The First Baptist Church of Olney’s kindergarten class stands in front of a huge magnifying glass at their Vacation Bible School music class. Photo by FBCO

Ashley Ballard, Leigha Hampton, Emerald Edgington, Michaea Simmons, Charlie Krajca , Serenity Winter led the music program at the FBCO’s Vacation Bible School. Photo by FBCO

Auggie Bernhardt makes at Tree of Life at St. Luke Lutheran Church’s Family Night on June 18 at the Fellowship Hall. Photo by Gina Keating

Katherine Garcia and Grace Jeske make Trees of Life during the crafts portion of the St. Luke Lutheran Church’s family night on June 18. Photo by Gina Keating

Melissa Edgington and Barbara Cowert make snacks for FBCO’s Vacation Bible School. Photo by FBCO

Leigha Hampton and Emerald Edgington performing a skit at FBCO’s “Magnified” Vacation Bible School worship rally in the sanctuary. Photo by FBCO

(At right): Bible lesson time for Rylan Hicks, Hayden Seymour, Sawyer Hicks, Levi Lockard, Haver Oliver, Evie Burns, Code Sikorski, Aniya Glover, Zante Manqueros, and Mason Seymour. Photo provided by Southside Baptist Church

McKenzie Gross learning the movements to the songs during music time at Southside Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School. Photo provided by Southside Baptist Church

Southside Baptist Church’s Pastor Josh Hagle was “pied” by the team that raised the most for Christmas Boxes at Vacation Bible School. Clockwise from top left: Kiera Murphy, Charlotte Garcia, Zoey Manqueros and Julia. Photo provided by Southside Bap

Vacation Bible Schools Magnify God

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 12:00am

By:

Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.com

Kids across Olney got in on the fun of vacation bible schools this month. At First Baptist Church of Olney, kids pondered a “Magnified” God - seeing the bigness of God in the smallest of things, said Dr. Chad Edgington, FBCO pastor. The kids performed songs, had snacks, missions and crafts all around the Magnified theme. The church held a worship rally each night during June 1-5.

St. Luke Lutheran Church held a Family Fun Night on June 18 around the biblical “Tree of Life.” Kids and adults of all ages heard a lesson about Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden, sang songs, did a scavenger hunt and a science project, created personal Trees of Life from beads, clay, and pipe cleaners, enjoyed walking tacos and a Tree of Lifethemed snack.

Southside Baptist Church also celebrated the “Magnified, Discovering the Bigness of God in the Smallest of Things” theme during their VBS, held June 9-12. The Southside kids raised money to aid in shipping Christmas Shoeboxes, and got to “pie” Pastor Josh Hagle in the face.

Vacation Bible Schools Magnify God

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