Children’s Ministry Staff:
Joel Shank, Scott Barry, Valerie Bierlin,
Carla Boon-Julien, Brian Nix,
Heidi Storms, Sara Tibbe,
2012-2013 by
the numbers
240 - Number of hours
volunteers have spent rocking
babies in the Nursery this
year
children
In Calvary Kids, we plant seeds and pray
that God brings growth. Sometimes, we have
to wait until years later to see the results of
many hours of teaching, leading and praying
for our children through our Sunday School
program, Summer CSI (Creative Science
Investigators) camp, LUMIN8 Children’s Choir,
Kids-N-Action Wednesday evening program,
and more. But every now and then, God parts
the heavens and allows us to see the fruits of
our labor that will last into eternity. It happened
several times this past year.
We were thrilled when eight children
trusted Christ for the first time at our summer
CSI (Creative Science Investigators) event.
One parent reported that their child told them
that she wanted to ask God for forgivness to
be sure that she would live at home in heaven
with Him forever.
Our ministry developed a creative way
to share the Gospel with children in KidsN-Action and LUMIN8 Children’s Choir, and
then we also encouraged children to share
that same Gospel presentation with their
friends. Many children shared with 20 of their
friends what it says in the Bible about how to
get to Heaven. Some children presented to
classmates in school during show-and-tell.
Others shared with distant family members
and close friends. One particular child shared
the good news with random people at a
playground; another shared the message
knocking on doors in his neighborhood. The
stories abounded from children regarding what
they learned concerning how and when to
share the Gospel with others.
It has also been exciting to see families
at Calvary engage in short-term missions
together, as children and parents put what they
have learned into practice around the world.
One group of families signed their names on
the wall of their host organization using a verse
they had memorized from our Wednesday night
programming centered in the book of James.
We have faith that children’s lives are
being changed for eternity through God’s
work in Calvary Kids – whether we see results
immediately or not. From infants to fourth
grade, we believe in our mission in Calvary
Kids – “Guiding Children to Trust and Follow
Christ…for the rest of their lives!”
32- Number of children that
each shared with 20 friends
about what it says in the Bible
about how to get to heaven.
71 – Number of children in the
James Gang that memorized
James chapter 4 and
completed 5 serving projects.
120 – Number of children
that memorized Psalm 23 in
LUMIN8 Chidren’s Choir
500+ - Number of
children that attended our
CSI (Creative Science
Investigators) Summer camp
and heard a clear gospel
presentation inviting them to a
relationship with Jesus.
8 – Number of children who
asked God for forgiveness
of sins for the first time
during CSI