p.m.

In order to put a new face on Wednesday evenings, we have created an Awana-like program that works in unison with our Sunday morning curriculum and the Family Action Packs that we occasionally provide. This program is called “Breakout.”  It keeps all the strong points that our people love about Awana while operating as an entry point for guests and a connecting cord in what the children are learning on Sundays and at home.

• Like Awana, we challenge our children to memorize Scripture verses, to read key passages with their families, to understand and be able to find key verses in the Bible, to memorize the books of the Bible and even to memorize a chapter.

• Like Awana, the children have a council time, but in the fashion of a large group, fast-paced, Nickelodeon-style rally that focuses on giving life application and understanding the verses/challenges the kids have been memorizing.

• Like Awana, the children have a “game time,” although these games are not just for fun, but for learning as well. As the children play, they are also challenged to live out what they have been learning. Every game and every activity has a spiritual application that ties back into the unified purpose of what they are learning both at church and at home.

• Like Awana, children are able to earn patch awards for memory challenges. The only difference here is, these patches are more contemporary-looking and also involve Sunday School—another means of moving students along the process from an entry point (Wednesday evenings) to connecting in a small group on Sunday mornings.

• Like Awana, we have a store, but this is in the fashion of the CROSSwalk Store, which is open every Sunday and the first Wednesday of each month. Students are able to earn points towards the CROSSwalk store not only on Wednesday nights, but also through special mission projects, through Sunday mornings and activities at home as well.

• Like Awana, we use theme nights to help our children reach their unchurched friends.