Children & Youth

NVBC celebrates a strong, discipleship-focused set of children and youth ministries.

  • Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:00am each Sunday during the school year.
  • Children and youth are encouraged to join their families for worship at 10:00am.
  • Children ages 4 through 3rd grade are dismissed for Children's Church partway through the service.
  • Nursery and Little Learners care is provided throughout the Sunday morning worship service.
  • Youth group for 7th through 12th grade meets most Sunday evenings from 7pm to 8:45pm.  There are additional youth events that take place at different times through most months, and special annual events including youth retreats.
  • Karate for Christ is for all ages, including adults, and meets Tuesday nights in separate sessions for Beginners and Advanced.
  • AWANA takes place Friday evenings from 6:45pm to 8:15pm, with check-in starting at 6:30.  Clubbers are from grades K through 6, and teen leaders who have spent time in AWANA as clubbers are welcome to return to assist those coming behind.  AWANA lasts from September through April.
  • Vacation Bible School crashes a week's worth of God stories into a frantic summer week of games, crafts, snacks, dramas, puppet shows, songs, and stories. 

AWANA

AWANA stands for Approved Workers Are Not Ashamed, from 2 Timothy 2:15.

AWANA at Neshaminy Valley Baptist Church meets Friday evenings from 6:45pm to 8:15pm, September through April.
 
  • Sparks is for children in Kindergarten through 2nd grade.
  • T&T (Truth and Training) is for students in grades 3rd through 6th grade.
  • We welcome teens who have graduated from T&T to continue as helpers and leaders.  We also invite all teens to join us Sunday evenings from 7pm to 8:45pm for our youth group, which continues to meet most weeks through the summer.  AWANA offers additional rewards for teens who wish to continue studying and memorizing God's Word via the Trek series (7th through 9th grade) and Journey series (10th through 12th grade).  Students completing these books are invited to receive their awards at our closing AWANA ceremony in April.

Here is the calendar (subject to change based on stuff that comes up) for the 2025-2026 club year:

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Calendars
Upcoming Events
Kids Ministry
Men's Ministry
Small Groups and Bible Studies
Women's AA
Deacons
Church Family
AWANA

Child safety clearances

The State of Pennsylvania expects all organizations, including churches, with children in their care to have safety clearances on file for all volunteers.  Basic child abuse and criminal record clearances are free and must be renewed every five years.  FBI fingerprints are not required, but we will record a copy if you have them available.  Please contact Michael Sabal in person or by email, mike@nvbc.net, with questions or to submit your results.

ACT 151 CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE:  As of 7/25/2015, there is no fee for volunteers who apply for this clearance. You may obtain this online at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home

ACT 34 CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK As of 7/25/2015, there is no fee for volunteers who apply for this clearance. You may obtain this online at https://epatch.pa.gov