Sept.15, 2019- April 26, 2020 | Merrill Wesleyan Church began using AWANA for its Sunday night children’s programing in September of 2015. The curriculum was found to be solid, Bible-based, and easy to teach. The children respond well to the materials and are engaged as the curriculum is presented.

All Preschoolers (Age 4) through 5th Graders are eligible & highly encouraged to participate in our MWC AWANA program! Note: If you have children older than 5th Grade, MWC APEX youth group also runs on Sunday nights from 5:30-7pm for all 6th-12th Graders! Adult Bible Studies are often available as well!

AWANA Club at MWC runs from September 15th, 2019 through April 26th, 2020 and meets on Sunday nights from 5:30-7pm. Each year an AWANA calendar is made available to students & parents.

All MWC AWANA staff are volunteers and have completed MWC child protection forms (including reference checks), have been cleared by DHS and have completed a State of Michigan background check.

There are NO costs associated with MWC AWANA.
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About AWANA:

AWANA’s MISSION STATEMENT is: " To help churches and parents worldwide raise children and youth to know, love and serve God."

The AWANA ACRONYM stands for “Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed”.

The AWANA acronym was derived from the following BIBLE VERSE:
2 Timothy 2:15
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”

AWANA club meetings consist of three segments:

1) GAME TIME

2) LARGE GROUP TIME that includes worship and Bible Stories

3) SMALL GROUP TIME where kids work in their AWANA handbooks, memorize Bible verses, and learn to apply God’s truths to their lives with the help of loving leaders and helpers.