What is AWANA?

AWANA is an international, Bible-centered children's and youth ministry providing local churches with weekly clubs, programs and training for students in preschool through high school. The goal is to equip churches to reach children and teenagers, and their families, with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve Him. The acronym AWANA comes from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15.

AWANA began in 1950 as a youth program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago, Illinois that would appeal to young people, reach them with the gospel and train them in the Lord’s work. Other churches heard about the success of the AWANA program and asked if they could use it.  Today, more than 11,000 U.S. churches run AWANA. There are clubs in all 50 states. AWANA can also be found in 3,300 churches in 109 other countries and six continents.

At First Baptist Church Sudbury, AWANA Kids Bible Club is for children ages 3 through 6th grade and meets on Friday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. during the school year.

For more information go to www.awana.org.