CrossWalk Kids

Poarch family

2012-02-18T14:09:00.000-08:00

Dear CrossWalk Kids families,

Our CrossWalk Children's Ministry is glad to inform you of a new opportunity for our families and especially our children to SERVE THE WORLD!

This spring we have a new project to serve God - by serving others - specifically those who are ministering to people outside of Waynesboro and even the US. Although most of us are not able to pack up and move to the jungle to teach and share God's message, we can still be a part of God's bigger plan for reaching all people with the Good News. We want our children to hear stories and be encouraged through the faith of believers who are able to go to remote and exciting places. So..... we have “adopted” the Poarch family as our Children's Ministry Missionaries! For the next several months we are inviting all kids at CWC to get to know the Poarches, their three children, and their work with the Da'an tribe of West Borneo Indonesia.

James and Nicky Poarch live in a very remote part of jungle area of Indonesia – it is a three hour boat ride to their village! Their main purpose is to translate the Bible into the native Da'an language so that the believing Da'an people can evangelize other neighboring villages. The Poarch family is a great representation of CWC. They are a young family with three children – Emily who is 10, Luke is 8, and Samantha is 6.

Our goal is to help the Poarches by providing them the necessary funds ($600) to purchase one battery for their battery operated solar panels – this is their only way to have power. Each child will be bringing home a “bank” to collect money and on the last Sunday of each month from January thru June we will remind kids to bring in their banks so we can fill up our donation buckets at church. Every week the kids will hear some new and interesting facts about life as a missionary, the Poarch family or children, the people of Indonesia, and even video clips of the kids working and playing at home and in the jungles of West Borneo!

Here are some things for you to keep in mind as we encourage our children to pray for and support missions:
- keep your banks out in the open – perhaps in the kitchen or a central area of the home
- give them small “jobs” to earn some extra money to donate
- empty your pockets after work and/or errands in the banks!
- pray for the Poarch family and their work in translating the Bible - more prayer ideas/fliers will come home in the future
- look up West Borneo on a map and research more about this part of God's world together

Thank you for serving with us,
CWC Children's Ministry Team

2012-02-08T15:46:00.001-08:00

Have a son or daughter in 6th or 7th grade? Would you like an opportunity to get away and talk with them about growing up and sexual purity? Not sure how? Want some help? Be sure to stop by the W3 table in the cafe to find out more information.

W3 weekends -

Boys- March 30-31

Girls- April 13-14

Packing Party Fun!

2011-11-16T15:26:00.000-08:00

Check out some of the pics from our shoe box packing party!!!!

2011-11-02T11:31:00.000-07:00

Operation Christmas Child for Crosswalk Kids!

If you have a child in Crosswalk Kids, we are having a family packing party this Saturday, November 5 @ 6:00pm @ the church. You and your family can come pack boxes, celebrate the efforts of your children, pray for the boxes that are to be shipped & enjoy an evening of fun. No need to bring anything but yourselves, all shoe boxes and items to pack will be there for you!

This is a project to help us to learn about serving others, appreciating the "things" that we take for granted and having a lot of fun. We also get to find out if our Pastor Dave along with Ms. Heidi & Ms Mandy will be slimed with gooey stuff!

Refreshments will be served.

See you this Saturday @ 6pm!!!

2011-11-01T19:13:00.001-07:00

CrossWalk Kids - Shoe box packing party, this Saturday @ 6pm

2011-09-14T03:19:00.000-07:00

CrossWalk kids are thinking GREEN. They are hoping to raise money to send 50 Christmas boxes to kids all around the world. If they raise enough money, they can SLIME some CrossWalk leaders at our packing party on November the 5th. So remind your kids that over the upcoming weeks, they can bring in their own money to contribute and/or do some chores/work around the house or neighborhood to earn a little extra cash! We want to make a difference in the lives of kids around the world!

More info about Operation Christmas Child: Click Here

2011-07-05T19:18:00.000-07:00

Happening @ CrossWalk Kids right now through August 21st! See you Sunday mornings!

KENNY CROSSWALK

2011-04-15T14:49:00.001-07:00

2011-04-14T18:06:00.000-07:00

JUMP INFO MEETINGS THIS SUNDAY (APRIL 17th) AFTER EACH SERVICE IN THE ADVENTURE ZONE!!

2011-04-10T11:16:00.000-07:00

JUMP in and give it a try!

Help our children's ministry staff take a break for a part of the summer so they can be refueled. (Most of our staff serve EVERY WEEK in order to build meaningful relationships with our kids).

We are looking for people to jump in and give serving with CrossWalk Kids a try for a short period of time this summer.

Come to a short meeting after one of the services on April 17th in the Fusion/Zone 56 room to learn more. (Keep in mind your attendance doesn't mean that you are committing to serving.) It'll be a blast...don't you want to jump in and see how God could use you this summer?

Email us

We hope to see you @ CrossWalk Kids!

2011-03-20T17:41:00.000-07:00

Chx out some of "our" kids!

2011-01-23T11:56:00.000-08:00

2010-11-11T15:33:00.000-08:00

CrossWalk Kids is having an Operation Christmas Child (OCC) packing party this Saturday, Nov. 13th @ 6pm. Families are invited to come with their kids and pack shoe boxes for OCC. Come see which adult will have to kiss a pig or get their hair colored a crazy color from the money raised to send shoe boxes around the world!

See you at the church. It's a party! Let's do this!

Zone 56 @ Funcastle!

2010-10-23T15:51:00.000-07:00

2010-10-14T20:14:00.001-07:00

Parents and Kids....

Would you like to see Dave Wolf kiss a pig, see a pie smashed on his face, or maybe see him sport purple hair? Well, here's your chance. CrossWalk Kids is trying to raise enough money to send 50 gift boxes to needy kids across the world, but we aren't getting enough money so far.......so here is a motivator.

Over the next 3 weeks (starting now, October 14th), kids can put money toward either Dave Wolf, Miss Mandy, or one of the kids' teachers to have something wacky happen to them at our Operation Christmas Child family packing night on Nov. 13th. SOOOO parents and kids, bring in the dough in order to put it in the jar for who you are voting for.

Pool party pics

2010-08-13T20:18:00.001-07:00

More pool party pics

2010-08-13T20:16:00.001-07:00

2010-06-28T12:20:00.000-07:00

The kids from Zone 56 recently went on a water walk. They walked about 1 mile with empty jugs to obtain water from a creek. Each student then had to carry two 1 gallon milk jugs (about 16 lbs) back. This experience helped us to realize what over 1 billion people experience daily- life without access to clean water. We are so blessed and want to always remember to POUR ourselves out into others lives as God gives us the opportunity.

2010-06-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

Hey Parents!! Here are the verses that your children need to learn to earn a chance to eat the LARGEST ice cream sundae that they have ever seen!!!

Lil' Wonder Zone (3 yr old class)- Acts 2:25a and Psalms 119:69b

Wonder Zone (Preschool and Kindergarten)- Psalms 23

Adventure and Extreme Zone (gd 1-4) Psalms 23 and Matthew 6:9-15

Zone 56 (gd 5 & 6) Psalms 23 and 1 Corinthians 13

Don't forget EVERY child in CrossWalk Kids Ministry and their parents are invited to our pool party! The memory verses are only for the ice cream sundae!

Zone 56 Workday

2010-06-05T11:51:00.000-07:00

Some of the kids from Zone 56 were able to help serve at Camp Joy-El on May 15. This group of gals helped to prepare the camp's water slide. Below are some pictures from their morning.

Putting their muscles to the test!

Serving can also be rewarding!

Serving others, working for the Lord and building friendships- what an awesome day!

2010-02-10T16:49:00.000-08:00

Parents of 6^th and 7^th graders….have you sat down with your son or daughter and talked about topics like sex, dating, and peer pressure? Those topics can be really difficult to talk about. We at CrossWalk believe that if parents don’t take the lead and teach their children God’s perspective on those things during their younger years, our culture, media and their peers will...and that can lead them down a risky road. We know that you, as a parent have the greatest influence on your child, so we want to equip you to help them through these challenging, upcoming years.

We are offering a weekend called W3 which stands for Worth the Wait Weekend. Dads will take their sons with Adam to a camp and he will lead you through an audio series called Passport2Purity that will help address these topics. Fathers and sons will get to run a challenge course together and do lots of other fun “guy stuff.”

Moms will take their daughters to a special hotel in Hagerstown where they will be pampered and treated like a princess. Michelle, the co-director of CEF in Waynesboro will go through the same audio series by author, speaker, and father of six, Dennis Rainey.

It’s a weekend you won’t want to miss.

Stop by the W3 table at church or e-mail us for more info:
info@crosswalkchurch.net

2010-01-10T15:19:00.000-08:00

Shoebox Packing Party

2009-12-01T19:28:00.001-08:00

The Sunday after we finished collecting money for shoe boxes was our packing party. The students from Zone 56 contributed the largest amount towards the boxes so the earned the chance to participate in the packing party. The kids enjoyed some pizza and snacks to fuel their tanks after church and then it was packing time!

First, the kids decorated the boxes with drawings and stickers.

Then it was time to pack those boxes!

Each box got some yummy treats!

Then it was checking time to make sure the boxes had everything they were supposed to have in them.

Here all all 44 boxes that we packed!!!

A special thank you to all of the kids of CrossWalk for helping to make the Christmas of other children around the world even sweeter!! Our goal was 20 boxes and we packed 44!!!

Attention Parents- OCC Postcard

2009-11-08T19:52:00.001-08:00

CrossWalk Kids have done an amazing job with raising money for our shoeboxes. This coming Sunday we will be packing all of the boxes and preparing to send them out. But our involvement doesn't have to stop there. Your child will be receiving a postcard on Sunday that looks just like this above picture. On the back side of the postcard, you will find a box number. We ask that your family might pray for the numbered box that you receive and the child that will be receiving that box. While the toys and all of the goodies that will be found inside the shoebox are special, the most exciting part is that the child that receives the box will also learn about Jesus! Please be praying that Jesus will be making that particular child's heart sensitive to hearing the good news. Now here comes the even cooler part. We will be registering all of these shoeboxes online. When the box is shipped, we will receive notification to where each of our boxes went! We will then relay this information to your family so that you will know where your box that you've prayed for went to.

What a great way to work on loving God, loving others and serving the world as a family!

Work Day- Adventure/Extreme Zone Style

2009-11-08T19:32:00.001-08:00

Students from the Extreme Zone and Adventure Zone came together Saturday to help serve at Camp Joy-El. The kids worked so hard at removing leaves. Thanks to all of those who came out to help. You did a great job!

Money raised by CWC Kids for shoeboxes

2009-11-02T18:11:00.000-08:00

Operation Christmas Child

2009-10-01T13:53:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, September 27th, your child learned about our new missions project with Operation Christmas Child. Here are just some tips and reminders for you as parents to help your child with this…

Reminder- We want to pack 20 boxes that cost $25 a piece to send. Yes, that means we want to try and raise $500 over the next six weeks. Anything is possible with God’s help!
Reminder-Each box will have fun and necessity items for needy children around the world. Some children may never have been given a gift before. Also, any child that receives a gift will also get to hear about the greatest gift ever given…Jesus Christ!!!
Reminder- Each CrossWalk Kid that participates will have the opportunity to come and see the boxes that are being packed. But the classroom that raises the most money will get to participate in the pizza party and then pack the boxes.
Tip-Encourage your child to pray for the children that will receive the gifts.
Tip-Brainstorm ways that they can make money to give….maybe doing chores like raking leaves, cleaning grandma’s house…you can get creative.

If your kids missed last week, make sure to pick up the envelopes in their classrooms! We can’t wait to see what God’s going to do through our CrossWalk kids for other kids around the World!

Zone 56 It's Coming!!!

2009-08-29T16:03:00.000-07:00

Zone 56 is on it's way! If you are in 5th or 6th grade at CrossWalk, get ready 'cause it's almost here. On September 6th, our new class will be open. Exciting, huh? We can't wait for you to see it!!!

Check out this new site!

2009-08-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hey Kids,

How are you doing with getting into God's word every day? The Bible is our guide on how we should live our lives . . . so we need to know what it says. When you start back to school you can get busy with lots of other things and push your time with God aside. I usually like to read with my kids before bed, but I just found another cool way to hear more from God's word. When my girls and I sit down for breakfast . . . we go to this website and listen to Keys for Kids. Check it out!

http://www.cbhministries.org/kfk/home.php

Your Friend,
Mandy Furnish
Children's Ministry team leader

Your teen helpers party down!

2009-07-27T16:20:00.000-07:00

These pics were from a party for the teens that help with CrossWalk Kids. Yikes.

Pool Party

2009-07-17T10:48:00.000-07:00

The Adventure and Extreme Zone celebrated the culmination of the T.H.U.M.B. curriculum this past Sunday. Students were rewarded for their hard work with the memory verse and take home sheets. They had a great time enjoying pool games. Way to go kids!

The swimming gang!

Enjoying some lunch before the action!

There's more rings over there!

Say cheese!

Splash Contest

Check out Camp Bear Hugs pics!

2009-06-24T18:13:00.000-07:00

More Camp Bear Hugs pics!

2009-06-23T14:40:00.000-07:00

Adventure Zone Service Project

2009-05-31T11:11:00.000-07:00

6 students from the Adventure Zone class helped to clean up the outdoor chapel at Good News Camp a couple of weeks ago. The students had a nice time serving as they removed leaves and debris from the ground and helped straighten the blocks. Thanks to everyone for all of their help!

Working hard!

Lots of leaves! Quite a project!!

Brother and sister working side by side!

We even had younger sisters helping!

Working hard!

Preteen Work Day

2009-05-26T19:14:00.000-07:00

Seventeen 4th, 5th and 6th graders joined together Saturday at Michaux Manor to lend a helping hand. The students from the Extreme Zone helped to weed flower beds and plant Spring flowers. After visiting with the residents, everyone headed back to Camp Penn for lunch and some fun in the stream. Check out the kids in action . . .

Check out this group of eager volunteers!

Be careful you don't miss any weeds ladies!

Hard work = water break

The residents will love these flowers!

Now this looks like trouble! But I bet they had fun!!

Thanks to everyone for coming out on your Saturday to help serve others!!

Check Out What's Going On In Our Rooms

2009-05-05T04:04:00.000-07:00

Here's some pics. of what Sunday mornings look like:

Praise team leading the Elementary students in worship.

Mrs. Carter instructing on our current curriculum- T.H.U.M.B.

We are taking a look at missionaries and the people that they work with.

Adventure Zone class during their lesson.

Our preschool room having fun together!

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2009-04-24T11:45:00.000-07:00

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Easter Series

2009-03-17T11:25:00.000-07:00

The Adventure and Extreme Zones are doing a 6 week study on the events of Easter. The kids have taken a look at the women who washed Jesus feet, Palm Sunday and Jesus washing the disciples feet. Upcoming lessons are the last supper, Jesus' death and resurrection. We've had a great time digging into the real meaning of Easter.

"Hosanna, save us now!" Could be heard in the halls of CrossWalk.

Make a Moses

2009-01-31T08:32:00.000-08:00

The Adventure Zone kids had some fun trying to compete and dress the best Moses out of newspaper, file folders and tape.

Team 2 working together!

Team 1 creating their custume

The finished product. They then were our characters for the lesson- Moses and his brother Aaron.

Boyds Bear Trip

2009-01-30T08:11:00.000-08:00

The winning team of the "Big Christmas Surprise" made a trip to Boyds Bear as a reward. The competition was won with memory work, bringing Bibles and God Times for the months of November and December. The girls had a super fun day! Congratulations for all your hard work girls. Keep it up!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

2009-01-01T08:08:00.000-08:00

The kids at CrossWalk had a great time celebrating Jesus' birthday! Each class took some time the Sunday before Christmas to celebrate our Savior's birthday! Below are some pictures of the celebrations.

Listening to Miss Jan's directions!

Adventure Zone decorating their own cupcakes!

We love sprinkles!!!

Every party needs some games!

Extreme Zone's cake. Their virtue this month was generousity.

Enjoying cake with friends!

Better Late Than Never

2008-12-09T20:30:00.000-08:00

So these pictures are a little behind, but we couldn't leave such a great party without pictures. The Adventure zone (young elementary) had a fall harvest party at the Shaull's in October. We were blessed with great weather. It seemed like everyone young and old had a nice time! We had a pumpkin decorating contest (for those who had learned their memory verse for the month), square dancing, games vs. our parents, hot dogs cooked over a campfire and of course a hay ride.

The kids checking out the decorated pumpkins. Congrats to Leah for winning our contest.

Square dancing with our parents kicked off the night!

Our corn husking relay. The parents had to do this blingfolded!!

Receiving directions from Miss Sarah

And of course, good times spent with our friends!

Preteen Service Project

2008-11-23T19:56:00.001-08:00

The Preteen class had their fall workday at Michaux Manor. There were 18 preteen students who participated. It went great! First they cleaned up the gardens, weeding, and bagging dead summer flowers. Then they went indoors and made a Thanksgiving favor for each resident to put at their place in the cafeteria. The kitchen workers treated us to hot chocolate and donuts as a surprise. We ended up at Brothers' Pizza for lunch. The whole day was really a blast. Not too cold. Not too hot. Juuust right!!!

Service with a smile!

Bring on the weeds!

What great teamwork!!

Who are these kids?!

Working on their Thanksgiving favors.

The finished project- you all did a great job!

Thank you Preteens for reaching out and serving the world!

Story Time Quilt

2008-11-13T11:52:00.000-08:00

A “story time quilt” was completed by students and friends of CrossWalk Church for Rescue Children Orphanage in Haiti. The project began back in May when students in CrossWalk Kids each designed a square which included their name and drawings of things each child considered important to them. During this time the class learned about the country of Haiti, and was particularly impressed by the poverty, hunger, malnutrition, and AIDS with which this island nation contends. Wishing to do a small part to help, the class connected with Rescue Children Orphanage, and the quilt project was born.
Rescue Children was founded in 2003 by Mrs. Lynda Morrison of Spartanburg, South Carolina. There are 15 orphans in residence at the facility outside Port-au-Prince at the present time. The mission of the orphanage is to provide destitute children with food, safe drinking water, shelter, and clothing as well as education and vocational skills. Sharing Jesus’ love for them is the foundation of the ministry. Mrs. Morrison plans to use the quilt as a place for orphans to sit for their nightly Bible story time.

Wild, Wild, West!!!

2008-10-20T21:54:00.000-07:00

24 preteens from CrossWalk went to Carters' Cabin Friday night for their "Wild, Wild West" party. Games were a blast. (Ask Pastor Dave how a bathroom plunger felt on his head!) It was so welcoming to take the 10-minute hay wagon ride to the shale pit and have our cookout all prepared: lanterns were lit, bonfire was blazing all thanks to Jeff and Chris. We consumed 60 hotdogs, three bags of marshmallows, and a couple bags of chips. (Don't tell the parents about the junk food!) Then we ended with the traditional stop at the Trading Post and adults vs. kids tug of war. Ask any preteen who won...and why it wasn't fair!!! We thank the Lord for the opportunity to enjoy His creation, the help of many adults, and the safety of the evening."

Pool Party!!!!

2008-08-27T18:45:00.000-07:00

If you memorized a bunch of Bible verses at CrossWalk Kids, then this pool party was for you!

The JOLT Team serves at the Family Olympics

2008-08-24T20:04:00.000-07:00

The Joint Leadership Team (JOLT) serves food at our Olympic games.