Pioneer Clubs

Pioneer Clubs is a church-sponsored Christ-centered club program for boys and girls in the first thru sixth grade for the girls and first thru fifth grade for the boys:

• integrates spiritual and personal development
• emphasizes evangelism and discipleship
• gives children opportunities to:
• learn new skills
• make friends
• experience successes and challenges
• have fun
• make choices based on biblical principles
• develop Christian values that affect every area of their lives

The overriding purpose of Pioneer Clubs is to help children:

• 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:

1. To enable children to enter into a personal relationship with Christ and to know his Word.
1. By presenting Christ as Savior and Lord, the program gives children opportunities to experience salvation and grow spiritually.
2. 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.
2. To enable children to form healthy relationships.
1. 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.
2. By teaching that God created people to be interdependent, the program leads children to recognize their need for relationships with both peers and adults.
3. To enable children to grow as whole persons.
1. 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.
2. By providing opportunities to develop a variety of skills and abilities, club helps children experience achievement and grow physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
4. To enable adults to understand children and help them develop.
1. Through its curriculum and supplementary materials, the program teaches child development and Christian values.
2. Through involvement in the club ministry, adults are encouraged in their personal and spiritual growth

To register for Pioneer Club, please come to our Open House, Wednesday, September 24 7:00-8:15pm, in the Activity Building.