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In 1941, the children's program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago laid the foundation for the principles of Awana. [1] Lance Latham, North Side's senior pastor, collaborated with the church's youth director, Art Rorheim, to develop weekly clubs that they believed would appeal to all children.
The AWANA holds various types of model racing events: [18] AWANA Grand Prix is a wood car race, similar to a pinewood derby. AWANA Regatta or Sail On Night are boat races. Airplane Toss is held at Flying Higher Night, in which model airplanes are built with the participant's choice of material.
In April 1994, a two-day conference held by Awana Clubs International in Streamwood, Illinois hosted children's ministry leaders from 54 organizations, focusing on ways to evangelize children between the ages of 4 and 14. The conference was sponsored by Christianity Today International, along with six other groups co-sponsoring the event.
Girls Ministries clubs are organized into three categories of clubs. [17] The leaders of each club are called "Sponsors". Mpact Kids Clubs (Co-ed) Sunlight Kids is the club for nursery-age children up to 36 months. Boys and Girls may be part of the Sunlight Kids club. Rainbows is the club for 3 and 4 year olds.
Pathfinder Camp Area: Lake Whitney Ranch, Texas. The Pathfinder Club, or simply Pathfinders, is a department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA), which works specifically with the cultural, social and religious education of children and teens.
Latham also founded Camp Awana, a pioneer in Christian camping. Thousands of young people experienced conversions to Christ through Latham's teaching at Camp Awana, including notables such as Bill Hybels, founding pastor of Willow Creek Community Church. Latham was the founding pastor of the North Side Gospel Center, a church in Chicago. Latham ...
Kim, 44, and Kroy, 37, purchased the home — which is located in the Manor Golf & Country Club in Alpharetta, Georgia— in 2012 for $880,000. The estate is a total of 6,900 square feet and ...
The 2005 (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006) Awana Clubs International, Inc. Form 990 reported increased compensation received by both Awana President and CEO Jack Eggar (During the 2005 tax year, Eggar received $170,000 in actual compensation and an additional $17,050 in his employee benefit package, for a total of $187,050) and President Emeritus ...