Upward Sports
The purpose of our sports ministry is to provide a fun, safe place for kids to learn sports fundamentals and build their faith. We want to provide a positive environment in which we can use sports as a tool to minister God’s word to both adults and children.
Children ages Pre-K3 through 5th grade can get involved in the Upward league. We offer Upward soccer and basketball.
Register here for the Fall 2024 Soccer Season!
Kids Summer Activities & Registration
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Pineywoods exists primarily for the purpose of providing a suitable environment for Christian worship, training, discipleship, evangelism, and recreation for the churches of participating Southern Baptist Associations.
The staff serves together to create a distraction-free environment where people can encounter God.
Activities Include:
3-story platform. Dual 500-foot lines.
Giant Swing! 65 feet tall.
Climbing wall 3-sided. 40 feet tall.
Human foosball
Water park style pool with zero-depth entry, slides, & play structures.
Lake activities like Canoes & Kayaks
AND MORE!
June 5: 6pm - Mandatory Parent Meeting
June 5: 7pm - Mandatory Chaperone Meeting
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Adventure Week exclusively for completed 5th and 6th Graders the same week and time as VBS. Kids will meet with our student pastor Cameron Crow, in the student ministry building and enjoy a "student ministry experience" filled with games, snacks, friends and so much more!
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VBS at First Baptist Church of Farmersville
Entering Kinder-Completed 4th Grade
Scuba "Diving into friendship with God"
FREE: REGISTER HERE!
This year's VBS with take kids deep into an amazing undersea adventure where they’ll experience the ever-flowing, never-ending love of God. At Scuba VBS, kids will be immersed in the Bible and discover how to have a friendship with God!
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Ages: 2 yrs. (by June 2, 2024) - Entering Kindergarten
David and Goliath
Preschoolers will hear the story of David and Goliath each day as they enjoy crafts, snacks, games, friends and so much more!
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Ages: Completed Kindergarten – Completed 6th Grade
What:
Kids will learn a musical (9 am to Noon) and attend an outing on four afternoons.
The performance will be on July 14 at 6 pm; kids should be present at 2:30 pm in the FBC Worship Center.
Lunch: Bring a sack lunch Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (lunch will be provided on Monday and Wednesday kids will return home for lunch). Two snacks will be provided each day.
Time:
9 am to 4:30 pm (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday)
9 am to Noon (Wednesday) There is no outing on Wednesday afternoon.
Auditions for Solos and Acting Parts:
May 19, 1:30 to 3:00, in the FBC Worship Center.
Registration fees include afternoon outings.
Afternoon outings are still to be determined, a finalized outing schedule will be released mid March.
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NEW! Just for 1st and 2nd graders!
An overnight trip at Lake Lavon Camp and Conference Center. Transportation will be provided from the church.
We will spend all day Friday at camp and return after breakfast on Saturday morning.
August 2nd and 3rd
The cost is 90.00. $50.00 deposit.
Mandatory Parent Meeting Wednesday, July 17th at 6pm
Chaperone Meeting at 7pm (If you are interested in attending as a parent please contact lanette.james@fbcfarmersville.com - Church membership is required).
FBCF Kids Ministry
Ages Birth – 6th Grade
Our mission at FBCF Kids Ministry is to lead every generation to KNOW and FOLLOW Jesus. We LOVE kids and are passionate about helping them experience Jesus in a fun and interactive environment. We create experiences that will allow your child to grow in their faith. FBCF Kids is founded on FAITH, FUN, and FRIENDS! Every child will have the opportunity to explore the truths of the Bible in an engaging atmosphere as they grow in their journey to KNOW and FOLLOW Jesus.
Sunday School
Sunday School occurs each Sunday at 9:45am for Infants - 6th Grade while their parents attend an adult class. Infants are welcome as early as twelve weeks, yet most are 4 to 6 months before they attend. All classes are staffed with loving FBC Farmersville volunteers that have completed a Ministry Safe background check and training video. Classes are age appropriate in nature, interactive, and designed to allow kids to build friendships while learning how to know and follow Jesus! Please come to the children’s welcome desk; someone would love to show you how to check your children in and get involved.
Classes are also available for birth - 4yr—olds during the 8:30am and 11am worship service.
Kids In The Pew
Educational We believe in family worship on Sunday mornings. Your child will begin attending worship with you when they turn 5 years old/enter Kindergarten. As you enter the sanctuary, Kindergarten - 2nd graders may pick up a clipboard with age-appropriate activities for the sermon time, and 3rd - 6th graders may pick up a sermon journal to take notes during the sermon. Children are encouraged to participate in singing, praying, and giving an offering, and then use these additional activities during sermon time.
Route 456
Route 456 Ministry, designed just for 4th/5th, and 6th graders, meets on Sunday mornings at 9:45am and Wednesday nights at 5:55-7:30pm (during AWANA). Kids use an older kids format and curriculum and have a variety of activities to assist them in developing their relationship with Jesus, enhancing their ability to make Christian friends, and preparing them as they begin to transition to the student ministry (7th - 12th grade).
Awana
AWANA meets each Wednesday night from 5:55 to 7:30 pm. Join us for Family Dinner at 5pm in the gym, and then kids 2yr (by September 1) - 3rd Grade enjoy games, Bible memory, teaching, and friends!
Meeting at the same time is our Route 456 Ministry, whose goal is for kids to transition from Kids Ministry into their preteen/teenage years. These kids enjoy snacks, a game room, a large group format, games, monthly outings, mission trips, and more.
Weekday Preschool
First Baptist Church Farmersville Weekday Preschool program offers an outstanding educational program for children ages 2 yrs - PreK. We have been committed to providing excellent childhood services for over 50 years. We offer a nurturing and educational environment where children grow and learn about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. FBC Weekday Preschool is a ministry of First Baptist Farmersville that seeks to provide a nurturing Christian environment in which every child can grow and develop spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically.
Our weekday preschool program believes in fostering a strong foundation of Christian values from an early age. Our age-appropriate curriculum integrates biblical principles into daily developmental activities, allowing children to develop a deeper understanding of our Christian faith. Through stories, songs, and interactive lessons, the FBC Weekday Preschool program instills values such as love, kindness, forgiveness, and gratitude in the hearts of our children.
Our program is proud to offer play-based learning. Play is the primary way that children learn and develop ideas about the world. Play helps with the development of skills needed for critical thinking and leadership. Play also helps children become problem solvers and gain confidence in learning. Play is not a break from learning-it’s the way young children learn.
More From Kids Ministry
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At Upward Sports we strive to develop children physically, mentally, and spiritually while providing a safe, healthy sports environment that is fun for the whole family. Upward soccer is for ages 3 through 7th grade and runs from August-October. There are 11 weeks of practice and 8 games in the season. All games and practices are at the FBCF Warehouse fields on Johnson street and Farmersville Parkway. We play Upward basketball in the gym. Practices begin in December, and games take place in January and February.
Please Contact Tyler Crotty.
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American Heritage Girls is a Christ-centered character and leadership development program for girls 5 to 18 years of age. AHG is dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community, and country.
Please Contact Tracy Barber at tracy@bartandtracy.com.
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Trail Life USA is a Christ-centered character and leadership development program for boys 5 to 18 years of age. TLUSA members participate in various badge-earning and character-building activities and build young men of integrity through service to God, family, community, and country.
Please contact Amanda Cox at amanda.cain93@gmail.com.
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The Homeschool Co-op meets at FBC Farmersville on Friday mornings from 9:00-12:00. The fall semester runs from late August through early November and the spring semester is early January through the end of March.
Some classes are free and others have a minimal supply fee. Classes vary greatly each semester depending on what the parents want to teach. Examples of past classes are Spanish, Games, Biology, Computer Programming, Watercolors, Drawing, Home Decor, Electricity, etc.
After your first semester, you are required to offer to teach at least 1 class. There is a nursery for babies and preK classes for younger kiddos. If you have a baby, you will be in the nursery with them. There are always 2 adults in a classroom, so if you aren't teaching or in the nursery then you will be a 2nd adult in a class.
For more information, email Tracy Barber at tracy@bartandtracy.com or Nicole Zaruba at jnzaruba@gmail.com.
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A variety of activities are offered seasonally throughout the year to encourage your children and family in their faith walk.
Parent Commissioning: Twice a year, a parent commissioning service is offered for new parents that desire to commit themselves to rear their children to know and follow Jesus.
Kindergarten Bible Day: Once a year, Kindergarteners are presented with a Bible from the church to encourage them to be in God’s word as they begin to learn how to read.
Summer Ministries: Include preteen camp, Vacation Bible School, Adventure Week, Preschool Camp, and Summer Musical Activities for Kids (S.M.A.K.).
Fall Festival: Children and Families are invited to participate in our annual Fall Festival each October with rides, food, and candy to get to know our community.
What’s Next For FBCF Kids
Meet the Kids Ministry Team
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Lanette James
KIDS’ MINISTER
FBCF KIDS MINISTRY -
Pam Banschbach
KIDS MINISTRY ASSOCIATE
FBCF KIDS MINISTRY -
Liz DeStefano
WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR
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Penny Garner
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FBC WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL