A Note from Our Director- June 2010
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69:30
Let me start by expressing to you what a joy it is to share with you about the exciting things going on in the After School and Summer Camp ministry. Words are inadequate to express how much it meant to us to have the After School and church family celebrating with us during the All Generations CD debut. Thank you so very much for your prayers and support, it was a key contributor to what we accomplished. Without you we could not continue to serve the families we have grown to love and cherish throughout the year. We at Celebration are blessed with such a generous, compassionate and kind church family. A special thank you to Tommy and Warren for pulling out all the stops for a wonderful night of fun and Worship!
We are so thankful for the love which God showers on us through this ministry each and every day, and the miraculous ways He demonstrates His heart for all of the children and families in our programs. I was so honored to share with our church family on Sunday, May 23, 2010 some of the personal experiences of families, our goals of After School, and our dreams and prayers for the families we serve. Monday through Friday the children and staff enjoy 30 minutes of singing praises to God. There are even some days that the children ask for just one more song as they grow in their love for worshiping their Savior. To know that these children are going home and singing and sharing with their parents the songs and bible stories they are learning is a powerful way that this ministry reaches entire families. Equipping the children to share the love of Christ is beautiful fruit that we are sowing into the future of a generation. Our most fervent prayer is that each child will understand the gospel and come to know the Lord as his or her personal Savior.
God has continued to bring in over 65 new families to Celebration this summer. I am so excited to share that we have over 125 children from Summer Camp attending Adventure Week. That’s a new record. We have an average of 100 children per week the remaining 8 weeks of the summer.
Please continue to pray for the Lord to use the staff to minister to these families and to touch hearts according to His will.
Serving & loving God’s children,
Holly Mills
hmills@icelebration.org
559-0109
Why Celebration?
Our Purpose is to Connect People with God and with Others. We believe that caring for and leading children begins with relationships. It is vitally important that the children feel a sense of belonging. Each child desires a sense of fitting in whether it’s in a group or through the relationships they build. When connecting children with God, their relationships will have meaning and purpose. We understand selecting care for your child is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. The After School Program at Celebration can help make the decision easier. This program was founded in 2004 on the principle that young children flourish when placed in a nurturing environment. This program offers your child a loving and safe haven – a home away from home. We are dedicated to teaching and ministering to Pre-K through 5th grade children with a desire that these children grow spiritually and come to know Jesus Christ in a real way.
Our Goal
Our goal is to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of each student by providing a supervised afternoon with educational and fitness related activities. Our goal is to provide a quality program that will help lay a strong Biblical foundation that one day will connect them to God and lead them to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We will disciple them and encourage them to grow in their walk with Christ. Here at Celebration, our prayer is that every child will have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and grow in that relationship.
Meeting the needs of the children in our ministry means we are also here for their families. We believe that children are a gift from God. Because the parents, or caretakers, are the spiritual leaders of the children, it is our desire to guide them with encouragement and Biblical principles during their time with us.
Our Desire
We desire for these children to continue to become beautiful on the inside. It is our desire for them to be clothed with “strength and honor”, with a “humble and quiet spirit”, and with the kind of beauty that never fades. We desire to teach the children to have love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, compassion, be tenderhearted, forgiving, to express grief when they sin, and to learn to praise God even in the midst of difficult times. As parents, we give them so many things to keep them busy and content, but we really long for them to learn what it means to be truly content. In short, we strive to teach them to be like Christ, which should be the goal of every faithful Christian.
Our Staff
Our teachers specialize in TLC – they are trained, loving and committed. We maintain a warm, caring and secure environment for children as they are taught Biblical truths and grow in knowledge and understanding of God’s Word. Our staff is made up of enthusiastic leaders with a passion for touching the lives of children and a desire to work for the Lord in all they do. Our staff of is expected to fully engage and exemplify a high, strong, consistent work ethic and to be the hands and feet of our God. The relationship between the staff and children is essential to fulfilling the purpose of Celebration Baptist Church Summer Camp.
Schools Included
Roberts Elementary
Desoto Trail Elementary
Gilchrist Elementary
Killearn Lakes Elementary
Community Christian
Celebration Baptist Kinderschool
Afternoon Rotation
- Indoor Recreation
- Video Game Room
- Board Game Room
- Building Room
- Activity Room
For more information please contact
Holly Mills
After School & Summer Camp Director
Celebration Baptist Church
3300 Shamrock St. East
Tallahassee, FL 32309
hmills@icelebration.org
850-893-1709 Office ext.21
850-55-0109 Cell
