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3295 East Broadway,
Vancouver, British Columbia,
(604) 254-1242

Preschool – Grade 6: AWANA Club

AwanaClubsLogo_RGB_largeContact: Martin To, Awana Ministry Director
Email: awana@vcefc.org

Our Mission

Awana is an international children’s club for all qualified churches, designed for children starting from age 3 up to high school. The mission of Awana clubs is to reach boys and girls with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and train them to serve Him.

Why the Bible?

We are living in a world in which our children are facing a lot of temptation, with more difficult choices to make than ever before. Awana is a Bible-based program with the goal of establishing firm Biblical foundations, which will then provide direction to the lives of children and help them make the right choices in life.

Our Clubs

In our church we are currently offering this program from September to the following June for children from Preschool (age 3) to Grade 6. Our Awana is open for children of both members and non-members of our church. The language of instruction is English. Children and leaders in regular attendance must wear their Awana uniforms to meetings as a way to foster discipline and unity. Punctuality is also part of the Club’s rules.

  • There are 3 clubs at the VCEFC Awana:
    • Cubbies (Preschoolers)
    • Sparks (Kindergarten to Grade 2)
    • Truth & Training (Grade 3 to Grade 6)

(Children must reach the age of 3 by September to join Cubbies Club)

Registration

As we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have evaluated various means of gathering, and decided that the safest option is to have Awana meetings online. As such, all clubs will be meeting online on Saturdays (except on public holiday weekends) from September 2020 to June 2021.  In consideration of a family that may have children join in different clubs and require computer access for online meetings, we have arranged each club to meet at a different time on Saturday afternoons, as follows:

Cubbies (aged 3 and 4): 4:00pm to 4:20pm (Pre-Recorded programs to be played from Youtube)

Sparks (Grade K to 2): 4:20pm to 4:50pm (Live online meetings)

T&T (Grade 3 to 6): 5:00pm to 6:00pm (Live online meetings)

First meeting to be on Saturday September 19, 2020. 

Live online meeting platforms will either be on Cisco Webex or Google Meets. We highly encourage parents to help setup the Youtube/live online programs for their children and be able to participate along during the program.

If you would like to register your child for online Awana meetings, please fill out the fillable registration form in PDF – link to download the form is below.  Once you have completed it, please Save As Awana 2020-21 Registration Form – <INSERT CHILD’S NAME>.pdf and return that saved PDF by email to awana@vcefc.org.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE AWANA 2020-21 REGISTRATION FORM

Registration is still open. 

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.  We know at these uncertain times that there could be a lot of questions and we will try our best to address them. Throughout the year we will continue to evaluate when it could be safe to have in-person meetings and may do so when it is safe.

Our Program

There are four main sessions to each weekly meeting of Awana:

  • Singing
  • Council/Large Group Time
  • Handbook
  • Games

During singing time, children learn age-appropriate songs and are taught the meaning and purpose of worship. In council/story time, children are told stories which are biblically based during Council/Story Time. In Handbook Time, children learn, memorize and apply God’s Word and biblical knowledge using specially designed Awana handbooks. During Games Time, children and leaders are involved in fun games and play which allow them to interact with each other further via cooperation, cheering, and physical activities.

Our Team

We have over 25 trained leaders and secretaries on our team, all very dedicated to serving children of Awana each week and fostering fellowship amongst each other. In the past year, the leader to child ratio has been close to 1:4.

Time and Fees

Due to COVID-19, all our meetings will be held online, and we have arranged each club to meet at a different time on Saturday afternoons, as follows:

Cubbies (aged 3 and 4): 4:00pm to 4:20pm (Pre-Recorded programs to be played from Youtube)

Sparks (Grade K to 2): 4:20pm to 4:50pm (Live online meetings)

T&T (Grade 3 to 6): 5:00pm to 6:00pm (Live online meetings)

First meeting to be on Saturday September 19, 2020. 

Registration Fees: New clubber $30.  Returning clubber $10

We are pleased to offer you three payment options, as follows:

 

Option 1: Cash
  1. Please place Cash in a sealed envelope
  2. On the envelope, please write
    – Awana
    – The name of your child/children whom the registration fee is for
    – The amount of money enclosed
  3. Please drop the money off to the receptionist at the church’s front desk, Monday to Friday between 9:30am to 4:00pm.
 
Option 2: Cheque 
  1. Please make cheque payable to VCEFC
  2. Place cheque in a sealed envelope
  3. On the envelope, please write 
    – Awana
    – The name of your child/children whom the registration fee is for
    – The amount of money enclosed
  4.   Please drop the money off to the receptionist at the church’s front desk, Monday to Friday between 9:30am to 4:00pm, or mail cheque to VCEFC, 3295 E. Broadway，Vancouver BC V5M 1Z9

 

Option 3: Interac E-Transfer
Please see the attached PDF document for instructions.
 
Note for Option 3: There may be some charges from your bank for Interac E-Transfers, depending on your bank and/or account type –  please check with your bank. 
Whichever payment option you choose, a receipt will be issued at a later date.
Please feel free to contact us if there are any questions.
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