Truth and Training Program
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Praise the LORD! After a long time planning, preparation, training, and praying, the Awana Club of Gospel Chinese Christian Church had it's grand opening on Friday, October 23, 1998. There are currently 18 club leaders plus other church members supporting this club. The Awana Club has continued to meet every Friday night at the church's Game Circle since then.
What is the Awana Club?
What is Truth and Training program?
Awana is an international, Bible-centered
youth ministry providing local churches with weekly
clubs and programs for pre-schoolers
through high schoolers. Our goal is to reach boys and girls, and their
families, with the
gospel of Christ and train them to serve
Him. The acronym Awana comes from the first letters of the phrase
ˇ§approved workmen are not ashamedˇ¨ (2 Timothy 2:15).
We want our Awana clubbers to know the
truth of God's Word, and we want to
train them to serve Him in their
everyday lives.
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Truth - We want the clubbers to know the truth ˇX what it
means to trust Christ as their Savior. That's why the Start Zone
explains salvation on a kid's first night in club.
We also want them to understand the truth ˇX the good
things God has to say to us in His Word, the Bible. Thatˇ¦s why our
handbooks emphasize memorizing Bible verses and then explain what those
verses mean.
Train -
We want clubbers to be trained to serve the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that once a child trusts Christ as Savior he or she can immediately begin serving the Lord. God's Word says: Even a child is known by his doings (Proverbs 20:11). Thatˇ¦s why our handbooks include requirements that focus on serving others.We also want clubbers to know about people who have been trained to serve the Lord. Thatˇ¦s why we emphasize missions. Clubbers must learn about other countries and interview a missionary. Silver and Gold extra-credit requirements include reading books about missionaries.
FAQ
Who is in the Awana Club?
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 3rd & 4th graders - Boys |
 3rd & 4th graders - Girls |
 5th & 6th graders - Boys |
 5th & 6th graders - Girls |
When does the Awana Club meet?
Handbook Time:(30 minutes) Council Time:(30 minutes) Awards:
The Awana Club meeting is conducted at every Friday evening 8:00 p.m. -
9:30 p.m. except Holidays & summer. All clubbers check in between 7:45
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Awana Club meeting is conducted in the Game Circle and Sunday
School's classrooms of the Gospel Chinese Christian Church.
How is the Awana's Friday night Meeting
conducted?
Game Time:(30 minutes)
It's fun! Attracts a variety of
children to Awana and keeps them coming back. Provides a fun time for
clubbers, develops good sportsmanship, teamwork, leadership, and
competition, and offers the benefits of exercise. Features fun games you
won't find anywhere else.
It's challenge! Awana strongly
emphasizes memorizing and understanding Scripture. Psalm 119:11 says, "Thy
[God's] Word [the Bible] have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin
against Thee." Handbook Time provides an opportunity to challenge clubbers
to accept Christ as their Savior and grow in His Word---particularly
through Bible memorization.
It's rewarding! John 3:16 says,
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth [trusts] in Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life." Brings clubbers together to hear a Bible message.
Announcements, singing, award presentations, and testimonies are important
for promoting achievement. Give clubbers opportunities to give public
speech in front of the audiences.
Offers a unique award system that heightens
enthusiasm and motivates clubbers to achieve. Various incentives reinforce
good behavior, encourage future achievement, and create enthusiasm for
learning.
For more info, please contact us at awana@chinesegospel.org
To see our current AWANA activities, please visit GCCC Awana website at www.freewebs.com/gcccawana
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