Awana: A Time for Preparation

Posted by David on August 21, 2009 under Bethel News, Upcoming Events | Be the First to Comment

  It is that time of the year again…Awana time!  Our kids are heading back to school, or in some cases just starting for the first time.  It is a time of excitement and yet of anxiousness.  In other words, many unknowns exist for kids when it comes to starting a new school year, such as:  “What teacher will I have?”, “Will I make new friends?”, “How well will I do?”….(Although I believe the latter question applies to parents rather than the kids).  It is this time of year and these types of questions that present us with the reality that we do not know what the future holds.  Plain and simple, we just don’t know what God has in store for each of us tomorrow or even the next five minutes!
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Kids On the Hill

Posted by Brandon on February 27, 2009 under Bethel News | Be the First to Comment

We wanted to tell our community about something we love – kids! Children’s ministry has been highly important to the life of Bethel for many years, but we’re always attempting to improve ourselves. We have the goal of connecting kids with God at every age group, so we offer multiple ministries including Bethel Blvd. (children’s church), Awana, Missioneers, etc.

As we grow, you’ll notice that though we aren’t changing the ministries we offer too radically, we are consolidating the vision of our children’s ministries under a name that clearly identifies kids as part of our larger church community – the “kids on the hill.”

Bethel is “the church on the hill.” That’s partly because we’re on a hill, but also because of Jesus’ statement that a city set on a hill cannot be hidden. We want our lights to shine, which is the desire we have for the children to whom we minister also. So if your kids don’t have a place to go, we’d love to have them on this hill!