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- 1710 23rd St., Parkersburg, WV 26101
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EBC Kids
Emmanuel Baptist Church is a family of believers dedicated to investing in the lives of children (birth to fifth grade). We strive to provide an environment in which children come to know, love, and serve Jesus Christ.
It is the prayer of this church that the children here would come to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a relationship that will transform their life journey. We commit to coming alongside children and their families in order to foster and grow that relationship.
Our children’s ministry is supervised by our Director of Children’s Ministries, Mrs. Sarah Stephens, and supported and run by an amazing team of adult volunteers! You can learn more about our children’s and family ministry on our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/EmmanuelBaptistChurchWVStudents/, or you can contact us at jonathan@ebcwv.com or sarah@ebcwv.com with any questions you may have.
Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m.
We offer a combined nursery and toddler class, a preschool class, and a K-5th grade class.
During the Sunday 10:45 a.m. worship service, we offer:
- care for babies to two/three years old in the nursery/toddler room (first floor).
- older children, three years through 5th grade, are in the sanctuary with parents until after the children’s moment, and then are welcome to exit to their respective class for children’s worship – parents are welcome to attend with them if they like
- preschoolers go to the preschool room (first floor) for a Bible story, craft, snack and music time
- kindergarten through 5th grade go to the children’s chapel (second floor) for a worship experience that includes music, bible lessons, and prayer.
- the children share music with the congregation during the worship service periodically
Awana Club
With an unwavering commitment to the gospel, Awana is being used to reach over 4 million kids every week in 120 countries, giving children and youth from every background an opportunity to know, love and serve Jesus for a lifetime.
The Awana ministry is guided by the principles of being gospel centered, focused on key scripture memory, and plenty of kid fun! Your children will be trained in both strong leadership and servanthood.
We are committed to instilling God’s Word into the hearts of our children through the loving and focused ministry of our volunteer Awana staff. We would love to have you and your child join us soon!
Our Awana clubs meet every Wednesday evening from 6:00-7:30 p.m. throughout the school year. Enter through the fellowship hall doors on Joan Street.
We offer clubs for the following ages:
Cubbies – Preschool
Sparks – Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
T&T (Truth and Training) 3rd – 5th Grade
Learn more about Cubbies
Learn More about Sparks
Learn More about Truth and Training
Learn more about Cubbies
Cubbies® celebrates the spiritual potential of preschoolers (3 to 5 year olds) by helping them develop respect for God, His Son, and His Word. Preschoolers can hardly wait for their next Cubbies club meeting. Whether it’s the fun puppets, the exciting games, or all their Cubbies friends, they simply love it. At story time each week, preschoolers learn about God, the greatness of His love and His Word, and about His Son, Jesus Christ, the promised Savior. Non-competitive games build excitement and reinforce story time lesson themes. Cubbies helps you lead your child to God early so your child will respect and trust Him for life.
Learn More about Sparks
Sparks® ignites the curiosity of early elementary age kids to learn about the people and events of the Bible, building a foundation of wisdom for knowing Christ. To many children in kindergarten to second grade, Sparks is the highlight of the week! They love their red vests, the exciting games, and spending time with leaders and friends. Sparks is divided into three years, each with a unique rank: HangGlider®, WingRunner® and SkyStormerTM. Each year, Sparks clubbers explore the biographies of people of the Bible from a new portion of Scripture, memorize Bible verses, and complete handbook activities. The handbooks, combined with large group time lessons from the WHO Do I Need to Know From the Bible series, take your child on a journey through the entire Bible!
Learn More about Truth and Training
T&T engages third through fifth-graders by answering their questions about God and the Bible, guiding them through this pivotal life stage to grow in Christ’s grace. Handbooks and large-group lessons deepen a child’s knowledge about God and His Word, and teach them how to put that knowledge into action in everyday life. Clubs are designed to help kids stay plugged into T&T as they move into the preteen years and continue growing in their relationship with Christ.
- We support Camp Cowen and take kids to Cowen for camps every summer – for more information click on the link to the Camp Cowen website: http://www.campcowen.org/
- Vacation Bible School is held Sunday through Thursday evening one week during each summer.
- The children’s team supports family fun times through the year, such as a church wide picnic in September, a fall outing, and various other family nights and activities.