The Children’s Ministry at First Baptist Raytown is committed to “serve as partners with parents in laying spiritual foundations for children that will lead them into a relationship with Jesus Christ that is ever growing.” The Children’s Ministry strives have a relevant, fun, safe and exciting program that will introduce children to Jesus and provide opportunities for them to grow closer to Him.
Kids, Inc. is an exciting, high-energy worship service designed for 1st through 5th grade children. Encourage your child to join us at 9:30 each Sunday to experience worship, Bible study, music and fun that they will never forget. Drop your child off in their Bible study room at 9:30 and we will take it from there. 6th graders attend 9:30 worship and then go to small group Bible Study at 11:00 in B 118. A class for special needs children is also available in Room B210.
Your child can join in a fun hour of Bible study, games, stories and much more each Sunday morning at 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00. Our age-graded 1st-6th grade departments participate in a variety of activities to learn about Jesus and His Word. Click here for a complete list of the Bible study classes available for your child.
Awana club meetings are jam-packed with life changing experiences! The clubs are led by trained leaders with a love for the Lord and for children. Each week consists of games, Bible memorization and lots of fun! This program is open to children in kindergarten through the 6th grade. AWANA begins in the ROC gym at 6:15 and runs til 8:15 p.m on Wednesday evenings. Register here.
Visit www.awana.org for more information or to subscribe to Awana International’s newsletters.
WaM is Worship, Arts, Music and is proving to be a big hit with our 1st through 6th graders. Kids get to choose their small group from areas like drama, dance, media, solo coaching, art and instruments. In addition to the small group of their choice, everyone goes to choir each week. WaM runs from September through December, culminating with a concert in November and our annual Christmas program in December. In January, we begin our spring musical to be presented in May. For more information about children’s music programs, visit our music page or you can register here.
Looking for ways to serve? Looking for ways to share Jesus with others? Looking for good Christian friends? The place your child will find all of the above is in RA’s! This program is for boys in 1st-6th grade. They meet on Wednesday nights from 6:00-7:00 p.m. RA’s meets during the school year only.
GA’s is for girls (1st-6th grade) who are interested in learning about and taking part in missions. They meet each Wednesday from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Meetings are packed with fun things like learning about the lifestyles of missionaries, ministry projects, and praying for missionaries. Girls who join GA’s will learn to develop a global awareness for Jesus’ love for all people everywhere, no matter where they live. GA’s meet during the school year only.
What a great opportunity for your child to hide God’s word in their hearts! More than 500 Bible facts may be learned if your child attends Bible Quiz all seven years. Kindergarten-6th grade children compete in quiz matches with other area churches on the first Saturday of each month. Bible Quiz runs from August to March.
This five-day event is one the biggest preschool and children’s events offered at our church. Running in mid-summer, this theme based VBS is for children ages 5 and up. We offer Bible school classes for birth through 4 year olds, but only for children whose parents or grandparents are serving in VBS. Our 2010 VBS will be June 14-18 from 6-8:30 p.m.
(3th-6th grade)
Children’s Camp is a 5 day event held each year for children, who have completed 3rd-6th grades, member and non-members, at Windermere Christian Retreat Center located at the Lake of the Ozarks. This is a week filled with music, games, crafts, Bible study, Worship, jet skis, boats, water inflatables and a time to focus on God, His Son Jesus, and His plan for your child’s life.
Children’s Camp 2010 is scheduled for August 1-5.
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