Kids

A place for kids to know Jesus.

Kids learn God's Word at South Chatham every Sunday morning and on Thursday nights at Awana Club during the school year.

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Every Sunday · 10:00 AM

Children's Church

Kids start the morning in worship with their families. Right before the sermon, they're dismissed to Children's Church for a Bible lesson of their own.

  • Uses the Awana Brite curriculum
  • Nursery available for infants
  • Want to keep little ones close? Watch the service on the live video feed in the fellowship hall.
  • Stay afterward for our weekly potluck dinner. You don't need to bring anything.
Thursdays · 6:00–7:30 PM

Awana Club

A fun, Bible-centered club night for kids in preschool through 4th grade, with a free meal every week.

  • Meets at South Chatham Community Church, 2555 Main St
  • Runs on Thursdays when Monomoy Regional schools are in session
  • Awana is an international children's ministry founded in 1950
Thursday nights

What happens at Awana

1

Free meal

Club starts at 6:00 with dinner together. Every kid eats for free, every week.

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2

Large group

Everyone gathers for the week's Bible message and learns what God's Word says.

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3

Small groups

Kids work on Scripture memory with their small group leader.

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4

Game time

We finish with games before pickup at 7:30.

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Awana character pointing to a sign that spells out Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed
What does Awana mean?

Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed

The name comes from 2 Timothy 2:15: "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

2026–27 season

When Awana meets

Club runs Thursdays from October 1, 2026 through May 27, 2027.

No Awana on these Thursdays

  • Nov 26Thanksgiving
  • Dec 24Christmas break
  • Dec 31Christmas break
  • Feb 18February vacation
  • Apr 22April vacation

Snow days

If Monomoy Regional schools close for snow on a Thursday, there's no Awana that night. We'll post it on Facebook and Instagram.

Kids in 5th grade or older?

Students in 5th through 12th grade meet at the same time for YFC Club, Thursdays 6:00–7:30 PM at the South Chatham Village Hall, 2567 Main St.

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