Measuring VBS Success

Saratoga UMC - North Central - Indiana - East (IN)

6/19/2012 views(301)

VBS was a fruitful event for our congregation this year. While the director was nervous in the beginning stages of planning, we ended up having about double the volunteers we needed. Many volunteers invited friends outside of the church to help with their job. One volunteer was invited by a friend in our congregation, and this last Sunday was her first Sunday in worship. Youth new to our church, and some that hardly attended were serving all week. And that isn't even including the children who we served. Only a handful go to our church regularly. One mother said, "Thank you, thank you, thank you! All week I have heard, "Is it 5:30 yet?" Those are kids finding the Bible exciting and finding people who care about them in the church. That is the good news being preached.

Comments

Lanier UMC

6/21/2012
I love VBS and don't question the wonderful impact it makes of children's lives. I wish I had better ways to connect the attendance at VBS to sunday morning worship and discipleship. We invite the families who send their kids with the promise of graduation presentation and a missions celebration (mosquito nets fighting malaria) and a free lunch. I hope i'll see 10 of the 100 kids we had this week, but i'm cynical. I'll pray and hope and see what god will do. . .

Pierceton UMC

6/19/2012
Thank you for your willingness to trust God to provide for your needs. Is it not wonderful to be able to see his blessings as we follow his will. Praise be to God for your congregation honoring and bringing God Glory!