Kids LIVE Tonight!

Our regular K4C meeting will be held at the Living Nativity at the Columbia Livestock Market where the kids will portray angels and shepards in the Live Nativity tonight! When they are not on stage, we will be serving cookies and hot cocoa to the public in the diner. Parents should bring the children to the Livestock Market and are welcome to stay and help. Family Ministries will provide chili for dinner at 5:30 pm for the cast.

It's Party Time!

Sunday, December 16th

K4C & Children’s Church Party
11:00 am
Kids will shop in the Santa Store with their Bible Bucks for gifts for their family!

Church-Wide Christmas Party
6:00 pm
Kids should bring a small, gender-neutral gift to exchange.

Fun! Fun! Fun!

We are having so much fun at K4C! Monday we were in the parade, passing out candy and being role models for kids in the community. It was awesome! We're looking forward to Parents' Day Out and the Living Nativity!

Parents' Day Out
Saturday, December 15th 9am – 1pm

Drop off the children for a fun Saturday morning at the church. Kids will enjoy a movie, cookie decorating, crafts, and hot dogs and chips for lunch! We will also be cleaning up some gently used bikes and scooters to be donated to less fortunate children in the community for Christmas. Here's the schedule for the day:

9:00-9:45 – Ornament Making
9:45-10:00 – Cookie Decorating
10:00 – 11:00 – Bike Clean-up
11:00 – 11:30 – Lunch
11:30 – 12:45 - Movie: The Sugar Creek Gang: Secret Hideout
12:45 – 1:00 – Playground ‘til parents arrive

Living Nativity
Wednesday, December 19th, 6-8 pm

Our regular K4C meeting will be held at the Living Nativity at the Columbia Livestock Market where the kids will portray angels and shepards in the Live Nativity! When they are not on stage, we will be serving cookies and hot cocoa to the public in the diner. Parents should drop the children off at the Livestock Market at 5:30 pm. Family Ministries will provide a snack supper for the cast.

K4C in the Christmas Parade

Look for Kids for Christ in the Christmas Parade!!! We will be walking behind the Bethel float passing out candy! We'll send a note home with parents tomorrow night. The Parade is Monday, December 3rd at 6:30 pm. Participants will need to meet at 5:30 pm to line up. We'll have more details on Sunday. See you there!!

Coming Up:

This week K4C members will receive a postcard in the mail as a reminder of the all the following:

• We will meet again on November 28th at 6:00 pm!
  
• Kids should bring their Nothing But Nets collection jars so we can wrap up our fund raising efforts for this project.
  
• There will be a combined K4C and Children's Church Christmas Party on Sunday, December 16th during the 11:00 am service. Kids will get to use their Bible Bucks in the Santa Store to buy gifts for Mom & Dad!
  
• Kids can still earn BBs by bringing in canned goods or old jackets and blankets.

Dates to Note

Due to Thanksgiving we have a few scheduling changes:

Family Night has been moved up a week and will be November 14th at 7:00 pm.

We will not meet on November 21st, since it is the day before Thanksgiving.

Parents, Please comment and let us know how you feel about the 21st. We debated the cancellation on the 21st and if there is enough interest in participating, we will reinstate our meeting for that evening.

K4C Movie Night

Wednesday, November 7th, K4C will meet in the Bethel Sanctuary for Kids' Movie Night at 6:00 pm. We will be showing Sugar Creek Gang: Teacher Trouble.

We're Going to the Fair...

The Columbia County Fair!

We'd like to invite the kids to join us at the Fair on Saturday, November 10th from 1:00 - 5:00 pm. Admission and Armbands will be provided by the church. The children will need to bring their own money for games and snacks. We will also need a few chaperones. If you are available, please call Amy @ (386) 623-0476.

Reminders, Updates, Announcements

Sunday, the 14th, a few kids will give a presentation on Project Buzzkill.

Wednesday, the 17th, is Family Night. K4C will not meet but kids will earn BBs for bringining their parents. Their Nothing But Nets Dioramas will be on display in the Fellowship Hall. The kids have worked hard on them and have really shown amazing creativity.

Wednesday, the 24th, K4C will meet as usual.

Friday, the 26th, Bethel Christian Cinema hosts Unidentified. This is a fun evening for the whole family, and is a great way to meet others. Hot Dogs, Nachos and Popcorn are served at 6:00 pm. Bring your family and your neighbors for this great free event! Showtime is at 7:00 pm.

Saturday, the 27th, is the Fall Festival. This is a fun night for everyone! Children and adults are invited to take part in this joyful, uplifting celebration with festival-type games, candy, face painting, a cake walk, an old fashioned hay ride, and much more. Hot Dogs and Chili will be served. (And it's free!)

Wednesday, the 31st, K4C will not meet, but we encourage parents to bring kids to Trunk or Treat. Children and adults are encouraged to come in costume. Church members decorate the trunks of their cars and park them in front of the church. Children can walk from trunk to trunk (instead of house to house) with their parents to get candy and treats. Light refreshments will be served in the Fellowship Hall.

For the rest of October, kids can earn BBs by doing any of the following:
Bringing canned goods to restock the churches food pantry.
Bringing old jackets and sweaters for the Christian Service Center.
Attending any of the events listed above.

Upcoming Events

Things are going great at K4C. We are having a lot of fun and learning so much! The kids are currently working on Nothing But Nets dioramas that will be showcased at Family Night on the 17th. Next week, they will be creating a Nothing But Nets Informercial to be played in church on the following Sunday.

Tuesday, October 16th, they will be given the opportunity to work the Bethel Bake Sale at the Empty Bowls event being held at LCCC. Pastor Ken will give them a letter to excuse time missed from school to participate.

Our lesson for Wednesday is "What is the Bible?". Everyone who brings their Bible will earn 2 Bible Bucks this week. Kids will also earn BBs for bringing canned goods to help restock the church's Food Pantry.

Can't wait to see you all on Wednesday!

K4C @ Family Night

We had a great turn out at Family Night this week! The following kids rose to the BB Challenge and brought their parents (or a friend):

Brooke
Shelby B.
Rachel
Allie
Abby
Hannah
Mikey

Way to go!! Don't forget the next BB Challenge: Reciting the Lord's Prayer with no cheat sheets.

Nothing But Nets

Bethel Kids 4 Christ is participating in Nothing But Nets, a campaign to help fight malaria. Millions of people die each year from malaria - but there's a simple, life-saving solution, and all it takes is $10 to buy a bed net, distribute it to a family, and explain its use.

Your donation will be matched in full by a generous grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Join us in raising funds for nets:

https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/StartUp.aspx?TSID=164544

From our Team Page, click on the 'Join My Team' button to register and help us fundraise. If you can't join us, you can also sponsor our team by making a donation online.

Thank you!

Letter to Parents

Dear K4C Parents:

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your children through Kids 4 Christ. It is our goal to help them realize the love and selflessness of Christ by teaching them to do what Jesus would do.

Our Kick-Off Party last week was awesome. We will continue to meet on Wednesday nights at the youth building behind the church on Racetrack Road. Our meeting time will be from 6:00 – 8:00 pm and our regular schedule will be as follows:

Lesson 6:00-6:30
Project 6:30-7:15
Games 7:15-7:45
Snack 7:45-8:00

Dinner is available from 5:15 – 6:00 in the fellowship hall as a part of our regular Wednesday night program. A $5 donation is appreciated for individuals or a $12 donation for the entire family. The menu varies weekly.

We will not meet on the 3rd Wednesday night of each month. This is our church-wide Family Night. We have a covered dish meal at 7:00 pm and we would like to invite you to join us.

We will be participating in several service projects throughout the year. Last year we made Thank You cards for Veterans and Military personnel and Valentine's Day cards for the residents at Willowbrook. Our bigger projects were a Help the Homeless mission where we collected can goods for "To Go" Bags that we distributed at the LAD Soup Kitchen and the "Witness Basket" mission where we provided Biblically based story books, coloring books and games to medical waiting rooms, Haven Hospice, and prison visiting parks.

Currently, we are starting a new project to raise money and awareness for Project Buzzkill. There is more information in the pamphlet your child is bringing home tonight. On October 16th we will volunteer at the Empty Bowls project being held at Lake City Community College and in December we will sponsor an Angel Tree.

Kids will also have the opportunity to earn prizes through our Bible Buck program. They received a flyer with that information tonight as well. This is a way for us to reward them and encourage them “to do the right thing”. This program is also part of our Children’s Church which is held in conjunction with our 11:00 am Worship Service on Sunday mornings.

We are so excited about working with you and your children and are looking forward to seeing them (and you) again next week!

Your friends at K4C,
Miss Amy, Miss Dawn & Miss Lynn

Kick-Off Party - HUGE Success!

The first Annual K4C Kick-Off Party was a huge success! We had a great group of kids, 19 of them! They won all kinds of prizes. Eddie took home the DVD player - Congratulations Eddie!

We were in our new building and it is awesome. We started with a matching game. Kids were given half of a game piece and had to find the person that had the other half. We also played Bible Bingo. You right the Books of the Bible in the bingo squares and the caller draws the names out of a cup. Zoey and Tatum performed a song they learned in Children's Church with all the books in the Old Testament.

We learned about the latest K4C Mission: Project Buzzkill. We are going to raise awareness about Malaria in Africa. We will also raise money to send bed nets to help protect children from mosquitos which spread Malaria. 3000 kids a day die from Malaria and it only costs $10 to protect a whole family with a bed net. We made collection jars with net over them to collect spare change at home.

Next week we will learn more about the nets and how they work. We will talk about how to raise money and awareness. And Miss Dawn is planning a cool game.

Hope to see you all there!

Kick-Off Party Details

Date: Wednesday, September 5th
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Bethel UMC Youth Building

We will start with PIZZA for dinner, followed by some games and an overview of the program. We will have several door prize drawings. Everyone attending will be entered to win a Personal DVD Player! You can increase your chances of winning by bringing a friend! You get one ticket for yourself and one for each friend you bring! Parents are welcome to stay, but not required.

(Picture does not necessarily represent actual prize.)

Kick-Off Party - September 5th

Our first ever Kids 4 Christ Kick-Off Party is going to be September 5th in the NEW Youth Building. We are going to have so much fun! There's going to be music, games, crafts and PRIZES! There will be a super cool GRAND PRIZE - check back soon for more details!

Delivery Day

The "Witness Baskets" were delivered today! We delivered to the following locations:

Lake City Christian Service Center
Columbia County Health Department
Lake City Haven Hospice
Union County Health Department
Bradford County Health Department
Reception & Medical Center, Department of Corrections, Lake Butler, FL
Lawtey Correctional Institution
Union Correctional Institution
Florida State Prison
Baker Correctional Institution
Columbia Correctional Institution
New River Correctional Institution

We would like to thank the members of Bethel United Methodist Church and everyone who made this distribution possible!

Basket Assembly & Delivery

We had a great time at VBS! It was so awesome! Look for more photos soon.

K4C will be getting together this Wednesday (the 8th) at 6pm to assemble our "Witness Baskets". We will deliver the baskets next Tuesday, the 14th from 1-5 pm. We hope you all can make it, we could certainly use the help!

VBS Underway

Our Take the Plunge VBS is off to a great start. Check out the photo album!

Come to Vacation Bible School!

Bethel United Methodist Church
July 30th - August 3rd
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Pool Party Satuday, August 4th!
Dinner provided each night

Earn Bible Bucks at K4C!

How can you earn Bible Bucks at K4C?

1. Bring your Bible to K4C.
2. Bring a friend to K4C.
3. Get caught in your K4C Tee.
4. Complete the weekly Bible Buck Challenge.

What can you earn with your Bible Bucks?

• Earn two Bible Bucks and you can choose from small items such as pencils, erasers, bookmarks, etc.
• Earn five Bible Bucks and you can choose from items such as necklaces, books, sunglasses, watches, and other great items!
• Earn twenty Bible bucks and you can receive a gift certificate for $5.00 from a variety of places: McDonalds, Walmart, Extreme Sports, Blockbuster, etc.

*If anyone would like to donate items or money for the Bible Buck Store please see Tammy Denmark.

Welcome to Bethel Kids 4 Christ!

We are getting ready to kick off our 2nd season of Kids 4 Christ and we hope to build on the experiences we've had so far. Kids 4 Christ is a service oriented club for children and pre-teens (ages 4-12). We meet on Wednesday nights at Bethel United Methodist Church, located in Lake City, Florida. Last season we made Thank You cards for Vetrans and Military personnel and Valentine's Day cards for the residents at Willowbrook. Our biggest project was a Help the Homeless mission where we collected can goods and prepared "To Go" Bags that we distributed at the LAD Soup Kitchen. We are currently wrapping up a "Witness Basket" mission where we will be providing Biblically based story books, coloring books and games to area waiting rooms.

Kids should be looking in the mail for a personalized invitation and a preview of what we will be doing this Fall!