Illumination Station VBS Information
We’re so excited your child will be joining us for an unforgettable adventure at Illumination Station VBS! To help us prepare and make sure everyone has what they need, please take a moment to read the important registration details below.
Registration Details:
- Register online, at this website, using the grade your child has just completed (not the grade they are entering in the fall). If they are currently in MS/HS please to register as youth, and as an adult for all adults.
- Your child will be placed in a small crew based on his/her age/grade. MS/HS and Adults in the Youth class and the Adult class.
- Each participant will receive their lanyard (name tag) on the first night they attend.
- Register by July 12th to guarantee a free VBS T-shirt.
- We will have extra shirts available, but sizes are limited and cannot be guaranteed after the deadline.
- Online registration closes at 5:00 pm on Friday, July 17th.
- If you miss the online deadline, you can still register in person during VBS.
Check-In Location:
- All check-in and day of registration will take place in the Family Life Center.
VBS Nightly Schedule:
Tentative Elementary
o (5:00-5:50) Supper & Pre-VBS Fun Zone
o (6:00-6:30) Worship Rally (All)
o (6:35-7:00) Spotlight Bible Adventures (Rotation)
o (7:05-7:30) Crafts (Rotation)
o (7:35-8:00) Recreation (Rotation)
o (8:05-8:30) Closing (All)
Tentative Preschool
o (5:00-5:50) Supper & Pre-VBS Fun Zone
o (6:00-6:30) Worship Rally (All)
o (6:35-7:00) Spotlight Bible Adventures (All)
o (7:05-7:25) Crafts (Rotation)
o (7:25-7:45) Recreation (Rotation)
o (7:45-8:00) Snack and Play / Parent Pickup (All)
o (8:05-8:30) Worship Rally Closing (Optional if Parents Choose to stay with kids)
PLEASE NOTE: Parents are invited, and encouraged, to be a part of the final celebration "Worship Rally Closing" in the sanctuary. It is the final part of VBS each night. It includes music, drama, fun object lesson, and more to close out all the fun we've had during the night.
Tentative Youth/Adult
o (5:00-5:50) Supper & Pre-VBS Fun Zone
o (6:00-6:30) Worship Rally (All)
o (6:35-7:00) TBD (All)
o (7:05-7:30) TBD (Rotation)
o (7:35-8:00) TBD (Rotation)
o (8:05-8:30) Worship Rally Closing
Drop-Off & Pick-Up: How It Works.
Drop-Off (5:00-6:20)
o All kids will need to be dropped off by a parent or guardian in the Family Life Center.
o Each kid will need to check in at the Registration/Check-in Table each night.
o Supper will be provided starting @ 5:00, and parents are welcome to stay and eat.
o Kids will remain in the Life Center until will travel by crews to “Worship Rally.”
- If you are unable to drop you kid off by 5:45, in the Life Center, you will be able to drop them off in the Sanctuary starting @ 5:55.
- If you drop your kid off in the sanctuary you must personally check them in with their crew or assistant crew leader @ their designated pew in the Sanctuary.
- You cannot leave you child unattended or until they’ve been checked in with their crew or assistant crew leader.
Pick-Up
o Preschool Kids (7:45-8:00pm)
- All PS kids must be picked up by a parent or guardian by 8:00
- All PS kids will be picked up from the playground adjacent to the youth building.
- Parents or guardian must check-out their PS kid with their crew leader.
- Parents are free to leave or join us @ “Compass Closing” in the Sanctuary.
o Elementary (8:30pm)
- All elementary kids must be picked up by a parent or guardian by 8:30, after “Worship Rally Closing” our last event for the night.
- All elementary kids will be picked up from the Sanctuary.
- Parent or guardian must check-out their elementary kid with their crew leader @ their kids designated row.
Pre-VBS Fun Zone
o We are creating a Pre-VBS Fun Zone in the Life Center.
o The Fun Zone will be available for kids to hang out and play after eating supper and before heading, in their crews, to “Worship Rally.”
o Activities in the VBS Fun Zone include: (TBD)
o We hope this adds fun and excitement as well control and structure to our pre-VBS time.
VBS Theme Night’s Guide:
Theme nights aren’t just about fun outfits — they help bring our Bible lessons to life! Each theme is carefully chosen to connect with the day’s Bible point, making truth stick in creative, visual, and memorable ways. When kids dress up, laugh together, and live out the message in a fun environment, it deepens engagement and builds lasting memories. Plus, it creates excitement that encourages them to come back each night ready to learn more about God’s direction for their lives!
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Theme Night-Day 5: “_________________”
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