Awana

AWANA stands for Approved Workman Are Not Ashamed (2 Timothy 2:15).

Awana consists of three main parts: game time that features so much fun it encourages children to return each week, large group time where children of all ages sing together and participate in a Bible lesson, and small group time where children are divided into smaller groups by age to memorize Bible verses and complete other activities in their handbooks that earn many prizes and awards.

Our Awana evening begins at 6:15 and ends at 7:30.

More information about Awana, which is wonderful program utilized by many different churches and missionaries around the world, at awana.org

Opening

Parents sign-in their children at the gym building (Lake Shore Christian Academy Auditorium).

Large Group Time

Following the opening ceremony, all the clubs join together in Large Group Time, where songs are sung together and a Bible lesson corresponding to Awana handbooks being worked on is presented. This time takes up just under one third of the evening.

Small Group Time

From Large Group Time the differing clubs divide into small groups for Small Group Time in which clubbers complete sections in their handbooks in which they complete Bible studies and memorize Bible verse, earning Awana dollars (to make purchases of large variety of prize items at the Awana store at the end of each semester) badges and pins for their uniforms for every four sections completed, and ribbons/plaques/trophies for the completion of entire books with the type and size of each of these awards upgrading with each successive book completion.

Book completion awards earned during the Awana year (corresponding to the school year—Labor Day to Memorial Day each year) are given out at a special awards ceremony at the last Awana club night of the year, which is always a very fun and special time. Handbook time takes just under a third of the time for the Awana evening.

Game Time

Finally, the third portion of each Awana evening is the time that many clubbers especially anticipate—Game Time! Awana games are played on the unique Awana game circle, with game pins, bean bags, rubber balls, balloons, ropes, and many more Awana game pieces as well as sports or creative game equipment.

Many of these games were once competed in large gatherings of churches’ Awana club teams in events called the Awana Olympics. These events still take place under the name Awana Games on a more regional and invitational level.

The games in an Awana games include individual and team games exercising teamwork, speed, agility, coordination, strategy, and other skills. Clubbers of all skill levels much enjoy game time as the goal is primarily having fun, but the games are competitive with the first and second place teams receive Awana dollars.

Closing

Following Game Time each Awana evening is the closing ceremony, where badges and other awards are given recognizing the achievements of clubbers. Finally, the evening is closed in prayer, and parents pick up their children from the gym.

Awana Clubs consist of the following clubs with corresponding grades.

  1. Cubbies Club for K3-K4 – although we had this club for the last two years, we currently do not have the leaders or children to offer this club at this time, but it may return in future.
  2. Sparks Club for K5-first grade – This club wears red vests for uniforms, where badges are worn in accordance to the level of handbook accomplishments the clubber has attained. This group joins the other clubs for Large Group and Game Time, but breaks off into their own class for Small Group time.
  3. Truth and Training (T & T) Club for third-sixth grade – This club wears green and white or blue and white uniforms similar to soccer jerseys, where badges can be worn corresponding to the level of handbook accomplishments the clubber has attained. This group divides by grade for Small Group Time to work on handbooks, but joins the other grades in this club and other clubs for Large Group Time and Game Time.
  4. Trek Club for seventh-eighth grade – This club wears green or red Trek t-shirts. Like the other clubs, this group joins the other clubs for Large Group and Games, but separates with their handbook work in Small Group.
  5. Journey Club for ninth-twelfth grade – This group functions as helpers through out the night and meets separately for their Bible study and handbook completion.

Registration

Visitors do not have to register to join the club the first time they visit, but on that first visit, further information will be provided. A registration fee of $25 helps the Awana club support itself in paying for the awards, Awana dollars, and Awana store items.

For families with multiple children, the cost of registration after the first child is only $15 per child. Books cost $10 and uniforms cost about $12 each.