Pioneer Clubs Meet on Wednesday, 7:00-8:30 PM
October through April
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Introduction
Pioneer Clubs is a church-sponsored Christ-centered club program for boys and girls age three through grade 6 that:
The overriding purpose of Pioneer Clubs is to help children and youth:
- make Christ Lord in every aspect of life
- form healthy relationships
- develop positive attitudes toward God, themselves, and others
Pioneer Clubs’ Goals
The goals of the program are designed to accomplish Pioneer Clubs’ purpose. They are:
- To enable children to enter into a personal relationship with Christ and to know his Word.
- By presenting Christ as Savior and Lord, the program gives children opportunities to experience salvation and grow spiritually.
- By training children to study Scripture and apply it to daily life, club prepares them to exercise Christian responsibility in their church, community, and world.
- To enable children to form healthy relationships.
- By teaching biblical purposes for the family and by recognizing sociological influences, the program helps children learn how to be contributing members in various family situations.
- By teaching that God created people to be interdependent, the program leads children to recognize their need for relationships with both peers and adults.
- To enable children to grow as whole persons.
- By presenting biblical values and characteristics of persons made in God’s image, club assists children in developing positive attitudes toward God, themselves, and others.
- By providing opportunities to develop a variety of skills and abilities, club helps children experience achievement and grow physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
- To enable adults to understand children and help them develop.
- Through its curriculum and supplementary materials, the program teaches child development and Christian values.
- Through involvement in the club ministry, adults are encouraged in their personal and spiritual growth.