Vacation Bible School - what a great week!

"Surf Shack" Vacation Bible School was held July 11-15. What a great week! There were 124 registered participants, three years old through fifth grade, and 81 volunteers who enjoyed the experience of worshiping, creating, learning, and playing together. VBS was co-sponsored by six churches this year: St. Andrew's, Hilton Presbyterian Church, Hilton Baptist Church, First Methodist Church, Hilton Christian Church, and, new this year, Genesis Christian Church. Classroom space was used at both St. Andrew's and Hilton Presbyterian, right across the street. 

THRIVE Peninsula, our VBS outreach this year, was very thankful for the 300 pairs of shoes, 400 pounds of food and $872 donated by our VBS families. 

At the last minute, we accepted a registration of five children from Suffolk. Their families wanted them to have a Christian experience this summer, but none of the churches on that side of the river accepted children younger than Kindergarten age. One of the mothers sent us a card saying, "Thank you so much for taking care of Marvin and Lilly this week. They had a wonderful time and learned a lot. May God continue to bless you all." That's what VBS is all about!

Visit our Facebook page to see hundreds of wonderful pictures from this week. 

VBS 2017
Mark you calendars now - our 2017 Vacation Bible School - Super God! Super Me! Super Possibility! - will be held July 10-14, 2017. THRIVE Peninsula will once again be our outreach focus, so start saving your shoes, sandals, boots, etc!