So who are these people?

I've been asked the question a lot: who are the Wellsboro Area Vacation Bible School?

Here's the formal answer: The Wellsboro Area Vacation Bible School is a cooperative effort supported by many area churches to share the good news of Jesus Christ with our youth.

Here’s the less formal answer: what started as a VBS program at First Presbyterian Church was transformed by the simple idea that sharing the Gospel is, at its very root, an invitation. We invite our children to enter into the story of the Jesus, invite them to see how much He loves us, invite them to understand why He gave His life for us, and invite them to accept His gift of a redeemed life. Yes, we dress it all up in fun activities and games and such, but all that just makes it more of a party. And if you want to have a great party, you need to invite everyone.

And that’s what we did. We invited our friends at The Vineyard Fellowship to bring their children and join us. Soon we invited the good folks at The United Methodist Church, Middlebury Baptist, Crossroads Family Worship Center and more. This year we are being supported by the Vestry of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church. But more important is the fact that our children are inviting their friends, regardless of their church affiliation. Indeed, last year we saw more families attend who have no church affiliation than ever before. Children aren’t terribly concerned about denominations, but they do love seeing friends from school and having a great time with them at VBS.

So think of Wellsboro Area VBS as an invitation: our invitation to you to participate as a volunteer, your invitation to your children to spend a week immersed in the story of the Exodus, your child’s invitation to friends and neighbors to come together and celebrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Hey Kids (and parents, and grandparents, aunts, uncles, godparents!)

 

Saddling up is much more fun with a good trail partner! Why not invite a friend to SonWest Roundup? Print this handy invitation, color it all purty and give it to a friend!

 

SonWest Roundup Invitation

 

Get your posse together and ride to SonWest!

Howdie!

Time to Saddle Up!  SonWest Roundup Vacation Bible School is coming June 17-21, 2013. This year we are transforming the Green into the great Wild West. During the week there’ll be food, games, music, crafts—and the amazing stories of the Exodus, when God gathered His people and brought them to true freedom!

SonWest Roundup VBS is looking for volunteers with hearts as big as the wide open spaces. Each year we serve over one hundred and twenty-children. It’s an enormous effort, but with over eighty adult volunteers, it’s also a lot of fun. We hope to draw even more children this year, and we’ll need your help to do it. So whether you can volunteer for the week, for a few nights, or even one day only, there are lots of ways you can help. We need you!

Here is a list of the teams and what they do. Take a look and see where you think you would like to be.

Counselors – oversee a small group (10 kids) escorting them to activities and lead a short Bible Story discussion. Two Counselors per group

Registration – check in, assign and place children into their group for the week. Update attendance records.

Games – lead the children in a new field game activity each day.

Arts & Crafts – assist the children in creating a unique craft each day.

Administration – assist in organizing the event and behind the scenes activity.

Actors – join a cast presenting humorous skits each day, introducing the Bible Story and Theme of the day.

Snacks – help prepare and serve a daily snack to the children

Set Dressing – we are turning the Green into a Cattle Trail and Old West Town. We need folks who can bring set decorations (hay wagon or wagon wheel, fencing, ox yokes, whatever) and then come to the Green to set it all up

Running Crew – each day we need to set up and take down and secure things that shouldn’t be left out on the Green overnight. With a van and some people we’ll shuttle sound equipment, tables and chairs from First Presbyterian to the Green

Interested? Comment here or contact us at WellsboroAreaVBS@gmail.com!

Dear Parents

It’s time to hit the trail and head out to SonWest! Ride with us under the deep blue skies. Feel the breezes rise through the shady purple canyons as we head out through this bright wilderness. Each day, through song, story and activities, the children will explore the stories of Moses and see how they point to God’s ultimate plan of salvation through Jesus Christ. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8).

SonWest Round Up is a safe, fun, camp-style environment where children can learn about the gospel of Jesus Christ with friends and neighbors. Your child will be accompanied by adults at all times while moving through different activities. SonWest is presented by The Wellsboro Area Vacation Bible School, which is a cooperative effort supported by many area churches to share the good news of Jesus Christ with our youth. All children ages 4-12 are welcome! The event is free, but registration is required.

For more information or to pre-register:

email: WellsboroAreaVBS@gmail.com

Registration: http://www.planetreg.com/E415986142574

Phone: 570-724-3431

We look forward to seeing you on the trail!