WHAT IS AWANA? 

For over 60 years, AWANA has been equipping churches and parents worldwide to raise children to know, love, and serve Jesus Christ. AWANA is a child discipleship program for preschoolers through 12th grades that incorporates Bible teaching and scripture memorization with tons of fun.  

AWANA is committed to its goal of "reaching boys and girls with the gospel of Christ and training them to serve Him."  

The AWANA acronym means “Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed” and is taken from 2 Timothy 2:15: "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." At Antioch, our volunteers are committed to sharing the knowledge of God's word to the next generation but we also know how to have fun!  Through AWANA games each night, along with theme nights, surprise nights and our always eagerly anticipated AWANA Grand Prix (Pinewood Derby), our kids never lack for excitement during club nights and special events!

(3- to 5-year olds)

Cubbies celebrate the spiritual potential of preschoolers by helping them develop respect for God, His Son and His Word. Preschoolers can hardly wait for their next Cubbies club meeting. Whether it's the fun puppets, the exciting games or all their Cubbies friends, they simply love it.

At Story Time each week, preschoolers learn about God – the greatness of His love and His Word – and about His Son, Jesus Christ, the promised Savior. Non-competitive games build excitement and reinforce Story Time lesson themes. Cubbies helps you lead your child to God early so your child will respect and trust Him for life. 

(K-2nd grade) 

Sparks® ignites the curiosity of early elementary-age kids to learn about the people and events of the Bible, building a foundation of wisdom for knowing Christ.
To many children in kindergarten to second grade, Sparks is the highlight of the week! They love their red vests, the exciting games and spending time with leaders and friends.
Sparks is divided into three years, each with a unique rank: HangGlider®, WingRunner® and SkyStormer™.
Each year, Sparks clubbers: explore the biographies of people of the Bible from a new portion of Scripture, memorize Bible verses, and complete handbook activities. The handbooks, combined with Large Group Time lessons, take your child on a journey through the entire Bible! 

(7th-12th grade) 

Trek: Awana Youth Ministries. This program challenges middle school to high school students to wrestle with the three most important questions they’re asking in middle and high school students:

• Who am I?
• Why am I here?
• Who’s with me?

By allowing students to dive deep into the Scriptures and answer these questions for themselves we allow them to own their faith and discover what they actually believe.
Due to the small number of interested youth we usually ask youth to volunteer in other areas of AWANA. This is a great opportunity for them to serve in our church and live out what it means to be a responsible leader in training for Christ.