preschool ministry

birth - 4 years

Our Jr. First Kidz Preschool Ministry is a nurturing place where caring adults show children God’s love in a warm, clean, and safe environment.


Children, birth through age 4 are assigned to preschool rooms based on their date of birth. They are loved and cared for in their classroom allowing their parents to attend Bible Study and Worship without worry or concern. 


You will discover programs that include:

  • Sunday School 9:00 AM
  • Children's Church 10:15AM
  • Mission Friends, Sunday Nights at 6:00 PM

For more information about our preschool ministry, call the church office at 479-474-1271 or email Chelsea Sheffield. 

Make sure and join our FaceBook group

Jr. First Kidz Preschool Ministry-FBC Van Buren

first kidz ministry

kindergarten-5th grade

Our First Kidz Children's Ministry is dedicated to partnering with parents to apply Deuteronomy 6: 5-7 "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up".


We have an exciting, loving, loud, fun and crazy place where kidz are loved and they learn Jesus loves them! Come check us out! We love our First Kidz and look forward to having your children join us! 

  • Sunday School 9:00 AM
  • Children's Church Sundays 10:15 AM (Kindergarten -3rd Grade)
  • J.I.F.Sunday Night Bible Study at 6pm - Truth Theater
  • VBS is in June
  • Kindercamp & Jr. Kidz Camp for those completing K - 2nd Grades
  • Kidz Camp in June for those completing the 3rd & 4th Grades

For more information contact the Children's Ministry office at 479.474.1271 or email Connie Lawyer.


Make sure and join our FaceBook group First Kidz Van Buren

children's church

Children’s Church is for children from 4 years to 3rd grade and consists of Bible Study, songs, games, and teaching our children how to worship. We are equipping them to live a life that pleases Jesus and is a testimony to others that Jesus lives inside them!


Parents are encouraged to serve in Children's Church on a rotating basis once every 3 months to be able to see our Children's Church and participate with your child.


4 years through Kindergarten meet at 10:15am on the second floor of the Education Building in the Rally Room.

1st grade through 3rd grade meet at 10:15am on the third floor of the Education Building in the Truth Theater.

Awana clubs

AWANA comes from the first letters of:

Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed

"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth".  2 Timothy 2:15

We meet on Wednesdays 6:00pm-7:30pm

  • Puggles- 1 & 2 year olds, Rooms 106 & 107
  • Cubbies- 3 & 4 year olds, Rally Room
  • Sparks- K-2nd Grade, Rally Room
  • T&T- 3rd & 4th Grade, 2nd Floor classrooms
  • Five Alive- 5th Grade, Truth Theater

upcoming first kidz events:

Operation Christmas Child

Our Awana children on Wednesday nights have set a goal to fill 125 shoeboxes! If you would like to donate items to help them reach this goal, drop the items off at the church office, inside the Worship Center Lobby, or in the Children's Ministry areas. We will also accept monetary donations to help cover the $9 per shoebox it takes to ship these wonderful gifts. To see a list of shoebox items or to track your shoebox click here!