Children's Ministry

Upcoming Events & Programs:

Vacation Bible School 2010 - July 19-23, 9-11:30 am

Journey to Ancient Egypt

Imagine living in a dusty, bustling, noisy city along the Nile River in ancient Egypt…you’d gossip about Pharaoh’s palace,  work with people that followed countless gods and perhaps hear about a “dreamer” that Pharaoh put in charge.  Well, you don’t have to just imagine for long because Bethany turns into ancient Egypt from July 19^th thru the 23^rd!  No passport, no vaccines, no long international flights….come take off with us and walk like an Egyptian every day from 9:00 am to 11:30!

Each day children will experience Celebration Time in the sanctuary, Family Time with their Group Leaders, they will travel with Joseph’s on his journey, play awesome games at the Pyramid Playground and shop with real silver coins at the Marketplace!  Along the way they will be looking for God Sightings and experiencing mission work first hand as they hand tie blankets for children with AIDS in Africa.  Phew!   That’s a lot to fit into a week, but there’s even more!   Each day they have Bible lessons that are carefully integrated into each activity that teaches them the following:

Do you love the Lord?  Do you love children?  Then you’ll love being an important part of Bethany’s Egypt Vacation Bible School!  Station Assistants, Group Leaders and Jr. Group Leaders are still needed!  Come and join us as we follow Joseph from prison to palace!  Don’t forget to check out the VBS bulletin board for donation cards, decorative items that are required for our transformation.  Parents and Grandparents:  we are offering pre-registration for all four year olds thru rising fifth graders now!

  Contact VBS Director, “Queen Vee Bee Essah” (a.k.a. Kris Kent) at 642-6438 or kentcrew@cox.net.  Shukran!

Past Events & Programs:

Pictures from Camp Edge - Summer 2009

Our Campers and Volunteers

A Trip to the shores of Lake Galilee

 A Church Safe for Children

Several years ago Bethany UMC approved a Child Protection Policy for its children’s and youth ministries.  The policy involves a comprehensive process of screening, training, and monitoring all Bethany staff and volunteers who work with children and youth in order to minimize the risk of child abuse.  Part of the policy specifies that adults shall work together in teams of least two in all church classes and with all church activities involving nursery age through senior high.  Recently, Jo Ann Lewis was chosen as Child Protection Administrator for our church.  She is being trained by the Virginia Conference to lead our program here.  We anticipate the full cooperation of all of our staff and volunteer workers as we gear up to full compliance with our policy.