T & T

Truth and Training

Children in Grades 3, 4, or 5 will be participating in our AWANA T & T Clubs. Each child entering AWANA for the first time will complete a Start Zone entrance booklet to become an official member of the club. The entrance booklet is free.

After completing the entrance booklet, the clubber and is eligible to purchase Book One ($7) and a club T-shirt ($11). If a clubber has already completed Book One, he/she would begin Book Two. Scholarships and payment plans are available. Please contact Kent Lachney, Commander/Children’s Pastor, if you need assistance.

Every club meeting begins in your child’s classroom at 6:15. T & T is divided into three parts: Handbook Time, Game Time, and Council Time.

• Handbook time - This is a 35 minute segment when leaders guide clubbers in their achievements. Emphasis is placed on helping clubbers achieve in Bible memory and learning applications. Clubbers are encouraged to work on their handbooks at home and come prepared to recite verses. This is an excellent time for parents to spend time with their children as they learn and apply God’s Word. Clubbers may need to be reminded during the week to work on their handbooks.
• Game time - This is a fun and exciting time for the clubbers. It is a 25 minute segment where clubbers play games on the AWANA Game Square. Good gripping tennis shoes are required safety. Clubbers learn good sportsmanship, exercise, and encouragement to excel.
• Council time - This is a 25 minute segment featuring a Bible message, missionary speakers, announcements, award presentations, and testimonies. It is a time that leaders can review some of the Scriptural lessons that clubbers are learning and expand their interest in missions.
• Club ($.50) and Adopt-a-Club ($.10) dues are collected weekly at each club meeting. Club dues are used to offset part of the cost of administering the T & T clubs. Adopt-a-Club dues support AWANA Clubs in Romania and Haiti. We believe it is important that each clubber participates in mission projects that help fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 19 - 20). When clubbers contribute to Adopt-a-Club for 20 weeks out of the club year, they earn an Adopt-A-Club award.
• Bible Quiz is scheduled in the early Spring. It is a competition among clubbers, parents, and leaders on Bible verses and other information learned in the AWANA handbooks.  AWANA Games is an annual sporting event among our AWANA clubbers at the Lew Van Dyke Memorial Grand Prix. Clubbers build racing cars and compete  with one another. Parents and friends are encouraged to attend these events.
• The AWANA Store is another exciting part of our T & T Clubs. AWANA shares are awarded to clubbers for various achievements. As clubbers accumulate shares, they can redeem them at the AWANA Store. Please refer to the AWANA calendar for store nights.
• AWANA Theme Nights are special nights that children are encouraged to participate in and have fun. Theme nights are listed on the AWANA calendar and AWANA newsletter.