Wednesday Kids Program
Resilient kids is our Wednesday night program for PreK-3rd graders to come to grow in friendships, worship the Lord, have fun, and so much more! Learn more below.
Registration
Registration opens Wednesday, August 19 at 6pm! There are 25 available spots for pre-K, 40 available spots for K-1st, and 48 available spots for 2nd-3rd grade. Please pay attention to our attendance policy on the registration form!
If spots are full, you will be directed to the waitlist on the registration form so that you can have a chance to be a part of the program if a spot opens up. Please fill out the waitlist it is used!
RK is from September 9, 2026-March 31,2027 on Wednesdays at 6:00pm-7:45pm in the Kids Center.
Please check-in at the check-in room or on mobile check-in and make sure your child has a name tag. We will send out information before program so you could set up your profile for quicker check in.
Kids line up on the basketball court by 6:00pm (1733 Draper St., Kingsburg).
We value the kids and the ways they are learning and growing in our program, but it is difficult for a child to continue to grow and learn in our program when they are consistently not attending. This year we are introducing our attendance policy: on the 4th consecutive Wednesday absence of a child, they will be removed from the program and their spot will be given to a child on the waitlist. Our prayer is that families believe that being a part of this program is similar to school in that it takes a commitment!
Our team will contact families by email and phone call after the 3rd consecutive Wednesday absence with a reminder about our attendance policy, but the child will be removed on the 4th Wednesday in a row they are absent (Example: a child who has not attended 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, and 10/4. After 9/27 the family will be emailed and called. On 10/4 the child will be removed from the program and the family will be notified). You may re-enter your child into the program but you must complete the waitlist form for them to be put at the end of the waiting list.
Please respond to the 3rd-week reminder or reach out to kaitlyn@1bk.church/(559)393-8938 prior to the expected 4th absence for legitimate reasons to explain the child’s absence. It will be at the discretion of the Resilient Kids Team to determine if the child will be removed and you will be informed of the decision and how to proceed forward.
If spots are full, please put your child on the waitlist you are directed to from the registration so that your child can have a chance to be a part of the program if a spot opens up.
The Heart Behind Resilient Kids
We have the special opportunity with PreK-3rd graders to begin intentionally teaching them about Jesus and why being resilient in their faith will anchor them as they face struggles that they can “bounce back” from with God.
We desire to come alongside families in building up kids so they can develop to become resilient disciples of Jesus Christ!
We believe that parents are the primary way that kids learn and grow in their relationship with Jesus.
First Baptist desires to do anything we can to come alongside families, but the church is not the primary way that kids will become resilient disciples of Jesus. Although, we will continue to strive to make the 1-3 hours we have with your kids matter each week!
We currently offer a weekly “At-Home” resource from September-March that has the intent to be utilized as a beginning step to practice taking what the kids are learning on Wednesdays and Sundays to overflow onto the rest of your week in simple, profound ways.
Our curriculum focuses on one key takeaway about God every week. Kids have two opportunities from First Baptist to have this weekly theme reinforced in their memory on Wednesday and Sunday, beyond this the parents are given resources to further reinforce the child’s memory.
Kids are taking in so much information all the time and we love trying to simplify what we share with the kids. We believe the more kids understand and believe in the beauty of God’s heart and His character, the more they will be prepared when things in their life try to convince them of a lie about who God is.
Wednesdays are different from Sundays in a few ways! On Wednesdays we have a primary focus on outreach so this adjusts the type of discipleship we dive into with knowing kids come with varying backgrounds. Kids on Sundays have weekly opportunities to remember scripture through memory verses, hear an overview summary of a Bible story, and focus on the weekly theme.
Prayer and discussion are simplified on Wednesdays so kids from a wide range of backgrounds can participate, but we lean into these areas more in depth on Sundays.
We value relationships and we want the kids to feel known, safe, and seen at First Baptist. We love giving an opportunity in small groups for leaders to build relationships with the kids and be attentive to how God is speaking to them.
After every 6 weeks we host Rally Nights! Rally Nights are an opportunity to celebrate. K-3rd can invite a new friend, we play bigger games, usually dress up, have bigger skits, and kids hear the gospel. We also offer free family dinner before to bless families and offer opportunities for families to spend time together and meet one another.
We know God is fun and we love to be fun in intentional ways! We have weekly skits and connect activities for kids to laugh and hear how weekly themes can be applied to our lives in big ways.
We value worshipping Jesus because He is the Savior of the world and He is deserving of our worship. We believe in showing and giving kids opportunities to worship Jesus in community-there are many different ways to worship Jesus! We love sharing stories in the Bible in a 10-minute interactive teaching to help kids grow in their understanding that the Word is alive and active today.
Rec is a great opportunity for kids to let loose, work together with their team, and be diligent in practicing their memory verses to earn points for their team.
