Summer is around the corner, and as you consider plans and activities for your kiddos, don’t forget to look into Vacation Bible School (VBS)! Each program offers an experience complete with crafts, activities, friends and valuable lessons.
VBS is offered at different times and locations throughout Knoxville, and this year’s round-up sounds so fun, it will be hard to choose which to attend!
Before revealing the much-anticipated Vacation Bible School round-up, here’s a little VBS humor for you: My 4-year-old son came home from his first-ever VBS with the craft pictured below. He proudly exclaimed:
“Rice died on this for us!”
Without further ado, here are the 2017 VBS offerings in Knoxville:
June
Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church
Maker Fun Factory
June 5th-8th
8:45am-12:15pm
Ages 5 years (by 8/15/17) through rising 6th grade.
Registration opens May 1.
Galactic Starveyors
June 5th-9th
9am-noon
Ages 4 through finished 5th grade.
Registration opens April 16.
Hero Central
June 5th-9th
9am-noon
Ages 3 years (potty-trained) to rising 6th grade. $10 per child; campers will receive a t-shirt and a cape while supplies last.
Registration open.
Passport to Peru
June 5-8 (kickoff event June 4th), 5-7pm 9am-12:15pm
Rising Kindergarten-Rising 7th
Galactic Starveryors June 5-9, family day on 11th 6:30-9:00 pm
Gadgets and Gizmos June 5-9 Completed K-5th Grade
June 11th-14th
(Check back for more information.)
Hardin Valley Church of Christ
June 11-14
6:30pm-8pm Children and families free.
Galactic Starveyors
June 12th-16th
6pm-8:30pm
Ages 4 years (by 6/1) through rising 7th grade.
Registration opens April 27.
Maker Fun Factory
June 12th-16th
9am-noon
June 12th-16th
9am-noon
Ages 3-5th grade.
Survival Guide for the Wilderness
June 12th-16th
6:30pm-8:30pm
Ages 4-14.
Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church
June 12-16, 2017
6pm-8:30pm
Fellowship, including free dinner, begins at 6pm each night
All children ages 3 and over are welcome!
ConcordQuest
June 18th-23rd
9am-noon
Ages 5 years to 7th grade.
June 24th
10am-2pm
Families of All Ages, or individual camps ages 3-high school)
Lunch provided
Church Street United Methodist Church
June 19-22
Passport to Peru
Free Dinner 5:15-5:45, VBS 5:45-8pm
Ages 3-5th Grade
Providence Presbyterian Church
June 25-28 5:30-7:30pm
First Farragut United Methodist Church
June 26th-29th
6pm-8:30pm
(Check back for more information.)
Central United Methodist Church
Cave Quest
June 26th-29th
First Baptist Church Knoxville
Hero Central: Discover Your Strength in God!
June 26th-30th
9am-noon
Ages 3 (by June 1) through rising 6th grade.
July
Concord United Methodist Church
Hero Central: Discover Your Strength in God!
July 10th-14th
9am-12:15pm Age 4 (by July 1) through rising 6th grade.
Loveland Baptist Church
Submerged
July 10th-15th 6pm-8:30pm
Ages 3-adult.
Gadgets & Gizmos Extreme Week July 30th- Aug.3rd 5:15-8pm
Central Baptist Bearden is having theirs June 5-8 (with their kickoff event on sunday, June 4 from 5-7). The theme this year is passport to Peru. Our VBS is for those entering kindergarten-entering 7th grade. For information, you can contact Laura Lindsay at [email protected]
It’s not in Knoxville but we are having our VBS at New Providence Presbyterian Church in Maryville on June 25-28th from 5:30-7:30 pm each evening!
West Haven Baptist Church
5651 Matlock Rd, Knoxville,Tn 37921
Galactic Starveyors
June 5-9 and the 11th
6:30-9:00
Lots of fun, crafts, music, family day on the 11th!!!
If you have any questions call 865-588-1416!
Church Street United Methodist Church (Downtown; 900 Henley at Main)
Vacation Bible School June 19-22 “Passport to Peru”
Free dinner from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.
VBS from 5:45 to 8:00 p.m.
All children ages 3 to 5th grade are welcome!
Register online at http://www.tinyurl.com/ChurchStreetVBS or call 865-524-3048.
Sevier Hts Baptist, June 5-9, 9am-noon, register here: http://www.insidekidheights.org/#staff
Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church in Corryton
7815 Corryton Road
Corryton, TN 37721
Vacation Bible School June 12-16, 2017 6pm-8:30pm
Fellowship, including free dinner, begins at 6pm each night
All children ages 3 and over are welcome!
For more details, call the church office at 865-687-8438, or visit our website at http://www.rutherfordmemorialumc.com.
Gadgets & Gizmos Extreme Week (VBS)– July 30th- Aug.3rd!
@ Ridgeview Baptist Church
6125 Lacy Road, Knoxville, TN 37912
For more details and to register, visit our website: http://www.ridgekids.net/vbs
St Mark UMC
7001 Northshore dr.
Knoxville tn 37919
VBS: Travel to Costa Rica
7/9-7/13 5-8:30 and dinner is included for free
https://vbspro.events/p/events/stmarkvbs
Union Cumberland Presbyterian
400 Everett Road
Farragut, TN 37934
Ages 2 years and up welcome! There’s something for everyone (including adults)!
Dinner every night at 5:45!
Sunday, July 16- Wednesday, July 19
VBS Theme: “A Mighty Fortress”