For nearly 60 years, Awana has been a leader in children’s ministry, helping churches and parents worldwide raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ.

Based in the Chicago area, Awana is the only organization with fully integrated evangelism and discipleship programs for ages 2 to 18 that actively involve parents, church leaders and mentors. Each week, more than a million children and youth, 250,000 volunteers and 300-plus field staff take part in Awana in over 17,000 churches in the U.S. and internationally. (Learn about the prayer, vision, mission and values of Awana.)

Awana works with churches from nearly 100 different denominations. It began as a children’s program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago in 1941. Lance Latham, North Side’s senior pastor, collaborated with the church’s youth director, Art Rorheim, to develop weekly clubs that would appeal to churched and unchurched kids, lead them to trust Christ for salvation and grow them in enduring faith and service to God.

Other churches learned about the success of the program and inquired about its availability. In 1950, Latham and Rorheim founded Awana as a parachurch organization. By 1960, 900 churches had started Awana programs. By 1972 Awana had begun its first international club. Today children and youth in more than 100 countries participate in Awana programs, and millions of adults are alumni.

The founders of Awana derived the Awana name from the first letters of Approved workmen are not ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 of the Bible.

Today, 12,000 U.S. churches run Awana with programs in all 50 states. Awana can also be found in over 5,100 churches in 109 other countries and six continents. Jack Eggar is our President/CEO. Art Rorheim serves as our Co-Founder.

Missionaries and ministry teams will assist you in establishing Awana as a vital part of your local church's outreach, discipleship, family ministry and volunteer training. Find your area missionary and contact him or her today or learn more about what we believe as a Bible-teaching ministry. Or register to start Awana online. If you're interested in working for Awana, check out our current job openings. If you're looking for an Awana program in your area, use our program finder to locate local churches with Awana.

For nearly 60 years, Awana has been a leader in children’s ministry, helping churches and parents worldwide raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ.

Based in the Chicago area, Awana is the only organization with fully integrated evangelism and discipleship programs for ages 2 to 18 that actively involve parents, church leaders and mentors. Each week, more than a million children and youth, 250,000 volunteers and 300-plus field staff take part in Awana in over 17,000 churches in the U.S. and internationally. (Learn about the prayer, vision, mission and values of Awana.)

Awana works with churches from nearly 100 different denominations. It began as a children’s program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago in 1941. Lance Latham, North Side’s senior pastor, collaborated with the church’s youth director, Art Rorheim, to develop weekly clubs that would appeal to churched and unchurched kids, lead them to trust Christ for salvation and grow them in enduring faith and service to God.

Other churches learned about the success of the program and inquired about its availability. In 1950, Latham and Rorheim founded Awana as a parachurch organization. By 1960, 900 churches had started Awana programs. By 1972 Awana had begun its first international club. Today children and youth in more than 100 countries participate in Awana programs, and millions of adults are alumni.

The founders of Awana derived the Awana name from the first letters of Approved workmen are not ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 of the Bible.

Today, 12,000 U.S. churches run Awana with programs in all 50 states. Awana can also be found in over 5,100 churches in 109 other countries and six continents. Jack Eggar is our President/CEO. Art Rorheim serves as our Co-Founder.

Missionaries and ministry teams will assist you in establishing Awana as a vital part of your local church's outreach, discipleship, family ministry and volunteer training. Find your area missionary and contact him or her today or learn more about what we believe as a Bible-teaching ministry. Or register to start Awana online. If you're interested in working for Awana, check out our current job openings. If you're looking for an Awana program in your area, use our program finder to locate local churches with Awana.

For nearly 60 years, Awana has been a leader in children’s ministry and youth ministry, helping churches and parents worldwide raise kids to know, love and serve Christ.

Based in the Chicago area, Awana is the only organization with fully integrated evangelism and discipleship programs for ages 2 to 18 that actively involve parents, church leaders and mentors. Each week, more than a million children and youth, 250,000 volunteers and 300-plus field staff take part in Awana in over 17,000 churches in the U.S. and internationally. (Learn about the prayer, vision, mission and values of Awana.)

Awana works with churches from nearly 100 different denominations. It began as a children’s program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago in 1941. Lance Latham, North Side’s senior pastor, collaborated with the church’s youth director, Art Rorheim, to develop weekly clubs that would appeal to churched and unchurched kids, lead them to trust Christ for salvation and grow them in enduring faith and service to God.

Other churches learned about the success of the program and inquired about its availability. In 1950, Latham and Rorheim founded Awana as a parachurch organization. By 1960, 900 churches had started Awana programs. By 1972 Awana had begun its first international club. Today children and youth in more than 100 countries participate in Awana programs, and millions of adults are alumni.

The founders of Awana derived the Awana name from the first letters of Approved workmen are not ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 of the Bible.

Today, 12,000 U.S. churches run Awana with programs in all 50 states. Awana can also be found in over 5,100 churches in 109 other countries and six continents. Jack Eggar is our President/CEO. Art Rorheim serves as our Co-Founder.

Missionaries and ministry teams will assist you in establishing Awana as a vital part of your local church's outreach, discipleship, family ministry and volunteer training. Find your area missionary and contact him or her today or learn more about what we believe as a Bible-teaching ministry. Or register to start Awana online. If you're interested in working for Awana, check out our current job openings. If you're looking for an Awana children's ministry, youth ministry or family ministry program in your area, use our program finder to locate local churches with Awana.

Brand-New Day at Awana
New branding signifies our commitment to help churches and parents raise children and youth that know, love and serve Christ for life

When you see “McDonald’s®,” you likely think of fast food and children. When you hear the name “Nike®,” you probably think of sneakers. When you read “Awana®,” what brand image or message comes to mind?

In the simplest terms, a brand is the face of Awana to the world. It’s the impression we leave with the public whenever you have contact with our ministry, whether through our programs, curriculum, training, resources, logos, marketing or other communication pieces.

As we cascade our new brand in the months and years to come, the indelible mark we make in your mind will hopefully be that of an international organization that helps churches and parents raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ.

God’s purpose for Awana
From our new Awana logo found in the upper left-hand corner of our Web pages to new messaging that will permeate our communications and programs, our new brand will help you understand that we are much more than a weekly children’s Bible memory club. Our new Awana brand summary statement succinctly explains the purpose that God has entrusted to us for the foreseeable future:

Awana helps churches and parents worldwide raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ.

Awana is a broad-based ministry
Scripture memory and weekly children’s ministry clubs are just one aspect of what we offer. We feature seven core benefits that will help churches and parents raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ for a lifetime:
• Fully integrated programs for ages 2 to 18
• The best evangelism tools to reach unsaved children, youth and families
• Teaching that builds an enduring biblical faith
• Resources that bring churches and parents together to disciple the next generation
• Initial and ongoing volunteer training
• Healthy mentor and peer relationships
• Irresistible fun for children, teens and adults alike!

The main change you may notice about our core features is the emphasis on Awana as a tool that brings churches and parents together to raise kids spiritually. “Being effective in transforming children and youth into spiritual champions is something that takes both the church and the parents of the kids working in partnership,” said Awana President/CEO Jack Eggar.

Still grounded in the gospel
Our new branding does not change our chief mission as a ministry. Since our founding in 1950, the primary purpose of Awana has been reaching children and youth and their families with the gospel of Christ. That vision will never change.

“Awana has always been and always will be first and foremost about helping the local church get the life-changing gospel message of our Lord Jesus Christ out into the community,” Jack Eggar said.

Still focused on clubs
And our dedication to weekly club programs has only grown stronger. In fact, we have adapted our former corporate Awana logo into our new Awana Clubs logo. Awana Clubs is the name of our new children’s ministry division. It is devoted to overseeing our programs for boys and girls ages 2 to sixth grade. Our Awana Clubs ministry connects churches and parents through weekly programs and special events that introduce children to Christ and build a biblical foundation for faith.

Besides Awana Clubs, we currently have three other main brands: 24-7 Ministries (the youth ministry of Awana), Rorheim Institute (our adult training ministry) and Awana International (our ministry outside of the U.S.). 24-7 Ministries equips leaders with strategic tools to build a healthy youth ministry that grounds students in a lasting biblical faith. Rorheim Institute provides adult training and advocacy that equip ministry leaders and parents to evangelize and disciple children and youth. Awana International supplies programs and resources for evangelizing and discipling children and youth overseas.

How can we help you?
Awana is more ready than ever to partner with churches and parents in the lives of children and youth. To learn more, visit the About Us pages or contact us online for more information.

Awana is an international, Bible-centered children's ministry and youth ministry providing local churches with weekly children's ministry clubs, youth programs and training for students ages 2 through 18. Our goal is to equip churches and parents to reach kids, and their families, with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve Him. We are about more than Scripture memory. We are about bringing churches and parents together to raise kids that know, love and serve Christ. (Learn about the prayer, vision, mission and values of Awana.)

From ages 2 to 18, Awana offers weekly programs, special events, curriculum materials and leadership and parenting resources to help you:

• Grow your church from the inside out. 
• Spread the gospel in your community. 
• Shepherd your kids to follow Christ. 
• Move members of your congregation into ministry. 
• Equip parents to be the primary spiritual trainers of their children. 
• Develop tomorrow’s church leaders today. 

Each Awana component – large-group lessons, Bible-centered handbooks, Scripture memory, small-group interaction, team-oriented games, awards, leader and parent training and more – aims to help children and teens know, love and serve Christ. It’s an exciting approach to discipleship, combining learning with fun to produce lifelong results in churched and unchurched kids … and reaching their families, too!

The acronym Awana comes from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken from
2 Timothy 2:15.

Awana began in 1950 as a youth program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago, Illinois. Lance Latham, the church pastor, worked with Art Rorheim to develop a program that would appeal to young people, reach them with the gospel and train them in the Lord’s work. Other churches heard about the success of the Awana program and asked if they could use it. By 1960, Awana had registered 900 churches to start Awana.

Today, more than 12,000 U.S. churches run Awana with programs in all 50 states. Awana can also be found in over 3,900 churches in109 other countries and six continents. Jack Eggar is our President/CEO. Art Rorheimserves as our Co-Founder.

Regional missionariesand ministry teams will assist you in establishing Awana as a vital part of your local church's outreach, discipleship and volunteer training. Find your area missionary and contact him today, or learn more about what we believe as a Bible-teaching ministry. Or register to start Awana online. If you're interested in working for Awana, check out our current job openings. If you're looking for an Awana program in your area, use our club finder to locate local churches with Awana.

Brand-New Day at Awana
New branding signifies our commitment to help churches and parents raise children and youth that know, love and serve Christ for life

When you see “McDonald’s®,” you likely think of fast food and children. When you hear the name “Nike®,” you probably think of sneakers. When you read “Awana®,” what brand image or message comes to mind?

In the simplest terms, a brand is the face of Awana to the world. It’s the impression we leave with the public whenever you have contact with our ministry, whether through our programs, curriculum, training, resources, logos, marketing or other communication pieces.

As we cascade our new brand in the months and years to come, the indelible mark we make in your mind will hopefully be that of an international organization that helps churches and parents raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ.

God’s purpose for Awana family ministry, parent ministry, weekly children's ministry, youth ministry, parent resources, international ministry, prison ministry
From our new Awana logo found in the upper left-hand corner of our Web pages to new messaging that will permeate our communications and programs, our new brand will help you understand that we are much more than a weekly children’s Bible memory club. Our new Awana brand summary statement succinctly explains the purpose that God has entrusted to us for the foreseeable future:

Awana helps churches and parents worldwide raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ.

Awana is a broad-based ministry
Scripture memory and weekly children’s ministry clubs are just one aspect of what we offer. We feature seven core benefits that will help churches and parents raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ for a lifetime:
• Fully integrated programs for ages 2 to 18
• The best evangelism tools to reach unsaved children, youth and families
• Teaching that builds an enduring biblical faith
• Resources that bring churches and parents together to disciple the next generation
• Initial and ongoing volunteer training
• Healthy mentor and peer relationships
• Irresistible fun for children, teens and adults alike!

The main change you may notice about our core features is the emphasis on Awana as a tool that brings churches and parents together to raise kids spiritually. “Being effective in transforming children and youth into spiritual champions is something that takes both the church and the parents of the kids working in partnership,” said Awana President/CEO Jack Eggar.

Still grounded in the gospel
Our new branding does not change our chief mission as a ministry. Since our founding in 1950, the primary purpose of Awana has been reaching children and youth and their families with the gospel of Christ. That vision will never change.

“Awana has always been and always will be first and foremost about helping the local church get the life-changing gospel message of our Lord Jesus Christ out into the community,” Jack Eggar said.

Still focused on clubs
And our dedication to weekly club programs has only grown stronger. In fact, we have adapted our former corporate Awana logo into our new Awana Clubs logo. Awana Clubs is the name of our new children’s ministry division. It is devoted to overseeing our programs for boys and girls ages 2 to sixth grade. Our Awana Clubs ministry connects churches and parents through weekly programs and special events that introduce children to Christ and build a biblical foundation for faith.

Besides Awana Clubs, we currently have three other main brands: 24-7 Ministries (the youth ministry of Awana), Rorheim Institute (our adult training ministry) and Awana International (our ministry outside of the U.S.). 24-7 Ministries equips leaders with strategic tools to build a healthy youth ministry that grounds students in a lasting biblical faith. Rorheim Institute provides adult training and advocacy that equip ministry leaders and parents to evangelize and disciple children and youth. Awana International supplies programs and resources for evangelizing and discipling children and youth overseas.

How can we help you?
Awana is more ready than ever to partner with churches and parents in the lives of children and youth. To learn more, visit the About Us pages or contact us online for more information.

For nearly 60 years, Awana has been a leader in children’s ministry and youth ministry, helping churches and parents worldwide raise kids to know, love and serve Christ.

Based in the Chicago area, Awana is the only organization with fully integrated evangelism and discipleship programs for ages 2 to 18 that actively involve parents, church leaders and mentors. Each week, more than a million children and youth, 250,000 volunteers and 300-plus field staff take part in Awana in over 17,000 churches in the U.S. and internationally. (Learn about the prayer, vision, mission and values of Awana.)

Awana works with churches from nearly 100 different denominations. It began as a children’s program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago in 1941. Lance Latham, North Side’s senior pastor, collaborated with the church’s youth director, Art Rorheim, to develop weekly clubs that would appeal to churched and unchurched kids, lead them to trust Christ for salvation and grow them in enduring faith and service to God.

Other churches learned about the success of the program and inquired about its availability. In 1950, Latham and Rorheim founded Awana as a parachurch organization. By 1960, 900 churches had started Awana programs. By 1972 Awana had begun its first international club. Today children and youth in more than 100 countries participate in Awana programs, and millions of adults are alumni.

The founders of Awana derived the Awana name from the first letters of Approved workmen are not ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 of the Bible.

Today, 12,000 U.S. churches run Awana with programs in all 50 states. Awana can also be found in over 5,100 churches in 109 other countries and six continents. Jack Eggar is our President/CEO. Art Rorheim serves as our Co-Founder.

Missionaries and ministry teams will assist you in establishing Awana as a vital part of your local church's outreach, discipleship, family ministry and volunteer training. Find your area missionary and contact him or her today or learn more about what we believe as a Bible-teaching ministry. Or register to start Awana online. If you're interested in working for Awana, check out our current job openings. If you're looking for an Awana program in your area, use our program finder to locate local churches with Awana.