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"Train up a child in the way he should go:
and when he is old,
he will not depart from it."
Proverbs 22:6
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FAMILY LIFE CENTER
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Our 17,000 square foot Family Life Center facility houses a gymnasium, fellowship
hall, full serving kitchen, numerous classrooms, and even an apartment (known as
a "prophet's chamber") for housing guests who visit our church. Our youth programs
make full use of these multi-purpose facilities.
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Our Family Life Center was awarded a "Building of the Year" award in 1998 from the
Systems Builders Association both at a regional and national level. Further, the
design was recognized nationally by Varco-Pruden in the Recreational Facility catagory
by being placed in the 2000 VP Hall of Fame.
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YOUTH DIRECTOR
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The Youth Director at Gantt Street Baptist Church is Nathan Brackett. He bases his
ministry around 3 John 4 which says "I have no greater joy than to hear that my
children walk in truth." Nathan was lead to the Lord by his mother at eight years
of age.
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JUNIOR CHURCH
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Junior Church is for children aged 4-years old through 10-years-old and is held
at the same time as our regular Sunday morning preaching service from 11:00 until
noon. Nathan and Nicole Brackett are the leaders.
The aim of Junior Church is to get the boys and girls to come to know Jesus Christ
as their Saviour and then to grow in Him. Services are taught using a variety of
youth -oriented tools such as songs, object lessons, puppets, balloons, and skits.
Every Sunday, a chapter from the Bible is acted out using props with various members
of the group. Time permitting, the service usually includes a Bible review game
between the boys and the girls where Bible questions are asked of each group with
points scored.
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AWANA YOUTH CLUBS
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The name "Awana" is an acronym for "Approved Workmen Are Not
Ashamed" referring to 2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to show thyself approved unto
God, a workman that needeth not to be a shamed, rightly dividing the word of truth".
The Awana Clubs are offered to our youth from preschool through the 6th grade. It
meets in our Family Life Center each Wednesday night from 7:15 until 8:45 September
through May.
Awana offers a series of clubs and programs geared to the needs of our youth. Awana
clubs and programs effectively reach young people with the good news of Jesus Christ.
Gantt Street Baptist Church offers six different Awana programs for different age
groups: Cubbies, Sparks, Pal, Chums, Pioneers, and Guards.
Cubbies is the Awana Club for preschoolers during the two years prior to
regular kindergarten, usually three- and four-year-olds. Sparks is the Awana
Club for kindergartners, first-graders, and second-graders. Pals is the Awana
club for boys in grades three and four. Chums is the Awana club for girls
in grades three and four. Pioneers is the Awana club for boys in grades five
and six. Guards is the Awana club for girls in grades five and six.
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WORD OF LIFE TEEN CLUB
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The Word of Life Teen Club is for youth from the 7th grade through the 12th grade.
It meets in our Family Life Center each Wednesday from 7:15 until 8:45 September
through May.
The Word of Life Teen Club is more than just a Bible study, it is an entire program
that involved evangelism, discipleship, events & activities, and leadership
training. It's dynamic, exciting, and brings spiritual growth to leaders and teens
alike.
This course offers such questions as: Who is the Holy Spirit? What does He do? How
can I know Him? Because of it's exciting format, it not only captures the attention
of youth, but also creates a desire to know more about Him. This 41 week Bible study
program is relevant and practical for the youth of today featureing great group
dynamic suggestions, worksheets, and take home projects.
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YOUTH BIBLE STUDY
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Once a month, as shown on the church calendar, our young people from grades 7 through
12 are invited to participate in a youth Bible study class from 7:00 PM until 8:15
PM in the Family Life Center. Nathan and Nicole Brackett direct this effort.
Bible study topics included compassion, contentment, courage, decisiveness, dependability,
determination, diligence, discernment, discretion, empathy, enthusiasm, faithfullness,
generosity, gentleness (kindness), honesty, humility, initiative, integrity, joyfulness,
loyalty, obedience, patience, purity, responsibility, reverence, self-control, tender-hearted,
and thankfulness.
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FALL FESTIVAL
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Our church sponsors an annual Fall Festival each year on Halloween night as an alternative
for Halloween. Nathan Brackett is in charge of this event.
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YOUTH ACTIVITIES
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In addition to the above youth activities, we have many other youth fun activities
such as Poloroid Scavenger Hunts, Payphone Scaventer Hunts, Water Wars, Bowling
Outings, Summer Camp, Waterfall Bible Hikes, and Carowinds/Six Flags Trips.
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