Fall Has Started!

After a busy summer of camp and VBS, the fall season of our church has started. School is back in session, the new Sunday School year has begun, and Church Family Night has started back up! Add to this the various family, school, and community activities that take up time and energy and there are lots of busy schedules!

May we all slow down this fall and focus on family and God!

Below are two videos from some important moments in the life of our children's ministry. Enjoy!

Children's Choir performing on the Orff instruments on Choir Dedication Sunday.

Baptisms.

VBS and PASSPORTkids! Camp Reports

Sunday was a day for reporting on VBS and PASSPORTkids! Camp. Here are the short videos of each: 1)Wild Ride VBS theme song sung by the children and then the congregation and 2)PASSPORTkids! Camp report featuring Stephen, Janet, Jenna, and Meghan.

VBS Family Night Program

Enjoy these short videos from VBS Family Night.


Forever - Youth


Everything Good - White & Brown Groups


My God Is So Big - Orange Group


I've Got Peace Like A River - Purple & Silver Groups


This Is The Day - Green Group


Worship You Forever - Gold Group


God Is Good - Burgundy Group


You Are My All In All - Yellow Group


Praise The Lord - Red & Blue Groups

VBS 2007 - Avalanche Ranch

Here are some pictures and short videos from this year's VBS. We had a great time! All told, we had close to 180 children and close to 100 youth and adults participate! What a wild ride it was!

VBS Theme Song - "Wild Ride"


Silly Songs With Ariel - Part 1 (5th & 6th Graders)


Silly Songs With Ariel - Part 2 (5th & 6th Graders)

VBS Is Coming!

Vacation Bible School
July 9-13
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

PASSPORTkids! Camp 2007 - Day 4

Well, camp is over and boy, did we have fun! I've updated each day's slideshow with new pictures (thanks Lisa) and I've also added new videos. Enjoy! I'll let everyone know about next year's camp dates and location as soon as they release the schedule. UPDATE: I've added Cathy's pictures to this day's slideshow.

Happy Birthday Michaela!


Happy Birthday to all campers!


"Jesus Is My Rock" - camp theme song

PASSPORTkids! Camp 2007 - Day 3 Continued

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" worship interpretation.


High School Musical - Dance


High School Musical - Skit

PASSPORTkids! Camp 2007 - Day 3

Here's a look at the first half of Day 3. The kids are slowing down some, but still have plenty of energy and are having plenty of fun! I'll post the rest of Day 3 and Day 4 when we get back home later this afternoon/evening. We should be leaving Eagle Eyrie around 1:45-2:00 PM. We've had a great camp and I'm sure the children will be ready to share lots of stories when we get back home!

Pastor Philly motivating us for the day!

PASSPORTkids! Camp 2007 - Day 2 Continued

Well, we're back up! I had problems with the internet yesterday and was unable to make a connection and therefore could not upload any photos or video yesterday. Here's the stuff from the rest of Day 2.

This is how we relax back at the cabin!


Rock Shelter skit during worship.


Pastor Philly talks about safe places.

PASSPORTkids! Camp 2007 - Day 2

Well, we survived the first day and night of camp! Here are some pictures from this morning. Everyone is having a great time! Keep praying for us!

This is how they get us ready for the day!


Silly Song time!

PASSPORTkids! Camp 2007 - Day 1 Continued

Here are the pics from the rest of Day 1, including Worship, RecFest, and cabin time. Don't you wish you were here?!?

Enjoy this brief look at our worship time!


RecFest

PASSPORTkids! Camp 2007 - Day 1

We arrrived at Eagle Eyrie shortly after 1 PM. We've spent the day so far getting registered, getting settled into our cabin, and getting introduced to this year's camp theme at the Opening Celebration. We just finished supper and are about to have worship at 7 PM. We're having a blast so far! Enjoy the pictures!

I'll post pictures of the rest of the evening's activities tomorrow.

PASSPORTkids! Camp 2006 (Summit Lake)

As we near our departure time for PASSPORTkids! Camp 2007 at Eagle Eyrie in Lynchburg, take a few moments to enjoy this slide show of pictures from last year's camp!

Are you ready for another great camp?!?

Let The Adventure Begin!

Welcome to the Westwood Baptist Church Children's Ministry blog. Here you will find information about our Children's Ministry and see updates and pictures of our various ministry events. We're going to kick off this blog by discussing our first big event this summer - PASSPORTkids! Camp at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center in Lynchburg, VA.

Camp is for all those children who are completing the 3rd-6th grades this year. We will have a great time at camp and will use this blog to keep people back home up-to-date with what is happening as well as to have a historical record of our time together at camp.

LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN!