Small churches can do great things when supported by a CBOQ grant. Omemee Baptist has shown that this rings true.
Omemee Baptist Church’s story begins on Canada Day, where they reached out to the Town of Omemee to operate a booth at the Town’s annual celebrations. At their booth—which had tattoos and lawn games for the children—the church had an opportunity to advertise their upcoming Vacation Bible School (VBS) and Surge Youth group, handing out information pamphlets and registration forms to local parents––some signing their children up on the spot. VBS ran in August and attracted 24 children for a four-day Vacation Bible School, which was run by Justin—a Youth Unlimited worker hired through the grant money. Of the 24 children, 18 did not attend any church prior to VBS. Justin provided the children with daily bible lessons at VBS and organized the camp’s games. The church’s youth program––Surge––began in September and is now proud to announce that 11 people are attending, 9 having previously attended VBS and 2 new youth who learnt of the group through their friends.
Omemee Baptist feels blessed to have had their prayers answered in such a wonderful way, with the children enjoying their time at Surge and VBS, and parents having expressed their gratuity for the program. Because Surge is a free program, it is widely accessible to those from all financial backgrounds, with many of the children coming from lower income homes. Another one of the parents is particularly grateful to the program for accepting her two children with autism. Omemee Baptist takes pride in being an accepting space for those with special needs and feels blessed for the resources they have been provided with and able to utilize. They are thankful for CBOQ’s grant that has allowed the town of Omemee to provide a safe and accessible place for children to learn about Jesus and play!
Omemee is a small town with few resources, and it is the church’s desire to use what they have to serve their community. Omemee Baptist Church asks for prayer that they may be a light house in their local community. Pray with them so that they might have vision and hope for all that God has in store.
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