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Awana offers resources and Bible-based training programs for children ages 2 to 18 in churches. Children are encouraged, but not required, to memorize Bible verses for credit or to redeem for small prizes. [5] Each Awana program is arranged into different groups that are separated by the ages and grades of the children attending.
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 ...
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. [4]
Some of these organizations cater to a defined spectrum among evangelical beliefs, but most are self-consciously interdenominational and many are ecumenical. Roles that parachurch organizations undertake include larger more national or international movements:
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.
Influential in the establishment of the AWANA Youth Association. [10] A speaker on Back to the Bible Broadcast’s, "Pause For Good News," for 13 years. A member of the Board of the National Religious Broadcasters and the National Association of Evangelicals. Founder of the "Christian Destiny" ministry, in 1963.
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.
A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organization and doctrine.Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church, convention, communion, assembly, house, union, network, or sometimes fellowship.