Children Ministries

Kingdom Kids

At First Baptist Church we have ministries that reach out to children and their families. We are blessed to have Kelly Lapp as our Children's Director. She has a true heart for our children and plans many activities, bible studies, and events to reach our children with the love of God.

If you have a child between the ages of 4 - 5th Grade, we have a place for them in one of our ministries. All of our workers have been trained and gone through our "Safe Church Policy" class along with background checks. If you are looking to serve God in one of our Children's Ministries read below on how you can help. Come and visit our Clubhouse to get more information about our Children's Ministries and/or follow us on facebook. 

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Kids Worship

KIDS WORSHIP is every Sunday morning at 8:45 and 11:00 during our normal worship services.

What can you do? Lead crafts. Lead music. Lead prayer time. Bring your children/grandchildren. Or just come and play.

Kids Bible Study

KIDS BIBLE STUDY is every Sunday morning at 9:55. This is our time to really dig into God’s word and discover what He has to say to us.

What can you do? Teach a class (all the time or on a rotation). Assist a class. Serve as a substitute. Bring your children/grandchildren.

AWANA

AWANA will start again in August at a new time from 6 pm - 7:30 pm each Wednesday. Join us during the summer for "Big Wave Discovery".

This is a packed time of games and Bible lessons. The children obtain badges as they complete their memory verses and studies. What an awesome feeling of accomplishing one of God’s commands to “hide in our hearts” the word of God.

What can you do? Listen to verses. Read sections for non-reading children. Donate items to the store. Share your story at one of our mission or council times. Bring your children/grandchildren.

Children's Ministry News

Satisfy us in the morning with Your unfailing love that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days (Psalm 90:14).

I am not a morning person. And people who know me well know that mornings and I do not get along. I posted this verse from Psalm 90 on my Facebook wall a few weeks ago, and my brother commented, “Just not too early in the morning, right?” It’s not that I hate mornings . . . I just REALLY love my bed. So, I’m not a fan of anything that separates me from that warm comfort.

That is why I found it interesting and ironic that God sent this verse to me this year. It was His challenge to me not to forget my morning time with Him. In the crazy rush of life, that morning meeting with God sometimes gets pushed aside for just a few more minutes of sleep. But I know why God wants me to spend time with Him each morning. Starting my day with Him just seems to make the rest of the day go better. I’m not saying that everything is peachy on the days when I have my morning quiet time. But that time to focus on God gives me the ability to make it through whatever life throws at me that day. So, I find myself repeating that verse over and over: Satisfy me in the morning with Your love.

But we can also look at this verse another way. In literature and other art forms, morning is often used as a symbol for childhood. One of the greatest blessings I had was meeting Jesus as a child. This month I will celebrate my 31st birthday. Since I accepted Christ as my Savior when I was 8, I have been a Christian almost three-fourths of my life. I cannot describe to you how awesome it is to know that I have walked with God that long. And while I have made many mistakes since inviting Jesus into my life, I’m thrilled that God is letting me be part of blessing the next generation in this same way.

Remember: the children who are currently drooling on our floors and coloring on our walls and running down our hallways will be leading this church in just a few short years. And we want to make sure they have the skills and resources they need to be strong, Godly leaders. But, more than that, my heart’s cry is that these children will be SATISFIED with God. The word means “to be full, to be complete, to be lacking nothing.” I want them to experience God’s presence so truly that it fills them to the brim. I want them to see Him and know Him and serve Him and love Him. I want them to know that God’s love never fails – to KNOW it so deeply that they will trust Him completely.

Some people may say that kids are too young or too immature to experience God this way. I disagree – mostly because I’m inspired by these children every week. But do you know why I beg God to satisfy these children in the “morning” of their lives? Because I know firsthand that life gets messy – sometimes downright disgusting. I look at these innocent lives, and I envision what the future holds for them. Oh, there will be joyous moments. But there will also be heart-breaking moments – moments of loss, of rejection, of frustration, of despair. And because I know what might be coming their way, I cry out to God: “Satisfy them in the morning, God, so they may sing for joy all their days. Show them Your love NOW. Make it so real and so powerful that they can hold onto it through the days to come – the best and the worst days.”

I encourage you to check out what God is doing in these kids’ lives. Because, you know what? He’s answering my prayer in an awesome way. But for those of you who just don’t see yourself working with kids, I have one favor to ask: pray for them. Pray for these little bodies that have such big hearts. Pray that they would find a relationship with God and learn to cling to Him for all their lives. We do messy, goofy, chaotic work in the Clubhouse. But it is work that will last for all their days and beyond

His,
Kelly