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Concord Church of Roxboro
What was the funniest memory from VBS? "When a kid accidentally slipped on a brick wall but got right back up and said, "Jesus, you healed me"!"
LifePoint Church of Franklin
What was the funniest memory from VBS? "We have had the best week! Because we did Wonder Junction, we told the kids whoever brought in the most offering, boys or girls, would get to "Cow Patty" our Pastor. Some of our kids didn't know what a cow patty was and thought it was a hamburger."
Temple Baptist Church
What was the funniest memory from VBS? "We have a playground at our church and we were not using it during VBS because most of our kids were older. One of our younger kids was in tears wanting to go on the playground, I told him that when he was picked up mom she was welcome to take him. He looked me in the eyes and said, "Jesus would do it because He loves me."
Annapolis Church of the Nazarene
What was the funniest memory from VBS? "One of our VBS attendees, who was only one year old, was trying to do the motions to the songs, and the older kids played along without missing a beat. We were all in stitches watching her lead the big kids like a pro!"
Rocklick Baptist Church
What was the funniest moment from VBS? "The little girl who was asked what she was afraid of after Jesus calmed the storm, and her answer was rain, snow, thunder, lightning, tornadoes, the wind, pretty much everything in the weather forecast. LOL"
Clinton First General Baptist
What was the funniest moment from VBS? "We had a child who wanted to ride the church bus, but he lived close to the church. So his mom would bring him to church early, and he would ride the bus and pick up all the kids for VBS. He thought that was the best thing ever because he was in charge of the bus. He was only 4 years old."
The Free Gospel Church
What was the funniest moment from VBS? "We had a competition, boys vs girls, and if the boys won, the pastor got a pie in the face. If the girls won, the pastor's wife got a pie in the face. It turned out to be a tie, so both got a pie in the face."
Zion Lutheran Church - Hampton
What was the funniest moment from VBS? "Too many to count, but I love the joy that comes at our closing of VBS, as we bring out a local fire truck and hose down the kids. They take great joy and dragging the VBS planners and leaders into the water, and much laughter comes from that celebration of VBS."
Shepherdsville Christian Church
What was the funniest moment from VBS? "One of our volunteers dressed in a costume that looked like they were riding an inflatable bear. All the kids thought it was so funny, too."
Ranch Church
What was the funniest moment from VBS? "A boy pulled a paperclip from his shoe on Day 2 of our Egypt VBS. When asked why he was carrying a paperclip around, he said it was so that he could break Joseph out of jail."
Grace Church of the Nazarene
What was the funniest memory from VBS? "I ordered edible crickets, hoping a few of the kids would try for True North night 1 Bible Story with John the Baptist. The kids were so excited that we went through ALL 5 packs that I bought! I had to get in on the action, and let me tell you, those things are NOT on my regular menu anytime soon lol! The photos and videos of everyone eating them were hilarious!"
Faith Landmark Missionary Baptist Church
What was the funniest memory from VBS? "The moment I walked in wearing oversized railroad worker overalls, the kids lost it! I was trying to stay in character for our VBS theme, but I looked like I borrowed my outfit straight from a cartoon conductor. Every time I turned around or bent down, a new wave of giggles broke out. I couldn't stop laughing with them—it was the perfect icebreaker, and honestly, their joy made the whole week unforgettable."
St. Lukes Lutheran Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "We had just talked about God sightings in our closing celebration and then during the next song everyone was up singing, enjoying it all participating, both kids, and adults, and I thought "Wow, this is my God sighting," watching everyone touched by the Holy Spirit and I got teary eyed."
Parkway Community Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "This whole week was amazing. Our church just went through and unexpected and extremely difficult time. So to see everyone pull together with more kids and volunteers than ever to make VBS happen was incredible."
Venture Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "Always the altar service at our closing assembly. Where we just look around and see kids joyful and reaching out to connect with God on their own with other children and us adults standing by enjoying the moment."
Hamilton Road Baptist Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "When 180 children and the team of over 40 volunteers and 20 teen helpers were singing scripture to each other, 'Jesus said I am the light of the world!'"
Salem Lutheran Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "It was absolutely amazing to see these kids excited to dive into the Word and learn more about God. To see them include each other and be kind to everyone who was here was truly amazing. They listened to the Bible stories and started to act out the messages they were hearing with everyone around them!"
Claybrook Baptist Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "At the close every night, I ask the children if anyone would like to pray and always at least half of the kids come up and give heartfelt prayers. They ranged from 3 years old to 13 years old."
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "One of those "wow" moments came this year. Every year, we have great difficulty trying to get volunteers. This year, I got contacted by two different mothers of teenagers who had aged out, and... Read more >
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "One of those "wow" moments came this year. Every year, we have great difficulty trying to get volunteers. This year, I got contacted by two different mothers of teenagers who had aged out, and they wanted to come back to help since it was so meaningful to them. These are folks from the community, not members of our church. I also had my sister in law who flew across the country to help with our VBS. God provided the volunteers we needed to have a successful event."
Oakfield Baptist Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "As the director, sometimes you don't get to see all the fun times and the light bulbs come on when they learn about Jesus, but this year, I got the most wonderful blessing. This year's "Wow, God" moment for me was that my 8-year-old granddaughter accepted Jesus as her Savior! It was amazing to hear her as she shared her heart with our pastor."
Ranch Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "One of our third graders asked if she could be baptized the weekend after VBS. When asked why she wanted to be baptized, she said, "Because I love Jesus and I want Him to be with me always." That's what it is about!"
First Baptist Church Siloam Springs
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "I had the opportunity to pray with 2 different students to receive Christ as their Savior. One is in 4th grade, and I have known her since she was 3. The other was her first time ever to go to VBS or church at all. She was all in and has since come to other events, and I can see her already growing in her faith."
Pleasant Home Baptist Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "We had a little girl to beg to go to class during dinner. When we told her it wasn't time just yet. She said but I've just got to go and learn!"
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "On Wednesday, looking around at all the children and volunteers, singing and raising their hands during the songs. AND the children requesting their favorite song that week. It was very moving."
Hope Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "Over 20 students said "yes" to the gospel."
Living Word Lutheran Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "Everything. One kid said that he needs to tell everybody about Jesus, even his baby sister. He told his mom that he needs the read the Bible when he is scared because then he won't be scared anymore!"
VBS Director, Melissa Harris
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "Our God sightings were way too cute. Some examples the children put on their God sightings were 'I noticed God helped prevent rain.' This was in reference to the first day of VBS where it stormed, and we had to move our outdoor activities inside. Another sweet child wrote Read more >
"Our God sightings were way too cute. Some examples the children put on their God sightings were 'I noticed God helped prevent rain.' This was in reference to the first day of VBS where it stormed, and we had to move our outdoor activities inside. Another sweet child wrote that someone helped read the Bible verse. Another said that someone gave her a hair tie because she did not have one, but there were two that really touched my heart. Lincoln said that God washes away our sins, and that night he prayed to accept Christ. Noelle said about our Mess Tent, which is what we have instead of games, that she had no fear of the egg toss because Jesus held her hand through it."
Christ Lutheran Church Cairo
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "A sweet boy from the community who doesn't go to church anywhere, but came to VBS this year, and when we gave him his very own bible to take home, he cried tears of excitement and said, "I've always wanted a Bible but never had anyone who would get me one!" It has been a few weeks since VBS, and he has started walking Read more >
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "A sweet boy from the community who doesn't go to church anywhere, but came to VBS this year, and when we gave him his very own bible to take home, he cried tears of excitement and said, "I've always wanted a Bible but never had anyone who would get me one!" It has been a few weeks since VBS, and he has started walking himself to our church on Sunday mornings to hear more about Jesus!"
Excellent Covenant Powerhouse Ministries
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "One of the moments where I said "wow God" was during our praise and worship. By the end of the second day, seeing all of the kids excited about singing and praising God was so awesome."
West York Church of the Brethren
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "When we announced that our kids had raised enough money to provide $4,000 worth of warm clothing and blankets to children in need this winter!"
Presence Church
What is a moment from VBS you hope to never forget? "When 20 kids raised their hands to receive salvation, and 18 more raised their hands to rededicate their lives to Jesus. That's what all the planning, decorating, and teaching is all about! True North VBS and the Holy Spirit perfectly paved the path!"
This Is VBS Story
"Neighborhood kids were walking past and were invited to join in. An adult went down the block to talk with parents and they joined in for the rest of the week!"
This Is VBS Story
"I found out after the fact one year that one of our new teenage volunteers (not a church goer) wrote a paper stating how much volunteering at our VBS impacted him. His faith and self worth were strengthened after interacting with the children and other volunteers."
This Is VBS Story
"Not being a big church we weren't expecting a big turnout. Well God moves and we had double what we expected."
This Is VBS Story
"On our 4th night, and after the kids sang 'Rescue Me' a few times, God moved powerfully throughout our church. As the kids saw our 'Jesus' walking into the sanctuary carrying the cross, and then stretching out his arms as they sang that song, Read more >
On our 4th night, and after the kids sang 'Rescue Me' a few times, God moved powerfully throughout our church. As the kids saw our 'Jesus' walking into the sanctuary carrying the cross, and then stretching out his arms as they sang that song, POW! Our altar was lined with kids of all ages. I prayed with half of them and another leader prayed with the rest. They all gave their hearts to Jesus. All during this time at the altar, the music played softly, and the Holy Spirit even touched the whole group of people in church and it was silent. No kids screaming, talking, carrying on...nothing. There was a holy hush like I haven't seen in a while. After kids took care of their business with God, I was so moved and filled with God's Spirit, I couldn't hardly say anything. I didn't want it to end. So we dismissed everyone so as not to spoil the moment. I felt as if I was floating on air! My pastor afterwards said that up on the platform I looked like Moses as he came down from the mountain. He said I glowed. My passion is to reach these kids, and WE DID!"
This Is VBS Story
"We have a camper with CP who is in a wheelchair, and all of her fellow campers essentially adopted her as their leader and all watched out for her. It was lovely to see."
This Is VBS Story
"On the day we learned that 'when you're lonely – Jesus Rescues!', a girl shared that she was lonely and scared because they'd just moved to town after being kicked out of the home she'd grown up in. She knew nobody and even though she was a year older than most of the kids in the 5th grade group and was entering Middle School, her Mom signed her up for VBS. That day, I saw 2 of the girls in her group make friends with her on purpose Read more >
On the day we learned that 'when you're lonely – Jesus Rescues!', a girl shared that she was lonely and scared because they'd just moved to town after being kicked out of the home she'd grown up in. She knew nobody and even though she was a year older than most of the kids in the 5th grade group and was entering Middle School, her Mom signed her up for VBS. That day, I saw 2 of the girls in her group make friends with her on purpose and just like that, her loneliness faded. She even brought her older brother to the evening function for Jr. Leaders and he met friends that had much in common with him. God met those kids right where they needed Him to. I'm so grateful for that."
This Is VBS Story
"A parent discussed a concern with me regarding her daughter wanting to be baptized due to her age and comprehension. But through VBS she came to realize how much her daughter actually understood and desired a relationship with Jesus."
This Is VBS Story
"To hear parents say their children continue to apply what they have learned at VBS to help them in real life situations makes all the work worth it!"
This Is VBS Story
"Our VBS draws 130+ kids and 95% are unchurched."
This Is VBS Story
"We were raising money to help a mission in Kenya, Africa to get wells to have clear water. Our goal was at least one pump, which was $600.00. On the fourth night we had already reached the goal. So, I told the kids to go home and pray that God would double it so maybe we could get two pumps and He did. Our last night's offering was over $750.00. I love it when God shows off so children can see Him at work!"
This Is VBS Story
"We have seen kids saved and families join our church from our VBS!"
This Is VBS Story
"One of our volunteers is an older woman with no children of her own. She had no idea what to expect when she said she would volunteer (our church has not had VBS for over 10 years). During the opening gathering time, as we were singing, one of the children who was standing next to her took her hand and Read more >
One of our volunteers is an older woman with no children of her own. She had no idea what to expect when she said she would volunteer (our church has not had VBS for over 10 years). During the opening gathering time, as we were singing, one of the children who was standing next to her took her hand and held it as they sang together. He just happened to be African-American. She grew up as a Caucasian person in the south in the 1950s and never had any interaction with someone of African-American decent. She started to cry as she experienced God's love in a new way."
This Is VBS Story
"Our VBS just keeps growing, we are reaching more and more families and bringing them back to the Church."
This Is VBS Story
"I had parents tell me that their kids came home and could not stop talking about God and singing our songs."
This Is VBS Story
"We had a little girl from the community that attended. Her home life is very difficult. The last night of VBS she told me that it had been the BEST week of her life and she could hardly wait for our Awana program to start in the fall!"
This Is VBS Story
"VBS was a great opportunity to not only reach the kids but to reach the staff (teens/college students) to strengthen their faith and learn more about what they're teaching. Many have gone on to teaching degrees over the years."
This Is VBS Story
"There was a boy with special needs who was very shy and hesitant to come to VBS. He didn't come back the 2nd day. His Grandma said he was too embarrassed because he has a deformed hand. I had intentionally placed him in crew whose crew leader was a mom of a special needs child. The third day the little boy came Read more >
There was a boy with special needs who was very shy and hesitant to come to VBS. He didn't come back the 2nd day. His Grandma said he was too embarrassed because he has a deformed hand. I had intentionally placed him in crew whose crew leader was a mom of a special needs child. The third day the little boy came back and he slowly but surely began to come out his shell. You could see the relationship between the boy and his crew leader growing and blooming. The boy became quite comfortable because of the kindness and acceptance his crew leader showed him and he had a fantastic rest of the week, with no reservations! God is amazing!"
This Is VBS Story
"The children seeing their fathers on the stage acting out scenes and doing fun demonstrations was very impactful. We know the children will remember those moments fondly of their dads going above and beyond to teach them."
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