Awana

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Awana is an international evangelicalism Christian nonprofit organization in child and youth discipleship. The headquarters are in St. Charles, Illinois, United States.

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History In 1941, the children's program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago laid the foundation for the principles of Awana. Lance Latham, North Side's senior pastor, collaborated with the church's youth director, Art Rorheim, to develop weekly clubs that they believed would appeal to all children. Other churches became interested in the program and inquired about its availability. In 1950, Latham and Rorheim founded Awana as a parachurch organization. Rorheim served as president emeritus until his death on January 5, 2018.

The name is derived as an acronym of "Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed", taken from 2 Timothy 2:15. , Awana claims to work with over 61,000 churches in 122 countries.Smith, Samuel. Evangelical youth ministry leader Awana to release first-ever Sunday school curriculum, christianpost.com, November 17, 2019.

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Programs Awana offers resources and Bible-based training programs for children ages 2 to 18 in churches. Children are encouraged, but not required, to memorize Bible verses for credit or to redeem for small prizes.Awana, About, awana.org, USA, retrieved January 25, 2023

Each Awana program is arranged into different groups that are separated by the ages and grades of the children attending. These groups include Puggles (ages 2 to 3), Cubbies (, ages 4 to 5), Sparks (Kindergarten to 2nd Grade), Truth and Training, or T&T (Grades 3 to 6), Trek (Middle school), and Journey (High School). Although Awana offers programs for ages 2 to 18, churches that run an Awana program are not required to run a club for every age group.

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See also

• Christian Service Brigade
• Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)
• Royal Rangers
• Trail Life USA
• Child Evangelism Fellowship
• Child evangelism movement

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External links

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• Art Rorheim, Co-Founder/President Emeritus

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