Little Betty had never been well. From the time she was a toddler in the late 1920s, she suffered from a progressive, degenerative spinal condition that crippled her legs and arms. Every day of her young life was a day of pain and agony.

At nine years old, Betty was listening to her preacher talk about Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross. The words about Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection were seared into her mind. As she prayed for Jesus to forgive her and save her, she said she saw a clear vision of Jesus calling her to tell everyone about Him. When she saw the vision, she told her pastor she was going to be an evangelist for her Lord and Savior.

By the time she was 12 years old, Betty was immobile, and suffering in great pain every day. Doctors had nothing to offer her in terms of treatment. But her faith in Jesus sustained her. Her disease, however, progressed. At 15 years old, her body twisted and immobile, she fell in and out of comas. Doctors prepared her parents for the worst. But Jesus had other plans!

Betty told the story that while she was in a coma, she again saw Jesus. Thinking He was there to take her to heaven with Him, she said to Jesus, “In a few minutes, I’m going to join that heavenly band and the moment I step on the other side, I will straighten up and be well and strong.” But she said the Lord replied, “No Betty. It’s not your time to cross yet. Go back and fulfill the call I gave you when you were nine years old.” He told Betty the exact day and time she would be healed: August 24, 1941, at 3:00 p.m.

On the afternoon of August 24, Betty feebly asked her mother to carry her to the living room and put her in a chair having faith that Jesus was true to His words. Friends and family surrounded her and prayed. Betty said as she drifted in and out of consciousness, Jesus again appeared to her, placing His hands on her broken body. In an instant, everything changed. In the presence of multiple eyewitnesses, Betty suddenly opened her eyes, straightened in the chair, then leaped to her feet! Her body was completely healed. The time was 3:00 p.m.

Betty Baxter became one of the most prolific evangelists of the 20^th century. She traveled across the U.S. and around the world telling people about Jesus until her passing at age 86 in 2012. Her monumental faith in Jesus the Great Physician was an inspiration to millions.

KBC understands the importance of a faith in the life of every believer. We are blessed by our many faithful ministry partners who stand proudly and support KBC with their monthly gifts to help us achieve our mission.

Donors who Give Every Month (KBC GEMs) provide the backbone of support we need to share Jesus with countless children every year. Would you please join us as a ministry partner by signing up to give to KBC monthly?

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

On the last day of Club, something truly unforgettable took place.

It was already a meaningful day. Club Leader Marykay Aguilar prayerfully chose a character word for every student and attached the full list to the back of their certificates so each child could understand the truth being spoken over them. As the celebration continued, students took turns sharing what Jesus meant to them.

That day, three students gave their hearts to Jesus. One moment, in particular, will stay with us forever.

When leaders asked what they had learned throughout the year, one sweet girl immediately jumped up and said, “I have to talk to you right now.” She walked straight to her leader, Mrs. Sherry, and in that moment, she gave her life to Jesus.

Week after week, she had shown up eager to learn, never missing a club, always ready to listen.

Later, we discovered that she struggles in the classroom. But at Club, something was different. She was focused, engaged, and fully present for every lesson.

What the world may label as a struggle, God saw as a heart ready to receive Him.

Her story is a beautiful reminder that Jesus meets us right where we are. He quiets every fear, calms every anxious thought, and makes all things new.

This is why KiDs Beach Club^® does what it does.

On a day filled with celebration, truth spoken, and lives impacted, her yes to Jesus was the greatest victory of all.

God is good all the time, and all the time God is good.

There is something powerful that happens when a team steps away from the day-to-day to refocus, reconnect, and realign around a shared mission. For four impactful days, the KiDs Beach Club^® team gathered at our corporate office for our annual Staff Advance, centered on one defining theme: Faith.

Throughout our time together, we leaned into what it means to walk by faith in every area of our work. Team members led presentations that provided deeper insight into their unique roles, creating a greater understanding of how each part of the organization works together to reach children with the Gospel. These moments strengthened not only our knowledge, but our appreciation for one another and the mission we share.

While the Advance provided valuable time to grow professionally, it also created space for meaningful connection. One of the highlights was exploring downtown Grapevine together. Stepping outside the office allowed us to slow down, share laughter, and build relationships that extend far beyond our day-to-day responsibilities.

We also spent time engaging in team-building activities that brought energy, encouragement, and unity to the group. Whether through games or shared experiences, these moments reminded us that strong teams are built not just through strategy, but through trust, joy, and genuine connection.

Most importantly, we prayed together.

In a year focused on faith, we were reminded that everything we do is rooted in our dependence on the Lord. We lifted up the children and families we serve, our church partners, and the vision ahead for KiDs Beach Club^®. Those moments of prayer were a powerful reminder that while we are called to be faithful, it is God who brings the growth.

As we move forward, we do so with renewed vision, strengthened unity, and a deeper commitment to walk by faith in all that we do. We are grateful for the time spent together and excited for what God has in store in this Year of Faith.

Hunter Pierce joined the KiDs Beach Club^® team as Chief Operating Officer on March 2, 2026, stepping into the role with deep gratitude and genuine excitement for the ministry ahead. From the moment he arrived, it was clear he carried both a servant’s heart and a leader’s mindset, qualities that fit seamlessly into the mission of helping every preteen boy and girl experience Jesus.

Hunter grew up in Keller, Texas, and his roots there shaped much of who he is today. Outside of ministry, he is a devoted husband to his beautiful bride, Emily, and a proud dad to three young children: Barrett (5), Caroline (3), and Charlotte Grace (1). When he is not working, you will likely find him spending time with family and friends, enjoying the outdoors, admiring old cars and trucks, or cheering on the Texas Rangers and the Baylor Bears. Those who get to know him quickly discover a down-to-earth, genuine guy whose joy is contagious.

His journey to KiDs Beach Club^® is nothing short of a God story. Hunter began his career as a 6th-grade math teacher in Keller ISD, where the classroom became his mission field. He loved watching students experience those “light bulb” moments and took seriously the opportunity to be a positive male role model. After five years of teaching, and with a second child on the way, Hunter and Emily sensed the Lord calling her to stay home. They prayed fervently, and God opened a door for Hunter at GuideStone Financial Resources.

What followed was a season of unexpected growth. After less than a year in retirement operations, Hunter was accepted into the LEAP program, where he received leadership development across multiple departments. For the next two years, he served as a Relationship Manager, helping pastors and church administrators navigate their retirement and insurance benefits. It was during this time that he became the point of contact for KiDs Beach Club^®. After meeting Craig and the team during an onsite visit, God began moving mountains and opened a path Hunter never expected. The possibility of stepping into the COO role emerged when he learned of Craig’s retirement, and with affirmation from both Craig and Jack, Hunter sensed the Lord’s clear guidance. They helped him see that his experience, combined with God’s calling, had prepared him for senior leadership in ways he never anticipated.

Through every step, God taught Hunter the truth of Matthew 17:20, that even faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains. That promise has carried him into this new season with confidence, humility, and awe.

What excites Hunter most about his role is the opportunity to serve as a leader who equips others. His heart beats for empowering the staff so they can flourish in the ministry of giving every preteen a Jesus experience. Behind the scenes, he is someone who loves completing tasks and seeing tangible progress, but his deeper motivation comes from remembering the grace God has shown him. Saved at 11 years old, Hunter knows his life was headed toward destruction, but by God’s grace, he was redeemed and given hope for tomorrow. That reminder fuels his passion for serving others.

Of course, no introduction to Hunter would be complete without a few fun favorites. He is a sweet tea enthusiast, a lover of 80s and 90s country music, and always ready to encourage someone to do their best.

Hunter Pierce steps into his role at KiDs Beach Club^® with gratitude, expectancy, and a heart fully committed to the mission. His story is one of God’s faithfulness, and he is eager to see what mountains the Lord will move next.

In the early 1990s, the Bosnian War was raging, and NATO decided to intervene to enforce a no-fly zone across Bosnia and Herzegovina. The U.S. military began flying routine missions as part of the effort, and on June 2, 1995, a U.S. F-16 fighter jet was shot down by a Serbian surface-to-air missile.

The veteran pilot, Scott, said that as he was parachuting to the ground after ejecting from his jet, he could see Serbian fighters coming towards him in a truck. He knew instinctively that his life was in grave danger. He landed in a wooded area and quickly found a hiding place.

Over six days, Scott hid in the thick woods, eating anything he could to survive. He frequently heard and saw enemy soldiers hunting for him, and he had to remain perfectly still for hours upon end. Bullets frequently screamed past him and cracked into trees right next to him.

“I prayed constantly,” he said. “Not the casual prayers of my normal life, but desperate, intimate conversations with God. Even in the face of death, I discovered the greatest source of peace came through my relationship with God.”

After six long days, a strike force of U.S. Marines landed near his position after hearing very short radio calls from his emergency radio, and U.S. Air Force Captain Scott O’Grady was rescued. Scott exhibited extraordinary faith, a growing faith, in the face of his own death.

KBC understands the importance of a growing faith, regardless of circumstances. That is why we believe it is so important for children to establish their faith early, knowing that the testing of their faith WILL happen.

We are blessed by our many faithful ministry partners who stand proudly and support KBC with their monthly gifts to help us achieve our mission.

Donors who Give Every Month (KBC GEMs) provide the backbone of support we need to share Jesus with countless children every year. Would you please join us as a ministry partner by signing up to give to KBC monthly?

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

“Hello everyone! My name is Katy Hinkle. I am a proud Razorback, self-acclaimed chef, chronic organizer, and lover of all things Marvel and Dallas sports.”

Katy is originally from Coppell, Texas, where she graduated from Coppell High School before heading to the University of Arkansas. While at the U of A, she earned a degree in Business Management and Non-Profit Studies. During her college years, she was actively involved in her church, led small groups, worked at the summer camp she grew up attending Pine Cove Camps and took full advantage of all the beauty Northwest Arkansas has to offer.

In her free time, Katy loves thrifting, cooking, playing sports, and saying “yes” to a good board game night. One fun fact that may surprise you? She’s a big fan of PBR, Professional Bull Riding!

Katy’s journey to KBC was truly a God moment. After graduating in fall 2024, she remained in Fayetteville to continue working for a local nonprofit before completing a leadership internship at Pine Cove Woods Family Camp. Following her time at camp, she returned home to Coppell and began the job search. After several months of limited success and even spending time substitute teaching at a local elementary school, she came across the People Operations and Technology Coordinator position at KBC.

Throughout the hiring process, Katy experienced clarity and peace as she learned more about the organization. In a beautiful full-circle moment, she realized she had actually attended KiDs Beach Club herself when she was in elementary school.

Reflecting on that season, Katy shares:

“I was in a weird stage of life trying to figure out what was next. It felt confusing, draining, and very unknown. It was a time I had to really rely on the Lord and find peace in the unknown—because God knew, but I didn’t. Way easier said than done, but I took it day by day and worked on surrendering my comforts to the Lord. Then sure enough, in His timing, He provided an opportunity with KBC. I’m reminded again that my life is not in my control, and surrendering that to the Lord only makes my life more joyful.”

Katy is excited to grow in the operations world while serving an organization with a Kingdom mission. Although she has experience across a variety of roles, this is her first full-timeposition, and she is eager to learn and grow. Behind the scenes, Katy manages all things tech and is becoming the go-to expert on the team’s project management software.

When asked about working at KBC, she says:

“I have always loved being a help to people. Coming into this role was a beautiful example of utilizing the capabilities I have to serve where needed. I get to do that every day—solving problems and helping behind the scenes so operations can flow smoothly for everyone else.”

Katy’s Favorites

Favorite coffee order: Katy mainly drinks water! (Aside from her V8 Energy

drinks, of course.)

Favorite worship song: Monday Morning Faith by SEU Worship & Chelsea Plank or West

Texas Wind by NEEDTOBREATHE

Go-to comfort food: Chipotle

Ideal day off: Thrifting or hanging out at the park with friends, followed by a game night

Random fun fact: Katy is semi-fluent in ASL!

Andrew Van der Bijl was born in the Netherlands in the late 1920s. Coming from a poor family, he decided to join the military when he turned 18 to try to find stability in his life.

While serving in the Army, he was shot in the ankle. During his lengthy rehabilitation, Andrew found a Bible his mother had given him. Even though he knew very little about God, he dedicated himself to reading God’s Word, and soon realized his need for a Savior. After committing his life to the Lord, he attended a missionary college in Scotland and devoted his life to spreading God’s Word.

In 1955, Andrew traveled to then-communist Poland, where he met a bookstore owner who said that copies of the Bible were very rare. That statement convinced him to create a ministry to get Bibles into all parts of the world, and the Open Doors ministry was born that very year.

From that day onwards, God led “Brother Andrew – God’s Smuggler” on a new adventure of bringing Bibles behind the Iron Curtain and into the Middle East. Since its founding, Open Doors has given away hundreds of thousands of Bibles around the world. Andrew’s abiding faith God and love for His precious Word gave purpose and meaning to his life.

KBC understands Brother Andrew’s heart for getting God’s Word into the hands of those who need it the most; the lost and hurting in this world. KBC has handed out more than 81,500 free Bibles to children in Beach Clubs® across the country.

But we couldn’t do that with the financial support of our faithful KBC GEMs (Give Every Month). Our monthly donors provide the backbone of support we need to share Jesus with countless children every year. Would you please join us as a ministry partner by signing up to give to KBC monthly?

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. KBC needs your support to keep providing Bibles to children across the country and around the world.

Happy 20th Birthday, KiDs Beach Club®! 🎉

This month, we’re overjoyed to celebrate 20 incredible years of KiDs Beach Club^®! What started as a small dream to bring the Gospel into public schools has grown into a powerful movement that’s touched countless lives across the country and around the world. We are filled with gratitude for God’s faithfulness, the dedication of our team, and the unwavering support of our church partners and donors who have made this journey possible.

A Mission That Matters

Since 2006, KiDs Beach Club^® has been focused on one mission: connecting kids to Christ and putting Bibles in their hands. Through after-school Bible clubs hosted in public schools, we’ve had the privilege of sharing the Gospel with thousands of preteens who may never have encountered the love of Jesus otherwise. Every child’s story and every Bible distributed is a testament to the life-changing power of God’s Word.

By the Numbers

• 129,750 KiDs impacted through Beach Club^®

• 28,625 Volunteers who have given their time to lead Beach Clubs^®

• 10,507 Professions of Faith celebrated in Beach Club^®

• 81,397 Bibles distributed through Beach Club^®

Highlights of the Journey

Over the past 20 years, we’ve seen incredible milestones:

• Hundreds of Clubs: From a single club to hundreds across the country, we’ve partnered with churches to bring the light of Christ into schools and communities.

• Countless Professions of Faith: Over 10,500 children have encountered Jesus as their Savior, forever changing the trajectory of their lives.

• Bible Distribution Milestones: Thanks to the generosity of our donors, over 81,397 Bibles have been placed in the hands of children, equipping them to grow in God’s Word.

Looking Back and Moving Forward

As we celebrate this significant milestone, we’re reminded of the many stories that highlight the impact of KiDs Beach Club^®. Stories like the child who shared Jesus with their whole family, leading them to faith. Or the church that launched a Beach Club and saw entire families begin attending worship services together. These stories fuel our passion and remind us why we do what we do.

While we look back with gratitude, we also look ahead with excitement. There are still countless children and families who need to hear the Gospel, and we’re committed to expanding our reach, launching new clubs, and making an eternal impact for God’s Kingdom.

Join Us in the Celebration!

We invite you to celebrate this milestone with us! Here are a few ways you can join in:

• Pray: Thank God for His faithfulness over the past 20 years and ask for His continued guidance and provision as we move forward.

• Give: Your donation helps us reach even more kids with the Gospel and provide them with their very own Bible.

• Become a KBC GEM: Join a group of faithful donors that give every month and make our mission possible.

• Share: Spread the word about KiDs Beach Club^® and how it’s transforming lives. Share your own story or memories of KBC with us on social media using the hashtag: #KBC20Years.

Thank you for being part of this journey. Whether you’ve partnered with us as a church, volunteered at a Beach Club^®, supported us through donations, or prayed faithfully for this ministry, you’ve played a vital role in making KiDs Beach Club^® what it is today.

Here’s to the next 20 years of connecting kids to Christ, one Bible at a time!

KiDs Beach Club^® Builds Promising Connections at the 2026 Children’s Pastors Conference

This month, Brian Broussard (Vice President of National Expansion), Tina Kimbro (Southeast Mobilization Coordinator), and Gricelda Wells (Serve Team Specialist), shared the mission of KiDs Beach Club^® at the Children's Pastors Conference in Orlando, Florida. This annual gathering brings together children’s ministry leaders from across the nation to share ideas, learn from one another, and explore new ways to reach kids with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For our team, it was the perfect platform to connect churches with their local communities through Beach Clubs^®.

Sharing the Vision

Tina Kimbro, our Southeast Mobilization Coordinator, shared her excitement: “My spirit was moved with excitement as I interacted with so many young ministers, eager to gather new and innovative ideas for reaching their communities for Christ. I am excited to know that the future of Children’s Ministry is in such good and faithful hands, as God continues to kindle a deep desire in their hearts to take the Gospel to the hearing and hearts of children.”

During the conference, Tina and our team engaged in meaningful conversations with ministry leaders who were eager to make an eternal impact on the lives of kids in their communities. Many church leaders were amazed to learn that the opportunity to establish Bible clubs on school campuses existed. Tina recalled, “What a blessing it was to see their excitement in learning that God has prepared a way. KiDs Beach Club has a proven turn-key approach to helping them build a Great Commission bridge from their church to an elementary school of their choice in their community. We committed to do everything necessary to assist them in growing the Kingdom and growing their church through their Beach Club efforts.”

Expanding Promising Connections

Throughout the three-day event, our team connected with church leaders from a wide variety of denominations and sizes. These conversations were more than just introductions—they were the beginnings of promising partnerships with the potential to transform lives. Many leaders expressed immediate interest in launching Beach Clubs^® in their communities, and others were inspired to explore how this ministry could serve as a bridge between their church and the children and families in their schools.

Looking Ahead

The connections made at CPC 2026 have energized our team and reaffirmed our mission. Each conversation represents a new opportunity for children to encounter the love of Jesus, and for churches to expand their impact through Beach Clubs^®. As KiDs Beach Club^® continues to grow across the country, we are committed to equipping, supporting, and walking alongside churches in their mission to reach children where they are.

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The light of Jesus is already shining bright this season, igniting hearts, inspiring generosity, and transforming lives through KiDs Beach Club^®. WOOHOO!

Did you know that over 10,490 kids have made Jesus their forever friend since KiDs Beach Club^® started 19 years ago? Your gift makes this possible by lighting the way for the next generation!

Your gifts are helping us:

💡 Equip volunteers and church partners to share the Gospel in schools.

💡 Give children life-changing opportunities to know Jesus personally.
💡 Build bridges between churches, schools, and families; bringing hope where it’s needed most.

Together, we’re lighting up communities across the nation with His love.

Let’s keep the light shining because every gift helps illuminate the path for the next generation.

Help us light the way: www.KiDsBeachClub.org/donate

What a beautiful display of generosity we witnessed this fall.

In October, Allison, a KiDs Beach Club^® elementary student, felt a stirring in her heart to make a difference. She didn’t wait for a big opportunity. Instead, she used what she had and turned it into something meaningful. Allison decided to sell suckers at school and donate half of the proceeds to KiDs Beach Club^®.

Later that month, we received her donation of $46, along with a powerful reminder that God often uses the smallest acts to spark the biggest impact. Her heart to give immediately inspired several of our staff members to match her gift, and since then, even more people have stepped forward to join in.

Allison’s generosity reflects exactly what happens every week in Beach Club^®. Kids learn how to put their faith into action, live generously, and shine the light of Jesus wherever they go. We also want to celebrate her club leaders who model these values so faithfully. Their investment is helping children like Allison understand that they can make a difference right now, right where they are.

Stories like this remind us that generosity is contagious. When one child steps out in faith, others are encouraged to follow. When a volunteer pours into a student, that student pours into the world around them. This is the heart of KiDs Beach Club^®.

If you would like to join in and match Allison’s gift, you can do so at kidsbeachclub.org/donate.

Thank you, Allison, for lighting the way and showing us what faith in action looks like!

#KiDsBeachClub #MakingJesusCoolAtSchool #FaithInAction #GenerosityInspires #BuildingBridges

In a recent Beach Club^® in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the regular Club leader was feeling ill. He put out a call to see if anyone could step in and lead the Bible story in his absence, and a volunteer raised a hand!

On a few hours' notice, this ‘substitute’ Bible story leader taught the story of the Good Samaritan, telling the children about how God wants us to show everyone love, kindness and compassion. At the end of the lesson, using the David Burton Ministries (a KBC ministry partner) “Hand-to-Hand Evangelism™” tool, the volunteer presented the Gospel. To the glory of God, FIVE children raised their hands to say they had asked Jesus to be their forever friend!

The KiDs Beach Club^® teaching model is tried and true! The curriculum is effective, having been honed and refined over two decades to reach children on their level of understanding. Regardless of whether it’s a seasoned KBC volunteer who has taught Bible lessons for years, or simply a willing volunteer who steps up to say, “I’ll lead a lesson,” GOD MAKES IT WORK because His Holy Spirit is actively speaking to these precious children’s hearts through His powerful Word!

Your faithful monthly gift to KBC is what makes this all possible!

Donors who Give Every Month (KBC GEMs) provide the backbone of support we need to share Jesus with countless children every year. In just 2025 so far, more than 500 children have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior! Would you please join us as a ministry partner by signing up to give to KBC monthly?

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

🌿 “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” — Isaiah 40:8

This month, KiDs Beach Club^® reached a milestone that only God could make possible, our 80,000th Bible has been placed into the hands of a child! 🙌 What began as a dream to take Jesus into public schools has become a nationwide movement, transforming lives one Beach Club® at a time.

That special 80,000th Bible was handed out at Charger Academy in Tennessee by faithful Club Leader Matt Butler. As he presented the Bible to a student, the room was filled with joy and gratitude for all God has done through KiDs Beach Club^® over the years.

A Mission Fueled by Generosity and Faith

This incredible milestone would not be possible without the faithful support of our churches, donors, volunteers, and partners across the country. Your generosity allows us to continue providing Bibles to children in public schools — many of whom receive their very first copy of God’s Word through Beach Club^®.

Each time a child opens their Bible and reads about God’s love, the impact ripples far beyond the school walls. Parents hear their children sharing verses at home, friends are invited to club meetings, and entire families are finding faith because one child encountered Jesus through His Word.

The Power of One Bible

We’ve seen firsthand that one Bible can change everything.
One Bible can encourage a child who feels unseen.
One Bible can bring comfort to a family in crisis.
One Bible can spark revival in a school.

Now multiply that by 80,000 and imagine what God is doing through the faithful obedience of His people. 🙌

Looking Ahead

While we celebrate this moment, we know God isn’t finished yet. Every milestone is a reminder that there are still children waiting to hear that they are loved, valued, and chosen. With every new Beach Club^® launched, every volunteer trained, and every partnership formed, we’re continuing to build bridges between churches, schools, and families so more kids can experience the hope of Jesus.

We are believing that the next 80,000 Bibles will come even faster as God continues to open doors in communities across the nation.

Life was difficult in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) in the early 1920s. World War I had ended, and there was a lot of unrest and political turmoil. Little Emil was born the seventh of eight children to a very impoverished family. Life was difficult, forcing Emil to leave school at 16 to work in a shoe factory to have enough money to buy food and other necessities.

While working at the factory, his boss demanded that Emil run in a local race. Although he was not physically fit, he came in second, and a love for running was born. In the following years, Emil trained relentlessly, eventually making the country’s Olympic team.

In the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Emil Zatopek won gold medals in the 5,000-meter race, 10,000-meter race, and the grueling Marathon – the only person in history to win all three events in the same Olympic games, a record that still stands today.

At one point, Emil won EVERY 10,000-meter race in international competitions for almost seven consecutive years! Emil was a CHAMPION because he nurtured an unrelenting determination to succeed!  At KiDs Beach Club^®, we can appreciate that dogged determination to succeed.

Our goal is to give every preteen a Jesus experience, and we are determined to make that happen. Your role in that process is critical! Our KBC GEMs (Give Every Month donors) are OUR champions because they provide the critical ongoing support that keeps KBC focused on the goal of reaching children and their families for Christ.

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

Principal Kenji Ford knows what it means to walk through hard seasons. “I’ve had to walk in some hard shoes,” she said, eyes filling with tears. “But I’m still here because God’s timing is perfect, not mine.”

Years ago, Kenji hit rock bottom as an assistant principal. The challenges of leadership left her weary, and she wondered if she was truly where God wanted her to be. After moving to Dallas for a new start, she began teaching again. “I stumbled my way through those first few months, but I knew God was teaching me something in the process,” she said.

It was during this time that she first encountered KiDs Beach Club^®. “I walked into the gym and was floored. I couldn’t believe children were learning about God in a public school,” she recalled. “They were learning Scripture, helping each other, and following God’s Word because they wanted to, not because someone told them to.”

That moment reignited her calling as an educator. When she later became principal at Grace Hardeman Elementary, she was determined to bring Beach Club^® to her campus. “These children need this,” she said. “They need a place to build their faith and learn who they are in Christ.”

Kenji worked tirelessly to make it happen. She created a morning prayer circle with her staff, covering the school in prayer each day before the first bell. “All glory to God,” she said. “He is the one who makes this possible.”

One of the many students impacted by her leadership was a fifth grader named Madelynn. Through Beach Club^®, Madelynn began to grow in her understanding of God’s love and soon made the decision to follow Jesus and be baptized. Principal Kenji was one of the many leaders present for Madelynn's baptism. “To watch that transformation happen within the walls of a public school. It’s what this ministry is all about,” Kenji said with a smile. “Seeing children like Madelynn build their faith reminds me why I keep doing what I do.”

Now serving at a new school, Principal Ford continues to advocate for Beach Club everywhere she goes. “Every school should have a Beach Club^®,” she said. “When you see how it changes lives, you can’t stay quiet about it.”

Madelynn, a fifth grader at Grace Hardeman Elementary in Watauga, Texas, has always been curious about God, but it was KiDs Beach Club^® that gave her a space to grow spiritually. “KBC is a place where kids can learn about Jesus and have fun doing it,” she shared. “We hear the story of the Bible and about the sacrifices Jesus made for us.”

Over two years, she prayed, studied Scripture, and built relationships with mentors who guided her. When she finally decided to be baptized, she was surrounded by classmates, teachers, and Beach Club^® volunteers. “My heart soared,” her mom shared. “Seeing all the volunteers there meant everything. They gave so much of themselves.”  

Even when Madelynn faced challenges, like bullying, mentors like Principal Kenji supported her and reminded her daily: “I am beautiful. I am wonderful. I can do all things through Christ.” Through Beach Club^®, she built a foundation of faith that will carry her through life.

August and September have been nothing short of amazing at KiDs Beach Club^®. Across the nation, our Beach Clubs® have been bursting with smiles, Scripture, and serious fun. And the best part is, we’re only getting started!

From the very first memory verse recited to the meaningful moments of prayer and connection, kids are discovering firsthand that faith can be fun. Every club meeting is filled with laughter, excitement, and opportunities for children to experience the love of Jesus in a way that meets them right where they are.

Why It Matters

In a world that often tells kids to leave their faith at the door, Beach Club is helping them see that Jesus belongs in every part of their lives. When they walk into club each week, they’re reminded that they’re not alone, that God’s Word is powerful, and that living out their faith is something to be celebrated. These moments create lasting memories and plant seeds that will grow for years to come.

Our Heroes: Volunteers, Donors, and Partners

We couldn’t do this without the incredible people who make Beach Club happen. Our volunteers show up week after week with passion and dedication. Our donors faithfully invest to ensure every child has the chance to own a KBC Explorer’s Study Bible. Our schools open their doors, and our partner churches step in to disciple and connect families to the local body of Christ. Together, this team is making an eternal impact.

Keeping the Momentum

The energy is contagious, and the momentum is building. But this is just the beginning. As more clubs launch, more kids will encounter the truth of Scripture, and more families will be reached with the hope of the Gospel.

Because at KiDs Beach Club^®, we believe this with all our hearts: Jesus is cool in school again. And there’s no better time than now to celebrate it.

Last week in Ripley, Tennessee something incredible happened at Beach Club^®. Five students asked Jesus to become their Forever Friend! 🎉🥳 What a powerful reminder that when the Gospel is shared, lives are changed. These students now have the hope of Christ in their hearts, and that is worth celebrating in the biggest way.

This week the club met again and the excitement has not slowed down one bit. With 52 kids in attendance, the room was full of laughter, energy, and the joy that only comes from discovering God’s love. Every verse learned, every prayer spoken, and every smile shared is planting seeds of faith that will continue to grow for years to come.

A Pastor’s Heart for the Next Generation

We are especially thankful to Pastor Jim Holcomb for sharing this amazing report with us. His passion for reaching kids and families in Ripley is contagious and it is a blessing to see how God is working through his leadership and through the church’s partnership with KiDs Beach Club^®.

Pray With Us

As we celebrate what God has already done we are also looking ahead with great expectation. Will you join us in praying for more moments like this? Pray that more students will hear the Good News, that hearts will be open, and that each child will feel the love of Jesus in a personal way.

At the end of the day this is what it is all about. Helping kids make Jesus is their Forever Friend. 💙

At KiDs Beach Club^®, we believe every child deserves to know that they are loved, valued, and prayed for. That’s why we are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new ministry initiative: Prayer Anchors.

Just as an anchor holds a ship steady in the waves, Prayer Anchors are individuals who commit to praying for a specific child in our Beach Clubs^®. Each Prayer Anchor is “assigned” a child by name from one of our clubs, and their commitment is simple yet powerful, lift these kids up in prayer regularly, asking God to guard their hearts, guide their steps, and draw them closer to Him.

Why Prayer Matters

Beach Clubs^® are places where children encounter the love of Christ, many for the very first time. These students are walking through challenges at home, in school, and in their communities, and they need a foundation of prayer. We know that transformation happens when God’s people pray. Prayer Anchors provide a spiritual covering that prepares hearts for the Good News of Jesus and supports them as they take steps of faith.

How It Works

• Sign Up – Volunteers and supporters can join the Prayer Anchors ministry through a simple online form.
• Receive Names – Each Prayer Anchor will be given the name of a specific child to pray for.
• Pray Faithfully – Whether daily, weekly, or as God brings them to mind, Prayer Anchors commit to consistently praying for their child.

Anchored in Hope

Imagine the impact: every child in every Beach Club^® covered in prayer by name. This is how the seeds planted in clubs will grow deep roots and bear fruit that lasts a lifetime. Through Prayer Anchors, we are building a network of intercessors standing in the gap for the next generation.

We invite you to be part of this powerful ministry. When you become a Prayer Anchor, you are doing more than praying, you are shaping eternal destinies.

Sign up today at www.KiDsBeachClub.org/prayer

Wilma was born prematurely in 1940, the 20^th of 22 children in her family. She faced many serious health issues and suffered from polio as an infant. Her mother was told by doctors that she would never walk.

“My doctors told me I would never walk again,” Wilma once said. “My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.” She fought and struggled all her young life to simply walk. Then one Sunday morning at church, Wilma defiantly detached her hated metal braces and boldly walked down the aisle to the preacher. And she never looked back!

She eventually led her high school basketball team to the state championship and was invited to attend a track camp at Tennessee State University. At 16, she went to the 1956 Olympic Games, where she won a Bronze Medal as part of a relay team. In 1960, at the Olympics in Rome, Wilma became the first African American woman to receive three Olympic Gold Medals in track and field.

Wilma Rudolph was a CHAMPION because she had the determination and perseverance to see beyond her challenges and achieve her dreams.

KiDs Beach Club^® also understands the value of determination and perseverance, and we are blessed by our many faithful ministry partners who are determined to support KBC with their monthly gifts. They are OUR CHAMPIONS because of their steady, consistent support!

Donors who Give Every Month (GEMs) provide the backbone of support we need to share Jesus with countless children every year. Would you please join us as a ministry partner by signing up to give to KBC monthly?

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

Every child longs to discover something valuable. At KiDs Beach Club^®, we believe the greatest treasure a child can ever receive is the Word of God placed directly into their hands. That’s why this North Texas Giving Day, our mission is clear: putting Bibles into the hands of children so the message of Jesus can be hidden in their hearts.

For just $20, you can provide one child with their very own KiDs Beach Club^® Study Bible. For $100, you’ll equip five children with the life-changing gift of God’s Word. And thanks to a generous $20,000 matching gift, every dollar you give will go twice as far, doubling your impact and putting even more Bibles into kids’ hands!

These Bibles are more than pages and covers, they are the treasure maps that lead children to the greatest discovery of all: a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Why It Matters

Many of the children who attend our Beach Clubs^® have never owned a Bible. When we place one into their hands, their eyes light up, and their hearts open to the truth inside. Parents have told us how their kids take their Bibles everywhere, reading them at home, at school, and even bringing them to church for the first time. A simple gift sparks a ripple effect, changing not just a child’s life, but their entire family’s story.

Be Part of the Story

This North Texas Giving Day, wherever you are in the country, we invite you to join us in building faith by giving Bibles. Together, we can ensure that thousands of children don’t just hear about Jesus but can read His words for themselves. Your gift plants seeds of faith that grow far beyond what we can imagine.

Treasure in their hands. Jesus in their heart. That’s the impact you make when you give. www.Kidsbeachclub.org/give

KBC CON 2025: A First of Many!

What an unforgettable day!

While we've had trainings in the past, KBC CON is unlike anything we've done before! On Saturday, August 16, we hosted our first-ever KBC CON, and it was nothing short of incredible. With over 200 people joining us across the country, this inaugural event brought together volunteers, leaders, and friends of KiDs Beach Club^® to celebrate, grow, and prepare for another year of Making Jesus Cool at School^®.

A Day to Remember

Our main site at CrossCreek Church in Texas was filled with powerful moments of worship, encouragement, and connection. Attendees were inspired by a keynote message from Jack Terrell, CEO and Founder of KBC, reminding us of the eternal impact we are making in the lives of children and families. One of the highlights of the day was hearing a transformation story that moved every heart in the room, a beautiful reminder of why we do what we do.

Meanwhile, volunteers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee joined us via live stream. They laughed, played games, shared encouragement, and were equipped with fresh tools and vision to carry into their Beach Clubs^® this year.

Launching the Prayer Anchor Program

The biggest announcement of the day was the official launch of our brand-new Prayer Anchor program. This exciting initiative connects KBC volunteers with specific children from their clubs in prayer. By interceding for these kids by name, volunteers will have a powerful, personal way to impact their lives and families for eternity.

Want to become a Prayer Anchor? Sign up here: www.kidsbeachclub.org/prayer

Fun, Fellowship, and Celebration

Of course, no KBC event would be complete without a little extra fun. We raffled off a brand-new iPad, adding some extra excitement to an already joy-filled day. Names of everyone who gave a $20 gift or more were entered from every location, celebrating donors from near and far. The energy in the room, and across every live-stream site, was contagious.

Check out the photos from each location. The smiles, worship, and laughter captured in these snapshots show the heart of our mission and the joy of serving together.

To every volunteer, church, and leader who made this first KBC CON possible—thank you. Your dedication and passion are what keep this ministry thriving. We are filled with anticipation for all that God will do through you this year, and we can’t wait to see the ripple effects of this moment across clubs nationwide!

Mark your calendars for KBC CON 2026 on August 1, 2026!

At KiDs Beach Club^®, we believe every child deserves to know that they are loved, valued, and prayed for. That’s why we are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new ministry initiative: Prayer Anchors.

Just as an anchor holds a ship steady in the waves, Prayer Anchors are individuals who commit to praying for a specific child in our Beach Clubs^®. Each Prayer Anchor is “assigned” a child by name from one of our clubs, and their commitment is simple yet powerful, lift these kids up in prayer regularly, asking God to guard their hearts, guide their steps, and draw them closer to Him.

Why Prayer Matters

Beach Clubs^® are places where children encounter the love of Christ, many for the very first time. These students are walking through challenges at home, in school, and in their communities, and they need a foundation of prayer. We know that transformation happens when God’s people pray. Prayer Anchors provide a spiritual covering that prepares hearts for the Good News of Jesus and supports them as they take steps of faith.

How It Works

• Sign Up – Volunteers and supporters can join the Prayer Anchors ministry through a simple online form.
• Receive Names – Each Prayer Anchor will be given the name of a specific child to pray for.
• Pray Faithfully – Whether daily, weekly, or as God brings them to mind, Prayer Anchors commit to consistently praying for their child.

Anchored in Hope

Imagine the impact: every child in every Beach Club^® covered in prayer by name. This is how the seeds planted in clubs will grow deep roots and bear fruit that lasts a lifetime. Through Prayer Anchors, we are building a network of intercessors standing in the gap for the next generation.

We invite you to be part of this powerful ministry. When you become a Prayer Anchor, you are doing more than praying, you are shaping eternal destinies.

Sign up today at www.KiDsBeachClub.org/prayer

Michael was born into a modest home in Dallas in 1967, the youngest of five children. He had a very normal upbringing, but tended to focus on two things: his studies and running.

At 19, Michael enrolled at Baylor University, where he ended up on the track & field team running sprint races. Although breaking record after record in his meets on the track, Michael still focused on his studies, graduating with a degree in accounting.

But then came the international track & field world, where Michael soon sprinted his way to the top! Because of his unique upright running style, he was nicknamed “The Duck,” but he was truly one of the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) when it came to running.

He was a four-time Olympic champion and eight-time World champion. He’s the only male athlete to win both the 200 meters and 400 meters events in the same Olympics, and the only man in history to successfully defend an Olympic title in the 400 meters. Beginning in 1993, Johnson won 58 consecutive 400 meters races in a row in international competitions!

Michael Johnson was a CHAMPION because he used his God-given talents to the best of his ability.

All of us at KiDs Beach Club^® believe in using our God-given talents to reach thousands upon thousands of children with the good news of Jesus Christ. But we also need dedicated, faithful ministry partners, OUR CHAMPIONS, to come alongside us to help make that happen.

Your regular monthly gift provides financial stability to KBC so we can more effectively accomplish our goal of reaching children for Jesus.

Our faithful monthly givers are KBC CHAMPIONS! Please prayerfully consider becoming a KBC GEM. Simply go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

THANK YOU for your faithful monthly support of KiDs Beach Club^®.

For several years now, KiDs Beach Club^® has been officially accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). But what does that mean, exactly?

Simply put, ECFA evaluates faith-based, non-profit organizations using their Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship™, including financial accountability, transparency, board governance, and ethical fundraising. ECFA accreditation is considered to be the “gold standard” of accountability for ministries across the U.S. and around the world.

Accountability to God is a given for KBC, but people form their impressions of both people and organizations by looking at the outward appearances (1 Samuel 16:7). The basis for establishing ECFA and developing their seven standards is clearly based up the writings of the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 8:21 (NIV): "For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of men."

As you give faithfully to support the vital work of KiDs Beach Club^®, you can be confident we are stewarding your gifts with the highest levels of integrity and accountability through this accreditation. Thank you for your ongoing support for KBC!

Fifteen seconds was all it took to change one man’s life, and also change the way religious liberty is valued in America!

Growing up in the blue-collar town of Bremerton, Wash., Joe Kennedy was a troubled youth. Joe grew up in a seemingly normal household. But then, at the tender age of 10, Joe’s parents broke the news to him and his sister that they had been adopted at an early age. Joe rebelled against the news, and against the world.

Ultimately, he decided that the only way to bring his anger under control was to join the U.S. Marines, which he did. In his journey, Joe found the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ, and his life was forever changed. He longed to help struggling kids avoid the anger and bitterness he’d felt growing up, so he became a football coach to help mold young men’s lives.

But then, on a cool Friday night, just after one of the football games he’d coached ended, Joe kneeled at midfield and said a silent 15-second prayer thanking God for everything in his life. No students were involved, no words were spoken aloud.

That 15 seconds cost him his job.

For seven long years, Joe’s attorney’s fought in court-after-court, losing every appeal to get him reinstated. But then, in June of 2022, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear his case, and agreed with Joe that individuals have the right to engage in personal religious expression. The Supreme Court ruled in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District:

“… a government entity sought to punish an individual for engaging in a personal religious observance, based on a mistaken view that it has a duty to suppress religious observances even as it allows comparable secular speech. The Constitution neither mandates nor tolerates that kind of discrimination.”

Joe Kennedy was a CHAMPION because he never stopped fighting for what he believed in!

At KiDs Beach Club^®, we understand the importance of fighting for what we believe in: every child needs to hear the truth of Jesus!

We are blessed by our many faithful ministry partners who stand proudly and support KBC with their monthly gifts. They are OUR CHAMPIONS because they also stand firm in their faith!

Donors who Give Every Month (GEMs) provide the backbone of support we need to share Jesus with countless children every year. Would you please join us as a ministry partner by signing up to give to KBC monthly?

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

As the final hours of Gear Up 2025 came to a close, we were once again reminded of the power of faithful generosity. To every donor, church partner, and supporter who gave, we want to say a heartfelt thank you.

Because of you, lives are being transformed.

This summer, while classrooms are quiet, the work of KiDs Beach Club^® continues with purpose. Your giving during the Gear Up campaign helps bridge the summer gap, ensuring we’re fully equipped to launch strong in the fall. From resourcing clubs to training volunteers and preparing the way for more kids to hear the Gospel, your support fuels it all.

We say it often, but it’s worth repeating: every gift makes an eternal difference. You’re not just helping us run a program, you’re helping kids meet Jesus, often for the very first time.

As we look ahead to a new school year, we’re more confident than ever that the harvest is ripe. Thank you for helping us get ready.

Together, we’re building faith. Together, we’re changing lives.
Thank you for gearing up with us!! 

Didn't get a chance to give? There's still time! Give now at kidsbeachclub.org/GEARUP.

At KiDs Beach Club^®, we often plant seeds without knowing exactly when they will grow. Every once in a while, God allows us to witness the fruit of those seeds, and it is nothing short of amazing.

We recently received a powerful update from Norwood Elementary School's Beach Club^® that reminds us how deeply God works through this ministry. Gabriel Laster started attending club a few years ago, not as an official clubber, but as a “Little.” At KiDs Beach Club^®, we allow younger siblings to join if their older brother or sister is in third through fifth grade. Gabriel tagged along with his older brother, Hunter, and was fully engaged from the beginning.

Last year, as a second grader, Gabriel made a profession of faith in February. At the time, his family was not regularly attending church, but God was already stirring something new in their hearts.

As this school year began, several of our club kids had recently been baptized, and conversations about baptism naturally came up during club. Gabriel expressed that he wanted to be baptized as well and became very persistent about it. We reached out to his mom, who mentioned that the family was somewhat looking for a church home. Interestingly, Gabriel’s dad worked with the husband of one of the Kids Ministry leaders at First Baptist Church Burleson.

In family discussions, it was revealed that Gabriel’s dad had never been baptized either. They started attending FBC Burleson and connected with the Kids Ministry team. One of the leaders spoke with the family about baptism and began helping them take steps forward. Although their plans were delayed multiple times due to scheduling, God's timing was perfect.

This month, on Mother's Day, Gabriel’s dad was baptized by one of the pastors at FBC Burleson. Then, in a beautiful moment of faith, he turned around and baptized both of his sons, Hunter and Gabriel.

This video is a testimony of how God uses one small step of obedience to change an entire family.

Stories like this remind us that Beach Club^® is about more than a weekly gathering. It is about eternity. From a younger sibling quietly attending club, to a bold young boy ready to follow Jesus, to a father leading his family into faith, this is the kind of transformation only God can bring.

We are grateful to be a small part of it.

In a small Iowa town this spring, there’s a young golfer you need to know about.

Carter Henning is a ninth grader at Calamus-Wheatland High School who loves to play golf. In fact, as a freshman he is ranked as the #1 golfer on his High School team. It’s an impressive accomplishment. But there’s more… much more!

You see, Carter lost part of his left leg in a snowmobile accident just three months ago. Such a debilitating injury would cause most people to just give up on a sport as challenging as golf, but not Carter! In a matter of weeks, he retrained his body to balance through his golf swing. Even after his injury/amputation, Carter has gotten better and better!

Carter is a CHAMPION because he didn’t let adversity rob him of the joy of playing the sport he so loves! He was DETERMINED to succeed.

At KiDs Beach Club^®, we understand Carter’s determination and never-quit attitude. No matter what obstacles are in the way, KBC is determined to give every preteen boy and girl a Jesus experience.

And we rely upon you, OUR champions, who provide the resources KBC needs to make that vision a reality!

Donors who Give Every Month (GEMs) provide the backbone of support we need to share Jesus with countless children every year. Please join us as a ministry partner by signing up to give to KBC monthly.

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

The 2025-26 school year is fast approaching, and there's no better time to get your Beach Club^® plans in motion! With our Early Bird Discount, you can save BIG and avoid the last-minute rush. Register and pay in full for your Beach Club^® before June 1st and get $250 off EACH CLUB!

This is an opportunity to save while securing your spot for the upcoming school year. No gimmicks—just solid savings to help your church make an even bigger impact on the kids in your community. The countdown is on, and we want you to be a part of the exciting year ahead.

How to Get the Discount:

1. Register your club for the 2025-26 school year.
2. Pay in full before June 1st.
3. Receive $250 off EACH club you sign up for.

Be watching your mail in late February for a postcard with all the details, letting you know that registration begins March 1st. Be ready to secure your spot and take advantage of this amazing Early Bird Special!

Register here: KiDsBeachClub.org/agreement

At KiDs Beach Club^®, we often say that one moment in God's presence can change everything. And now we have another a beautiful reminder of just how true that is.

This week, our newest club at Richton Elementary School, led by Meagen from FBC Richton, launched their very first Beach Club^® meeting. Meagen was stepping into something brand new. She wasn’t sure if she was equipped, but she was completely certain that God had called her to this. And wow. He showed up.

After just one meeting, Meagen received a photo from a teacher that brought her to tears. Two sixth grade boys who attended that first club couldn’t keep it to themselves. They were already out on the playground at recess, spreading the word to their friends about what they experienced.

Whole body chills. Joyful tears. Disciples in action!

Meagen texted KBC’s Mobilization Coordinator, Tina Kimbro, "I had whole body chills when the teacher sent this picture to me last night. One meeting is all it took and they are already being disciples."

Then she followed it with this… words that hit deep for every person who has ever questioned their ability to serve: "It’s so amazing. I was so worried I wasn’t equipped to do this, and I know Jesus called me to do this. And now I know He equips the ones He calls. And this is all for Him and His purpose."

What’s happening in Richton is what KBC prays happens at every club across the country. That kids will not only hear about Jesus, but will be ignited with a boldness to share Him with others. This is not just a club. It is the beginning of a movement in this school.

Meagen, KBC is cheering you on and praising God for how He is using you and these amazing kids already. One meeting in and eternity is already being impacted!

Let’s keep building bridges to Jesus, one recess at a time.

At KiDs Beach Club^®, we believe every church has a unique opportunity to step beyond its four walls and reach kids right where they are: in their schools.

In this video, Pastor Dr. Mark Moore, a passionate leader, longtime supporter, and Board of Directors Member of KiDs Beach Club^®, shares why your church should seriously consider sponsoring a club.

Dr. Moore explains how Beach Clubs^® create a bridge between the church and the community. He shares how these weekly clubs give volunteers and leaders an open door to love, serve, and lead kids to Christ. He also highlights how the partnership between a local church and its nearby school can be one of the most effective and lasting ministries a church can be part of.

His message is clear. If your church is looking for a way to make an eternal difference in your community, KiDs Beach Club^® is ready to help you begin. The harvest is ready. All we need is YOU.

Watch the video to hear Dr. Moore’s heart and see why now is the time to start a club.

Register your club today at kidsbeachclub.org/agreement

A tall, skinny kid from Ohio shocked the world in the 1972 Munich Olympics by completing a comeback in the 800-meter race that is still being talked about today, more than 50 years later!

David Wottle was an outstanding collegiate runner, competing at Bowling Green University at the highest levels. He ended up qualifying for the 1972 Olympics, but the newly-married Wottle developed a severe case of tendinitis in his left knee just days before traveling to Germany.

At the Olympics, Woddle said he felt like he was at “85-90 percent” of his ideal conditioning, but pushed through and lined up for the 800-meter race, a brutal all-out sprint for half a mile. When the gun sounded, Woddle ended up yards behind the other runners within the first few steps due to the pain. For three-quarters of the race, he was lagging far behind the pack. But then, something in him changed.

He pushed through the pain in his knee and passed runner after runner, stretching out at the finish line to take the GOLD MEDAL by just a few hundredths of a second. Woddle was a CHAMPION because he refused to give up, fighting the pain in his body and winning Olympic glory.

KiDs Beach Club^® understands the value of never giving up, and we are blessed by our many faithful donors who stand proudly and support KBC with their monthly gifts. They are OUR CHAMPIONS because they never quit supporting the ministry!

Donors who Give Every Month (GEMs) provide the backbone of support we need to share Jesus with countless children every year. Would you please join us as a ministry partner by signing up to give to KBC monthly?

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

Summer can be a quiet season, but our mission at KiDs Beach Club^® never takes a break.

Statistically, summer months are a lean time for non-profit giving. It is a common trend for all nonprofits, and we are no exception. Even though our Beach Clubs^® pause for the summer, our behind-the-scenes work ramps up as we prepare to reach even more kids in the fall. And that is why we are inviting you to join us in our summer giving campaign: GEAR UP.

GEAR UP is our call to action. It is a campaign to bridge the summer giving gap so we can continue reaching preteens with the Gospel message. Our goal is to raise enough funding over the next few months to keep our ministry strong and moving forward.

As Hebrews 6:10 reminds us, “God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for His name by serving the saints, and by continuing to serve them.” When you give to KiDs Beach Club^®, you’re helping us serve kids and families with the love and truth of Jesus Christ.

Your gift today matters.

Whether it’s $20, $200, or more, your faithful gift fuels the mission and keeps the momentum going. We’re committed to giving every boy and girl in our clubs a Jesus experience — and your support makes that possible.

How You Can Give:

• Text GearUp25 to 41444
• Visit kidsbeachclub.org/GEARUP
• Look for the GEAR UP button on our site

GEAR UP runs from May through July and will culminate in a special giving push on Thursday, May 30, but you can make your impact starting today.

Together, let’s keep the mission moving forward and prepare for an amazing fall of life-changing ministry.

Earlier this month, the KiDs Beach Club^® team gathered from across the country for an incredible four-day Staff Advance. More than just a retreat, this time together allowed us to strengthen our team, grow in our mission, and create lasting memories.

From the moment we arrived, the energy and excitement were palpable. We kicked off with a time of prayer reminding us of the importance of unity and our mission. Throughout our sessions, we engaged in meaningful discussions, shared insights, and took time to learn together. Each moment reinforcing our commitment to reaching kids for Christ in public schools.

One of the highlights of the Advance was hearing from our esteemed new Board Member, Randy Draper. His message centered around the theme of 'Happy To Do It,' inspiring us to serve with joy and enthusiasm. His words of wisdom and encouragement reminded us of the deeper purpose behind our work, leaving us all feeling recharged, uplifted, and ready to press forward with renewed passion and dedication.

The team also took a deep dive into our new Five-Year National Growth Strategy, as well as our Communications Plan for the year to promote KBC to a broader audience. The entire staff learned about KBC’s efforts to grow the organization by identifying thousands of new potential church partners, beginning in the Southeastern portion of the U.S. and spreading out from there.

Of course, no trip to Texas would be complete without experiencing the historic Fort Worth Stockyards! Our team had an amazing time exploring, taking in the sights, and embracing a bit of Texas culture. Whether it was watching the famous longhorn cattle drive, enjoying great food, or simply walking through the streets, it was a perfect way to wrap up an unforgettable time together of fun, fellowship, and focus.

As we look ahead, we can’t wait for next year’s Staff Advance! The time spent learning, laughing, and growing as a team has only strengthened our resolve to continue impacting lives through KiDs Beach Club^®. Until next time, we press on with renewed excitement for all that God has in store!

At KiDs Beach Club^®, we love seeing kids take biblical truths and apply them to their everyday lives. On Thursday, February 27th, our character word was confidence, trusting in someone greater than you to fight the giants along with you.

That week, the kids were facing a big challenge: state testing. We reminded them that just like David stood before Goliath with unwavering faith, they too could trust God to help them overcome their "giant" of state testing. The Beach Club^® leaders encouraged them to pray before taking their test, knowing that God cares about every part of their lives, including their schoolwork.

One student, Layla, truly took this to heart. She believed that if God could help David, He would help her, too. But Layla did something unexpected. She prayed out loud before her test!

As we all know, state testing is silent time, and no talking is allowed. Layla’s bold prayer caught everyone’s attention, and she was pulled out of the classroom by the principal. They had a conversation about what had happened.

But here is the amazing part. Layla stood firm in her faith. She was not ashamed to pray and she was not afraid of the consequences. She simply trusted in God, just as they had talked about.

A Reward for Bravery and Faith

The next week, the Club leaders could not let Layla’s courage go unnoticed. They celebrated and rewarded her for her bravery and faith! She did not just hear the lesson on confidence. She lived it!

In a world where it is often easier to stay quiet about faith, Layla showed true confidence in God. What an incredible reminder that Jesus is proud of those who stand up for Him.

Let’s all be like Layla this week: bold, confident, and unafraid to trust God with our giants.

Born in China in 1902 to Christian missionaries, Eric was a bright and studious child who captured the imagination of the entire world with his resolute faith, character, and conviction.

Though he spent his early years in China with his parents, he was sent to boarding school in England, eventually ending up at Edinburgh University in Scotland. It was during his time that he became a world-class runner.

At the British Olympic Trials in 1923, Eric set a new, long-standing British record for the 100-yard race. He also won the 220-yard race in record time, qualifying him for the 1924 Paris Olympics!

But Eric’s Christian faith was publicly tested in Paris when the 100-meter qualifying race was scheduled for a Sunday. Eric felt Sunday was the Lord’s day, and even though it was his best event, he never ran on Sundays. When he refused to run, he was initially labeled a traitor to his country. But he stood his ground, choosing to honor God and not compromise his faith.

Backed into a corner, the British Olympic committee made an unprecedented change and put him in the 200-meter and 400-meter races. He won the Bronze medal in the 200, and set a new Olympic and World Record in the 400, becoming a national hero, not so much because of his on-track achievement, but for his unwavering faith.

Eric Liddell’s life was memorialized in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire, which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture.

KiDs Beach Club^® also understands the value of resolute faith, and we are blessed by our many faithful ministry partners who stand proudly and support KBC with their monthly gifts. They are OUR CHAMPIONS because of their unwavering support!

Donors who Give Every Month (GEMs) provide the backbone of support we need to share Jesus with countless children every year. Would you please join us as a ministry partner by signing up to give to KBC monthly?

Signing up to be a KBC GEM is easy and quick. Simply scan the QR code below or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate today. Your monthly gift, no matter how small or large, will be a tremendous blessing to KBC.

Please become a KBC GEM CHAMPION today!

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with The Perfect Light — Texas’ premier landscape lighting and Christmas lighting company!

When you purchase lighting from The Perfect Light and use KiDs Beach Club’s exclusive redemption code: Beach, 10 percent of the sale will be donated back to KiDs Beach Club^®! This generous offer applies to:

• Landscape lighting sales

• First-year Christmas lighting sales (for new customers)

• Any Christmas Light Additions for existing customers to your current design. 

It’s never too early to start planning for your holiday lighting or to brighten your home year-round with stunning landscape lighting. 

At Bransom Academy of the Arts, 43 children are attending Beach Club®, and already, one child has made a profession of faith this year.

At Norwood Elementary, 52 kids gather each week to learn about Jesus, and the impact is undeniable! 18 children have given their lives to Christ, plus three more just this week!

At Taylor Elementary, Beach Club® is reaching 56 kids, and nine have made a profession of faith so far this year.

That’s over 30 children who have made Jesus their Forever Friend!

One of those kids is Rider, a 5th grader at Beach Club. Rider’s twin brother accepted Christ last year, and this year, it was Rider’s turn. He came with a serious heart, fully understanding what he was doing, and made Jesus his Forever Friend. Later that day, his brother asked, “Well, did you do it?” to which Rider proudly responded, “Yes, I sure did!”

The impact doesn’t stop with just the kids. When a child says “yes” to Jesus, the ripple effect spreads to their families, friends, and local churches. These clubs are becoming bridges that are connecting kids to Christ, families to faith, and communities to the hope of the Gospel.

This is why we do what we do. Beach Clubs® aren’t just an after-school program; they are life-changing, eternity-shaping moments for kids who may not hear about Jesus anywhere else.

Would you join us in praying for these students and their families? And if your church is looking for a way to impact the next generation, there’s room for more! Find out how you can be part of this incredible movement at kidsbeachclub.org.

God is moving. Let’s keep the fire burning!

A few weeks after her salvation, Lily told her mom she wanted to go to church. Though hesitant, her mom agreed. And to everyone’s surprise, Lily’s little sister and grandmother came along too. This was a miraculous moment, as her grandmother had previously vowed never to step inside a church again.

The next Sunday, even more family members showed up: Uncles, aunts, and cousins, filling two full rows of pews. That morning, Lily felt something stirring in her heart. She told her pastor, “Something’s wrong… I need to talk to you aboutsomething missing.” As they walked through her salvation decision, she realized what she needed was baptism. Just as she made that decision, her uncle stepped forward, saying, “Pastor, I need to get saved.” Right then and there, he surrendered his life to Christ.

The impact didn’t stop there. In the following weeks, Lily’s cousin also gave her life to Jesus, and her cousin’s mom, recommitted her faith and was baptized. Then, Lily and her uncle were baptized together, marking another incredible moment for their growing faith-filled family.

Lily and her family have been faithfully attending church and even Wednesday night Bible studies. What started with one child’s salvation has led to an entire family drawing closer to Jesus and it all began with KiDs Beach Club^®.

Would you like to see stories like Lily’s happen in your church? Learn more at kidsbeachclub.org.

The KiDs Beach Club^® team recently had the incredible opportunity to represent our ministry at the 2025 Children's Pastors Conference (CPC) in Orlando, Florida. This annual conference is a time for children’s ministry leaders from across the nation and beyond to come together, and it served as the perfect platform for our team to share our purpose of reaching unchurched children and their families with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our National Church Expansion Director, Brian Broussard, Mobilization Coordinator, Tina Kimbro, and Club Relations Director, Tammy Terrell, were there representing KiDs Beach Club^®. Armed with hearts full of passion to connect churches with their local communities, they met with hundreds of children’s pastors and leaders from all over the United States and even Canada.

Sharing the Vision

During the conference, Brian, Tina, and Tammy engaged in meaningful conversations with ministry leaders who are eager to make an eternal impact on the lives of kids in their communities. Many were excited to learn about KiDs Beach Club’s unique approach to partnering with churches to host after-school Bible clubs in public schools—a space where many children may never have the opportunity to hear about Jesus.

“It was so awesome to meet leaders from all over,” said Brian Broussard. “We had the chance to show them how KiDs Beach Club^® can be a practical and powerful tool to connect with kids and their families.”

Expanding Connections

Throughout the three-day event, our team networked with leaders from a wide variety of church denominations and sizes. These conversations were more than just introductions; they were the beginnings of partnerships that have the potential to transform lives. One of the most exciting moments was connecting with leaders from Canada. The idea of taking the Gospel into schools and reaching children in another country through Beach Clubs^® is truly exciting.

Looking Ahead

The connections made at CPC 2025 are already bearing fruit. Several churches expressed immediate interest in launching Beach Clubs^® in their local schools, and many more were eager to explore how this ministry could impact their communities. Our team left Orlando energized and full of hope, knowing that these partnerships will lead to children and families encountering the love of Jesus.

As we continue to expand across the country and beyond, we ask for your prayers and support. The need to reach kids with the Gospel has never been greater, and with your partnership, we can continue to equip churches to make an eternal impact in their communities.

But Maickel has the heart of a CHAMPION!

In 2015, he decided to compete in the Boston Marathon, one of the most demanding races even the most well-trained athletes struggle to complete. Determined to try, regardless of his physical limitations, Maickel took off with thousands of other runners.

But the race was especially grueling for Maickel. After almost a full day and night of running, his body was giving out. He was exhausted, freezing, and unable to move more than six small steps without stopping to rest in a torrential downpour. But he didn’t quit.

At 4:30 in the morning the day after the marathon began, Maickel was the absolute last person to cross the finish line. When interviewed after the race, he said, “We can do amazing stuff if we work together.” Even finishing last, he was a CHAMPION because he refused to stop regardless of the physical strain.

For KiDs Beach Club®, our faithful ministry partners who Give Every Month (GEMs) are our champions. KBC GEMs provide the stable financial base for our ministry to take the message of Jesus Christ to preteens into public school around the country! That in and of itself is AMAZING STUFF!

No matter how small or how large, your monthly gift helps KBC reach children and their families with the Good News of Jesus! Giving is easy and quick… simply scan the QR code or go to www.kidsbeachclub.org/donate and be sure to select the MONTHLY gift frequency.

Please become a KBC GEM CHAMPION today!

This month, we’re overjoyed to celebrate 19 incredible years of KiDs Beach Club^®! What started as a small dream to bring the Gospel into public schools has grown into a powerful movement that’s touched countless lives across the country and around the world. We are filled with gratitude for God’s faithfulness, the dedication of our team, and the unwavering support of our church partners and donors who have made this journey possible.

A Mission That Matters

Since 2005, KiDs Beach Club^® has been focused on one mission: connecting kids to Christ and putting Bibles in their hands. Through after-school Bible clubs hosted in public schools, we’ve had the privilege of sharing the Gospel with thousands of preteens who may never have encountered the love of Jesus otherwise. Every child’s story and every Bible distributed is a testament to the life-changing power of God’s Word.

By the Numbers

• 124,606 KiDs impacted through Beach Club^®
• 27,211 Volunteers who have given their time to lead Beach Clubs^®
• 10,194 Professions of Faith celebrated in Beach Club^®
• 78,223 Bibles distributed in Beach Club^®

Highlights of the Journey

Over the years, we’ve seen incredible milestones:

• Hundreds of Clubs: From a single club to hundreds across the country, we’ve partnered with churches to bring the light of Christ into schools and communities.
• Countless Professions of Faith: Through Beach Clubs, far more than 10,000 children have come to know Jesus as their Savior, forever changing the trajectory of their lives.
• Bible Distribution Milestones: Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we’ve been able to give away over 78,223 KBC Study Bibles, equipping kids with the truth of God’s Word.

Looking Back and Moving Forward

As we celebrate this significant milestone, we’re reminded of the many stories that highlight the impact of KiDs Beach Club^®. Stories like the young girl who introduced Jesus to her entire family, leading them to make Jesus THEIR forever friend. Or the church that launched a Beach Club and saw entire families begin attending worship services together. These stories fuel our passion and remind us why we do what we do.

While we look back with gratitude, we’re also looking ahead with excitement. There are still so many children and families who need to hear the Gospel, and we’re committed to expanding our reach, launching new clubs, and making an eternal impact for God’s Kingdom.

Join Us in the Celebration!

We invite you to celebrate this milestone with us! Here are a few ways you can join in:

• Pray: Thank God for His faithfulness over the past 19 years and ask for His continued guidance and provision as we move forward.
• Give: Your donation helps us reach even more kids with the Gospel and provide them with their very own Bible.
• Become a GEM: Join a group of faithful donors that give very month and make our mission possible.
• Share: Spread the word about KiDs Beach Club^® and how it’s transforming lives. Share your own story or memories of KBC with us on social media using the hashtag: #KBC19Years.

Thank you for being part of this journey. Whether you’ve partnered with us as a church, volunteered at a Beach Club^®, supported us through donations, or prayed faithfully for this ministry, you’ve played a vital role in making KiDs Beach Club^® what it is today. Here’s to the next 19 years of connecting kids to Christ, one Bible at a time!

We’ve all heard the saying, "The first step is the hardest." But for FBC Ripley and their Beach Club, every "first" has been a powerful, life-changing step toward building bridges of faith and hope for the next generation.

From securing school board approval to gathering a devoted team of 28 volunteers, to witnessing 12 children make life-altering decisions for Christ, FBC Ripley’s Beach Club has been marked by remarkable firsts this year. These milestones not only highlight the church’s commitment but also reveal the heart behind their efforts to reach and disciple young lives in their community.

Gaining Approval, Gaining Trust

The journey began with a significant victory—the approval from the school board to bring Beach Club to local schools. This was no small feat, but the dedication and prayerful perseverance of the team at FBC Ripley paved the way for this crucial step. Gaining approval was more than just a checkbox; it was a testament to the trust the community has in the church’s mission and vision to positively impact the lives of children.

A Team United in Purpose

One of the standout features of FBC Ripley’s Beach Club is the incredible volunteer team. With 28 passionate and committed individuals, the church has formed a strong foundation for its program. Volunteers aren’t just there to help; they’re there to invest, to pour into these children, and to build meaningful relationships that will leave lasting imprints on their hearts. Each volunteer brings their own unique talents, energy, and love for Jesus, creating a dynamic, powerful team that is truly on mission.

A Busload of Dedication: Leadership Luau

Another "first" that stands out was FBC Ripley’s extraordinary participation in the KBC Leadership Luau. In a beautiful show of unity and enthusiasm, they rallied their entire volunteer team, filling a bus with many devoted individuals and traveling together to the event. This act of dedication wasn’t just about transportation—it symbolized the collective heart and passion of their church for the Beach Club mission. The Luau wasn’t just a training session; it was an energizing moment of equipping and inspiring leaders who are deeply committed to reaching kids in their community.

Life-Changing Moments: Children Coming to Faith

However, perhaps the most profound firsts have been the moments when children have come to faith. Since the start of their club, they have had 12 children make Jesus their forever friend!

These powerful, life-changing decisions are the culmination of months of prayer, planning, and hard work. For the children who have decided to follow Christ, this isn’t just a "first"—it’s the beginning of a journey that will transform their lives and families. These moments, where children make the decision to trust Jesus, are the heart of the Beach Club mission, and they’re what make all of the hard work and dedication worth it.

We are proud to announce that our very own founder and CEO, Jack Terrell, has been honored with the prestigious “Unsung Hero” Award by East Texas Baptist University (ETBU)! This recognition celebrates individuals who have made meaningful contributions to their communities while often working quietly behind the scenes.

Jack’s journey began at ETBU, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991. His commitment to children's ministry has been evident throughout his career, as he served in various churches with a passion for nurturing young lives. In 2003, feeling a strong calling to extend his impact beyond traditional church settings, Jack launched Beach Club^®, a program designed to instill Biblical character in preteens and connect them with local churches.

In 2006, Jack founded KiDs Beach Club^®, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing children with a “Jesus experience.” Since its inception, KBC has reached over 125,000 children, equipped more than 27,000 adult volunteers, and celebrated over 10,080 professions of faith. Jack’s vision and leadership have transformed countless lives and strengthened communities across the country.

During the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jack’s resilience was truly remarkable. In 2020, KBC adapted by launching KBC-Television^®, producing engaging content that has reached families around the globe and earned numerous awards for its quality and impact.

Receiving the “Unsung Hero” Award is a well-deserved recognition of Jack’s dedication and the profound impact he has made through KiDs Beach Club^®. We are incredibly proud of him and grateful for his unwavering commitment to serving children and families. Congratulations, Jack! Your journey inspires us all to serve with humility and purpose.

The Excitement of Each Club

Each Beach Club^® celebration brought its unique flavor, but the common thread was the pure joy on the faces of the children as they received their very own KBC Study Bible. The thrill of unwrapping their Bibles and the anticipation of diving into God’s word was palpable.

Club Highlights:

• Molino Park Elementary This club has 104 kids registered! If students received a Bible in the past, they were given a "pocket" Gideon New Testament to either keep or share.
• Rhodes Elementary: This club embraced Great Treasure Day by eating treasure chest cupcakes and running through a high-five line, making the experience even more memorable.
• Kemp Intermediate: 34 kids received new Beach Club^® Bibles and they enjoyed celebrating their new treasures!

From heartfelt prayers to fun group activities, Great Treasure Day was a beautiful reminder of our mission to give every preteen a Jesus experience. The impact of Great Treasure Day goes far beyond the moment of receiving a Bible. It’s about the conversations that follow, the stories that unfold, and the hearts that are transformed. With every Bible handed out, we are equipping children with a treasure that can guide them not just today, but for a lifetime.

Thank You for Being Part of Our Journey

We are immensely grateful for the volunteers, churches and schools, who make these events possible. Your support and enthusiasm are what drive our mission at KiDs Beach Club^®.

As we look forward to the future, we invite everyone to continue celebrating the treasure of God’s word with us. Whether you attended a Great Treasure Day or are just learning about our mission, your involvement makes a difference in the lives of these children.

Stay tuned for more updates, and let’s keep celebrating the incredible treasure that is God’s word!

In the wake of the recent hurricanes, many of our KiDs Beach Club^® locations in Florida are facing significant challenges. As we reflect on the impact these storms have had, it’s crucial to unite in prayer for our Club Leaders, families, and communities as they navigate recovery. Here are some urgent prayer needs from our leaders in the affected areas.

Seminole Elementary, Pinellas County

“Good news! We have power!” said the Club Leader. “However, many hospitals are still closed, and rescues are ongoing. There’s a gas shortage, and we’re uncertain about what lies ahead. We are grateful for your prayers during this time.”

Eisenhower Elementary, Pinellas County

The Club Leader mentioned, “We stayed at our church during the storm and lost power there. Many in our area are still without power and water. There’s a lot of debris and fallen trees, but we are thankful to be okay. Please pray for those still struggling.”

Bailey Elementary, Hillsborough County

Bailey Elementary is taking the month of October off. The Club Leader expressed concern about how school could resume with so many fallen trees blocking the way. Two teachers lost their homes and vehicles, and some students remain unaccounted for. “Pray for this area as we try to find our way forward.”

Springhead Elementary, Hillsborough County

Pat shared, “We were evacuated and have three inches of water in our house. The water is starting to recede, but the smell is awful. All our furniture is water damaged, and I’m currently staying with my daughter. This hurricane was unprecedented, and our community needs your prayers.”

How You Can Help

These stories remind us of the resilience and strength within our community, but they also highlight the pressing needs that our Club Leaders and families face. Your prayers can make a tremendous difference as they work to recover and rebuild.

Please join us in lifting these Clubs and their leaders in prayer. Pray for safety, provision, and guidance as they navigate the aftermath of the storms. Every prayer counts, and together, we can support those who are struggling during this challenging time.

Let’s rally around our KiDs Beach Club^® family and show them they are not alone. Thank you for your continued support and prayers!

“In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over 99 others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!”

Last week, we experienced this joy firsthand with a little girl named Caroline (pictured below). She gave her heart to Jesus and made Him her Forever Friend in club. Just like the shepherd who left the 99 for the one, Jesus came for her, and the celebration in heaven was truly incredible!

JUST SINCE AUGUST in Beach Clubs^® around the country, 60 CHILDREN have accepted Jesus as their Forever Friend, certainly causing an explosion of joy in heaven! And that number is going to keep going UP AND UP!

KiDs Beach Club^® needs your ongoing support for our mission to assure we continue bringing child after child into a saving relationship with Jesus. Your gifts are always a blessing, and we truly appreciate any donation regardless of how small or big.

 But your MONTHLY support as a KBC GEM (Give Every Month) helps us better plan financially by providing stability to our budget. Monthly donations are easy and automatic! No having to remember to send a check or go online… just set it up once and you’re done!

KiDs Beach Club^® couldn’t do the work we do without faithful monthly supporters. How can you sign up as a KBC GEM? Simple!

• Click HERE and make sure to select “Recurring Donation”
• Scan the QR code below with your phone and follow the prompts

During his speech, he thanked many of his former teammates, but only one of them brought Emmitt to tears. That was Daryl “Moose” Johnston, the Dallas Cowboys fullback that had “plowed the road” ahead of Emmitt for years.

Emmitt, through the tears streaming down his face, said that he could not have done what he did in his career without the sacrifices Daryl made to give him the opens lanes he sprinted through. He told Daryl in front of the world, “Without you, I know today would not have been possible.”

In the same sense, KiDs Beach Club^® couldn’t do the work we do without our faithful monthly supporters. KBC GEMs (Give Every Month) are our CHAMPIONS because you remove the “financial” roadblocks we face so our ministry can move forward to reach children and their families for Jesus Christ!

Your faithful monthly donation helps KiDs Beach Club^® better plan financially by providing stability to our budget and expanding our joint ministry.

Monthly donations are easy and automatic! No having to remember to send a check or go online… just set up once and you’re done! Become our newest GEM Champion today by clicking on the link in this email. Signing up is fast and easy.

THANK YOU for your faithful monthly support of KiDs Beach Club^®! You are our Hall of Famers!

THANK YOU for your faithful monthly support of KiDs Beach Club^®.

This year, we’ve already witnessed 13 incredible professions of faith! It’s a powerful reminder of the impact we can make when we come together to share the life-changing message of Christ. With 98 clubs now operating nationwide, more public school children than ever are experiencing the love of Jesus and discovering that faith can be both fun and relevant.

Our goal is to make Jesus cool at school, and with your support, we’re doing just that! Kids are engaging with Bible stories, building friendships, and developing a strong foundation of faith. We can’t wait to share some amazing photos from our first gatherings—moments filled with laughter, learning, and connection.

Thank you for being part of this journey with us. Your support helps make these moments possible, and together, we’re creating a culture where faith is celebrated and embraced in schools.

Stay tuned for more updates and inspiring stories from our clubs as the year unfolds. Let’s keep the momentum going and continue to make a difference in the lives of these incredible kids!

Thank You for Your Incredible Support!

Thanks to your generosity, our recent North Texas Giving Day campaign was a resounding success, exceeding our fundraising goal of $30,000! We are beyond grateful for every gift because they help us to continue to share God’s Word with children around the world.

As we reflect on Philippians 2:13, which reminds us that God is always at work in our lives, we see this in action through your support of KiDs Beach Club®. Together, we are part of a divine mission to reach preteens with the life-saving message of Jesus. Your contributions allow us to provide a strong foundation of faith and integrity for children who need it most.

It's not too late to support KiDs Beach Club® by texting KBC2024 to 41444 or Click Here. Your continued support is vital as we strive to give every child a transformative Jesus experience.

Thank you once again for your incredible generosity. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of children, showing them that they are loved and valued. Let’s keep the momentum going!

North Texas Giving Day is September 19!

September 19 is North Texas Giving Day (NTXGD), one of our three major annual fundraising opportunities.

As has been the case for the past few years, KBC will be featured on WBAP-AM (820) in the North Texas area for two weeks leading up to NTXGD. On the evening of the 19^th, KBC will be featured LIVE on the Chris Krok show.

Chris focuses on family, faith, and wholesome values on his nightly talk show. In 2011, he was honored as one of the 100 most important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America, by being added to “Talkers” magazine’s “Heavy Hundred” list, ranking him among the biggest Talk Radio Stars in the U.S.

KiDs Beach Club^® is BUILDING FAITH in preteens and their families around the world. We need your help in continuing to spread the good news of Jesus Christ.

How can you help? Simply text KBC2024 to 41444 to support our NTXGD campaign. Or go to https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Kids-Beach-Club and enter your gift there.

God has placed in our hearts a big goal for NTXGD because we have a BIG GOD who is changing lives and making it happen!

Born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Billy was orphaned at 12 years old. He struggled to find direction in his life, but ended up attending college on an athletic scholarship. After graduation, Mills joined the U.S. Marine Corps, where he found a running coach and through hard work and sheer willpower, he qualified for the 1964 Olympics.

But Billy wasn’t considered the best. He came in second in the Olympic trials, and his best time in the 10,000-meter race was almost two minutes slower than the world record. But during the actual race, Billy found the determination to become a CHAMPION!

As the runners came around the final turn in the race, Billy was well behind the leaders. But he gathered all the determination he could muster and began a sprint that is legendary in the track and field world. He sprinted past runner after runner, finally passing the leader with just steps left before the finish line. In winning, he set a new Olympic record.

Determination is a powerful thing! And KBC is determined to achieve our mission of giving every preteen a Jesus experience. But we also need determined, faithful ministry partners to come alongside us to make that happen.

Your regular monthly gift provides stability to KBC so we can more effectively accomplish our goal. Regular monthly gifts help reduce the “highs and lows” of giving cycles, and provide financial stability that is vital to help us stay focused.

Our faithful monthly givers are OUR CHAMPIONS! Become a GEM (Gives Every Month) today by clicking on the QR Code. Signing up to become a KBC GEM is fast and easy.

THANK YOU for your faithful monthly support of KiDs Beach Club^®.

Club Leader Gene Parks shared a story with us about a young man in Grace Hardeman Elementary in Watauga, Texas.

One of the kids in the Grace 

Hardeman Beach Club^® had a friend, whom we will call Billy. You see, Billy wasn’t attending Beach Club^®. And according to Gene, his friend wanted Billy to come, but apparently, Billy’s mother was hesitant to let him be a part of the club.

After learning about God in his club, the boy realized that he needed to ask God for some help in getting his friend Billy to join in the fun! So when he was asked to write down any prayer requests he might have, the boy simply wrote:

 “My friend Billy because his mom won’t let him come.”

We know, as we read in James 5, that the prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much!

And guess what? God heard that prayer and Gene reported that Billy’s mom had filled out a registration form to allow Billy to attend Beach Club^®!

Gene wrote, “TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

Great things are happening at Beach Club^®!” Great things, indeed!

As summer heads to fall, KBC is excited about seeing everyone in person in August in one of our many Leadership Luaus!

These Leadership Luaus are a perfect opportunity to catch the “Beach Club^® Fever!” Hear motivational talks, be encouraged, win cool prizes, and learn about new and exciting tips/techniques to help make your Beach Club^® THE place to be for kids this fall!

Click here to find your local luau, and sign up today!

"I know I speak for everyone when I say the member(s) of El Bethel have truly enjoyed being a part of KiDs Beach Club^®! Even though this past week was our last meeting, we are already planning for a great next year! Thank you to all the volunteers, Mulkey staff/admin, and the parents who allowed us to be a small part of their child's life! ...To all our KiDs, we love you. God loves you, and have a great summer!"

We loved our year of KiDs Beach Club^® at Charger Academy! Students were amazing and enjoyed coming every single week. Our volunteers loved pouring Jesus into these kids each week. As we had our end of the year party last week, we look forward to next year! Thanks for a wonderful year!

(From our church partner FBC Covington, TN who ended the year with a blast by hosting a Silent Disco, Hawaiian style!)

The school year may have just ended, but we're already making special plans for our regional Leadership Luaus at the end of the summer. We are excited about the big things God has planned for your church this fall, and we can't wait to see you in person for "the big party!" Please be sure to click the below link, find your local luau, and sign up today!

LEADERSHIP LUAUS

10,000+ Reasons to Celebrate!

Are we there yet? With family vacations planned for summer, you will likely hear this question from someone. It's also a question our staff has been asking for months!

You see, many pages of our website contain what we call our "ticker." it is a live meter that visually represents what God has done through KiDs Beach Club^® (KBC) since the inception of the ministry, specifically the tangible results seen during a Beach Club^® in a public school.

The "ticker" measures our volunteer count, the number of Bibles distributed in public schools, the number of kids who have registered for Beach Club^® over the years, and, yes, the number of kids who have made a Profession of Faith in Christ in Beach Club^®. Yes, you read that right! The ticker represents only the lives touched in a public-school setting! Countless others have been written in the Lamb's Book of Life, as they have made decisions OUTSIDE of Club.

Our staff has been eagerly watching our website ticker for months, knowing how close we were to some amazing milestones. "Are we there yet?" has been a daily question!

Why, you ask? Because we can finally say that we have 10,000+ reasons to celebrate!

In the last month, we have witnessed an incredible milestone here at KBC! We have seen the miracle of the 10,000th child (and counting!) be recorded as making Jesus their Forever Friend! We've also seen our Bible distribution count rise well above 75,000. Additionally, we are within 100 volunteers of having over 25,000 volunteers!

Yes, these are amazing milestones to celebrate, and we hope you are singing with the angels as you read this! But back to the original question: Are we there yet?

The answer is a clear: NO WAY! By no means are we there yet! We believe God has big plans for KBC, and they don't include getting us to a milestone, only to stop the momentum! Until He returns, we will NEVER be there!

But praise God with us for getting us this far!  

"Bless the Lord, oh my soul; oh my soul, worship His holy name. Sing like never before, oh my soul. I'll worship Your holy name!"
10,000 Reasons, song made popular by Matt Redman.

The summer months tend to be our leanest months financially, yet it's when we areGEARING UP for the big things God has planned for us in the fall! Things like our renewed focus on CLUBS, CLUBS, CLUBS!

As you prayerfully consider partnering together with a special gift, we also ask that you consider becoming a KBC GEM, one of our most cherished Champions! Throughout the next few weeks, we're sharing some great Champion stories -- stories like Orel "The Bulldog" Hershiser, the great hall-of-fame pitcher (and outspoken Christian!)

Orel "The Bulldog" Hershiser

Born in 1958, Orel Leonard Hershiser IV dreamed of being a major-league pitcher. Drafted in 1979 by the L.A. Dodgers, he struggled in the minor leagues, but in 1983, his opportunity to shine finally came when he was called up to big leagues. Hershiser had a mental toughness like no other pitcher – that’s why they called him “The Bulldog!” He went on to become a World Series Champion, World Series MVP, three-time All Star, Cy Young Winner, two-time League MVP, Gold Glove Award winner, and he still holds the major league record of 59 consecutive scoreless innings pitched!

After winning the World Series in 1988, Hershiser gave all glory to God on national television by singing the Doxology on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. This great Champion had a dream, and he didn’t let the scouts, critics, or anyone else prevent him from pursuing it. When he retired, he did so with dignity, knowing he had done all he could with the gifts God had given him.

Like The Bulldog, we are determined to pursue our dreams until Jesus returns. Our vision of giving every preteen boy and girl a Jesus experience is one that we will never give up. But we need Champions who will partner with us to continue pursuing our calling. Please consider becoming a KiDs Beach Club^® GEM, one who Gives Every Month. Your monthly gift provides the stability needed in our day-to-day finances. Becoming a KBC GEM is easy, too. Just scan the QR code above or click the below button! Your recurring gift of just $20 per month will sponsor a Bible for 12 children throughout the next school year!

BECOME A KBC GEM

Last Friday, each of you should have received the first week of our Summer ReadingProgram (SRP). The email went out to everyone on our mailing list, but if you want to continue to receive the weekly emails on Fridays between Memorial Day andLabor Day, be sure to update your subscription preferences! After last Friday's email, the weekly SRP emails will go only to those subscribed to that specific list.

Please be sure to update your communication preferences so you don't miss anything!

With the school year coming to a close, we are hearing more and more from parents who are just so grateful that their kids had the opportunity to attend a KiDs Beach Club^®.

Thank you to our volunteers who pour into the lives of each child in Club! Because of the power of the Gospel and your commitment to leading top-notch Clubs, kids lives are forever changed!

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Sadly, the school year is coming to a close. Many schools have already had their final Club for the year, and by the next issue of the Surf Report, the KiDs Beach Club^® 2023-24 school year will officially be "in the books."

Discovery Church in Orlando, Florida, recently held their final Club at Lancaster Elementary School. Club Leader Kerri Attaway shared some of the great ideas they implemented to recognize the clubbers on their final day. These ideas were just too good not to share with everyone!

For starters, Surf Team Leaders were challenged to think about each individual child in their Surf Team and decide which character word best described them. During the final Club, Surf Team Leaders were prepared with one sentence to describe why they chose that character word for the child. Kids were even presented certificates with "their personalized character word!"

Discovery Church didn't just do a little production at that last Club, either. They did it big-time, celebrating each and every child with a pizza bash!

• They played games with the kids on matching the definitions to the character word.
• They recognized the kids with perfect attendance.
• They recognized the kids who brought back the most Hang 10 Challenges during the year.
• They recognized the kids who brought their Bibles the most all year long.
• They honored the 5th graders and sent them off with prayers of blessing as they moved into another phase of development.

Kerri shared with us that this bash was not about making sure every child got something. It was about making sure every child knew they had Kingdom significance. Some of the kids who attend Club are ones that never get recognized for achievements at school. In truth, the behavior of some can be a weekly challenge. The rewards and recognition were a great reminder that God loves each and every child, well-behaved or not!

Thank you, Kerri, for sharing your story with us and for FINISHING STRONG!

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GEAR UP! A common phrase heard in the military. When the commander gives that order, it means grab what you need and get ready, because it's time to move forward!

Here at KiDs Beach Club^®, we are making plans to GEAR UP! for the summer and continue our mission of empowering Christ-followers to innovatively take the message of Christ to kids.

Without a doubt, GEAR UP! is a directive from our commanding officer, but it is also a challenge. Giving to non-profit organizations significantly drops during the summer months. At KiDs Beach Club^®, the months of May through July are the leanest ones in the year. We are GEARING UP for an incredible fall with a focus on growing our Clubs, but we need your help now.

In the month of May, we are boldly asking each of you to help us GEAR UP! for the lean months ahead. You're gift will help us continue to give every preteen boy and girl a Jesus experience! 

Gearing up to give is easy, too! Either scan the QR Code, click on the GEAR UP! button below, text GEARUPKBC to 41444, or just click over to the GEAR UP page on our website!

GEAR UP! Will culminate on a focused day of giving, Thursday May 30th, but you can give all throughout the month!

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PLEASE JOIN US!

We are just DAYS away from the Premiere event for KiDs Beach Club^® Television Season Three, and THERE'S STILL ROOM FOR YOU TO JOIN US!

Come walk the red carpet with the stars of the show, get autographs and pictures, and enjoy this FREE evening!

Reserve your spot today by scanning the QR code below or click the button TO RSVP.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

World Down Syndrome Day was last week, and we had a special social media post to honor the day.
In case you missed it, be sure to check out the details below and watch the award-winning episode inspired by Logan and her family!

Positioned in the open area of Sunnyvale Intermediate School in Sunnyvale, Texas, is a massive 2-story corkscrew slide that culminates in the school's open-pit library.

Entrance to the slide is usually blocked off, as school administration is careful to reserve this experience for only the most special of occasions.

And special it was, because on February 14th, not only was it Valentine's Day, but it was Great Treasure Day for this school and its church partner First Baptist Church Sunnyvale! In honor of this special day for its Beach Club^®, Principal Sara Staley opened up the slide to every child who was receiving their very own KiDs Beach Club^® Study Bible! An exception was made for the first one down the slide, because he had his own Bible: Dr. Deron Biles, pastor of our partnering church.

We love hearing stories like this and seeing communities come together to celebrate the Great Treasure of God's Word! Enjoy the pictures below, especially the one of Dr. Biles making his landing!

Ray and Nancy Baldwin, Turning Point Church, Crowley, Texas

BECAUSE OF BEACH CLUB^®, GOD OPENED DOORS TO MINISTER TO THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY!

Ray and Nancy Baldwin have been long-time advocates for KiDs Beach Club^®. For more than 10 years, they have been Club leaders and eyewitnesses to the transformational impact that a Beach Club^® can have in their community and their church.

But like many Club leaders since the pandemic, the Baldwins have experienced a major decline in weekly Beach Club^® attendance. Their Club at Poynter Elementary School went from an average of 120 students each week to having only 20-30 each week. They've scratched their heads and tried to figure out the "why." Ultimately, they just kept pressing on, doing what God had called them to do to reach their community. Their job was to be obedient, and it was God's job to provide the kids. Well, we are here to tell you that God did indeed provide the kids...just not in the way they expected!

Every Tuesday, the Baldwins faithfully serve Poynter Elementary School through their Beach Club®. For years now, they have taken every opportunity to love on the school faculty and staff and be used however needed. Little did they know that their faithfulness would open BIG doors to minister to the entire student body! You see, school administrators recently asked Ray and Nancy to teach all 448 students about character every single Thursday. When asked if they would commit to this, they asked what parameters they had to follow. The answer was an astounding, "None. We trust you!" So on top of their Tuesday Beach Club®, they now teach the entire student body about character every Thursday!

God is rewarding their efforts, too. Since this new opportunity, they have seen students stop the principal in the hallway and pray for her on the spot. Another student told them, "I blessed my teacher today." When they asked how, the student replied, "I prayed for her." You know you're doing something right when you see the change right before your eyes, and that's a pretty exciting thing!

A few weeks ago, one student became very ill and fell unconscious. Paramedics were called on the scene, and emergency vehicles arrived, causing the school to be on lockdown. In God's providence, Ray and Nancy were already on the school campus when all this was taking place. Students were upset and afraid, and school administrators asked the Baldwins to station themselves in the school cafeteria, just in case any students needed to talk or wanted to pray. Ray and Nancy prayed for the student, and all across the room, students and teachers began praying. Afterward, the principal began walking toward the front. Ray and Nancy both wondered if their prayers were not well-received, but instead, the principal just gave them a big hug. "This was exactly the best response to the situation. Thank you!"

You know, none of these open doors in the community would be open if it weren't for Ray and Nancy's initial commitment to lead a Beach Club®, week after week, year after year. Beach Club® opened the door, but it was the faithfulness of the Baldwins to constantly look for new ways to reach their community that kept that door open, despite having a smaller number of kids in Club.

Thank you, Ray and Nancy, for once again sharing your great stories with us and for impacting your community, giving every boy and girl at Poynter Elementary a Jesus Experience!

Scan the QR Code above to let us know you'll be there!

We teased you about it last month, and now the date is set!
For anyone in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, please join us on Thursday, March 28,
for the USA premiere of KBC-TV Season Three.
Tickets are free, but seating is limited, and reservations are required.

Here at KiDs Beach Club^® (KBC), we have an incredible group of volunteers that we call our Beach Patrol. ICYMI, Beach Patrol is what we call our volunteers OUTSIDE of Club. Included in our Beach Patrol is a top-notch team of Prayer Warriors, Event Planners, Photographers, and Story-Tellers. All of these roles help the ministry and fill the gaps where needed. But there's another group of volunteers not mentioned above, and that's our Beach Patrol Mobilizers!

What's a Mobilizer, you ask? Well, a Beach Patrol Mobilizer is a volunteer who is committed to being the "boots on the ground" for KBC in their local area, representing KBC by talking with churches and pastors, introducing them to the Beach Club^® concept, and then speaking / training on behalf of KBC wherever the doors open. We currently have seven individuals actively serving as Mobilizers, all in either Texas or Florida, our two states with the most Beach Clubs^®, and we have one more coming on board to serve in Illinois. Learn more about KBC Mobilizer Brian Broussard below, and be sure to keep reading to learn more about Beach Patrol and our other mobilizers!

Brian's Story...

Meet KBC Mobilizer Brian Broussard. Brian first heard about KiDs Beach Club^® when his local church (First Baptist Church, Dover, Florida) was reporting on all that God was doing through their Beach Club^® at Bailey Elementary School. After talking with his pastor, Brian not only knew he wanted to be involved, but he felt called to be used as a catalyst for starting new Beach Clubs^® in his community.

With a self-compiled list of churches / people to contact, Brian knew he had to be better equipped about sharing KBC with others, so he reached out to our Mobilization Coordinator Tina Kimbro for some tips. Little did he know we actually had this thing called "Beach Patrol" that fit him like a glove!

Before even completing the application for Beach Patrol, Brian started meeting with pastors on his list. He scheduled his first meeting with Pastor Pete, and earlier this month, Pastor Pete's church launched their very first Beach Club^®! They've been meeting only a few weeks and already have 22 children attending and 10 volunteers serving, all because one man followed the Lord's prompting and took action!

Brian has a list of churches still to contact, too. It's his desire is to find church partners to sponsor Beach Clubs^® in every elementary school in Polk County, Florida! He ends every conversation with "LET'S GOOOOOOOO!"

But wait...there's more!

You see, Brian is not the only Beach Patrol Mobilizer God has brought to us! There's Amanda Watkins from Brian's home church. She is actively working as a volunteer promoter and trainer in Hillsborough Country, Florida, along with Pat Koritta from Plant City, Florida, who is volunteering as a trainer. Then there's Rachel (Marsha) Constine in Dunedin (Pinellas County) Florida who is volunteering at events and promoting KBC. Also in Florida is Melissa Schubeck, promoting and training for KBC in the Pensacola (Escambia County) Florida area.

In Texas, we have Aubrey Eudy, from Mesquite Church of Christ in Mesquite, Texas. For years, Aubrey has been singing the praises of KiDs Beach Club^® at events, long before we had a formal Beach Patrol. Now he's "an official" Beach Patrol Mobilizer! Then there's Gene Parks, who has recently been influential in starting a new Club at her home church of First Baptist Watauga at Grace Hardeman Elementary School.

From Texas to Florida, and then up north to Illiniois! It's there that you'll find the Beach Patrol "Lone Ranger" Christiana Allen-Thompson. She's been trained to promote KBC, and hopefully soon will begin her boots-on-the-ground journey and add another state to our KBC map of Beach Clubs^®.

Why do we take the time to tell stories like Brian and the other Mobilizers? It's because KiDs Beach Club^® does not exist without a dedicated team of volunteers in Club and outside of Club!

What is God asking you to do?

Maybe you're not someone who can volunteer as a mobilizer and help spread the word about KBC. We get it! Not everyone can be a bold Brian Broussard! But maybe God is asking you to do SOMETHING with Beach Patrol! The best place to start is by joining our Beach Patrol prayer team, led by our Volunteers Director Steve Brines and our Beach Patrol Prayer Leader (and long-time KBC supporter) Ted Carsons. Click on the "Hey Steve" button for our Volunteers Director Steve to reach out to you. If you're ready to join the Beach Patrol, click on that button and complete the application. We can't wait for you to be on the team!

~HEY STEVE, TELL ME MORE!~   ~I'M READY TO JOIN THE BEACH PATROL!~

Last week, several KBC staff members attended and exhibited at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention in Nashville, Tenn. We'll have some updates for you soon on the exciting things that took place during the event, but this announcement cannot wait!

Last week, the NRB presented KiDs Beach Club^® partner Iran Alive Ministries (IAM) with a 2024 Special Service and Media Award for International Impact! We are beyond excited for them, and we are also humbled that God would allow us the privilege to be part of that international impact.

TAKE A MOMENT AND THINK ABOUT GOD'S PROVIDENCE!

Last year at the NRB Convention, KBC met and eventually began a partnership with Iran Alive Ministries. Over the next year, we would raise funds to dub all 55 episodes of our award-winning television show KiDs Beach Club^® TV into Farsi, the native tongue of most Iranians as well as other nearby Middle Eastern countries.

As you know from our last Surf Report, our generous donors have now fully funded the Farsi project, with Season Three already airing three times each week in Iran. By God's grace, He allowed KBC to form a partnership with an organization that would win this prestigious award the very next year at the NRB Convention!

We praise God once again for this partnership, and for the work that Iran Alive is doing to reach those who have never heard the name of Jesus. We believe this award also reflects the quality of the partnerships God has allowed us to have. Congratulations, Iran Alive, for this great award!

Last year, KBC began partnering with IDEAS to give kids in Mexico a Jesus experience. IDEAS is an organization committed to meeting needs in underprivileged communities in Mexico and offering Hope in Christ. Not once, but twice a week, IDEAS is using KBC curriculum in an after-school Bible Club setting at Vida International Church in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They have about 30 kids attending, mostly from broken homes with limited financial resources. Praise God with us for the open doors for KBC in Mexico and for the lives changed as a result of hearing the Gospel message!

Now think about that in terms of Luke 6:38. The Bible says, "Give, and it will come back to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over." When we give with open hands and the right heart attitude, God promises to return it to us in abundance. Will He always return it to us monetarily? No, but He will return it to us in blessings overflowing, with no air pockets taking up the space where sweet sugar-filled blessings should be!

KBC GEMs (those who Give Every Month) are so precious to the ongoing ministry of KBC. Our GEMs help sustain our finances, month by month. When you partner with us to become a GEM, it is a true partnership. You will be prayed for regularly and receive personalized communications throughout the year.

We invite you to take the KBC GEM Challenge and commit to being a monthly ministry partner with us at $19 / month for the next 12 months*.

The challenge is simple: GIVE and then watch God give back to you.

Becoming a GEM is easy, safe and secure!
Simply scan the QR code or click on the GEM Logo above.
Choose your monthly donation amount.
Then complete the form & submit.
(Yes - It's that easy!)

*The monthly commitment amount will automatically renew each month until you notify us to stop.

This month we celebrated our 18th birthday!
(...18 years since the IRS recognized us as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization!)

As we officially launch into this, our 19th year, will you consider making a twelve-month commitment to partner with us at $19/month?

We call our monthly partners GEMs, not only because they "Give Every Month," but also because GEMs are treasured and valuable! A GEM is a precious stone, and our GEMs are truly the foundation stones of this ministry that weekly sustain our finances.

When you partner with us to become a GEM, you should know that we consider it a true partnership. You will be prayed for regularly and receive personalized communications throughout the year.

We currently have 74 families who give regularly as KBC GEMs, and we're boldly asking God to multiply that number!

Will you help us celebrate this 19th year of official ministry by making a 12-month commitment* to be a GEM at $19/month?

Becoming a GEM is easy, safe and secure! 
Simply click on the GEM logo below or scan the QR Code.
Choose your monthly donation amount.
Complete the form & submit.

(Yes - It's that easy!)

*The monthly commitment amount will automatically renew each month until you notify us to stop.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, our vision for reaching the Farsi-speaking people of Iran is a reality!

Season 3 of KiDs Beach Club^® TV (KBC-TV) is now fully dubbed and had its long-awaited world debut last week when it began airing three times each week in Iran!

Praise God with us as we celebrate His goodness, and pray for those that will see the show and hear the life-changing Gospel message of Jesus for the first time.

Next up: This spring, we will host a special event to premier KBC-TV Season Three to people outside of Iran!
Stay tuned for details coming soon!

In the meantime, you can watch Season 1 all over the world (literally - see graphic below)

Then watch Season 2 on Tubi, Great American PureFlix, or on Youtube through our Distributor's channel. Watch Season 2 on YouTube!

Better yet... Order your own DVD of Season 2!

Brenda is also no stranger to ministry. As a college student, she surrendered to God’s call on her life for Christian ministry. For more than 20 years, she has served in churches across Texas, teaching Bible study classes, planning church-wide events, student camps, and leading Senior Adult ministries.

Brenda has been an active member at Cross City Church in Euless, Texas since 1995. She has served as the Children’s Choir Coordinator, taught Bible studies, worked in youth ministry, and ministered to ladies of all ages. In 2019, she answered God’s call to step out in faith and serve in her church’s new satellite campus, where she currently serves weekly as the Preschool Coordinator.

On a personal note, Brenda has been a licensed Realtor for 28 years where she has loved working with families to find their forever home. She also stays busy with her two daughters and grandkids going to ball games, stock shows, dance competitions, and just about anywhere they’ll let “grandma” tag along. Besides having the privilege to serve Christ, Brenda says that being an active grandmother to her four grandsons and one granddaughter is the next best thing in life!

Pictured Above: Brenda and her family!

Last spring, the KiDs Beach Club^® team hosted several events for pastors and church leaders to learn more about the ministry and what sponsoring a Beach Club^® is all about. One of the pastors who attended wasn't yet able to make a commitment for his church to partner with us, but he did tell his daughter in California about the open door of ministry that is available. AND THE REST IS HISTORY!

We are so excited to share that beginning on January 16^th, the very first ever Beach Club^® in California will have its inaugural launch at Laurel Elementary in Brea, California! Our new church partner is Saddleback Brea, and many thanks to Annalise Gerlach for responding to the Holy Spirit's leading and pursuing this opportunity!

Not only does this mark the first time a Beach Club^® has been in California, but it also tops the total number of Beach Clubs^® in different states by one additional! The road to approval in Brea wasn't easy, but when the first school declined because of scheduling conflict, God opened the doors for Laurel Elementary in Brea to swing wide open.

"We are so expectant
for what the Lord has
in store here in California.
I have loved being able
to sit back and watch
God work in this community, and we
are hopeful He is just
getting started at
Laurel Elementary!
We can’t wait to see all
that is to come
this next semester."

--Annalise Gerlach

Our Volunteers Director Steve Brines has been hard at work behind the scenes creating a great resource for all our parents!

Introducing the Hang 10 Parent Companion! This resource will also be available through our app and on a special Parent Resources page (coming soon) on our website. We'll let you know when the parent resource page is up and running, but for now, take advantage of this sneak peek at the resource!

Parents, we are committed to walking alongside you in your child's spiritual and socio-emotional development!

Stay tuned for more updates in the coming days!

DOWNLOAD THE RESOURCE!

We love it when parents express to us just how much Beach Club^® has meant to them and their child. Thank you, ALL church partners for serving faithfully! Keep the stories coming!

Third grader Nevaeh has been active in Beach Club^® for about a year. During this time, shehas learned the importance of being in a local church and exercising the character words taught in Club. Nevaeh has been asking a lot of questions, and one important thing on her heart is to make sure her mom, big sister, and little sister attend church each week!

Nevaeh goes to Caprock Elementary School in Ft. Worth, Texas, which "happens" to be the same location where the sponsoring church (Cross City North) meets weekly. After Nevaeh's tireless begging, her mom Emili finally gave in and followed through, taking the whole family to church. Emili came a few times, hearing the Gospel message each time; then she made the decision that would change the trajectory of her life forever: she asked Jesus to come into her life and save her! In reflecting on her decision, Emili shared with the decision counselor and then Pastor Kent, "I was tired of being lost."

Since then, Emili has been bringing her girls to church each week. She's been actively participating in a Bible Study, and next month, she will be getting baptized. Understanding that her mom had made that all-important decision to make Jesus her Forever Friend, Nevaeh recently told a Club leader, "I saved my mom." Of course, the Club leader took the opportunity to biblically talk through the terminology Nevaeh used, making sure she understood that Jesus is the One and only One who can save people.

Emili has said numerous times, "God used Nevaeh to bring me to Him!" Please pray right now for Nevaeh, that God will continue working on her little heart. Pray also for Emili's older daughter Lucy (and eventually two-year-old Faith) to follow the example of their mom and choose to make Jesus their Forever Friend.

Friends, church partners, this is what happens when God moves into a school! Celebrate with us, and continue praying for more churches to partner with us, more schools to open, and more lives to be forever changed by the One Forever Friend!

SHARE YOUR STORY WITH US!

On the other side of the ocean, somewhere in the Middle East, the KiDs Beach Club^® Television show is currently being dubbed into Farsi, the language of Iran. When complete, the show will be broadcast daily into 6 million homes throughout Iran, thanks to our partnership with Iran Alive Ministries.

Each episode of the show was written with a clear Gospel message. Just as Romans 1:16 says, the GOSPEL is the POWER of God for salvation, and our ministry partner Iran Alive has recently shared an EPIC STORY with us that should have us all jumping up and down like children on a trampoline!

Yasaman, a 15-year-old Farsi-English speaking girl who voices the character of Danni has chosen to make Jesus her Forever Friend! For about a year, Yasaman had sensed a drawing to learn more about Christ, but because of safety issues and persecution, she couldn’t find a way to learn…until she was hired by Iran Alive to do the dubbing for KiDs Beach Club^® Television!

In God’s complete sovereignty, He led KiDs Beach Club^® to not only form a partnership with Iran Alive Ministries but to move forward in the dubbing process, despite neither entity having the funding to accomplish the project. Because we PRESSED ON, Yasaman has responded to the saving grace of Jesus Christ!

Please pray with us for God to continue providing the needed funds to complete the project of dubbing all 55 episodes into Farsi. Pray with us for the many Iranian preteens and families who will be exposed to the POWER of the GOSPEL from the show.

Sometimes it’s easy to let obstacles stand in the way of what God wants you to do. But we know God has called us to give every preteen boy and girl a Jesus experience. That includes Yasaman, and every preteen God allows us to reach! Galatians 6:9 “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time, we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” 

Be sure to watch Yasaman's story, told in her own words! Just click the pulsing button below!

AND commit to pray for Yasaman as she begins this new journey in the family of God!

Giving Tuesday is Right around the Corner...

Giving Tuesday is celebrated the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the USA, and it is a day designated to give-back. It also marks our annual end-of-year fundraising campaign kick-off. This year, our theme is PRESS ON.

Our prayer today is that you will not only be encouraged by what God is doing, but we ask that you join us in PRESSING ON. Please prayerfully consider an end-of-the-year gift and ask Father how He wants you to join KiDs Beach Club^® in giving EVERY preteen boy and girl a Jesus experience!

DONATE NOW   TEXT PRESSON to 91999

Recently, KiDs Beach Club^® Television was honored with "Best Television Children's Program" award from CONTENT FILM FESTIVAL and NEWS MEDIA SUMMIT. Dr. Frank Banfill, KiDs Beach Club^® Executive Vice President was on site to accept the award.

While we are thrilled with winning yet another award, we are more excited to know that with every nomination and every "win," more people are being exposed to the ministry of KiDs Beach Club^®!

On November 7, 1981, KiDs Beach Club^® founder and CEO Jack Terrell stood at the altar and promised to love, honor, and cherish his soon-to-be wife Tammy Wilson. Just a few weeks ago, the Terrell's celebrated their 42nd anniversary together. Since 1985, when Jack was called to full-time ministry, they have been serving together side by side. Today, Tammy is the Club Relations Director for KiDs Beach Club^®. Happy (belated) anniversary Jack and Tammy! Thank you for answering the call to step out in faith and start KiDs Beach Club^®! More than 116,000 Beach Club^® kids are glad you did! 

Thank you for your faithful Kingdom service!

Yes, it's Fall, ya'll, but another season is upon us: Great Treasure Day!

Every Beach Club^® has one special day during the Club year called "Great Treasure Day." This is the day that every child in every Beach Club^® receives their very own copy of God's Word. For some, this is the very first copy of God's Word in the whole household! To date, over 74,000 Bibles have been distributed, and that number continues to grow with every passing Great Treasure Day!

Thanks to all the volunteers who have sent in pictures or posted on social media! Make sure you tag your photos with @KiDsBeachClub when posting, and use the hashtags #GreatTreasureDay and #MyKBCBible! Be sure to follow us on Facebook to see all the smiles from recent Great Treasure Days!

This number continues to grow each week, and we are praying that God will allow us to see the 10,000th child make a decision for Him before the end of the year!

What do 10,000 kids look like? Well, here's a good visual to help you get your mind wrapped around the impact that YOU, our volunteers and partners are making for the Kingdom:

The average pumpkin size is about 7" in height. If we stacked 10,000 pumpkins, they would reach an astounding 5,833 feet into the air! (That's more than twice as high as the Empire State Building!)

Friends - this is something only God can do! Please pray with us for this upcoming milestone, and be sure to watch our kidsbeachclub.org home page to see our Impact numbers continue to grow!

Giving Tuesday is celebrated the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the USA, and it is a day designated to give-back. It also marks our annual end-of-year fundraising campaign kick-off. This year, our theme is PRESS ON, and you'll be hearing more about it in the coming weeks.

Our prayer today is that you will not only be encouraged by what God is doing, but we ask that you join us in PRESSING ON. As Giving Tuesday (November 28th) approaches, please prayerfully consider an end-of-the-year gift and ask Father how He wants you to join KiDs Beach Club^® in giving EVERY preteen boy and girl a Jesus experience!

TEXT: PRESSON to 91999   GIVE SECURELY ONLINE

KiDs Beach Club^® has a full-time, work-from-home, paid staff position available for a Serve Team Specialist. In this role, you will help guide churches and volunteers as they conduct Beach Clubs^® or utilize licensed versions of the KiDs Beach Club^® curriculum. You'll help onboard new Clubs, train volunteers, answer program questions, troubleshoot Club and school issues that might arise, and provide all-around great customer care for our partnering churches and organizations. Although this is work-from-home, you must be a Texas resident. Just click the button below for more information!

APPLY NOW

Our goal was $30,000, and at the time of this publication, God has brought in $26,551. (That's 89% of our God-sized goal!) Giving is still open through the end of the month, and we ask that you prayerfully consider helping us hit 100%! We are so close!

Text NTXGD to 91999                          KiDsBeachClub.org/NTXGD

Pre-Covid, 12 US states had active Beach Clubs^® with 210 total Clubs nationwide. While our number of Clubs is not yet back to the pre-Covid stats, we are excited to report that our physical presence in the number of states is!

As of last week, we are back to having a presence in 12 states, and prayerfully, we believe that number will soon be at 13! Yes - we are very close to having a 13th state: CALIFORNIA! (We have a church partner in California who wants to move forward with having a spring-start Beach Club^®, and we are currently waiting on school approval!)

What state do you live in?

Is there a Beach Club^® near you?

FIND A CLUB

If not, contact us about starting one!

HELP YOUR CHURCH START A CLUB      VOLUNTEER IN A CLUB

KBC-TV was also named a finalist (but didn't win) for Youth/Children at the Christian European Visual Media Conference held in the Netherlands. We are also a finalist for Best New Media at the Canadian International Faith & Film Festival, with the winner to be announced later this month. These are the first recognitions/honors for KBC-TV outside of the US!

Finally, KiDs Beach Club^® Television is a finalist for four more awards at the Content 2023 Christian Media Conference, which is being held THIS WEEK at Capernaum Studios, where we film the Bible Connection segments of our show. (Winners will be announced Friday evening!)

Please pause and thank the Lord with us for His continued favor!

Here at KiDs Beach Club^®, it's the monthly donations that help sustain us! We need more people who will commit to being a GEM (Give Every Month.)

Please choose to make your gift recurring and partner with us monthly. Your monthly donation truly helps our vision of giving every preteen boy and girl a Jesus experience become a reality!

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USE YOUR GIFTS FOR THE KINGDOM!

Are you the designated photographer for family photos?
Do you often hear, "You have a great eye!"?

If so, WE NEED YOU on our Beach Patrol photo team!
We especially need YOU during our Great Treasure Day in local Clubs to capture memories!

 (Background check required for all photo volunteers due to proximity with children.)

Ready to use your gifts for the Kingdom? 
Volunteer Application & Background Check

Email us today  for more information!

Find Your Passion. Give with Purpose.
(...and DREAM BIG: Our goal: $30,000!)

Regardless of where you live, we invite you to participate in the upcoming North Texas Giving Day. This is a day of giving set aside for North Texas non-profit organizations like KiDs Beach Club^® to raise funds.

Our theme this year is Cultivating Character. Everything KBC does involves teaching Biblical character to preteens. George Barna, in his book Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions, explains that “if you want to shape a person’s life, it is during the ages of five and 12 that lifelong habits, values, beliefs and attitudes are formed.” We must reach kids when they are most open, and that is during the preteen years.

From our very beginning roots, Beach Clubs^® have taught character through the lens of the Bible. Now through our global television show, KiDs on Character Radio, and even through our secular curriculum CharacterLeads^®,we are cultivating character in preteens.

In faith, we've set a big goal this year: $30,000! Thankfully, we serve a big God! 

Imagine this: We currently have 525 registered Club volunteers this year.
What if each of these volunteers gave just $20? We would already be at a third of our goal!

Early giving is already open, and we've made it super easy, to give!

From your mobile device, text: NTXGD to 91999!

Or click the button --> Give Securely Online

"...You guys are an answer to our prayer because we know that the children today are going to be the leaders of tomorrow. It is important for us to pour into them the message of Gospel and help them connect with the God of this universe... Your program is just what we have been praying for! It's interactive. It's relatable. I am blown away by the quality that you guys are producing, the script that you're using for them. And so we are thrilled to be a partner with you, to be able to broadcast it to potentially 6 million viewers daily that get to hear this."     

---Lily Meschi, Director of Partner Relations, Iran Alive Ministries

What once was a dream for KiDs Beach Club^® is now becoming a reality through a new partnership with Iran Alive Ministries (IAM.) Iran Alive is reaching Iranians with the Gospel, one soul at a time. They do this through broadcasting evangelistic programming into Iran via satellite 24-7, connecting new believers to house churches, smuggling Bibles through their underground church network, and through a Discipleship School. Soon, they will also reach Iranians and other Farsi-speaking countries with the Gospel through a Farsi-dubbed preteen program called KiDs Beach Club^®! Yes, the initial steps have already begun toward dubbing KiDs Beach Club^® TV into its first foreign language: Farsi. Praise God with us as we celebrate His goodness!

This podcast is a CAN'T MISS episode! Lily shares the compelling truth of Christian persecution in Iran and how KiDs Beach Club^® TV is an answer to Iran Alive's prayers for reaching families in Iran!

Please pray for God to supply the needed funds for dubbing all 55 episodes of KBC TV into Farsi. Please consider making a designated gift today to offset the costs related to this project.

Designate Dubbing        Watch the Podcast      Learn more about Iran Alive Ministries

VOTE TODAY!

RED LETTER AWARDS honors artists with exceptional talent that have created masterpieces with Kingdom intentions. KiDs Beach Club^® TV has been nominated for a RED LETTER AWARD, but we need your help to add this accolade to our portfolio! Please take about 60 seconds to vote for us by following the instructions in the below graphic.

Awards and nominations like this are exciting, of course. But we know from Matthew that earthly treasures will rust and decay. No, it's not about "the win" but it is about the win for the Kingdom! With every nomination, award, and accolade we receive, it further brings credibility to the work that God continues to do through the ministry of KiDs Beach Club^®. And THAT is what thrills us beyond any trophy or award we could ever receive!

Thank you for taking the time to vote! To God be the glory for all He has done and continues to do!

However, we believe the things we produce should be done with excellence, and we are desperately in need of new video equipment! If you or your church have recently upgraded your equipment, we would love to have a conversation about our A/V needs! Until then, stay tuned!

"Whatever your hand finds to do,
do it with all your might!"
Ecclesiastes 9:10

Our new church partner El Bethel Baptist Church in Chancellor, AL has just received administration approval to host a club! KBC's Tina Kimbro shared that after presenting the KBC model, the principal said, "Why wouldn't we want to have a Beach Club^®?"

We praise God for opening to us yet another state where we can make Jesus Cool at School™! Thank you, El Bethel Baptist Church for partnering with KBC!

With this new club, KBC now has a presence in each of the gulf-coast states: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida!

Iran has a population of about 88 Million. The Iranian government reports that 99.4% of those people identify as muslim. Government restrictions prohibit practicing Christianity, and Christians who dare take a stand for God are severely persecuted. Bibles are illegal. Public gatherings in church are illegal. The Iranian people are held captive to government control and the teachings of Islam. At KBC, our vision is to give every preteen boy and girl a Jesus experience, includign the preteens in countries like Iran that are so difficult to reach. 

But what can WE actually do to set these captive free?

How can we possibly give these preteens a Jesus experience when it's illegal?

We are so glad you asked, because we have exciting things to share with you! KiDs Beach Club^® is on the cusp of partnering with a ministry who is actively setting them free, one soul at a time, not only in Iran, but in other Farsi speaking countries like Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan!

And they are doing it through the use of SATELLITE TELEVISION!

You see, the governments of these countries  closely regulate and monitor internet activity. They monitor public gatherings. BUT, try as they might, the use of satellite dishes has exploded, and they have not been able to regulate the airwaves! Nearly every home in Iran has access to a satellite dish, as do many homes in the other countries mentioned. The ministry we are potentially partnering with operates a satellite TV network with 6 Million Viewers DAILY! They hold weekly church services, operate a discipleship school, and have a Farsi-speaking team of counselors in a call center. The call center is manned 24-7 and trained staff are available to personally respond to any calls or questions about the one true God that viewers have. This call center is DAILY seeing people come to Christ and have recorded well over 100,000 decisions! God is using this ministry and the airwaves to bring about another Great Awakening!

How does KiDs Beach Club^® fit in?

This ministry needs Christian children's content, content that shares the Gospel. And guess what? Every episode of KiDs Beach Club^® TV clearly does exactly that! We believe God is moving to have all three seasons of KiDs Beach Club^® TV dubbed into it's first foreign language: FARSI.

How can you help?

The need is great, and we are asking you to do two things. First, pray with us about this opportunity. Our corporate plan calls for dubbing the KBC TV show into Spanish, Portuguese, Urdu, and yes, Farsi! 32% of the world's population speaks English or one of these languages. Pray for wisdom as we work with this ministry and iron-out the partnership details.

Finally, we ask that you prayerfully consider partnering with us financially to make this vision a reality. We are asking God to provide $50,000 for dubbing all three seasons (55 episodes) into Farsi. 

We serve a God who owns the cattle on a thousand hills, even the hills in Iran. We are believing He will move in the hearts of His people to bring this project to a reality.

Preach the Gospel to the poor...Proclaim liberty to the captives...Set the captives free! (Luke 4:18)

Your gift can set the captives free! Just follow the below link and be sure to click "Use my donation for dubbing KBC-TV into new languages."

KBC's Volunteers Director Steve Brines, along with our Volunteer Prayer Team Leader Ted Carson have been leading KBC's Beach Patrol Prayer Team in weekly focused intercession for KiDs Beach Club^®. Each week, the team receives an email that includes a call to prayer, specific KBC prayer needs, and incredible praises and answers to prayer from prior weeks. It's been so exciting to see how God is growing this team and answering each prayer that is brought before Him!

In coming weeks, the team hopes to have a united prayer gathering via Zoom, where each team member can lift KBC before the throne of grace together. Please consider joining this team. There's always room for one more! We covet each and every prayer lifted on behalf of KiDs Beach Club^®! We also want to give a big shout-out to Ted Carson, long-time friend of our founder Jack Terrell, for stepping up to lead this group of praying champions!

As a reminder, Beach Patrol is what we call KBC's group of volunteers outside of Clubs. What's that you say? You're not a prayer warrior, but you still want to volunteer in other ways? Learn more about Beach Patrol by clicking the Get Involved button below, or click the I'm Interested button and tell us what you're interested in. Our Volunteers Director Steve Brines will give you a call and walk you through other opportunities that might be a better fit for you!

KBC's Volunteer Prayer Team Leader Ted Carson

Gene Parks, KiDs Beach Club^® Volunteer, 2022-2023 School Year

Cora, a rising 4th grader from Spring Garden Elementary chose to make Jesus her Forever Friend during Beach Club^® this last year. She made that decision public to her pastor and church family on June 4th when she followed the Lord in baptism. "Ms. Gene," one of Cora's Beach Club^® leaders was there to support and cheer Cora on in this great decision! Before being baptized, Cora had the pastor say, "A shout out to KiDs Beach Club^® and Ms. Gene for helping me with my decision!" 

We serve a mighty God who is actively working on the hearts of the precious children who attend Club week in and week out. You see, Cora already knew about Jesus when she started attending Beach Club^® last fall. He was no stranger to her, but He was not yet her personal Forever Friend. Then one day during Club, Cora asked Ms. Gene if she could help her ask Jesus into her heart, settling that decision once and for all!

Gene shared with us, "All glory, honor, and praise be to God for Cora's decision and for using KBC for His Kingdom! I am so grateful God allowed me to see the fruit! What a beautiful example of how God uses KBC to partner with churches!"

When a seed is planted, we never know when it will take root and produce fruit. In Cora's case, not only did that seed take root, but Ms. Gene was able to plant more seeds by ministering to Cora's extended family. She was able to encourage and pray for Cora's older sister who was nervous about starting high school in the fall, and she was able to share Christ with another family member who herself was wrestling with that same decision Cora made.

 Pictured Above: Cora's Beach Club^® on Great Treasure Day!

Cora's story is why we do what we do here at KBC! And it's why we keep doing it!
THANK YOU to all our volunteers who faithfully serve each week during the school year!
Thank you for being sensitive to the Holy Spirit and for showing up to support
your Beach Club^® kids, even when it's not your home church!

Pictured Left: "Ms. Gene" with her husband Dave

“We met with Christian leaders ministering in Romania, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Canada, Norway, South Korea, Guatemala, Pakistan, Iran, Sweden, India, Israel, the Balkans and other places,” said Dr. Frank Banfill, KBC’s Executive Vice President who represented KBC at the event. "They all said the same thing: 'We desperately need the KiDs Beach Club^® television program! If you can put it into our language, we will be able to reach masses of children and families for Christ!'"  

One ministry that works in Pakistan explained that they not only have ways of distributing the program to the world’s 100 million Urdu speakers, but they have a staffed Urdu call center that people can call 24-7 using the popular communications tool WhatsApp. They put a WhatsApp phone number on the screen with their programming, and they are personally leading people to faith in Christ every single day! Dr. Banfill shared, “they felt our TV show in Urdu would have a profound effect on reaching families because there is very little children’s programming available.”  

Global leaders repeatedly approached the booth, commenting on the amazing quality of our show and its unique focus on preteens. They expressed how this show could be a game-changer in reaching people with the Gospel. The KiDs Beach Club^® show was displayed on a screen at the KBC exhibit booth, and a trailer of it was shown to TV industry executives during the convention.  

The cost of dubbing the KBC TV series into each new language is about $50,000. “As part of our strategy plan for 2023, we are seeking to dub the program into Spanish, Portuguese, and Farsi at a cost of $150,000. Now with this open door with Urdu, we are praying that God will provide $200,000 this year so we can put the show into all four languages,” said Dr. Banfill. Nearly 15% of the world’s population speaks one of these four languages.  

Could God be calling you to help reach large portions of the non-English speaking world by sponsoring the dubbing of KiDs Beach Club^® television? Please contact us if you are interested, or click the below "Designate: Dubbing" button to help translate KBC TV into new languages!

Christian Television Network (CTN) President Yolanda Morris
stopped by the KBC booth a few times during the NRB Convention.
We had to snap a picture, alongside husband Brian Morris and KBC's Dr. Frank and Beth Banfill.
CTN has been a huge supporter and partner of KBC TV since its beginning
and currently airs the show on all of its 24 stations across the US.

Last month, we shared about a new Beach Club^® starting in Paterson, NJ on May 2nd. It's a 6-week Beach Club^® and currently, it's the only remaining Club meeting for the 2022-23 school year.

While we are not yet back up to our pre-Covid numbers, we are encouraged by the growth we've seen over last school year and the excitement of entering 2 new states: New Jersey and New Mexico! Keep praying with us as we continue to expand into new markets and be intentional about growing God's Kingdom!

For starters, the 2023 Telly Awards were announced on May 23rd, and KiDs Beach Club^® TV Season 3 has been awarded its first GOLD TELLY, a People's Telly.

This is especially exciting because votes were cast from across the world, and only two GOLD Tellys were awarded in our category! This is also our first-ever Golden Telly, and we are thrilled to represent Christ unashamedly in this category! Prior to this year, we had won only 1 silver Telly and 8 Bronze ones.
That all changed with the latest awards, as KBC TV brought home 3 additional Silver Telly Awards! Here's the details...

Silver Telly in the Children's TV Category
This is same category that all Children's Television is in.
Two Gold Telly's were awarded, both going to productions by the Jim Henson Company.

Silver Telly in the Television General / Charitable / 
Not-for profit & Cause Marketing Category

Silver Telly in the Social Impact Category
In the Season 3 episode on "Friendliness" the Beach Club^® KiDs explore the importance of befriending and accepting others with differences.
Our writer Beth Banfill is especially excited about this Telly, as she consulted with family friends Ty and Kathryn Culbreth, parents of Logan Jade who was born with Down Syndrome.

Finally, we were awarded a Bronze Telly in the category of Television General-Religious/Spiritual. 

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
..so take a deep breath and keep reading!

Since last month, KiDs Beach Club^® Season 2 was awarded a prestigious "Best TV Show" by the International Christian Film Festival (ICFF)! Thank you to Bridgestone Multi-Media Group (BMG, #EncourageTV), our distributor for Season 2 for entering us into the ICFF competition!

As mentioned in our Surf Report, we were also a finalist in the category of "Best TV Show" at the ICVM Crown Awards. This ia a prestigious honor and the first time ever recognized as a finalist. The winner in this category was announced at a special awards ceremony in Orlando last week, with The Chosen being named the winner. We were thrilled to even be nominated and praise God for the recognition He has given us! 

Last month, we sat down with former Board Member Fray Webster to talk about Why Giving KiDs Bibles Matters. Fray and his sweet wife Nancy have been close friends and supporters of KiDs Beach Club^® since the very early days, and Fray has served several rotations on the KBC Board.

Back in 2014, God impressed on Fray's heart that KiDs Beach Club^® should be giving out Bibles to every child who attended Beach Club^®. (Prior to that, only about 25% of kids attending Beach Club^® received Bibles. They were given out in drawings and as an award to encourage the kids.)

Following the Holy Spirit's stirring, during the next Board Meeting, Fray introduced the idea: "Why don't we give every child a Bible?" Fray shared, "We would talk about reaching every child, getting the Word of God out there to them. What if we actually gave every child a Bible?" When he made the statement, the room went silent, and everyone in the room knew we needed to do it!

Everyone in the Board Meeting had complete peace and complete fear, because giving every child a Bible was a huge financial commitment, but they knew it was the right decision.

That board meeting took place in 2014, and beginning in 2015, every child in every Beach Club^® began receiving their very own copy of the Greatest Treasure: God's Word. Currently, KBC has distributed over 72,650 Bibles to preteens in public schools! 

Thank you, Fray, for following God's leading to speak up in that Board Meeting! While we can count the number of Bibles that have been given out, only God knows the eternal impact that decision has made on entire families!

Hop on over to KBC's podcast page to watch or listen to the full interview with Fray Webster! We have a warehouse full of Bibles (hot off the press) that arrived just a few months ago. If you want to help sponsor Bibles for KiDs, just click the button below.

During the 2022-23 school year, KiDs Beach Club^®  distributed 3,319 KBC Study Bibles in public schools, exhausting our existing stock. The good news is that a fresh order of 6300 Bibles has just landed at our warehouse, just in time for two more schools to hold their Great Treasure Day! (Great Treasure Day is the dedicated day in Beach Club^® when kids are given their KBC Study Bibles!)

Will you please pray about making a special gift today to help cover the costs associated with these Bibles? A $20 donation will place the Bible in the hands  of a child at a public school. $250 will sponsor Bibles for 15 children. $1000 will sponsor Bibles for 50 homes!

Last month, we shared about adding New Mexico to our state count, bringing our total to nine states. This month, we're happy to report that number has increased again, totaling ten!  

Our new church partner Trinity Pentecostal Church of God has been attempting to start a Beach Club^® in New Jersey literally the entire 2022-23 school year. This church partner heard about us first through the television program Washington Watch, where host Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council interviewed KBC's founder Jack Terrell.

The enemy threw roadblocks at every turn, but in the end, God prevailed, as He always does. The very first New Jersey Beach Club^® will meet on May 2nd in School 13. Please pray with us that this 6-week Beach Club^® will be a huge success, introducing many more kids in the future to Jesus!

Want an update from last month's New Mexico Club launch?  

On April 13th, the very first Beach Club^® in New Mexico met. Our church partner Elevate Ministries had a small group for the first day of Beach Club^®, but by the 2nd week, the number of kids attending had doubled! Keep praying for God to move in and change lives!   

It's not uncommon to receive feedback from parents about their child's experience in Beach Club^®. We hear stories almost weekly, and some are just too good not to share! Take a look at some of the great stories we've received, just in the last two weeks!

Heather's Story...
"Harper sealed the deal!" said one parent after their family attended a Good Friday service where the pastor built a cross on stage. Heather continued, "She started bawling when she saw Pastor John raise up the cross. Then he started talking about LOVE, and she looked up at me and said, 'that was our Beach Club^® word yesterday!' I literally watched the realization that the cross means love click in her brain. It was so amazing to see it play out before my very eyes!"
-- Heather C. (parent and Beach Club^® volunteer)

Jayun's Story...
"I like how my son reads the Bible regularly and is able to share what he learns from the bible with family. Also, I love hearing his prayer to God every morning before going to school. Without you and your team's passion and love for kids, this would have been so difficult. So I appreciate it every week!"
-- Jayun H. (parent)

Lori's Story...
"My child will actually be baptized this coming Sunday April 16th. She / we are so excited. I am so very thankful to ya'll for doing this at school. She has already signed up for summer camp also. I am so proud of her, this is one of the biggest steps she will make in her life. Thank you again for sharing with me."
-- Lori W. (parent)

Thank you to our volunteers who pour into the lives of each child in Club! Because of their commitment to leading top-notch clubs, combined with the power of the Gospel, kids lives are forever changed!

As a reminder, Beach Patrol is what we call KBC's group of Volunteers outside of Clubs. Our Prayer Team is growing, and we've already seen God answer prayer by bringing two new states to the KBC map! Another Beach Patrol Team that is underway is our Outreach Team. This team will work to promote the ministry of KiDs Beach Club^® to schools and churches. We hope to soon see these volunteers out in the community, bringing awareness to the opportunities of the organization. More volunteer teams are in the process of forming, too! Click the I'm Interested button below to fill out the Beach Patrol Interest Form, and to find out more information on Beach Patrol, just click the Get Involved button!
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Get Involved

The International Christian Film and Music Festival recently announced its official 2023 nominations. We are thrilled to share with you that KBC-TV made the shortlist and is a finalist in the Best TV Show category! 

Additionally, KBC's own Club Leader Jason Earls is up for "Best TV Show Host." Winners will be announced in Orlando at this year's event the first week of May.

Winners will be announced May 6th at the ICFF annual festival. 

Last month, KiDs Beach Club^®, in partnership with KCHF TV 11, hosted an informational lunch for pastors and church leaders in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. The end-goal of this marketing endeavor was to ultimately land NEW MEXICO on our Beach Club^® map.  

We are thrilled to share that this effort was a huge success!

Our new church partner Elevate Ministries will launch New Mexico's first ever Beach Club^® at EG Ross Elementary on April 13th. New Mexico brings our state count up to 9, with one more exciting state nearly finalized! (Stay tuned next month for that update!)

If your church doesn't actively sponsor a Beach Club^®, please encourage your pastor or church leader to schedule a Discovery Call. They will learn about KBC's proven model to grow their church, reach more families, and mobilize more volunteers.

Events like the one in Albuquerque are available in the DFW area as well! Church leaders can join us in-person at any of our upcoming Community Connect lunches.

If you are involved in volunteering, recruiting volunteers, or feeling burned out in your role, this podcast is a must-watch. Keep reading for highlights from their conversation, or hop on over to our podcast page to watch the full episode.

"If you're in a church leadership position, and you're good at making things look like there's nothing wrong in your ministry, the best thing you can do to grow your ministry long-term might mean to let things fall apart. ...We do such a good job at covering up our deficiencies, and we make it look like we've got it all together." -- Steve Brines, KBC's Volunteers Director

Tips for cultivating and matching people with volunteer opportunities:

• Encourage the volunteer to lean into who they are and their natural giftset.
• Align personalities with the role, but don't make assumptions either.
• Equip your volunteers. Don't just throw them into the deep end.
• Follow the model: I do, you watch. You do, I watch. You do.
• Don't lower the bar for expectation and requirement for volunteers.
• Raise the expectation for what it means to be part of a team!
• Involve your volunteers! The more involved they are, the more committed.

We can serve where we're needed or we can serve where we're called. Sometimes filling in where we're needed is more short-term or seasonal, but if we're serving where we're called and gifted, that will be more long-term.

Wherever you are in life, we encourage you to get involved! Don't be a spectator - Christianity is not a spectator sport!

Join KBC's Beach Patrol Volunteer in a local Beach Club^® Help start a Beach Club^® in your local school Donate

Since 2015, Ellendale Baptist Church has sponsored a Beach Club^® at Ellendale Elementary School in Bartlett, TN. One student, Jaden, attended Beach Club^® each of those first three years. Despite learning about Jesus week after week, Jaden finished out her time in Beach Club^® without ever taking the step to personally make Jesus her Forever Friend.

Beach Club^® may have ended for Jaden five years ago, but its impact continued.

Pictured above, the first Great Treasure Day (2015) at Ellendale Elementary School in Bartlett, TN, where Jaden first attended Beach Club^® and heard about Jesus. 

Fast forward to a few weeks ago. Lynn Butler, Minister of Education and Outreach from Ellendale Baptist Church shares this incredible story. While visiting his son's church (First Baptist Church Covington TN) to witness his grandchild being dedicated, he saw a familiar face.

You guessed it: that face was Jaden's.

At the end of the service, when the pastor gave the invitation for people to respond, Jaden came forward. Now a 10th grader, Jaden chose to make that decision she had contemplated so often years before. She chose to make Jesus her Forever Friend, once and for all! 

As the church celebrated her decision, Jaden whispered something in the pastor's ear. The pastor then shared what Jaden had whispered: "KiDs Beach Club^® was a big influence on her life. It helped Jaden come to the point of asking Jesus to be her Lord and Savior!"

"We may never know the influence that we have on the children that we minister to, whether today or years down the road."
--Lynn Butler

Thank you, Lynn, for sharing this incredible story! Sometimes we never know the impact, and then there are God-stories like this, where we get to see the impact years later.

Thank you to all of our volunteers who serve so faithfully each week. We pray Jaden's story encourages you to not give up or get discouraged! 

To share an impact story and possibly be featured in future Surf Reports, send the details along with some pictures to stories@kbcmail.org.

Cuurio partners with organizations like KiDs Beach Club^® to leverage technology, specifically the internet, to present Biblical answers to people searching for felt needs. Every single day there are at least 500 million Google searches for things like "Why am I depressed?" and "Is there any hope for me?" Felt-need themes in common searches include suicide, hope, purpose, family, marriage, divorce, and the list goes on.

KiDs Beach Club^® is partnering with Cuurio to equip families and educators with resources to shape the character of today's preteens and give them an answer to life's questions.

"As it turns out in these last 10 or 15 years, the internet has actually flipped everything upside-down.
The world's biggest taxi company owns no vehicles.The world's biggest hotel company owns no buildings.
We live in a digital economy that has exploded and engulfed everything."
                                              -- Danny Davis, Cuurio

Questions people used to bring to friends or their pastor are now being brought to Google. People are empty and searching for hope. As Christians, we have the answer, and it's found in Jesus!

How does Cuurio help people find Jesus in their darkest hour?

They create content that answers questions, and then they use their proprietary software to make sure it shows up well in search. When people Google "Is there any hope for me?" they can click through and find Cuurio. People who are searching for answers find Cuurio's page...and Jesus! Those searching can watch a video that presents the plan of salvation, connect to a local church, and even connect with a counselor at no charge. Cuurio's prayer is that God will let them be a part of building the body of Christ online, working together with other ministries to fulfill the Great Commission, just as God intended.

Here's some additional notable quotes from the podcast, just in case you don't have time to watch it for yourself!

This is the first time in history that millions and millions of people all come to the same place every day and they stand there and say, "Hey can someone help us?"

"When you reach the children, you reach the whole family. So, when you reach the children, you reach the older generation, but you also reach the future generations." 

Be sure to check out Cuurio online and click the button below to watch the full podcast! 

   WATCH THE CUURIO PODCAST!

We are excited to welcome Beth Banfill and Holli McLendon to the People Engagement Team here at KiDs Beach Club^®! 

Beth has been working with us in a temporary role as Special Projects Director since last August. In January, she assumed the permanent role of People Engagement Director. She comes to us with nearly 30 years' People Operations management experience, most recently serving in prominent roles for global organizations. In her new role, Beth will lead the team at KBC that engages with others outside the organization. This includes overseeing all marketing, communications, and sales components of the organization.

Holli came to KBC after more than a decade serving in the public school system in Keller, TX. If you've noticed some changes with our social media lately, you're not the only one! This is all thanks to Holli! She leads the charge internally with our new social media strategy and brings to us mad skills in video production! She is an answer to prayer and fills the gaps we needed within the People Engagement Team. 
You can read Beth and Holli's full bios here. Join us in welcoming them to the team!

At KiDs Beach Club^®, we LOVE our volunteers! The deep scope of our ministry over the last nearly 20 years would not have existed without them. Currently, we have almost 3000 individuals who give up their time each week to serve in their local Beach Club^®.

But did you know that we need volunteers OUTSIDE of local Clubs, too? That's where
BEACH PATROL comes in!

BEACH PATROL is our Volunteer Army OUTSIDE of local Clubs. We need Prayer Warriors, Photographers, Club Trainers, Event Planners, Story-Tellers, Logistics Specialists, Promoters (and the list goes on!)

First up on our recruiting goals: Prayer Warriors! We have a BIG goal: 1000 BEACH PATROL PRAYER WARRIORS! (Yes, that's a BIG goal, but we have an EVEN BIGGER GOD!)

Dr. Frank Banfill, KBC's Executive Vice President shares this:

"BEACH PATROL really isn't a new thing here at KBC. We launched it a few years ago, but with COVID hitting the same year, it just never gained traction. This year, Steve Brines has stepped into the role of Volunteers Director. He is committed to raising up this Volunteer Army. The late Rev. Jerry Falwell said, 'Nothing of eternal signficance ever happens apart from prayer.' Prayer is foundational to everything we do here at KiDs Beach Club^®. At KBC, we desperately want to be in-step with God, not one step ahead, and not one step behind. It's why the initial focus of our recruitment process for BEACH PATROL is on recruiting Prayer Warriors!"

If you want to learn more, let us know your interest level!       I'M INTERESTED!

Did you know all but 6 states in the US either mandate or strongly encourage that schools teach character to kids? Of course here at KiDs Beach Club^®, we've been doing exactly that for nearly 20 years...but only in an after-school setting. A couple years ago KBC Corporate's home state of Texas joined other states to mandate character educadtion in schools.

...and the idea for CharacterLeads^® was born!

In the coming months, you'll be hearing more about CharacterLeads^®, but for now, we want to give you a quick overview by answering a few general questions. 

What exactly is CharacterLeads^®?

CharacterLeads^® is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, fully downloadable character education curriculum. Developed by two PhD's, one with a PhD in Leadership and one with a PhD in Education, CharacterLeads^® starts with the end in mind: transformational adult leaders. It then works backward to identify the character qualities children need to develop in order to become effective leaders as adults. 

Is the CharacterLeads^®curriculum religious in nature?

CharacterLeads^® is not religious curriculum. It was written specifically to meet the character education standards for public schools. The curriculum does use the same character words and definitions that KBC has used in our Beach Clubs^®, and it uses elements of character discussion from KiDs Beach Club^® TV. However, all religious elements have been removed so that it focuses solely on character development.

My company does match-donations, but they won't do it for religious organizations. Do you think this might qualify?

Every organization's standards are different, but we've already had donors who have successfully designated gifts toward CharacterLeads^® with a qualified match donation. This program was not inexpensive to develop, and we welcome any additional donations that are designated for CharacterLeads^®, especially if they are matched!

If you have any questions or need additional documentation, simply click the orange CONTACT ME button below, and one of our team members will reach out to you right away! 

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I'm an educator in the public schools.
How do I bring  CharacterLeads^® to my school / district?

The first thing to do is to check out CharacterLeads.com. The curriculum consists of a full year of character education curriculum. There are 18 character units, with each unit recommended to be taught over the course of 2 weeks. While there, you can see a sample unit, along with some additional resources to build character. Each page has an option to click-through to discover the pricing options available. The entire curriculum is downloadable and comes with a one-year subscription access. 

Public Schools & Districts

I'm part of a home-school Co-op.
Can we use CharacterLeads^® in the Co-op?

Absolutely! The pricing module for CharacterLeads^® varies based on the group size. You're going to fall in love with this curriculum! When you do, please help us spread the word about this resource!

Co-op & Small Groups

Home School Parents (no Co-op)

I'm a parent / grandparent. Is there any way I can use the CharacterLeads^® curriculum to teach character in my home?

Again, the answer is absolutely! Parents who home-school and are not part of a Co-op can purchase individual units as you need them or purchase the whole set! How many grandparents out there help watch their grandchildren throughout the week? Our research shows that there's a lot of you! What better way to invest in your grandchild than to have meaningful conversations around character, all while building their leadership skills! You will have so much fun together, they won't even realize it's educational!

Home Use

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Hats off to Judson Baptist Church in Nashville, TN for catching the vision on how to reach their community! It's not just about doing a club once a week. It's about authentically loving on the school staff, children, and community so that they know you care. It's about asking God to show you innovative ways to reach beyond families outside of your club. Yes, Beach Club^® is your ticket into the schools. It opens the doors, but it's up to the church to decide how to minister beyond the 1-hour each week in Club.

Last year, Judson Baptist Church partnered with KiDs Beach Club^® to sponsor their very first Beach Club^® at Norman Binkley Elementary School in Nashville, TN. Averaging 11 children in their first year, they asked God to open the doors to reach more children and families in their second year at Norman Binkley Elementary. God opened the doors in incredible ways, and they are now averaging 26 children each week - more than double from their first year!

Children's pastor Richard Smith recently shared with us that not only has Beach Club^® attendance more than doubled this year, but the church has been able to build relationships
with the school staff, just by loving on them. They sponsored a Chick Fil-A lunch for a teacher
work-day at the beginning of  school, and they've sponsored coffee and donut bars for other teacher work days. 

The staff has been so appreciative of the love the church has shown them that they even posted an appreciation picture on their public facebook. Judson Baptist Church was also able to adopt two needy Beach Club^® families at Christmastime, and two new families have started attending the church because of their work with KiDs Beach Club^®.

Thank you, Pastor Rich and Judson Baptist Church for representing KiDs Beach Club^® so well and making the name of Jesus famous in your community!

Keep up the great work!

To share your church's story and be featured in future Surf Reports, send the details along with some pictures to stories@kbcmail.org.

In 2022, the only way to see KiDs Beach Club^® Season 2 was through Pure Flix, but that all changed with the new year! Thanks to our distribution partner BMG Global, you can now see KBC-TV Season 2 on a global scale!

If you liked KiDs Beach Club^® Season 1, you will definitely want to see Season 2. It's packed full of new games, original music, and an expanded cast of talented kids! Danni, Alex, and Oliver are back from Season 1, joined by newcomers Grey, Eli, Vee, Kinley, and Rylie. Pastor Mark is back again, too, but this time he is "on location" in each episode sharing our Bible Connection. Of course, your favorite TV club leaders Jason and Jordan are back leading the Beach Club^® kids in learning biblical character. 

Check your local listings for KiDs Beach Club^® Season 1 and Season 2! You won't want to miss an episode. Individual episodes or the entire season of KBC-TV Season 2 are also available for purchase on Amazon Prime! 

Go get your copy today!

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Historically, we see about 10% of kids enrolled in Beach Club^® experience Jesus and make Him their forever friend. And that’s just the ones that have been recorded! We also know that there are likely many more professions of faith as a result of Beach Club^® that are not recorded. This fall alone, 147 kids in Beach Club^® have decided to make Jesus their Forever Friend! That is 147 preteens who have had a Jesus experience and invited Him to come into and be a part of their lives. 

These moments are special not only for the kids but also for the leaders. You see, when a child in Beach Club^® expresses an interest in accepting Jesus as Savior, a club volunteer will sit down with that child to talk through all that is involved with that decision. Though it’s a simple process, we want the kids to understand the significance of what they are doing. Once the child makes that decision, the news is shared with the rest of the club so everyone can express joy for their friend’s decision. Our partner churches have the ability to follow-up with each child who has made Jesus their Forever Friend at Beach Club^®. This follow-up often includes giving the rest of the family a Jesus experience as they talk with the parents about the decision their child has made.

We celebrate these decisions at KiDs Beach Club^®! The reach of one club, one volunteer, one partner church, one child is limitless. A child deciding to make Jesus their Forever Friend is not only going to make a difference in that child’s life today, but it will also make a difference in everyone that child impacts going forward. Families often start coming to church as a result. Friends hear about it and join Beach Club^®. The extended reach of KiDs Beach Club is truly unknown today—but one day in Heaven we will see the impact that these precious lives have had.

So today and every day, we celebrate how God is using us to provide preteens with a Jesus experience. We celebrate the 147 precious children who this fall have already made Jesus their Forever Friend, and we celebrate the 9,538 who have done that since KiDs Beach Club^® started. We pray that you, our partners, volunteers, parents, and donors will celebrate as well because you are helping make all of this possible. By God’s grace, together we will continue to make an even greater impact around the world—an impact that can last for generations. 

Each week at KiDs Beach Club^® we are moving a little closer to giving every preteen a Jesus experience!

KiDs Beach Club^® has been blessed with so many wonderful volunteers over the years. These volunteers impact young lives in ways that we at the corporate office rarely hear about. That’s why it was a special treat to sit down recently with Karen May and her husband, Mike. Karen and Mike have been supporters of KiDs Beach Club^® since its inception and continue to support the ministry today. As a 14-year Bible Connection leader in Beach Club^®, Karen shared some stories that have stuck with her over the years. 

She couldn’t help but lead off with her greatest joy from serving in Beach Club^®. “There’s no greater joy than leading kids to Christ. And it’s a soul joy. It’s something that doesn’t leave you. It’s the greatest joy that anyone, any human could know is someone coming to faith in Jesus Christ.”

“I was reminded of a story this morning,” she continued. “I can still see the little boy’s face. But he was waiting to receive a Bible. And he had been attending faithfully weekly, and the day that his name was called, he scurried up to the stage, and I handed him the Bible. Well, he grabbed the Bible, and he clutched it to his chest. And he kissed it. That says it all. That this little guy knew instinctively, ‘I love this. This is a treasure.’ It’s a privilege and joy to help them understand who Jesus is and how much he loves them.”

When the topic of how KiDs Beach Club^® can have an impact not only on the child attending but their family as well, Karen remembered one particular mother who would occasionally stay at club to see what was being done and said. “She was just trying to take it in. And then she was hearing everything that her daughter was hearing. And she wanted to be a part of it. That’s just one example of the spillage, the overflow. He came to give life, and he came to give it abundantly, bubbling over, for all of us. That hope was translating to their family which was a beautiful thing.”

We all have this core need deep inside that causes us to look for Christ, and Karen shared how it is no different for kids in Beach Club^®. “Think of their core need, which is our core need, which is, ‘am I loved?’ They just want to know. That’s the deep question, the deep pondering. They may not be able to articulate that, but if they know, if they learn ‘I am loved by the Creator of the universe. He actually made me. He likes me. He wants me.’ That’s life changing.”     

KBC volunteers are the boots on the ground for the generational impact that is happening through KiDs Beach Club^®. That’s why we’re thankful for all of the volunteers, like Karen May, who have served over the years and for the 1065 volunteers serving this year alone in our nearly 100 clubs in 8 states around the United States. 

To learn more about volunteering at KiDs BeachClub^®, please visit our volunteering page. 

Great Treasure Day is the day we hand out a KiDs Beach Club Explorer’s Study Bible to every child in every Beach Club who has not yet received one. Yes, it is legal to give Bibles to kids in public schools and for public school kids to bring their Bibles to school.

God’s word is the greatest treasure on earth, and it is the centerpiece of KiDs Beach Club^®. We want every child to have their very own copy to read, study, share and grow from making a daily and eternal impact on their lives. 

Mesquite, Texas Club Leader Aubrey Eudy talked about his recent experience with Great Treasure Day. “In the last two days, I’ve passed out close to 100 Bibles. We are reaching a lot of people. A lot of kids are teaching their parents. A lot of parents are finding out who Jesus truly is.”

In KiDs Beach Club^®, we use the Bible as a moral standard and the plumb line for character education. Good character starts from a transformed heart. God’s own perfect character is revealed in His word. When every child has a Bible of their own, they are better equipped to learn God’s word and to live God’s way. And that’s why KiDs Beach Club^® is excited to have handed out over 70,000 bibles since 2003!

There are opportunities in life to be a part of something bigger than yourself. Those opportunities come to both individuals and organizations. NTX (North Texas) Giving Day is one of those opportunities for non-profit organizations in the North Texas area. KiDs Beach Club^® was blessed to be a part of this event, the largest online giving event in the world.

Our goal for NTX Giving Day was to raise $20,000. We felt that was an obtainable goal but still a stretch goal that only God could accomplish.

One new strategy to reach this goal was calling previous donors. KBC leaders were unsure what to expect from these calls, but unexpected blessings became a regular part of the conversations.

“In the days leading up to NTX Giving Day, I had the privilege to talk one on one with quite a few of our past donors,” shared KBC Special Projects Director Beth Banfill. “God gave us some amazing conversations and prayer times together. We’ve got the best donors in the world. Seriously, hands down!”

Also, as in previous years, WBAP radio show host Chris Krok partnered with KBC to solicit donations for NTX Giving Day. Krok has been a long-time supporter of KiDs Beach Club and welcomed both KBC President and Founder Jack Terrell and KBC-TV Executive Producer Dr. Frank Banfill onto his show to talk about KiDs Beach Club.

The final numbers are in, and indeed, only God could accomplish these results! Total gifts received totaled $34,485.98, with more than 80 individual donors responding!

As in previous years, KiDs Beach Club® will be partnering with the Chris Krok Show on WBAP 820 AM, the Dallas-Ft. Worth powerhouse radio station. Not only will Krok be highlighting KiDs Beach Club® at various times throughout his 8pm – 12 am show on September 22, but he’ll be joined by KBC President and Founder Jack Terrell and EVP of Strategy Dr. Frank Banfill. Whether you give early or choose to wait until September 22, tune in to the Chris Krok show to hear about the exciting new opportunities God is giving KiDs Beach Club. Outside the DFW Metroplex, you can listen online at wbap.com.

Dr. Willy Rice, pastor of Calvary Church Clearwater, Florida, which partners with KiDs Beach Club, explained what kind of impact you can have by reaching a child. “When you reach a child, you’re not just reaching them for a few years. You’re changing the trajectory of a life, of a family, of a generation. So, when you invest in a child’s life, it has a disproportionate impact when you say invest in someone my age. Reach everybody you can. But when you reach the next generation, that’s how you change the world.”

“North Texas Giving Day is very important to KiDs Beach Club® because it helps the general community learn about the great work that we do,” said KBC’s Dr. Frank Banfill. “It also is a way for our supporters to kick-off our after-school Bible clubs as we launch into a new school year. We’ll be providing thousands of Bibles to kids in the coming weeks, and this helps fund those and other efforts.”

Regardless of where you live, you can still participate in NTX Giving Day since KiDs Beach Club® is headquartered in North Texas. This year, there are multiple ways you can give. You can give at the KiDs Beach Club page on the NTX Giving Day website. You can give at the NTX Giving Day webpage on our website. You can also text KBCBible to 91999. Whichever way you choose to give and support KiDs Beach Club®, know that your donation is making a worldwide generational impact.

"As I look across America, I see homes that are broken and children that are caught in the middle," shared Jack Terrell. "For many of these children, KiDs Beach Club becomes their sanctuary of hope, both in school and on TV. So your giving allows each child to hear hope, see hope, experience hope. On Sept 1^st you can begin giving to North Texas Giving Day to help us impact the next generation. I wish to thank you for your generous donation."

“Our Club Relations Specialists are actively preparing for the 2022-23 school year,” said KBC Club Relations Director Tammy Terrell. “We’re excited to see our church partners return with renewed passion to share the gospel in their local schools, and we’re looking forward to adding even more church partners and more Beach Clubs^® all over the country. It’s also exciting to see how God is using KBC-TV to expand our reach into new states and school districts!”

But these clubs don’t just happen. A small team of KiDs Beach Club^® staff work tirelessly to prepare for the launch of our fall after-school clubs. They’ve been filling their days with a flurry of activity to ensure each pre-teen child in the local clubs has a Jesus experience. From training our army of Beach Patrol volunteers to securing lease agreements, from making sure annual background checks are completed to processing all required paperwork, our team members are thrilled that our number of clubs and partner churches nationwide is growing! Just since June, we’ve seen our partner churches increase by almost 34.5%, and the number of clubs has increased almost 20%. While these numbers are not representative of our Pre-Covid numbers, the team is truly thrilled that God is using them to continue Making Jesus Cool at School!^®

KBC Club Relations Coordinator Tina Kimbro shared her excitement about the kickoff of fall clubs. “I sense a renewed spirit and urgency among church leadership and volunteers. In this present culture, they have a greater understanding of the importance of expressing love and being the voice of hope to the hearing and hearts of the boys and girls God entrusts to their discipleship through their Beach Clubs. It is a joy to be a witness to their loving, serving, and caring for their Beach Club^® kids and their schools. I view the 2022-2023 school/club year as a new beginning and know that God is doing and will continue doing great things, immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine."

It’s not too late for you, as a church leader, parent, or school administrator to discover how to have a KiDs Beach Club^® at your school. Simply go to kidsbeachclub.org/school-clubs to learn more about after-school clubs, find a club in your area, or start a Beach Club of your very own.

As with any new opportunity, some adjustments had to be made and renovations were needed before sharing this new location with the public. But after a couple of months, with everything moved in, renovations finished, and offices decorated, the KBC board and staff joined dignitaries from the City of Bedford, Texas for a ribbon cutting event August 11. The ceremony was followed by prayers of blessings led by Cross City Church’s lead pastor John Meador and former pastor Bill Anderson.

Commenting on the occasion, Pastor Meador said, “It’s a thrill to see them in this building because they are a really well operated organization, and this just enhances that and builds that.”

KBC Board Member Dianna Booher Rae explained the significance of the building. “This represents a footprint. It represents a footprint in the city. It represents a footprint in our communities. It says we’re here to stay. You’re saying to the community we’re solid. We know what we’re about. We have a goal. We have a mission. We have a vision. And we intend to be here for a long while. And that excites me!”  

Two days after the ribbon cutting ceremony, the building was opened for tours to KBC supporters and the surrounding community. Child and adult stars of KBC-TV, along with the show’s producers and director, joined Beach Club® volunteers, club participants, parents, and community members for a pizza and ice cream party to celebrate. The entire Grand Opening weekend was a series of joyful events that laid the foundation for new doors opening to KiDs Beach Club® in the years to come. To watch video highlights from both the ribbon cutting and open house, please visit our Grand Opening webpage.

And the 2022 NRB People's Choice Award for Christian kids program goes to..... KiDs Beach Club TV! 

That was an exciting announcement from the NRB TV Executive Committee at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tennessee two weeks ago. A group of nearly 60 content providers chose KBC-TV Season 2 ahead of four other competitors during a special screening of newly released programs for 2022. Accompanying the victory was a snazzy, color-changing glass trophy now proudly displayed at the KBC Corporate Headquarters in Bedford, Texas. Click here to see the two-minute trailer that won the award. The 20 episodes from Season 2 are all available on the KiDs Beach Club website, www.kidsbeachclub.org/online. The Season 2 episodes will match the curriculum for our after-school Beach Clubs that begin in the fall of 2022.  

In addition, the KBC-TV Season 2 episode that features the character word of Obedience, is nominated alongside 7 other programs for best TV Show at the International Christian Film and Music Festival. The winner will be announced in early May in front of more than 3,500 attendees during the annual festival in Orlando, Florida. "Just being nominated is a big deal," said Dr. Frank Banfill, KBC Executive Vice President. "We were selected for the TV Show category, not just kids TV but for all TV!" KiDs Beach Club TV is one of 300 projects selected to be in the running for one of 65 awards.  This event will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of ICFM, which is one of the largest Christian Film festivals in the world. Their goal is to help filmmakers of faith-based, family friendly films, shows, and documentaries get to the next level.  

"When we saw KiDs Beach Club TV we said, this is perfect content for children in New Mexico," said KCHF-TV General Manager Warren Trumbly, one of the first TV stations to air KBC-TV. "Children need to get the word of God, they need to be drawn in and KiDs Beach Club creates that interest," Trumbly said. Click here to hear the rest of Trumbley's interview from our KBC-TV podcast including his plans to use the TV show as a jump starter to get churches all throughout New Mexico, to partner with KBC for after-school Bible Clubs.

"We appreciate everything you guys are doing. God puts things together and even in the midst of COVID. That is when we started growing, that caused changes in your ministry and thankfully for our viewers, they love your program," said Tom Nolan, the CEO of TCT Network. "I think as Christians, we need to stay positive about what God is doing in the times we're living in." TCT Network has expanded to more than 50 stations around America and also has a nationwide feed that airs KBC-TV every Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. ET on DIRECTV channel 377. Catch more of Tom's interview here.

Another of our TV partners, KBTV Global is available to more than 250 million people in more than 31 countries around the world, available on streaming devices such as Apple TV and Roku. "It's great to get the word of God out, especially for our children through KiDs Beach Club TV," said Dr. Kerrick Butler, Founder and President of KBTV Global. "Studys are now showing that we need to catch our children in elementary schools because they've basically written off reaching them by the time they get to high school. Having this program that is going to minister to the elementary age student, and on platforms where they can always see it, whether it's on a phone or a tablet, it's a blessing." Listen to the rest of Dr. Butler's interview by clicking here.

We were also excited to catch up with the President of the CTN Network, Yolanda Morris who carries KBC-TV on 26 stations nationwide.  KBC-TV also airs every Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. ET on their national DIRECTV Channel 376 and Dish Network Channel 262.  KBC-TV first aired on CTN's Fort Myers station, WRKY-TV, and when Yolanda Morris heard about the show, it didn't take long for her to add it to the program lineups of the other 25 stations on the network. One of those stations is located in Denver, Colorado, KQDK-TV which is run by her husband, Brian Morris. Brian and his TV crew stopped by our booth in the NRB exhibit hall and spoke with KBC Executive VP, Dr. Frank Banfill for a Facebook Live segment. Click here to see that report.

During the week long conference, there were many exciting conversations taking place at our booth with prospective TV partners from all over the world, including Canada, South Africa, and even Romania. In the words of KBC Founder and President Jack Terrell, "What child doesn't deserve to hear a clear presentation of the Gospel?"  KBC-TV has that clear Gospel presentation in every one of the first 35 episodes. Pray with us that the Lord continues to use this television program to draw kids to Himself, all around the world. 

Save the Date!

2022 KiDs Beach Club Gala

Saturday, June 18th • 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Arts District Mansion - Downtown Dallas

 Keynote Speaker - Tony Perkins   

Musical Performer - Steph Carse

Learn more at our Gala page.

So you leave for work in the morning, pour yourself a cup of hot coffee, and count it a blessing if that drink stays hot for your drive into the office. With the 22oz KiDs Beach Club Branded Tumbler, unless your commute is 6 hours or more, we can guarantee that coffee to stay hot, not just until you get to work, but until lunch! That's what the vacuum-insulated innards are for, and when you ice down your soda at lunch, you've got until bedtime before it starts to get warm. You will love this tumbler so much, you won't be able to put it down. 

Just ask Jack, Tammy, Steve, and Anna from the KBC office. They all have learned to do everything one handed so they can cluch this tumbler all day long. Go ahead and use it in the car and not worry about spilling on your shirt. Go ahead and drink from it with electronics around and not be concerned about splashing your keyboard. This tumbler has a new leakproof design with a lid that sucessfully makes sure that the only destination for your drink is in your mouth. Tell me that's not worth a mere 80 cents per day! We'll even throw in the color for free! 

Choose from Coral, Black, Purple, Graphite, Navy, Red, or White....they're all precious in your sight! 

Click here to get your very own...TODAY!

The four-color design features the KBC logo with the KiDsBeachClub.org website address underneath it. The sticker is a 4-inch square to apply directly to the outside of your car.

You can get one for your own car or buy them in quantities of five if your church wants to give them to its volunteers or parents of the students in your Beach Club.

To get your window sticker, visit the Surf Shop. While you’re there, check out the other KBC items, like Bibles, blankets, cooler bags, t-shirts and golf shirts.

Keiton joined Beach Club in the 6th grade and before making the step, asked his grandmother's advice. "She told me to follow your heart, and if your heart is telling you to go, then you should go." Brasher continued, "I remember those words forever now and I'm so glad I did follow my heart and decide to go.  I knew there was something more to life than just itself.  I wanted to learn about more than waking up, going to school, eating and then just going back to bed and that routine every day.  I wanted to add something more and thought, if Jesus is there and can help me out and ride along with me, that's something I needed to be a part of."

As Keiton went off to middle school he says he "regrettably" strayed away from the faith he had built up at Beach Club, but during his sophomore year, stumbled upon his KBC Study Bible. "I said, holy cow, I remember this Bible and I opened it and completely forgot what was in it and there was a card with an address to the KiDs Beach Club offices on it but again, I chose to set it aside." But God has a way of drawing His children back to Him. 

Shortly thereafter, Keiton started driving and got his first speeding ticket which resulted community service at 6 Stones Mission Network. Who did he see when arriving there?  None other than his Beach Club leader, Antwanette Taylor.  "I was like, do I know you?  I do, you did Beach Club at West Hills Elementary, and her face lit up because she remembered me!"  He knew that the seeds of his faith were planted at Beach Club and being reconnected with his leader like this had to mean something.

Then, during his final two years of high school, Keiton met a couple when he started a part-time job that invited him to visit their church's youth group, which eventually led to him attending their church. "I remember walking in that Sunday, and it just felt like a reoccurring event, and it was like, yeah, I belong here."  A few months later, Keiton said he had a "tingling feeling" in his chest and knew it was God, calling him to make a deeper commitment.  He then asked Jesus into his life, was baptized, and started living for the Lord.

During that period of his life, Keiton's mom, Christy, had been compiling a box for him to open upon graduation from high school containing special mementos from his childhood.  Some boxes say DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS.  This one was DO NOT OPEN UNTIL GRADUATION.  Among the items inside the box, his KiDs Beach Club Study Bible, which was a reminder to him that God will do whatever it takes to reach and stay with you. 

Keiton is about to start his college education studying nursing with plans to eventually be a neurosurgeon.

If you'd like to listen to our interview with Keiton, here is the podcast. 

As I reflect over 2021 and in anticipation 2022, it is clear how much greater God’s plans were for KiDs Beach Club in 2021, and I can only imagine His plans for 2022 to be far greater than anything we have ever seen.

When everything shut down in 2020, KBC definitely had a, “What will we do now?” moment. I’d been praying the prayer of Jabez from 1 Chronicles 4:10 where, “Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. So, even during the uncertainty of last year, seeking God’s blessing to continue was clearly needed, but I was not as confident about the “enlarging my territory” part.

God knew that it was time for us to explore other possibilities of Mobilizing and Multiplying in order to reach more kids for Christ. He knew it would require us letting go in order for KBC to be totally in His hands.

It started with a simple streaming of a Beach Club TV program for our KBC kids to watch at home on their computers called Beach Club at Home! Our church partners were able to share access to the weekly videos with the students in their Beach Clubs and to our delight, the kids loved it.

But God had far greater plans to bless and enlarge KBC’s territory! Soon we were being approached by a streaming television network who wanted to partner with us and use our video club for their children’s programming.

Through numerous God-connections this summer, that one TV partnership has grown into partnerships representing more than 500 broadcast, cable, and satellite TV channels. In August, the show aired for the first time on broadcast TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Today, it is airing each week across all 50 states, the Caribbean, and Africa. And we have more partnerships in the works which will place the show on cable systems across all of Europe, and satellite channels that touch almost every corner of the world. Right now, our potential reach is 490 million homes. You need to know that these stations don’t pay us to air an episode, but in turn they give us free air and advertising time to promote KiDs Beach Club. Clearly, God is not finished enlarging our territory.

A longtime friend challenged me to think beyond the after-school environment and see if there was a way to develop our character words into a curriculum that could be taught by classroom teachers. From that challenge, we developed a new curriculum called CharacterLeads™, and an unexpected new door of partnership is emerging. God has enlarged our programming to now include a secular character education program that can be taught in public schools during school hours. Take a look at the curriculum at CharacterLeads.com and pass it on to any educator you know!

God is opening so many opportunities up for us to Mobilize and Multiply to reach countless thousands of kids for Christ. You may be asking, “How is this possible?” Largely because of YOU! KBC is blessed to be part of a generous community of supporters that give and that giving has allowed us to capitalize on the possibilities before us. 

For example, with KBC-TV being such a huge success, we get to continue to create original programming. Each episode costs approximately $11,000 to produce, and that is funded entirely through generous donations from our generous community of supporters. We’ve produced 35 episodes at a cost, well, you can do the math… It’s a lot!

KBC has invested nearly $20,000 to create the CharacterLeads™ program. And of course, as we Multiply exponentially in schools with our after-school KiDs Beach Clubs®, there are costs associated with materials for those, most especially the Great Treasure Days where every child receives – a new KBC study Bible, and our annual cost to provide a Bible to every 3^rd – 6^th grade child is approximately $50,000 per year. 

It’s been a HUGE year for KiDs Beach Club. God is enlarging our territory with so many great opportunities, and it’s our responsibility to steward His given possibilities wisely and that’s why your continued support is needed.

So, I’m asking that as we enter into 2022 that you would join Tammy and me by making a monthly gift or simply by making a gift that represents Father’s blessing upon you. Click here to give your gift today!

In closing I pray as we start 2022, Father’s blessing as explained to Moses in Numbers 6.

“May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord show you his kindness. May he have mercy on you. May the Lord watch over you and give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26 (ICB) International Children’s Bible

On behalf of the entire KBC family, thank you and may God bless you in 2022!

Tragically, this past February, Theresa passed away after a brief illness. Her Kingdom Impact - her legacy of faith - still lives on within the hundreds of students she touched through KiDs Beach Club^®. Her love for God’s word was such that her family placed Theresa’s KiDs Beach Club^® Study Bible in her hands as she was laid to rest.

Karen from Cross City Church in Euless, TX shares the same passion that Theresa had in teaching God’s word. For the past 17 years, Karen has been volunteering in KiDs Beach Club^® schools. In 2011, one of her students was a 10-year-old girl looking to connect with other students. Her mom, Renee, enrolled Mandy in her school’s KiDs Beach Club^®. Soon Renee began volunteering, and on September 29, 2011, after Karen had shared the Bible story, Renee listened as Mandy asked Jesus to be her Forever Friend. Not long after, Mandy and Renee followed Christ in baptism. Together, they remained in Beach Club until Mandy went into Jr. High. End of story… right? No. Mandy’s story was just beginning.

Mandy grew up and became active in The Hills Church in North Richland Hills, TX where she taught Sunday School, distributed goods to people in need, and was active in the singles ministry. Each of the last three years, Mandy went to Brazil on mission trips, giving Brazilian children the same hope she had been given by Mrs. Karen at Beach Club back in 2011. On October 2 of this year, Mandy’s life was cut short in an automobile accident. At the young age of 20, she went home to be with the Lord and heard the words, “Well done my good and faithful servant.” Her joy of dancing is now being displayed on streets of gold and passion to praise her Savior is now enjoyed face to face. Mandy, from the age of 10, followed Jesus and reflected His excellence in her journey.

These stories are not about loss or defeat but about the triumph experienced once Christ followers align passion to God’s purpose. These stories tell of Kingdom builders who are God’s heavenly champions. Yes, they may be in glory, but their legacy continues. I suggest we listen to the thousands of students that are grateful for the lives of Theresa and Mandy, and the ongoing ministry of Karen.

Paul writes in I Thessalonians 5:16-18, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (NIV). Resting in the will of God, regardless of life’s events, plus giving thanks, requires believers to see life through the lens of the cross.

Looking back over the last 18 months, some would say, “Rejoice over what?” Others are asking, “What is God’s will in all of this?” If Paul were alive today, I believe he’d say, “Rejoice and give thanks for this new normal and see that it is the will of God in Christ Jesus. Now let’s roll-up our sleeves and help people discover God.” The question for us is what are we focusing on? Are we listening to people or to God? When was the last time you asked the Lord to realign your passion with His purpose for growing His Kingdom? Clearly, Theresa and Mandy did, and Karen continues as well.

More than ever before, our schools and communities need Godly servants looking to invest their passion toward a Kingdom impact. KiDs Beach Club is the vehicle that connects God’s servants to these needy communities. Your support of KBC by your giving allows other Theresas to make an impact and allows the Mandys of this world to discover salvation found only in Jesus. By God’s grace, Mandy is one of 9,468 who have trusted Christ as Savior. She is one of the 109,497 students who have attended a Beach Club and had their lives eternally impacted by God’s word. Thank you for your continued faithful and gracious stewardship. Together we are seeing lives eternally changed!

Beach Club at HOME! is splashing into kids’ lives all across the nation!

For those who have not already visited Jeremy and Jennifer—our Beach Club at HOME! leaders—and the kids over at the clubhouse, allow us to introduce you!

Jeremy is our goofy group leader who leads in our games and engages with the kids on-screen to help themuse their character word in their daily lives. Every week under the alias of Fink Martinstein he hosts “Make It Stick”, the exciting game show-style game where the kids can answer questions on their verse and character word. 

Jennifer is the other volunteer who often brings up the scripture she has rigorously been studying. She encourages and always brings a smile to the Club members. She helps in games and the entire club session. 

Matt is one of the loveable and quirky Beach Club kids. Matt is an encouraging friend, and while he often forgets to say hello to Cody, he always has the best of intentions. In the first episode, he struggles with being dependable, and after losing his dog Penelope, he learns an important lesson about striving to be the dependable young man God wants him to be. His natural leadership talents shine through whenever the group gets into a tough situation. 

Amy is the intelligent and polite member of the group who enjoys reading and finding solutions whenever any of her friends come across a problem in their lives. She often brings reasonable answers and even helps Cody get his Baseball practice scheduled to help him be more orderly.  

Emma is the excitable, youngest member of the bunch. Her comedic timing is always right on cue, giving her pals a good laugh, and often bearing an ironic sense of humor. Her lovable smile and pure sense of friendship helps her instill confidence in her friends. 

Cody is the athletic and witty member of the crew, often providing a laugh for his friends. He is quick to think of ways he can use each week's character word in his daily life. In episode two, he struggles with the thought that maybe he is not good enough for the coming baseball tryouts, and he needs to learn how to have orderliness in his life. 

Pastor Mark shares the scripture in story form for our students every episode. He not only helps with the memory verse, but relates some of the most amazing moments in Biblical history to support the memory verse. In every episode he directs the kids’ attention to the option they have to make Jesus their Forever Friend!

Of course, all of our Beach Club at HOME! episodes are FUN and FREE!

Parents, all you have to do is click here to register your child so they too can enjoy and join the fun of Beach Club at HOME!

We hope you and your kids can join Jeremy, Jennifer, Matt, Amy, Emma, Cody, and Pastor Mark for all of the weekly fun over at the clubhouse!

Let’s face it: COVID-19 has disrupted many of our plans this year. Events have been cancelled, family reunions have been postponed, and schools’ opening protocols remain a huge puzzle. It’s sometimes hard for us to know how to move forward at times like this, but for Chris and Lisa, a Children's Pastor and his assistant, as well as Beach Club volunteers, this has been a time of action!

Chris Burton and Lisa Willis serve in the Children's Ministry at Cross City Church in Euless, Texas. This vibrant church hosts not one, not two, not even three Beach Clubs—but seven! Through this extensive ministry partnership, together we’ve reached just under two hundred children each year with the Gospel. 

Their ministry was vast and appeared to keep growing until COVID-19 entered the picture. But with so many things closing, one might conclude that Chris and Lisa would close their ministry until things returned to normal, right?

On the contrary! They doubled down on their outreach to the families and kids, and they developed a strategy to further their ministry in ways they had never previously imagined. 

First, they started Zoom online classes to keep up the connection with the kids. Then they developed their four-step process to engage kids and their families through this COVID time: 

1. KiDs Beach Club® (KBC) takes the first step and engages with Beach Club families, sending weekly invitations to the parents of more than 10,000 Beach Club students each week to register and view the new Beach Club at HOME! TV shows, a fun and free way they can connect with their friends and Jesus!
2. Once the students login to watch Beach Club at HOME! on the KBC website, that student's activity is registered in a data base where the partnering church can access attendance information for the students who are engaged with the weekly TV episodes.  This gives the church a good idea who to contact.
3. Next, the volunteers ask the parents if they can drop by for a porch visit with various gifts for the kids, which may include fidget spinners, small toys, candy, fun crafts, and more. 
4. From there, Beach Club volunteers connect with the parents to invite the family to attend the partnering church, either in person or online, and welcome them to join the community! 

This process they've designed is not only a fulfillment of the KBC mission to mobilize the church to go outside its walls in order to take the message of Jesus Christ into the heart of its community but also KBC's vision to provide pre-teen students a Jesus experience within the culture of their public school. Even if school is primarilty at home these days, Beach Club at HOME! is keeping kids connected to the fun they are used to having in their in person Beach Club and great churches like Cross City Church in Euless is establishing and deepening meaningful relationships that will last far longer than this temporary pandemic.

You can see ALL of the Beach Club at HOME! episodes on the KBC You Tube Page, www.youtube.com/kidsbeachclub.

KiDs Beach Club® has taken a leap of faith this year. Since the founding of the ministry in 2003, we have purchased over 66,000 Bibles and gifted them to preteens across America in the public school system. 

Under normal circumstances, KiDs Beach Club® hosts an annual fundraiser event, Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinner, to offset the cost of these Bibles. This event has historically been held at the Texas Motor Speedway where participants have enjoyed rides around the track before relaxing with us for a delicious dinner and hearing inspiring messages from our guest speakers. 

While this event has always been an exceptional treat for our guests and staff alike, having fun has never been the main goal of the Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinner.  Rather, the goal is to raise the much-needed funds to get these Bibles into the hands of more and more kids each year.  

This year, we were thrown a curveball with COVID-19 forcing the cancellation of our in-person event. Our Bibles were ordered and on their way, so we still needed to raise the funds tosupport our mission of spreading the gospel in our schools. 

Every year at the benefit dinner, we receive generous and critical donations that make our gift to these children possible, but this year we were faced with the question of how to pivot around the inability to host our event live. We needed to get more creative in how we would continue God’s work.

Undersanting the COVID-19 restrictions placed on large group meetings, we stepped out in faith and decided to move the entire event online in an event called, Rise UP 4 KiDs! You can watch the hour long online virtual celebration by clicking here.

We dove into re-imagining the event to be a user-friendly and enjoyable experience for our supporters. We planned multiple gift card giveaways, fun trivia games, and more interactive events for our guests to participate in. George Barna graciously agreed to remain as our guest speaker for the virtual event, just as he would have been in-person. 

We also included a segment from our founder Jack Terrell. The stage was set, and we eagerly awaited the evening which would kick off this year's Rise UP 4 KiDs event. 

Finally, the night of Sunday, August 30th arrived. With a prayer that our event would be well-received far and wide, we went live, streaming both on KidsBeachClub.org and on Facebook. Throughout the evening between 400 and 600 hundred people viewed the event with many giving generously to help our efforts.

The audience participated in the interactive portions of the evening, and we heard a lot of approving comments. 

The entire event lived up to our highest expectations and was an inspiring, successful, and fun evening. 

But the highlight of the evening was the gifts of $222,550 to our Rise UP 4 KiDs fund! The night was a roaring success, but our work is not over yet. 

The Rise UP 4 KiDs campaign continues in September to reach our goal of $500,000. And we need all hands on deck to reach that necessary amount. That's why we need your help to assist in our ministry and to help get Bibles and the good news in the hands and hearts of kids across the nation and now even around the world. 

You can explore how easy it is to become a fundraiser as part of the campaign by clicking here.

We’re praising God for what He has done and continues to do through generous gifts from our faithful supporters like you!

KiDs Beach Club®

These wonderful men and women are often the unsung heroes of the entire KBC family. From engaging with the kids, to being the responsible adult when things don’t always go according to plan, they are the ones truly making Jesus cool in school!

It is such an immense blessing to have each one of our phenomenal volunteers helping us in our mission. And we need the help of our volunteers now in a fun and special way. 

This year has been a roller coaster for us all, but KiDs Beach Club® is making big moves so we don’t lose ministry momentum. The game may have changed, but our goal remains the same.  

This year we will continue to deliver Bibles to all our clubs so that every Beach Club will have access to the Word of God, forever. We are in the process of creating a network quality TV show called "Beach Club at HOME! which will allow all of our Beach Club students and their friends to watch from the comfort of their own homes.  These 24 weekly episodes can be seen by simpling logging on each week to kidsbeachclub.org/online.

An exciting technological feature will provide our church partners to maximize their outreach possibilities to track student attendence and continue to communicate as the students continue to learn from home. This new technology will allow them to contact the parents of anyone who logs into Beach Club at HOME!, assisting these churches to minister to every student. By doing this, we ensure our new students won’t feel as though they have been overlooked or forgotten. 

These changes will be an upgrade that will help further bring the Gospel to each and every child who attends Beach Club. The stage is set. The Bibles have arrived in our warehouse and are ready to be shipped to our students as they participate in Beach Club at HOME! or in person at some public schools.

While many of our KBC volunteers await for the public schools to open up to after-school activities so they can continue to serve the Lord, there is a new way to help us continue to make Jesus cool in school. 

Please consider joining us as an online fundraiser.  It's very easy to do!  Learn more by clicking here. This is a way everyone can stay involved and help to reach more kids for Jesus. 

We need your support to ensure that every boy and girl in Beach Club can receive a Bible of their very own. We’re nearly halfway to our goal already, and your partnership in this simple fundraising effort can help us cross the finish line.

The time to act is now as the Rise UP 4 KiDs campaign continues through September. If you would like to help us in our time of need, click here.

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” —Jesus

Five years ago, an idea entered First Baptist Church of Burleson in Burleson, Texas—an idea that would change not only the community, but how the churches in that community unite to accomplish feats that no single church could hope to accomplish. This idea was hosting a Beach Club. 

Arlene Holland became a member at First Baptist Church of Burleson with her husband after years of teaching in a California school system. She quickly began volunteering in the Sunday school classrooms but was not too eager to return to a regular school teaching position. Yet when she heard the church was starting a Beach Club, she knew she could help and volunteered to serve. 

The church partnered with KiDs Beach Club® the first year with one club, but they soon found themselves hosting two clubs in two different elementary schools. However, after two whole semesters, the church made a startling discovery.

“There are a total of 10 elementary schools here in Burleson, and the folks at KBC told me that there were two other churches attempting to host clubs of their own,” Arelene says. “And so between the three churches, we now have clubs in four of the ten schools.” Just like that, the First Baptist of Burleson, Fort Worth First Church of the Nazarene, and Burleson Bible Church—becoming a united front of sorts—invaded the public schools of Burleson, Texas. The Beach Club volunteers from all three churches began meeting regularly to discuss plans and events, and to inquire how they all might help and support one another. 

The impact of KiDs Beach Club® did not stop there. The staff at First Baptist of Burleson kept up the momentum and reached out to other churches in the area to see if they would be interested in supporting clubs of their own. They also talked with the school principals, many of whom were interested in having a Beach Club at their school if they could find a church partner. 

This ministry momentum was becoming a force in Burleson until a certain virus erupted. Did COVID-19 complicate things? Of course. Did it stop them? Absolutely not. 

Arlene and the rest of the First Baptist of Burleson team, along with their brothers and sisters from Fort Worth First Church of the Nazarene and Burleson Bible Church, saw the pandemic as an opportunity instead of a burden. They began brainstorming how to turn this time, which the vast majority of the world regarded as a pandemic, into a possibility. When the schools announced they would be going digital, the churches began holding their clubs online. Together they took advantage of what KiDs Beach Club® was offering with Beach Club at HOME!, six online episodes to provide students a sense of normalcy, even though they were now learning at home.

As kids began watching, they started inviting friends from other elementary schools. Soon the word began to spread as the clubs expanded beyond the traditional physical walls of each school. Now they have children from several other elementary schools engaging online, giving a unique opportunity for other churches to get involved at those other schools. This group of churches is truly taking community ministry to a whole new level, and they didn’t let financial concerns hold them back during this season. When the question of financial stability arose in a recent meeting among the churches, they decided there was only one thing to do. As Arlene puts it, “Our church is blessed in that we put the word out and God provides, and so we have always said in all of this, let's not let money be the issue, God's gonna provide that one way or another.”

Together they are rising above the COVID-19 obstacles. Instead of arguing over who’s in charge or disputing over ministry “turf”, these churches have set a precedent that the entire Christian community can and should follow. Just as Christ said in Matthew 5:16, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.” 

“After the meeting last week,” Arlene says, “all the churches wanted to join together and agreed, ‘Yeah, let's conquer Burleson! Let's see what God can do.'" KiDs Beach Club® is privileged to be part of what God is doing, especially during this pandemic in Burleson and beyond.

Anna Whitney and her team at Bellevue Baptist Church have gone above and beyond the call of duty in supporting their Beach Club during these peculiar times. Anna’s journey began when she joined Bellevue Baptist Church and started helping in the ARISE2Read non-profit ministry connected with the church. 

ARISE2Read helps second graders learn to read while evangelizing at the same time. This effort was an amazing opportunity to reach the hearts and minds of the children in their community. Still, they knew they could do more and began searching for innovative ways to get connected with more families and churches in the Memphis community. 

After observing several different club options, they loved the quality of the curriculum and the support systems of KiDs Beach Clubs. They partnered with KiDs Beach Clubs and kicked off two new clubs in Cordova and Frazier elementary schools. Both clubs began with around 30 students and grew from there.

Over the course of the semester, Anna had the opportunity to build relationships with most of the kids. On the first day, Anna noticed one young boy who clearly loved KiDs Beach Clubs: “I asked him to pray before we left, and one thing he said in his prayer was, ‘Lord, thank you that no one got shot today.’ And that was a wake-up call. To hear the kids talk about where they come from, it just made us realize that these kids need the Gospel more than ever!”

The school community began looking upon these new clubs with great interest. “What's interesting is a ton of school principals are interested and want to start it up,” Anna says. With the community behind them, and many local principals eagerly hoping to help expand the clubs to their schools, things were looking bright as both KiDs Beach Clubs roared into the spring of 2020!

But then they hit a roadblock with COVID. When the entire nation shut down due to the Coronavirus, Anna and the team began calling each of the children’s parents to check in on the kids in the clubs and make sure they and their families were doing well amidst the chaos. 

The team then embraced the shift to virtual clubs as KiDs Beach Club® went online. But as they talked with the families, they soon realized they had another problem. Due to the socioeconomic status of many of the children’s families, many kids had no reliable online access. 

The innovative leaders developed a solution. They began using KiDs Beach Club’s Hang 10 Summer Reading Program to continue ministering to the children. Amanda headed an effort to send physical copies of the Summer Reading Program along with letters of encouragement and hope to all of their students. 

“We believe that even if only one child took advantage of this reading program, it was worth it for sure,” Anna says. These letters were welcomed by both the children and parents, many of whom expressed how incredibly thankful they were for someone to take the time to remind the children that they had not been forgotten. 

Building on the momentum of the Summer Reading Program, the Bellevue leaders took full advantage of the free VBS curriculum provided by KiDs Beach Club this year for outdoor ministry. They took the VBS experience to the apartment complexes where the kids lived. They offered 4 sessions each day with 10 kids each. 

It required more effort initially, but as Anna says, “We want to continue going out there, simply because we don't want to be that face that showed up for a few days and just vanished. We want to be there to form lasting relationships and make a real eternal difference!” 

Anna and the entire team of Beach Club volunteers at Bellevue Baptist Church have been more than teachers or volunteers to their students. They have become an innovative example for others to see that even while in the midst of adversity or tough times, with Christ there is always a way. 

“Our hope is that what we did would inspire other churches and ministries to do the same thing. Think of this season as an opportunity, not to think, Well, we can't do anything now,” Anna says. “I truly feel this is opening up more doors of opportunity for the Gospel to go forth. So that is our hope and our prayer here in Memphis, Tennessee, and beyond!”

What does a retired school leader do after serving for 40 years in education? She volunteers with KiDs Beach Club®, of course!

Patricia Smith began her journey as a teacher decades ago in a local elementary school. One Christmas, she came to realize just how difficult it was to even refer to the Bible in public schools. She had purchased a nativity scene to decorate her classroom bulletin board, yet Patricia was reprimanded for her actions, and she was forced to remove it.

After more than 38 years of service, Patricia retired from teaching in 2014, but she was called back to lead as a principal at West Point Elementary School in Windermere, Florida near Orlando. She and her good friend, Denise, who had served 14 years with her at the same elementary school, led the school in its opening years together. 

As the year progressed, Denise began looking for partnership opportunities that they could use to get the Gospel into the schools. Patricia wasn’t too keen on the idea of jumping right into a partnership in the school’s first year, but she left the possibility open. 

One day, Denise’s phone rang. It was a KiDs Beach Club® representative calling to inquire if West Point Elementary would like to host a Beach Club.

Denise checked out the KBC website and showed it to Patricia. As they watched the content on the site from videos to testimonials, Patricia made her decision. “The kids looked like they were having fun. They were with their group leaders in a gym and playing, and it just looked so fun.” 

She had finally found a way for Jesus to be cool in school.

Patricia worked with the local KBC leaders to plan the club for Wednesdays when the teachers would have a planning meeting resulting in class letting out early. 

“The interaction was fabulous because I think we laid the groundwork, and then kids thought it was fun. I didn't hear any negativity about it! I really think some of the parents felt, ‘Ok, this school has a club, something for my kid to do after school,” Patricia says, “and I don't have to get off work an hour early to come pick them up.’” 

In the first year, the Beach Club ministered to over 80 children weekly. God's Word was spreading through the school system and touching the hearts of these children who otherwise might never have heard it. After nearly 42 years teaching, administrating, and serving the children via the public school system, Patricia retired.

Some people are born with a desire to serve, and others choose to serve when they witness the importance of the cause. 

“I never had that desire to stay involved in education,” Patricia says, “but I knew that KiDs Beach Club® was a way to bring Vacation Bible School back into the schools. So this was an open door, and I chose to stay at West Point and volunteer with the club. In fact, I would like to see it in all Orange County public schools.”

She has been volunteering at the very same Beach Club in West Point Elementary that she was so monumental in founding back in 2014. 

As a result of her choice to open the door to KiDs Beach Club®, these kids now have an opportunity to know Jesus, and Patrica can continue her journey as she helps lead these children to the light that never fades, and the love that never fails. 

Even though COVID-19 restrictions have prevented many of our faithful KBC volunteers from serving the Lord inside the public schools during this semester, there are many opportunies to serve from home.  KBC will be sending all 10,000 of our students from last year, links to watch Beach Club at HOME! One of the areas KBC needs your help during this time is writing notes to these students to encourage them each week!  Please pray about it and if you are interested in assisting just click here to send an email to let us know.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

We can all agree that the last several months have felt like one trial after another, and for those of us who’ve been planning, postponing, and re-imagining the KiDs Beach Club® annual Bibles for Beach Club Benefit dinner, this verse resonates especially well.

However, as James urges, we are persevering and innovating, driven by the passion for reaching the hearts of children and connecting them and their families to churches. 

Today we are excited to share that we have overcome the many obstacles to our yearly Bible fundraiser and are poised to deliver a top-notch, engaging, and empowering virtual experience that will allow us to bring everyone together. 

This time it will not only be for those who would have physically joined us in Texas, but for Christians from around the country and the world whose support makes it possible for us to put Bibles in the hands of so many children every year!

COVID-19 concerns prevented a physical gathering, so we are pleased to invite you to join us for the first-ever Rise UP 4 KiDs, a virtual fundraising event to be held on Sunday, August 30, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time.

Why have we decided to host a virtual event, rather than canceling our twice-rescheduled event altogether?  

First and foremost, we absolutely must raise funds for Bibles to put into the hands of kids this fall. And we need the funds by October. 

Now, more than ever, given the current atmosphere of unrest and anxiety in our country, KBC is a way for churches, volunteers, and parents to impact their community and help kids feel more connected to God and His Word. 

Bible and Character Education transforms kids and schools, fostering life change in the hearts of children. And make no mistake: we are at a critical juncture. Our future as a nation depends on the faith formation of today’s youth. 

Our Rise UP 4 KiDs event will feature keynote speaker George Barna, bestselling author and founder of The Barna Group, an evangelical Christian polling research firm. 

“There are three big players that are shaping the worldview of children in America,” according to Mr. Barna. “They are family, government, and media. The government and media are not going to help us, but the families, ministries, and churches have an opportunity—but we must have a plan. It starts with children. When we change the heart, mind, and souls of children, that is when we change America. It is more important than who is in the White House or the head of Disney.  We need a 2 to 3 generation turnaround and it must begin today!”

KiDs Beach Club® stands ready to empower churches to lead this turnaround! Our four primary objectives include:

• Impacting Communities for the Kingdom
• Sharing Christ in Public Schools 
• Fostering Life Change in the Hearts of Children 
• Connecting Families to a Church Family

But what if our present trials continue and the pandemic lingers well into the school year? Still, we will persist and innovate!

Right now our field teams are talking to the various school districts and exploring creative alternatives. We’re providing our partnering churches with curricular material and working with them to explore where else they might hold gatherings, such as at a park, at a YMCA, or in an apartment complex. The ministry will go forward regardless of circumstances because the Father has called us to reach these children.

But none of this will happen without the support of our partnering churches and schools, our more than 2,600 volunteers, and the rest of the KiDs Beach Club® community at large, including our newest supporters just coming on board this year. 

So save the date, August 30th, at 6:00 pm CT, and plan to meet us online as we come together for a powerful hour of advancing the Kingdom.

“What are you going to do to change the worldview of children in America?” Mr. Barna asks. “We cannot rely on anyone else.” 

For Children’s Pastors Ray and Nancy Baldwin, the closed doors were especially painful. The couple has always had a vibrant children’s ministry wherever they served. They even developed a robust discipleship program for children of all ages called the Knights of God. 

As they led the growing children’s ministry at the church, they tried everything to engage the local schools. Finally, they forged a friendship with a local elementary principal. 

And then a call came from a KiDs Beach Club® field representative: “Are you interested in serving in the local public school?” Ray and Nancy jumped at the opportunity!

As the club neared its debut meeting, they set up a Beach Club table to register kids on the Meet the Teacher Day. “We had about thirty kids sign up that day,” Ray recalls, “and over the months that followed, we had well over eighty kids who signed up and came to join us! And over the six years since we began, our numbers have grown to over a hundred. It's been crazy!”

And that was just the beginning. Many of the children have professed faith in Christ, and their families began attending church events and services. As a result, unchurched, Hindu, Muslim, and even atheist families have trusted Christ and are now part of Turning Point Church. 

The connection between church, school, and families has only deepened over time. Kids from Beach Club and their families can be seen at every Turning Point Church event.

For example, the church hosts a harvest festival every year complete with bounce houses, food, and fun of all sorts.

It's become a huge event in the community, bringing unchurched families into contact with the good news of Christ. 

Many of Ray’s and Nancy’s church students, Knights in their discipleship program, help at the KiDs Beach Club®. And some of the students at the Beach Club who came to the church with their families ended up joining the Knights at Turning Point Church.

And the relationship with the local schools has deepened, answering the church’s prayers. The church is now an integrated part of the local school, celebrating and supporting the teachers and staff. 

As a result of their partnership with KiDs Beach Club®, not only has Jesus been brought into the local school, but the children and teachers at the local school are actually welcomed into the church building.

The Church hosts a “Math-a-ween” event for the local school in the church's own building each fall. The church provides snacks and games for the school children to enjoy, complete with artificial “campfires.” 

To this day, Ray and Nancy greet every student when they enter the club and cherish every moment they spend with their new family. Meanwhile, attendance at Turning Point Church has continued to grow in the past six years since the Club began.

Thanks to its partnership with KiDs Beach Club®, the church was able to get outside the walls of the church and into the hearts of the students and the surrounding community.

We’ve seen numbers grow, but our greatest achievements go well beyond statistics. They are found in the powerful and moving testimonies of those whose lives we’ve affected. 

And it’s not just kids who are impacted! Parents, grandparents, siblings, extended family—many families have come to find a church home via KiDs Beach Club®. 

We recently asked for input from parents about the impact of KiDs Beach Club®, and we were overwhelmed with all of the positive comments.

Here are just a few of the hundreds of positive things parents told us about KiDs Beach Club®:

• “My daughter loves the Godly relationships and the influences her Beach Club teachers have on her life. In fact, everything now revolves around, ‘does it interfere with Beach Club?’ I love it!”
• “We love KiDs Beach Club®. My son enjoys going each week, and the lessons that they discuss reinforce qualities and characteristics taught in our home. Nowhere else in the public school system will they be exposed to the things they learn in Beach Club. As a parent, I love the weekly emails informing me of their topic for the week so we can discuss together when my child comes home. Can't emphasize enough how much we LOVE Beach Club!” 
• “KiDs Beach Club® is a wonderful opportunity for children to receive the love of Jesus at their school. The volunteers are all-in. It is evident that they love God, and through the love of God, they love our children and show it. They send letters and cards in the mailbox. KiDs Beach Club® is a great opportunity for your children to learn who Christ is. I wish that KiDs Beach Club® could spread to every elementary school in the nation!” 
• “I am so glad that the Bible gets to be opened in schools; every child needs a chance to read and learn about it.” 
• “Thanks for ALL you are doing for our children! Y’all are a great team that really cares about the children and are always looking for ways to make a great impact in the community!”
• “KiDs Beach Club® is an awesome program.  My children love it!” 
• “It's a good way for our children to focus on the principles of being a Christian, not just on Sunday!” 
• “My child has had a wonderful time at Beach Club. He's been memorizing verses and getting to learn more about the Bible. He truly looks forward to it every week!”
• “My child loves going and learning more about Jesus on her level!”

These are just a few of the amazing replies we got from parents across the nation about the impact of KiDs Beach Club®.

Thanks to our generous donors, volunteers, and church leaders, the ripple effects of this ministry continue to spread throughout the hearts and homes of so many children and their families. 

In a world of upheaval and uncertainty, God’s word is forever constant and unchanging. That’s why one volunteer described the impact this way:

The world has changed drastically in the past 30 years. The children of today are facing a world full of turmoil. In order to survive as they grow older, they need God in their lives to guide and direct them and give them the love and comfort they will so desperately need.

Through Beach Club, we can share God's word, His joy and love, and make them hungry to know more about our Lord and Savior.

The credit doesn’t belong to us. After all, we are only living out Christ’s command to his disciples: “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Luke 18:16 (NIV)

Thank you for standing with us in this ministry as a lighthouse in the sea of the public school system. Without the guiding light, these children could potentially wander into dangerous waters in life. 

Click here to give in support of the mission. 

And please pray for all our parents and rejoice with us that we can be a blessing to thousands of them and that our contribution to the Kingdom of God will only grow as we move forward!

Following the vision of his Senior Pastor at Mercygate Church in Mont Belvieu, Texas, Darell serves as the family and children’s pastor. He knew he wanted to spread the gospel into the community, but how?  

In Mont Belvieu, nearly 5,000 children attend public schools along a single one-mile stretch of road. Darrell wanted to get the gospel into the school system. But how could he do it when God isn’t welcome in public schools? 

That's when Darell received a call asking if Mercygate would like to lead a Beach Club in North Barbers Hill Elementary School. Darell had only just begun his ministry and hadn’t dreamed of getting into the school system so swiftly, but he seized the opportunity to lead the new club. 

After some preparation, they were ready to begin registration. Darell had heard from others that he should only expect thirty, or at most forty, children to attend the first week.

But while on his way back from a mission trip, Darell received some surprising news—over 130 children had registered on the first day. 

Darell and his team were amazed and thrilled at the prospect of ministering to so many children, and got right to work once he returned from abroad.

The kids quickly fell in love with the program and completed their first semester.

After finishing that first semester strong, they took some time off around Christmas and early January due to previous church commitments.

After a few weeks without KiDs Beach Club®, Darell began to see some of the Club students coming to Mercygate’s Sunday services. One student's mother said her daughter missed Beach Club and wanted to hear Pastor Darell's lessons again on Sundays, too!

When the Club started up again, Darell realized the impact they were having on these kids. He realized that they were not only listening but also understanding the life-changing message that was shared with them. 

Every week Darell would ask the kids if they were ready to take the next step and make Jesus their forever friend. One week, he got an overwhelming response: “Half of our group just raised their hands and made that commitment!” The response blew Darell and his team away! 

Darell has seen the great potential KiDs Beach Club® can have in a community, as well as for himself and the other volunteers. From children coming into the church family, to the many professions of faith, this team has witnessed the power of this ministry to make a difference. 

It is rare these days to see “win-win” scenarios, but as Darell puts it, “KiDs Beach Club® makes it super simple for me as a pastor to have a win in so many different ways.” 

To discover how KiDs Beach Club® can benefit your church, click here.

After being started in partnership with Faith Baptist Church, Debbie’s club has had a phenomenal impact on the more than ninety kids who attend regularly. The ripple effect happens because kids are engaging with God’s Word.

On one occasion, as Debbie was collecting supplies from the school to be ready for the club, she came across a lost Bible from one of the boys named Jack. Upon opening it, she saw an inscription declaring the book belonged to Jack and was written by “God and Jesus.”  “I thought it was very intelligent of him and encouraging,” Debbie said, “He got it!” 

Every Beach Club has its own stories from making Jesus cool in school to ministering to the community. But the entirety of this ministry could possibly be summed up in the words of one little girl: “I’m ready.”

Debbie has seen many children come to Christ through KiDs Beach Club®, but when one little girl walked right up to her and made that statement, she didn’t know what to make of it. “I thought, ‘Do you need to go to the restroom? Do you need some water?’” Debbie recalled, “I didn't know what she was going to say. And that's when she told me that she was ready to accept Jesus!” 

It wasn’t until a few months later that Debbie learned the young girl had often been asked by her mother, “Are you ready to follow Jesus?” To which her daughter would always reply, “Not yet.” So when she was finally ready to call on Jesus as her Savior, she marched right up to Debbie and proclaimed, “I’m ready!”

The ripple effect could be seen when another young lady asked her Surf Team Leader if her mother could also read from her KiDs Beach Club® Bible... an innocent question with incredible implications! Thanks to our generous donors and volunteers, her family now has their own Bible in the house to cherish as their own Great Treasure. 

When connecting with kids, KiDs Beach Club® becomes more than just a ministry. One team leader in Debbie’s Beach Club sent postcards to her students whenever they missed a club meeting. When one fourth grade student missed a few club meetings, the leader sent him a postcard letting him know he was missed and that she was praying for him. 

His appreciative mother reported later that her son saved the card and posted it on his bulletin board. His mom thanked the leaders for caring so much as she saw the love of Christ displayed. This seemingly small gesture showed how the Clubs become more than ministry. As Debbie puts it, “It’s like a second family.”

Debbie and her team saw the ripple effect when one young girl took the gospel message to heart—and to her neighbors, as well. Her faith resulted in her ministering to her unchurched neighbors. 

“The girl visited another child in the neighbor’s home, Debbie said, “but she also talked to the parents because they're interested in listening to see what the lesson was for this week. She didn't encourage them to go to church or anything. She just shared the Bible lesson they had that week.” 

But after witnessing this little girl's unwavering faith, the family began coming to weekly services at Faith Baptist Church. She knew that Jesus would want her to share the faith she found in Beach Club with every person she meets! 

What a wonderful example of what the Apostle Paul tells Timothy: “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.” (1 Timothy 4:12 NIV)

These stories and countless others taking place throughout the year at Beach Clubs across the nation show the widespread impact as the Word of God spreads through the children and into the hearts and lives of others. The great commission is being fulfilled to every boy and girl—and their friends and family. And with hundreds of clubs and counting, we’re looking forward to celebrating even more stories of the ripple effect of KiDs Beach Club® for years to come! Click to give in support of the mission!

COVID-19 social distancing restrictions has created an urgent financial need after forcing the postponement of the KiDs Beach Club® Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinner at Texas Motor Speedway, originally scheduled for April 24.  That event annually funds the purchase of Study Bibles that go to children who attend their after-school Bible clubs in public schools.  Every one of the children in Beach Club get a study Bible and often it’s the first Bible in that family’s home.

It’s a tremendous need to get these Bibles ordered so the 10-thousand kids can get God’s Word in their schools and in their homes this fall.  One Bible only costs $20.  What an incredible impact you can make in a child’s life by giving this gift to a child. North Texas Giving Tuesday Now provides organizations such as KBC the opportunity to make up for the losses suffered by the pandemic.  If you would like to participate, please click here to make your donation.

To minister in the wake of the pandemic, KBC filled the gap of school closures by providing Beach Club at HOME videos for families so that they could provide their children with a sense of normalcy during the school closures.  Families throughout our community were equipped with opportunities to have spiritual conversations with their children through these resources. 

“As we all struggle to adjust to the realities of ministry in the days of this overwhelming pandemic, we are reminded of the importance of looking ahead. Social distancing will pass, our churches will assemble again, and schools will resume classes,” said Jack Terrell, founder and president of KBC.  “We are looking forward to Beach Club resuming as well—not just in our current 210 schools but hopefully many, many more.”

Click here to listen to an interview with Jack Terrell on The Chris Krok Show on WBAP Radio.

The Hang 10 Summer Reading Program focuses on walking kids through the Bible, using stories selected from each Bible book. Each week for 14 weeks - beginning Sunday, May 24 and continuing through Saturday, August 29 - the plan will provide daily Bible readings and additional "bonus" content designed to help kids dig deeper into the Bible.

All 14 weeks of the program are now available on the KiDs BeachClub® website, featuring stories from:

• The Books the Law
• The Books of History
• The Books of Wisdom, Poetry and Praise
• The Major Prophets
• The Minor Prophets
• The Gospels
• Paul’s Letters (Epistles)
• Paul’s Pastoral Letters
• The General Letters
• Prophecy

The Hang 10 Summer Reading Program was designed to be used with theKBC Explorer's Study Bible, which is given to every child in every Beach Club. If you do not have the KBC Study Bible and would like one, it is available for only $20 in the Surf Shop. You can still participate in the Summer Reading Program without the KBC Study Bible, but you won't be able to read the bonus materials.

It’s no secret that teachers and parents want kids reading during the summer. It’s important for kids to keep practicing and improving their reading skills. God’s Word is the best book a kid can read. As a parent, you set the tone for making Bible reading important… and fun!

We are here to help ensure that the fun of Beach Club does not end with the school year. Please make sure to take a picture of your child reading their Bible and email it to us at photos@kbcmail.org so we can share it on our social media channels and encourage others to hang out with God 10 minutes a day throughout the summer.

Click here to download your summer reading program today.

“As we were trying to navigate the uncharted waters of school cancellationsas a result of the Coronavirus, we decided to provide additional resources so that our Beach Clubbers could continue to enjoy all the fun elements of Beach Club right in their homes,” said Jack Terrell, Founder and President of KBC.  In order to accomplish this, a team of Beach Club volunteers and staff partnered to compile six different lessons of Beach Club at HOME! a video version of what more than 10,000 kids experience in their after-school Bible clubs every week.

The team of Bible story, worship, and memory link leaders joined together in this exciting endeavor.  The success was unprecedented, and the results are amazing.  The Beach Club at Home! webpage has racked up more than 11,000 views and the videos also appeared on the social media pages of many of the KBC partnering churches and even schools!

During the six-week run, parents of Beach Club students shared stories and pictures of them having spiritual conversations with their kids while watching the programs. Several expressed their thankfulness for providing the club experience for their students that were looking for a sense of normalcy in all the chaos. “Laura loves the learning she is getting.  Please know your work is touching our little one in these shelter days,” said Scott, Beach Club parent from Arlington, Texas.

While Beach Club at Home! has come to an end, KiDs Beach Club® is preparing to be back in the schools next year and club leaders from all of states are excited to reconnect with their kids and continue to once again, make Jesus cool in school!

In the meantime, KiDs Beach Club® is providing a way for everyone to stay connected with the Lord during the summer months through the Hang 10 Summer Reading Program.  Click here to find out more about the reading plan which starts on May 24 and runs through August 29

One day after Beach Club, Tim had come outside with Ms. Janet in tow and she invited the family to Center Point Church. We were invited a few times, and we came to the Easter egg hunt and had a bit of an eye opener. We found an inviting atmosphere, relaxed and eager to share the Gospel without the pushiness of a used car salesman. We attended services the next day and were VERY happy that we did.

Our lives have changed from there.  We finally saw that God is with us as a family. Jana and I have found out what it’s like to be part of a church family, and most importantly HOW TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WTH GOD. The relationship part seemed to be missing before. Church attendance seemed more robotic than anything else. Here we have found a church family. I know this is not huge to some families, but one change I have really enjoyed is our family prays and gives thanks before dinner now. That did not happen before, ever. Now we are all calling out dibs on prayer, the same way someone would call shotgun on a ride to the store. We share what we are thankful for, and I am very thankful for all the things that my children have to be thankful for, even if supper is getting cold. We are truly blessed.

Our children have given their life to Christ and share the gospel with anyone that will listen. Timothy, the one who went to Beach Club all 3 years and badgered us almost daily about going to church, gave his life to Christ in the 3rd grade. Ms. Janet and Pastor Jay baptized him soon afterward.

Every bit of this started with KiDs Beach Club®. We weren't getting off of our backsides and God used Beach Club and an 8 year old to get us back in the fold.

Click here to listen to an interview from Pastor Jay Bruner as he talks about the Lowery family during The Chris Krok Show on WBAP Radio.

“It’s fun to see these kids here each week and to know that I was once sitting here not too long ago myself.  By volunteering with Beach Club the last two years, I’ve realized that I would love to work in kids ministry someday,” said Timothy. “KiDs Beach Club® provides a great opportunity for kids to learn and grow in Christ outside of church each week.”

When Timothy began attending Beach Club as a child, he did not have a church home.  During one of the gospel presentations, he prayed to receive Christ and asked the Bible teacher, Janet Bruner, if she would come out to the car to invite his dad to church. 

“I walked out to the car to talk to Timothy’s dad and he was hesitant at first, but I would invite him every so often to come to church and finally he did,” said Janet Bruner. “They ended up coming to our Easter Eggsperiance at Center Point Church and over time his entire family came to Christ.”

“We finally saw that God is with us as a family. Jana (Timothy’s mom) and I have found out what it’s like to be part of a church family, and most importantly HOW TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WTH GOD,” said Terry Lowery, Timothy’s father. “Every bit of this started with KiDs Beach Club®.  We weren't getting off of our backsides and God used Beach Club and an 8-year old to get us back in the fold.”

“Now when I see Timothy’s dad, I can see the love of Christ all over his face,” said Janet.  “When you see the impact that KBC can make on a family, it makes it all worthwhile.”

Read a letter from Timothy's dad on just how much KBC and Center Point Church impacted the family here.

The worldview of children is being changed through KiDs Beach Club® and we are thrilled to have  George Barna as our keynote speaker for our Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinner on Saturday, July 11 at 6:00 pm.  Come enjoy dinner and hear the results of Barna’s research on what it will take to reclaim the Christian worldview of families in America.

“There are three big players that are shaping the worldview of children in America.  They are family, government, and media.  The government and media are not going to help us, but the families, ministries, churches, and Christian schools have an opportunity, but we must have a plan,” said Barna.

The philosophy of many ministries is often to reach and change the hearts of adults, but the fight is being waged in the hearts and minds of kids.  KBC is dedicated to reaching the hearts of children and connecting them and their families to churches.  We have seen clubs where 62% of those that indicated they did not have a church affiliation at the beginning of the club year, then indicated at the end of the year that they have united with a church. 

Join us on Saturday, July 11 at 6 p.m. for the Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinner at the Texas Motor Speedway.  This benefit dinner directly funds the Bibles for our KBC clubs throughout the country.

“What are you going to do to change the worldview of children in America?  We cannot rely on anyone else,” said Barna. Click here to reserve your tickets today.

Across the room, generations gathered to share the everlasting truths of God’s word with the next generation.  “I want to see the younger generations make God the center of everything,” said Jennifer Brumbaugh, high school student and volunteer at KiDs Beach Club®.  “It creates a happier place when God is at the center of it.”

“I enjoy seeing kids learn about God and connect it to everything so that it will all make sense,” said Lauren Cook, student and KiDs Beach Club® volunteer. 

These and other students gather each week at Beach Clubs across the country to join with adult volunteers to share the gospel.  “I see older adults in passing at church, but by working side by side with them, I’m learning how to share the word of God,” said Jennifer. “The adults see things differently and I am able to learn from them.”  

Jennifer and Lauren are members of a high school club known as FTI (Future Teacher Internship). These future teachers are excited to see God’s word being presented in the schools and they are already noticing the difference that the character words are making in the lives of the students as they begin to catch themselves when they are not living out the character of Christ in the classroom.

“I was excited to volunteer and have the opportunity to work with children,” said Lauren. “These students are beginning to correct themselves as they are learning these character words each week.”

“Our adult volunteers enjoy working alongside of the teenagers.  They are sure to include them in the teaching activities,” said Suzanne Massey, Club Leader at Pearson Elementary. “They bring a fresh perspective and serve as role models to these students.”

The Gospel is timeless and the volunteers at KBC reflect the truth from Psalm 145:4 “One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.” If you are not already a part of a KBC community, find your place today. Click here to find a club to serve at.

The room was filled with excitement as over 40 students made their way into the small classroom.  The Bibles were set, the cupcakes were ready, and each leader was in position to connect with their students and be a warm and welcoming face as they filed in. 

The music began and the gospel was shared.  With hands raised, the everyday classroom transformed into a place of worship.  Students were singing out praises to the Lord, hearing God’s word proclaimed, and then finally the moment arrived.

Each child was called up and received their very own Bible with a special note just for them.  The students opened the Bible with great anticipation and read their notes.  “Lucas, The Lord will always help you as you face things - good and bad.  I will be praying for you and your family,” said Lucas, a KBC student as he read his letter.

“It’s amazing that many of these kids received their first Bible today. In many cases, it’s not just the child’s first Bible but it’s a family’s first Bible,” said Julie Tomko, Children’s Pastor at FBC Rowlette. “We are used to seeing kids receive Bibles, but they don’t always touch it the way these kids do.  For many of the children at church, they grow up with Bibles in the home, but for many at KBC this is their first Bible.”

“The students treat KiDs Beach Club® as if it were a privilege,” said Jehieli Garcia, Assistant Principal at Pearson Elementary School.  “God’s word changes lives,” said Tomko.  “Teachers have seen a transformation in students through KiDs Beach Club®.”

“I don’t like my Bible, I love my Bible,” said Xavier, KBC student. “I like to read it at night before I go to bed.”

These Bibles are placed in the hands of every student that attends KiDs Beach Club® through generous donations.  The Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinnerprovides the funds needed for the Bibles.  We would like to invite you to join us in bringing the transforming word of God to children in public schools by attending our benefit dinner or making a donation. Click here to learn more.

KiDs Beach Club® is proud to announce that George Barna will be the keynote speaker at the Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinner and Auction on April 24.  Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions is one of his greatest works where he makes a case for why children should be the church's number one priority.

The mission of KiDs Beach Club® is to mobilize churches to go outside of their walls in order to bring the message of Christ into the heart of the community.  The heart of the community is found in our children and they are often found in our schools.  By bringing God's word to these children in their schools, the doors are open for churches to begin ministering not just to the children but to the family.  

We hope that you will join us in making an eternal difference in the lives of children and their families by attending our Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinner.  The event will include pace car rides for table hosts, a delicious meal, and an inspiring message from George Barna! 

Tickets go on sale February 24!

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Each year, KiDs Beach Club® honors churches for their faithful service with a Five Year Award or Ten Year Award. We are also pleased to be ready to offer our first 15 Year Awards next year.  “These churches are passionate and faithful.  They are committed to being the hands and feet of Jesus by fulfilling the great commission in their communities through KiDs Beach Club®,” said Tammy Terrell, Club Relations Director.

Additionally, we honor several individual volunteers with the Presidential Award.  “The Presidential Award recipient possesses the courage to stand in adversity, lead others to greatness and dream about what could be; not just settling for what is,” said Jack Terrell, President and Founder of KiDs Beach Club®.

Join us in honoring these faithful churches and volunteers! Click on the link below to see our outstanding award recipients.

On Thursday afternoons at 3:15, a group of volunteers sent out from Brown Missionary Baptist Church gather each week in a simple school gymnasium to share life and faith with the students at Southaven Intermediate School.  What begins with music, games, familiar handshakes, and fun comes to a life changing moment of decision.  The familiar meets the eternal as students are given the opportunity to make a decision to begin a relationship with the savior of their souls and there has not been a shortage of students that are ready to receive.

With over 99 declarations of faith this year, the students at Southaven continue to be eternally impacted as they are discipled each week and encouraged to share their faith with others.  The school’s motto is to create the leaders of tomorrow.  With the partnership of Brown Missionary Baptist Church, they are raising leaders that will continue to declare the glory of God for generations to come. 

“The amazing thing about KiDs Beach Club® is that week after week, we get to feed that decision (to follow Christ) and disciple them right in their own school,” said Jeffery Jackson, Associate Pastor at Brown Missionary Baptist Church during KBC’s Train Up A Child Winter Conference.

Not only are the children of Southaven Intermediate School being impacted by this ministry, but the families of these students are also being eternally changed.  Several parents of these students have now united with Brown Missionary Baptist Church.  The gospel continues to flourish in Southaven and throughout the communities that KiDs Beach Club® has had the opportunity to partner with.

Click here to view some feature videos from the Train Up A Child Winter Conference.

Dr. Nichols and several volunteers from his church share the gospel and disciple children each week during their Beach Club at Moss Elementary School.  They wanted to intentionally make sure that there was a connection for the students and their families to join them at church.  In order to do this, they changed their club day to Wednesday and started offering meals before their Wednesday evening services so they could invite students and their families to join them for dinner after club each week. 

Through this simple adjustment Wildwood Baptist Church has experienced overall church growth as families from Moss Elementary have joined the church. “We get to minister on behalf of the King for the kingdom whether they come to our church or not.  We are impacting the reputation of Jesus Christ with everything that we do and everywhere that we go,” said Dr. Nichols. 

With this in mind, Dr. Nichols encouraged all club volunteers at KBC’s Train Up A Child Winter Conference to not allow the familiarity of the gospel to diminish its power, but to share the gospel boldly with everything that we do and everywhere that we go. Click here to see some feature videos from the Train Up A Child Conference. 

The Lord began to ignite a passion in Jack Terrell through his experience in the public school.  His eyes were opened to the bubble that he had lived in over his 28 years of ministry in local churches. Through this passion, the Lord gave a vision to mobilize the church to go outside of its walls with the message of hope found only in Christ. 

Through the years, KiDs Beach Club® has reached over 100,000 children and celebrated over 9,000 professions of faith, but the journey does not end here.  God has placed within the hearts of the KBC leadership team to bring the gospel to 100,000 children in over 2,000 communities each week by January 2025. 

“We are looking for pioneers,” said Dr. Frank Banfill, Executive Vice President of KiDs Beach Club®. “As we look at what it will take to reach over 100,000 children each week, it is volunteers!”

KiDs Beach Club® is looking for volunteers that are ready to impact our children and bring the gospel of Jesus to every community, everywhere! The Beach P.A.T.R.O.L. team is being assembled to meet this need as an elite group of volunteers that will support the ministry through prayer, administrative tasks, training, reporting, outreach, or logistics.  The goal is big, but our God is bigger.  The power is in the gospel and as we unite to use our gifts for God’s purposes, we will see His power displayed as He does exceedingly, abundantly beyond what we can think or imagine. 

"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."   Isaiah 43:19. If you are ready to commit to a deeper level of volunteering or begin your new journey as a volunteer, click the link below to learn more about the KBC Beach P.A.T.R.O.L. and join us in revolutionizing our culture for Christ.

KBC Beach P.A.T.R.O.L.

“Delmar very quickly makes a great impression on you.  He is passionate about boys and girls coming to know the Lord and he believes KiDs Beach Club® is a great tool for that,” said Christy Hughes, Remote Club Relations Specialist. 

KiDs Beach Club® has set a goal of reaching 100,000 students in over 2,000 clubs each week by 2025.  In order to achieve this goal, The KBC Beach P.A.T.R.O.L. has been established.  This is an elite group of volunteers that are passionate about seeing the gospel in as many schools as possible and that is exactly what Delmar would like to be a part of. 

Delmar is the first volunteer for the Beach P.A.T.R.O.L. He will be a part of the outreach team and has already been meeting with churches.  “He has a zeal to see every school have a KiDs Beach Club® and these schools have seen many professions of faith,” said Missy Holaday, Club Relations Specialist.

“I want to see the gospel back in schools,” said Delmar.  This passion has been a driving force for Delmar as he begins his ministry on Beach P.A.T.R.O.L.  There are many Beach P.A.T.R.O.L opportunities.  Whether you are already serving faithfully each week and have more time to give or you can’t make a weekly after school club meeting but still are passionate about the cause, KiDs Beach Club® has a place for you on the Beach P.A.T.R.O.L. team. 

How can they preach, unless they are sent? As it is written, how beautiful are the feet of those that bring good news! Romans 10:15

“I would encourage anyone to consider signing up for Beach P.A.T.R.O.L so that you can see how God is moving in the lives of children and their parents,” said Rev. Delmar.  "The enthusiasm I feel comes from serving our all powerful God. With Him all things are possible. During our club meetings, God opened the doors for us to introduce the Gospel to almost 100 children with the help of over 30 volunteers who have a heart of servanthood. They are the ones who deserve our applause." We invite you to bring the Good News of the gospel to as many children as possible with us.  Check out the link below for details on the opportunities available to you on the Beach P.A.T.R.O.L. team.

KBC Beach P.A.T.R.O.L.

#GivingTuesday is December 3 and KiDs Beach Club® is proud to participate again this year. This global day of giving invites supporters to celebrate the holiday season by giving back and creating change in their communities and their world.

Since 2003, more then 22,000 KiDs Beach Club® volunteers have ministered to nearly 107,000 children during after-school Bible clubs in public elementary schools. Sixty-two percent of the students who attend Beach Club do not have a church home, so many are hearing the story of Jesus Christ for the first very time in Beach Club. Then, each student receives a KBC Explorer’s Study Bible, which is often the first Bible in their family’s home.

“The impact of KiDs Beach Club® on a student is powerful, but the impact on a student’s family is priceless and your gifts are making a huge difference in the lives of families across America,” Jack Terrell, KBC president and founder, said.

With your year-end gift to KiDs Beach Club®, you are helping to change the cultural landscape in America by bringing the message of Jesus Christ into our public schools. More than 9,100 students have responded to that message by making professions of faith in Jesus Christ as their “Forever Friend” in Beach Club and that number continues to rise by the hundreds every year. Hopefully soon, that number will be in the thousands.

“We believe God is calling us to maximize our resources to make the biggest impact we possibly can on the next generation,” said Dr. Frank Banfill, the executive vice president at KiDs Beach Club®. “We believe God has given us a proven model of reaching communities through public schools and that now is the time to multiply that model in ways we have not thought possible before.”

That multiplication growth strategy will be carried out through an aggressive plan called ENVISION2k25 with the goal of reaching 100,000 students each week in 2,000 after-school Bible clubs by the year 2025.

“We believe that tenfold growth during the next five years is not only possible, but desperately needed in our nation’s communities,” Banfill said.

We can’t do this without your financial support. Please join us by making your year-end gift before December 31 by donating online at KiDsBeachClub.org/gift or simply by texting the word “Bibles” to 444-999.

Together, we are impacting communities for Christ and making Jesus Cool at School!

“I’m thrilled to tell you that on October 22, the goal of reaching 200 Beach Clubs was accomplished and it now has ‘DONE’ stamped all over it,” Jack Terrell, KBC founder and president, said. “We’ve reached 200 Beach Clubs with even more coming in each week that are set to launch in February. I’m amazed!”

The 200th Beach Club will start in January at Lawrenceville Elementary in Lawrenceville, Ga. Tina Kimbro, a club relations coordinator with KiDs Beach Club®, has been praying over the area and focused on for several months.

“I was so excited that Central Baptist Church in Lawrenceville was partnering with us to start this club to begin with, but the fact that it is No. 200, which many of us in the field and the KBC office has been praying about for a long time made me absolutely ecstatic!” she explained.

Steven Greene is the lead pastor at Central Baptist Church and has a background in student ministry. Since coming to the church two years ago, he has established strong relationships in area high schools and middle schools and has been praying for a way to minister inside the elementary schools. After speaking with Kimbro at the Metro Gwinnett Baptist Association Meeting in April, he knew this was the open door he had been praying about.

“I didn’t have any background in elementary school ministry,” Greene said. “It’s a different world with regulations and other areas but the way Tina and KiDs Beach Club® have been able to navigate that and figure out how to get us started in January was huge.”

When Pastor Greene arrived at Central Baptist in 2017, the church had no children’s ministry. In fact, his four children started that ministry. It is now starting to grow, and he believes the Beach Club at Lawrenceville Elementary will bring many new faces to their campus.

“This really fits and is perfect for our church,” he said. “This fall, we started a Wednesday night kids program and I view Beach Club as the outreach arm of our children’s ministry.”

The wave of excitement for starting this Beach Club has made its way through the congregation as many has stepped up to serve as volunteers.

“It’s so exciting to see the volunteer team that we’ve been able to build,” Greene said. “It’s an amazing mixture of people who have stepped forward that want to be involved, a lot of surprises! The age range is 19 to the mid-70s and it’s not only cross generational but cross cultural as well. We even have some who are family members that are getting involved together and that’s special.”

The response has also been strong in finding Beach Club Lifeguards to pray for and serve outside the club.

“Several Sunday school classes and the women’s group have signed up to be Lifeguards to write notes of encouragement to the students each week and to become the prayer partners behind the scenes. This is perfect for them and right up their alley to be able to be missionaries on the local level and be able to reach out to the families of these children.”

Please pray for this Beach Club and the volunteers from Central Baptist Church to have an immediate impact on the students and staff at Lawrenceville Elementary. This will be the second of 90 elementary schools in the Gwinnett County Public Schools district to start a Beach Club and both Kimbro and Greene believe that many others will follow suit.

“That school district is wide open, we have great potential there” said Kimbro, who has had conversations with administrators within the district who would like to see many Beach Clubs in many of the schools.

“It’s not just an open door,” Greene said. “We have people inside the schools begging for someone to come in and do ministry in their schools. We can’t wait to start!”

Celebrate 200 from KiDs Beach Club on Vimeo.

When you use AmazonSmile to make your purchase, Amazon automatically donates 0.5 percent of your purchase to KiDs Beach Club® at no additional cost to you. The company says that tens of millions of products on their site are eligible for AmazonSmile donations without any higher prices being passed on to the consumer.

Amazon has sent us checks from your purchases totaling $967.01 which amounts to more than four cases of Bibles that go to children in public schools.

“What a treat it is to receive a check from Amazon and the joy it brings to know that folks are thinking of KBC when they make their purchases,” KBC Finance Director Angie Hughes said. “The beauty of this program is that when our donors shop Amazon for items they regularly purchase, they don’t have to pay even a penny more to contribute to the meaningful work of KiDs Beach Club®.”

If you haven’t had a chance to sign up yet, it only takes a minute. You can start by logging onto smile.amazon.com and login with your regular Amazon account.

Then select KiDs Beach Club® as your charity and start shopping. It’s as easy as that. The hardest part is remembering to do your shopping on smile.amazon.com instead of the regular website, amazon.com, but that’s what bookmarks are for!

Whether your Beach Club is experiencing challenges or is a well-oiled machine, there’s always room for a little maintenance. Don’t miss this chance to hear from those who are familiar with KiDs Beach Club® and are willing to share how they are overcoming obstacles to make club the best it can be. 

Dr. Rick Nichols, the senior pastor at Wildwood Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, and Jeff Jackson, the children’s pastor at Brown Missionary Baptist Church in Southaven, Miss., will be speaking at this year’s conference. Both speakers plan to share about how their church and club volunteers approach the profession-of-faith process in regard to the many opportunities they have had to engage students who have accepted Jesus as their “Forever Friend.”

Additionally, we will recognize volunteers for their outstanding commitment to servant leadership. You will also hear about a new elite volunteer program from KiDs Beach Club® ­called Beach P.A.T.R.O.L., which will revolutionize our ministry and help us reach 100,000 students in 2,000 Beach Clubs by 2025! Also, prepare to laugh at the comedy of Jason Earls mixed throughout the morning.??

The Train Up A Child Winter Conference is just the maintenance your club needs to keep winning the hearts and minds of children for Christ.

If your church is interested in hosting a Watch Party for your volunteers (or other volunteers in your area), please contact your local Club Relations Specialist.

You can watch the entire Train Up A Child Winter Conference from this past January on our website at kidsbeachclub.org/conference. We’ll be adding more details about watch locations as they become available.

Train up a Child 2020 Promo from KiDs Beach Club on Vimeo.

Many Beach Clubs reward kids for good behavior or accomplishing certain tasks in their clubs with trips to a treasure chest that is usually stocked with candy or inexpensive toys. Some clubs, like the one at Bukhair Elementary School in Richardson, Texas, use a ticket system explains surf team leader Kevin Perry.

“We have little tickets for each child, and we sign our initials on them when they show up to Beach Club, when they recite their scripture verse, when they bring back their Hang 10 page or when they bring their Bible,” he said. “When they fill these tickets up – it usually takes them three to four weeks to fill up one ticket with 15 signatures – they can go to the treasure chest and turn them in for a small prize.

“If you lose your KBC Study Bible, you have to turn in two of these tickets to get a new one.”

That’s what a fourth-grade boy named Delmer decided to do recently, but for a very unique reason. Perry asked him what happened to his Bible.

“I still have it,” Delmer said. “But I want to get one for my younger brothers to share and then they won’t keep tearing up my Bible.”

Perry says Delmer has a lot of energy and is a good kid, who knows the answers and participates in memorizing the scriptures. He sings and actively participates in worship and looks forward to the Bible lesson, his favorite part of Beach Club.

“He’s very attentive,” Perry said. “He’s wound up and you might think he’s not paying attention, but he absolutely is paying attention.”

Perry has seen other kids replace their lost Bible, but he had never seen a child turn in their tickets to give a Bible to anyone else. Perhaps guided by the lesson that day – about generosity, no less – Delmer wanted to give a Bible to his brothers.

“They just started learning about the Bible and I thought it would be good for them to have a Bible of their own,” Delmer explained about his act of generosity. “I read the Bible to them.”

The Bible lesson that day was from Luke 21:1-4 about the poor widow who gave all she had.

“And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.”

There was no coincidence that on that same day the Bible connection leader shared this story that Delmer filled up his second ticket.

“The spirit of generosity he shows is amazing,” Perry said. “He wasn’t prompted to do that; he came up with it all on his own. Quite frankly, it surprised me, but I was pleasantly surprised.”

Perry suggested there is a lesson in this story for adults.

“The lesson in it – for us adults – goes back to being a child and having a generous spirit by thinking of others first,” Perry said. “Sometimes we forget that as we grow up. We get so focused on ourselves and our mission in life that we forget to be generous to others and I think that’s something we can all learn from Delmer.

As we approach the end of the year and in this season of giving, we ask you to prayerfully consider making a gift to KiDs Beach Club®. Your contributions and support help us reach kids like Delmer with the Good News. Together, we're connecting kids to Christ and putting Bibles in their hands, all the while making Jesus cool at school!

Why? It was Great Treasure Day.

“We get Bibles and get to take them home and we also get to pray to God!” she exclaimed with great anticipation.

The buildup for Great Treasure Day begins the first day our after-school Bible clubs begin meeting. Great Treasure Day is the day KiDs Beach Club® hands out a KBC Explorer’s Study Bible to every student in every Beach Club who has not yet received one.

God’s word is the greatest treasure and it is the centerpiece of Beach Club. The name itself was inspired from Psalm 119:162, which reads, “I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure.” Every child in Beach Club learns the verse the day they receive their Bible.

“I explained to them today, this is (from) God, your heavenly Father, who thinks you’re the most awesome thing He’s ever created, and he wrote you this letter that’s the Bible,” said Scott Morgan, a Surf Team leader at Rhea Intermediate School in Forney, Texas. “I don’t think a lot of kids understood that. They thought it was just a book with words in it. To see their faces smiles when they got the Bible was so awesome.”

Holly Grubbs, the principal at Rutherford, agreed. She praised the work Beach Club volunteers are doing at her school.

“We appreciate how you come in every week and pour into the hearts of our children who we see every day,” Grubbs said. “Today was Great Treasure Day at Rutherford and every child received a Bible. There is nothing more heartwarming than watching the smiles on these precious children’s faces.”

Your continued support of KiDs Beach Club® allows every student to have their very own copy of God’s word to read, study, share and grow from, which is making a daily and eternal impact on their lives. The Bible as a moral standard and the plumb line for character education. Good character starts from a transformed heart. God’s own perfect character is revealed in His word. When every child has a Bible of their own, they are better equipped to learn God’s word and live God’s way.

“It’s important for kids to be in God’s word because God speaks to them through His word,” Rhoda Golden, a volunteer at Rhea Intermediate, said. “It’s not second hand. When they can get into the word, they can read it and then the Holy Spirit will work within them as they’re reading just as He does for adults.”

The same day Reagan received her KBC Explorer’s Study Bible at Rhea Intermediate, she asked Jesus to be her “Forever Friend.” Angela Morgan, Scott’s wife, is also a volunteer in Beach Club and had the privilege of leading Reagan to Christ.

She explained to Reagan, “‘Now you can get into that Bible and read about God and get to know Him better; you get to see how much He loves you.’ She was so excited,” but she began to tear up and confessed that her family doesn’t attend church because they are busy with softball tournaments on the weekends.

“I told her not to worry; that she can pray to God anywhere,” Angela said. “You can open that Bible we just gave you; that’s all you need.”

“I was able to share with her that I was saved in the fifth grade and I didn’t have a family to take me to church and that’s what I told her, ‘don’t lose hope, stay in that word and God will provide a way.’”

KiDs Beach Club® is a solution for churches, like First Baptist Forney, which sponsors the Beach Clubs at Rhea and Smith intermediate schools, to go outside the walls of its church to reach unchurched children with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

“I think (Beach Club) provides an opportunity for some kids,” Angela said. “Maybe their parents don’t have the time or make the time to take them to church, but here we are. All they have to do is stay after (school). They get a great opportunity to be in the word, to worship, to have fun playing games and just to be with other believers and grow in that way.”

GTD at Rhea Intermediate from KiDs Beach Club on Vimeo.

She told Ellen, a volunteer in the club, that she really hoped she would “win” one of those special books.

Later, she was so excited to receive her own KBC Explorer's Study Bible!

That evening, her grandmother messaged Jason Almond, the church coordinator for FBC Somerville, who partners with KiDs Beach Club to operate the club, to say, “Whitley keeps talking about how she won her very own Bible at KBC.”

When he sent the photo to KiDs Beach Club, Jason wrote, “This little girl in particular is close to making a decision for Christ. Having her own copy of the Word will certainly be another thing that brings her one step closer to that decision.

“I'm so excited for what the Lord is doing!”

KiDs Beach Club® is an innovative ministry established to mobilize local churches to go outside their walls in order to take the message of Jesus Christ into the heart of their communities. Our vision is to provide every third- through sixth-grade boy and girl a Jesus experience within the culture of his or her public school. Principals, teachers and even superintendents are telling us that they are seeing a change in the culture of the schools that have a Beach Club.

This year, we are in a record 191 schools, sponsored by 156 church partners in 11 states. The local church in your community cares about you and your family enough to invest its time and energy by partnering with KiDs Beach Club® in your neighborhood public school.

KiDs Beach Club® partners with local churches in order to:

• Impact Communities for the Kingdom
• Share Christ in Public School
• Foster Life Change in the Hearts of Children
• Connect Families to a Church Family

We have reached some significant milestones already this year. Since our ministry began in 2003, more than 105,000 kids have signed up for Beach Club, where nearly 22,000 volunteers have dedicated themselves to showing children the love of Christ every week in our public schools. To God’s glory, nearly 9,000 children have come to make a profession of faith to have a relationship with Jesus Christ while in Beach Club.

Since 2003, KiDs Beach Club® has handed out Bibles to 61,549 children in public schools. In 2015, we started Great Treasure Day to give a KBC Explorer’s Study Bible to every child in every Beach Club and since then, more than 40,500 Bibles have been distributed to kids at no cost to them, their parents or our partnering churches. We have been blessed by group of donors who passionately believe in getting Bibles into the hands of children and into their homes.

By connecting kids to Christ and putting Bibles in their hands, KiDs Beach Club® makes it possible for your local public school and your local church to work together in supporting kids and families like yours.

To find out which church partners with KiDs Beach Club® to sponsor the club at your child’s school, please visit kidsbeachclub.org/find-a-club. If your family does not already have a church home, we hope you’ll consider attending the church that sponsors your child’s Beach Club.

At the same link, you also can find the dates your child’s Beach Club meets, the date of Great Treasure Day, who to contact with questions and even a link to become a volunteer in your child’s Beach Club. We have parents who volunteer in our clubs and you’re welcome to attend Beach Club any time. We just ask that you reach out to the club leader ahead of time so he or she can provide your name to the school.

If you have any questions about Beach Club, please check out our website at kidsbeachclub.org. We also hope you will connect and engage with us on social media. We’re on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @KiDsBeachClub. We’re always looking for images and video of your kids in Beach Club or with their KBC Study Bible, so we hope you’ll share those with us.

We pray we are able to make a positive impact in your child’s life and to be a tremendous blessing to you and your family.

God’s word is the greatest treasure anyone could ever find, and it is the foundation on which KiDs Beach Club® is built. We want every child to have their very own KBC Explorer’s Study Bible to read, study, share and grow from, making a daily and eternal impact on their lives. This is a fun and exciting day for all involved.

Great Treasure Day is celebrated differently by every Beach Club and usually takes place during the fifth club meeting each year. Most of those will fall in the month of October though some Beach Clubs will celebrate their Great Treasure Day in November. 

Bibles are provided to our partnering churches at no additional cost to them. This is because of our many great Bibles for Beach Club donors, whether they give at the annual Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinner, on North Texas Giving Day as a monthly Bible donor or at the end of the year.

We want to encourage our volunteers to take photos and videos during their Great Treasure Day and to share them with us at KiDs Beach Club®. And when your children bring those Bibles into your home, we want to hear what getting it means to your kids and what it means to you when your child receives a Bible.

Please share your pictures, videos and stories on social media by using the hashtags #KiDsBeachClub and #GreatTreasureDay. We hope you’ll follow us and engage with us in our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram communities.

If social media isn’t your thing, you can email us anytime at news@kbcmail.org so that we can communicate it on our blog or in the monthly Surf Report e-newsletter.

To see when Great Treasure Day will be held in your child’s Beach Club, visit that club’s page on our website, which can be found by clicking kidsbeachclub.org/find-a-club.

If you would like to support our Bibles for Beach Club Program, click here or text the word “Bibles” to 444-999.

Our volunteers shine the Light and then the students in our after-school Bible clubs are shining that Light in their school, at home and in their community. Your gift is making an eternal difference in the lives impacted weekly in Beach Clubs across the country.

You helped us raise nearly $55,000, easily surpassing our $40,000 goal and last year’s total of almost $37,500. Several of you made gifts on the North Texas Giving Day website, but others donated through our website, mailed in checks or gave using our new text-to-give technology. Of the 123 people who made a gift on North Texas Giving Day, 60 were first-time donors.

Your gifts allow our volunteers to shine the Light of Christ in public schools by sharing the gospel with kids, teaching them biblical character and providing them with their very own copy of God's word, which often times is their very first Bible. In some instances, it's the first Bible in a child's home.

We had a full slate of activities on North Texas Giving Day that started at 4:30 a.m. with a small group representing KiDs Beach Club® at South Victory outside the WFAA-TV studios in downtown Dallas and ended after 10 p.m. when Dr. Frank Banfill, our executive vice president for strategy and organizational growth, wrapped up an appearance on a local radio station. Watch Now!

If you were in the DFW Metroplex and tuned in to News 8 Daybreak on WFAA-TV that morning, you probably saw our motley crew wearing their bright orange KBC leadership t-shirts holding our new “KiDs Beach Club” and palm tree signs. Jack Terrell, our founder and president, talked about the armor of God and how Beach Club volunteers are helping students in public school suit up to fight the spiritual battle between darkness and light that is going on in our neighborhoods and in culture at large.

Throughout the day, we shared other videos and went live on Facebook on multiple occasions. One video highlighted volunteers from First Baptist Church Richardson who enjoy taking “church” into the community. Kathy Porter, a former educator and now the club leader at Northrich, said the gospel is the Light that can change a life.

Your generosity is appreciated. In times like these, the work you're helping us do is more important than ever. Your generosity is helping us share the Light of Christ in public schools, which is making an impact on the next generation. The impact is eternal. Thank you!

If you did not have a chance to make a gift on North Texas Giving Day, please know you can support us anytime at kidsbeachclub.org/give or by texting the word “Bibles” to 444-999.

Bring Your Bible to School Day is an annual, nationwide, religious-freedom initiative for students from elementary school all the way up to college level. It was created by Focus on the Family to equip and empower Christian students to understand their religious freedoms and express their biblical beliefs in a way that shows the love of Jesus.

Participation in Bring Your Bible to School Day is student organized and initiated, as well as protected under both First Amendment and Equal Access rights. These are the same rights that allow KiDs Beach Club® to be held on public school campuses.

In recent years, you may have noticed the increase in news headlines about students being told they can’t engage in simple religious-freedom activities, such as reading their Bible personally during free time or praying during lunch. That’s why it’s so important to come alongside our students and encourage them that they do still have religious-freedoms protected under the United States Constitution – and they don’t have to be ashamed of or hide their deeply held religious beliefs.

Students in Beach Club know they can have their Bible at school and read it during quiet time. They enjoy reading it before school, in the library, hallway, cafeteria and even together on the playground.

They are taught how to share their faith and pray with their classmates. These religious freedoms are protected. 

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On Bring Your Bible to School Day, thousands of students across the country will take the lead on their campuses to celebrate religious freedom and share God’s hope with peers by taking a simple action: Bringing their Bible to school!

We hope all Beach Club kids will participate and we encourage you to your KBC Study Bible with you to school that day. If you can take a picture of your child with his or her KBC Bible at school and share it with us using the hashtags #BringYourKBCBible and #MyKBCBible we would love to see those pictures!

To learn more about what you can do to support the students’ efforts and help them get the word out, please visit bringyourbible.org. They have resources for parents and churches to help you share the event with your students. They also have videos of students just like yours sharing their story of bringing their Bible to school. They even have explanations about myth vs. fact regarding students’ legal rights. 

I Timothy 4:12 says, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” And that’s what the Bring Your Bible website seeks to equip students to do.

Parental support for students participating in Bring Your Bible to School Day will be absolutely key since it does require courage in this culture of spiritual relativism to acknowledge the existence of redemptive truth. So, we hope you will surround your student participant with prayer and encouragement as they participate in the event.

We often hear from parents or grandparents telling us about how their children or grandchildren enjoy the Summer Reading Program and some even send pictures to show those curious faces buried in their Bible.

Our Summer Reading Program focuses on walking readers through the Bible, using stories selected from each Bible book. The daily reading plan provides Bible passages and additional “bonus” content designed to help students dig deeper into their KBC Study Bible.

Our reading program isn’t just for kids. It’s a plan for anyone and it’s great when parents, grandparents, teachers, volunteers and other adults tell us they participate. We got an email last month from April Ford, whose daughter participates in the Summer Reading Program. Actually, the mother and daughter tandem are working through the program together.

“We both read the plan this summer and then get together to discuss what we got out of the topic and the scriptures,” Ford said. The point of her email was to ask if KiDs Beach Club® offers other reading programs.

Unfortunately, we do not, though we do send “Hang 10” pages home each week with students who attend Beach Club that highlight the character word, memory verse and Bible lesson. It also contains a mini five-day plan to get kids to develop the habit spending 10 minutes every day with God, either reading the Bible or in prayer.

Ford’s daughter doesn’t attend a Beach Club and it might come as somewhat of surprise, but she’s now a high school sophomore. She only attended Beach Club for one year after her family moved when she was in sixth grade and her elementary school had a Beach Club. She received a KBC Study Bible that year before going on to middle school.

Ford wants to thank everyone who supports KiDs Beach Club®, including the donors and volunteers.

“I want to thank you for all you do at KiDs Beach Club® and for taking the time to teach our kids about God and prepare them for their future,” she said.

Psalm 119:105 tell us, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

When you support our Bibles for Beach Club program, please know you are putting a Bible in the hands of every student in every one of our after-school clubs, but you’re also teaching them how to use it so that it illuminates their path beyond Beach Club.

Your KBC stories and experiences not only inspire us at the corporate office but they also encourage others who are part of our amazing team of more than 2,200 volunteers and more than 20,000 parents and supporters. 

As the Lord provides powerful moments in your Beach Club or in your child’s life, please take a moment to share them with us by visiting kidsbeachclub.org/mykbcstory. Of course, you can email your story idea to stories@kbcmail.org or you can share them with us on social media by using the hashtag #MyKBCStory.

We want to not only showcase you and the students at Beach Cub but to show our amazing donors and supporters how their prayers and financial gifts are resulting in life-changing experiences in communities and public schools across the country.

We have many avenues to share your great stories with thousands of our KBC friends:

• Surf Report E-News
• KBC "Beach Currents" Blog
• Bibles for Beach Club Monthly Newsletter
• Social Media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @KiDsBeachClub

Michael Proctor volunteers at the Beach Club at Mohawk Elementary in Richardson, Texas every Friday afternoon. He has been faithfully serving with KiDs Beach Club® for a few years, but visiting public schools is nothing new to him.

Proctor, now 20 years retired, spent years serving as a juvenile probation officer. He logged a lot of time in public schools and considers it a joy to be back volunteering in the public school system. The big difference is that this time he is sharing the Good News of Jesus instead of dealing with troubled kids.

Proctor is amazed that he is allowed to go into public schools with his church through KiDs Beach Club® to share the gospel. 

He says it is a great thing to be able to reach these children at such a young age and influence them positively, rather than trying to reach them after they may have made some negative life choices.

“More needs to be put into prevention,” Proctor explained. “Instead of dealing with things after they have already happened. That is what this program is about.”

KiDs Beach Club® is teaching children the word of God so that as they grow and mature they will make better life choices, instead of negative ones. The truth of scripture is incorporated in every club meeting, which reinforces the character words taught each week in club and in the elementary schools themselves. The vision of KiDs Beach Club® is for every child to have a Jesus experience within the culture of their elementary school.

Proctor has had the same core group of boys in his surf team each school year since he started serving in Beach Club. He has had the joy of pouring into this group, teaching them about the Bible and watching them grow with the Lord.

Proctor enjoys loving on these kids, many of whom view him as a grandparent-type figure. He feels he is seen as their authority, but in a softer light than that of their schoolteacher. With some children not having a grandparent, this relationship is especially treasured.

Proctor, who serves in Beach Club with his wife, encourages everyone to get out and volunteer. “You’ll find it has more benefits than you realize,” he said.

Probation Officer to Surf Team Leader from KiDs Beach Club on Vimeo.

Your support of KiDs Beach Club® September 19 on North Texas Giving Day will help us continue sharing the Light of Jesus Christ in public schools. For more information and to donate, click here. Or you can text "Bibles" to 444-999.

We often hear people say that God is no longer allowed in public schools or that our public schools are full of darkness where there isn’t light.

As a friend of KiDs Beach Club®, you know the first statement just isn’t true because you cannot remove God from anywhere Christians are present. As for the second statement, we are helping our partnering churches go into our public schools, an often-overlooked mission field, to show the love of Jesus Christ and to shine His light.

Schalee Sanchez, now the club leader for the first-year Beach Club at Janie Stark Elementary in Farmer’s Branch, Texas, decided to enroll her kids in public school rather than go the home school or private school route. It was a process that began about four years ago, when she and her husband moved back to the United States after serving as missionaries in Columbia.

Sanchez said her heart was burdened and troubled for all of the things that go on in schools during this day and age.

“It’s just so sad,” Sanchez said. “I began praying about it more and more. I felt like God was saying I want to teach you to fight back but in the right way. I believe that KiDs Beach Club® is doing that. It’s a way, in a spiritual realm, that the armies of God are fighting against the darkness.”

Her children now attend Janie Stark Elementary and participate in Beach Club.

“We felt called that God opened a door for our kids to go to school here,” Sanchez said. “So, as our kids started getting involved, I heard about a Beach Club in another school through a member at our church and that sparked my interest”

During this past year, God brought several people into Sanchez’s life who were volunteering at Beach Clubs in other schools. She went to visit one club and talked with parents who had children in the club about the positive impact it was having on their family. God’s hand began to work and the desire to start a Beach Club grew on Sanchez.

“As a mom of four kids, I was concerned about becoming a club leader and taking on that responsibility,” Sanchez admitted. “But God brought a whole team of prayer warriors to come alongside me, a team of incredible volunteers that have made it possible, support from my church and the elders there – from prayers to financial support.”

A majority of the volunteers in the Beach Club at Janie Stark Elementary School have children who also attend. The volunteers don’t all attend The Branch Church, which partners with KiDs Beach Club®. Sanchez says that the volunteer group come from four other churches and almost all of them attend a Mom’s in Prayer Bible study.

“One of the really cool things for me was that it wasn’t just about people from the local congregation that were interested in sharing the love of Jesus in a public school,” Sanchez said. “But He brought other believers from the body of Christ in from other churches with the mission of sharing the light and God’s love. So, children will know that God loves them and has a special plan for their lives.”

Keneé Dover is a volunteer in the Beach Club. She and her husband also serve together in a kindergarten class in their church and he told her Beach Club might be the most important work she does all year.

“Being able to spread the Word of God to young hearts is the biggest blessing that we are given,” Dover said. “To be able to give that gift to children when it really sinks in. I feel like it’s when they are children, especially children that have never heard about God and never heard about Jesus. It’s important for us to share that with them because we are called to share the Good News. It’s the Great Commission, ‘Go to all the world and preach the Good News…’ Our world is right here in this community and there are people who don’t know Him yet.”

Dover is proud of Sanchez for bringing the Beach Club to Janie Stark Elementary.

“Schalee had it called on her heart to start this club,” Dover added. “We debated on public school or private school for that reason and we chose, because we are believers, to be the light in the public school. This just gives us another avenue for our children to be able to share and be an encouragement to their friends, and then to be able to partner with our children, to be the light in little hearts, is just the biggest blessing.”

Sanchez urges anyone who thinking about starting a Beach Club or to become a volunteer to go for it.

“I would tell you that God is able to work through you, in a powerful way,” Sanchez said. “He isn’t just going to impact the kids an hour a week when the volunteers are there. What I have seen is how God uses a Beach Club to impact students and their parents throughout the week. That for me makes it a valuable investment of our time. God multiplies what we pour into that one hour during the afternoons every week.”

For more information about KiDs Beach Club®, click the "About" tab at the top of the website.

Your support of KiDs Beach Club® September 19 on North Texas Giving Day will help us continue sharing the Light of Jesus Christ in public schools. For more information and to donate, click here. Or you can text "Bibles" to 444-999.

You almost can’t turn on the TV, read a newspaper or sift through your social media feeds without seeing discouraging news about the culture of public schools. From bullying, peer pressure, alcohol or drug use, sexual harassment or assault, suicide and even school shootings, what our kids experience in schools is mirroring what we see in our communities.

People are quick to point a finger at why they think it’s this way, but many people fail to acknowledge the real reason. As believers in Christ, we know the real problem is sin.

"When God left the schools, chaos entered in,” Dallas-Fort Worth area pastor Tony Evans said during a sermon at his church – Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship – following the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. in February. “Wherever God is removed, chaos will fill that space… in your life, in your family, in our culture.”

Too many people in our country think they can live without God, but they lack an eternal focus. Politicians were pressured to remove God out of our schools and we’re seeing a moral decline in that space where our children spend so much of their time.

“The wrath of God is revealed when He releases you to life without Him,” Evans said at the Southern Baptist Conference Pastors Conference in Dallas last month. “When He releases you to put Him out of our lives, out of our schools, out of our culture, out of our environment… God is saying you can have life without Me, but you won’t like it.”

Evans said the responsibility falls on the church to get God back in spaces where he has been removed. He told his congregation, “We will do our part as a church for you, for our community to get God back in the proper place so we can bring ease to a chaotic world.”

He’s right! It’s the responsibility of the church to help our communities return to God. KiDs Beach Club® is a solution to do just that. KiDs Beach Club® is an innovative ministry established to mobilize the church to go outside its walls in order to take the message of Jesus Christ into the heart of its community.

Speaking just two days after Evans at the Southern Baptist Conference Annual Meeting, Vice President Mike Pence spoke to attendees and praised the work churches and ministries like KiDs Beach Club® are doing to change communities.

“The most important work in America doesn’t happen in the White House,” Pence said. “We know the most meaningful work, the most transformative work, happens where you live, where your ministries impact, in the hearts and minds of American people.”

This fall, KiDs Beach Club® will partner with churches to sponsor after-school Bible clubs in nearly 200 schools in 11 states. Each club meets immediately after school for 24 weeks during the school year and our screened and trained volunteers teach an energetic, customizable curriculum that stresses the character words they’re already talking about in school; but in Beach Club, are defined through the lens of scripture.

Just like a message from church can stick with someone the rest of the week, an hour of Beach Club can stick with a child and change the outcome of their week to follow.

And in many instances, Beach Club may be the only “church” a child is exposed to.

Historically, more than 62 percent of children who come to Beach Club have indicated they don’t have a church home. To God’s glory, nearly 8,300 children have made Jesus their Forever Friend and accepted Him as Lord and Savior of their lives in a Beach Club.

Through our generous donors, KiDs Beach Club® provides a customized study Bible to every child in every Beach Club at no cost to our partnering churches or families. Since 2003, we have given out more than 55,000 Bibles to children in public schools. In most instances, those Bibles are the first Bible a child has ever received and in some instances it’s the only Bible in their home. Together, with weekly take-home reading plans encouraging kids to spend 10 minutes daily reading God’s word or in prayer, we’re able to reach their entire family and connect them to the partnering church.

Michael Proctor, a retired juvenile probation officer, volunteers at the Beach Club at Mohawk Elementary in Richardson. He has seen first-hand what can become of a child with no love and guidance.

“More needs to be put into prevention,” Proctor said about how to make an impact in communities. “Instead of dealing with things after they have already happened. That is what this program (KiDs Beach Club®) is about.”

Dr. David Vroonland is the superintendent of schools in Mesquite Independent School District and sees the tremendous benefit KiDs Beach Club® brings to his campuses. This fall, as many as 20 of his 33 elementary schools will have a Beach Club with that list expected to grow by at least two in the spring.

“All of those children need the opportunity to experience the love and the faith and the educational experiences.”

As a young child, Vroonland grew up in poverty. Approximately 75 percent of the children in his school district come from poverty. Without these three elements in his life, Vroonland could very well have been stuck in poverty, but through his adoptive family he was shown love, brought up in faith and received a quality education.

“Those three things made a huge difference in my life,” Vroonland said. “Significantly and obviously is God’s presence. Those three things matter… That’s why church volunteers who minister to these kids with love, helping people in faith, and your ensuring the quality of their education will provide a direction for young people you just simply can’t understand. You can’t understand the impact of that.”

For more information about how your church can start a Beach Club or to see how you can get one in your child’s public school, click here to see how your church can partner with us or get a Beach Club in your school.

Your support of KiDs Beach Club® September 19 on North Texas Giving Day will help us continue sharing the Light of Jesus Christ in public schools. For more information and to donate, click here. Or you can text "Bibles" to 444-999.

Through our after-school Bible clubs, KiDs Beach Club® is on the front lines, sharing the Light of Jesus Christ in our public schools, which have become the most accurate representation of their communities.

According to the Barna Group, more than 70 percent of Americans identify as Christian, but when asked if they attend church regularly – at least one time per month – only one-third of the surveyed respondents indicated they do. Barna researchers say this represents a more accurate picture of Christian faith in America, one that reflects the reality of a secularizing nation.

More than 60 percent of parents who sign up their children for Beach Club, indicate they and their kids do not have a church home.

KiDs Beach Club® is a solution to enable the church to go outside of its walls to reach the unchurched to help our communities return to God. KiDs Beach Club® is an innovative ministry established to mobilize the church to go outside its walls in order to take the message of Jesus Christ into the heart of its community.

“Many students won’t ever step into a church so it’s important for us to go to them,” Kathy Porter, the club leader at Northrich Elementary in Richardson, Texas, said. “Our culture is a culture that doesn’t always look to the Light. They feel despair; they feel a lack of hope many times.

“KiDs Beach Club® is a way for (volunteers) to form relationships with these kids and then, when we form those relationships, we can show them the Light of Jesus and then they start to feel it and ask more and more questions. The culture can be scary, so school becomes a safe place for them and certainly KiDs Beach Club® becomes a safe place for them.”

Churches, like First Baptist Richardson that partners with KiDs Beach Club® to do the Beach Club at Northrich Elementary, are incredibly passionate about the gospel being the Light that can change a life and are excited to be able to go into the schools and share Bible stories with them.

Keneé Dover is a surf team leader in the Beach Club at Janie Stark Elementary School in Farmers Branch, Texas. “Being able to spread the word of God to young hearts is the biggest blessing that we are given,” she said.

“To be able to give that gift to children when it really sinks in… especially children that have never heard about God and never heard about Jesus. It’s important for us to share that with them because we are called to share the Good News. It’s the Great Commission, ‘Go to all the world and preach the Good News…’ Our world is right here in this community and there are people who don’t know Him yet.”

Dover is proud of club leader Schalee Sanchez for helping The Branch Church bring a Beach Club to their community.

“Schalee had it called on her heart to start this club,” Dover added. “We debated on public school or private school for that reason, and we chose, because we are believers, to be the light in the public school. This just gives us another avenue for our children to be able to share and be an encouragement to their friends, and then to be able to partner with our children, to be the Light in little hearts, is just the biggest blessing.”

Sanchez said her heart was burdened and troubled for all of the things that go on in schools during this day and age.

“It’s just so sad,” Sanchez said. “I began praying about it more and more. I felt like God was saying I want to teach you to fight back but in the right way. I believe that KiDs Beach Club® is doing that. It’s a way, in a spiritual realm, that the armies of God are fighting against the darkness.”

KiDs Beach Club® is teaching children the word of God so that as they grow and mature, they will make better life choices, instead of negative ones. The truth of scripture is incorporated in every club meeting, which reinforces the character words taught each week in club and in the elementary schools themselves. The vision of KiDs Beach Club® is for every child to have a Jesus experience within the culture of their elementary school.

Thanks to your ongoing support, this fall we have 162 churches partnering with us to operate 192 Beach Clubs in 11 states. Since 2003, more than 21,000 volunteers have allowed our organization to impact more than 101,000 students. In the next five years, your support will help us march toward our goal of reaching 100,000 students in 2,000 Beach Clubs every week.

Your support of KiDs Beach Club is making a huge difference in our communities and for God’s kingdom.

Beginning today, you can schedule your gift to KiDs Beach Club® to help our churches share the Light of Christ in the heart our communities – the public school. Click here to schedule your gift to KiDs Beach Club®.

This year, for the first time, you also can give via text message. Just text “Bibles” to 444-999 to support our efforts to connect kids to Christ and put Bibles in their hands.

Your support is crucial to our mission and vision of helping churches take the message of Jesus Christ outside the walls of our churches and into the heart of our communities – the public schools – where we are trying to give every boy and girl a Jesus experience within the culture of their public school.

Your contributions not only allow us to give a Bible to every student in every Beach Club; they’re more than that. They help us equip volunteers to teach students how to read God’s word and how to apply it to their daily lives.

What students learn in Beach Club and what they read in the Bible are setting them up for an eternal relationship with Jesus. It is also teaching them how to be a light in public schools, which offer a true representation of our communities and their darkness.

John 12:46 tell us, “I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.”

Students who come to Beach Club learn about the character of Christ and when they use that as a plumb line, behaving in ways that are pleasing to God and showing His love to everyone, it shines the Light of Jesus.

In a few weeks on North Texas Giving Day, your gift to KiDs Beach Club® is helping shine light in our schools and in our communities. Please visit kidsbeachclub.org/giving-day for more information.

Wanna be a KiD who makes JESUS cool at YOUR school?

Here's How!

• Carry your Bible with you to school.
  
  
• Behave in ways that are pleasing to God.
  
  
• Wear your KiDs Beach Club® t-shirt.
  
  
• Tell your friends what you learn about Jesus.
  
  
• Read your Bible during your free reading time.
  
  
• Go to a church that teaches about the Bible. Invite a friend to go, too!
  
  
• Pray to Jesus during your "moment of silence" and before you eat lunch.
  
  
• Show love to everyone... just like Jesus did.
  
  
• Come to KiDs Beach Club® and bring a friend with you.
  
  

Beach Clubs will be starting up again soon. Find your club and register online today at KiDsBeachClub.org/Find-A-Club.

“What child doesn’t deserve to hear a clear gospel presentation?” Terrell often asks. Since 2003, more than 97,000 children have been impacted by the life changing message of Jesus Christ during a Beach Club in their public school but there are millions more to reach.

KiDs Beach Club® believes God is calling us to maximize our resources to make the biggest impact we possibly can in this generation. We believe that God has given us a proven model of reaching communities through public schools and that now is the time to multiply that model in ways that we’ve not thought possible before.

We believe that God is calling us to tenfold growth during the next five years and we have prayerfully sought His guidance for this five-year strategic plan called ENVISION2k25. This will allow KiDs Beach Club® to move from an addition ministry that adds a couple dozen Beach Clubs each year to a multiplication ministry that adds hundreds of new Beach Clubs annually and impacts 100,000 students and 2,000 communities through 25,000 volunteers on a weekly basis by January 2025.

“ENVISION2k25 is a bold step for our organization,” Frank Banfill, KBC’s executive vice president for strategy and organization growth, said. “It really focuses us on growing through multiplication, which is greatly needed if we are going to take advantage of the incredible opportunities we have right now in public schools. I’m asking all KBC friends, volunteers and partnering churches to join with us in prayer for this endeavor.”

As a way to accomplish our goals, we will launch four new programs and one new project:

• Elite Volunteer Program
  Volunteers who will help administrate the field ministry
  
  
• Church-to-Church Mentoring Program
  Veteran KBC church partners help new KBC partnering churches launch and grow their clubs
  
  
• Internal Leadership Development Program
  Systematic training and development of KBC leaders and managers
  
  
• Point of Entry Donor Development Program
  Systematic approach to introduce KiDs Beach Club® to potential donors
  
  
• Reorganized Training Project
  Revamping how KiDs Beach Club® trains clubs and volunteers in order to accommodate club growth
  
  

To look at all the details of this exciting and aggressive growth plan, please visit the ENVISION2k25 page on the KBC website by clicking here.

While much of the program appears to position KiDs Beach Club® for expansion, the focus remains on reaching students and their families with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Great Commission tells us to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things Christ commanded us to do.

There needs to be urgency in sharing the gospel, so that kids and their families hear it before Christ returns. More than 60 percent of students who enroll in Beach Club do not regularly attend church, so we’re letting our culture teach them what is right and what is wrong.

Our public schools are dark places that need the Light. Your church can shine the light – the Light of Christ – in the darkness of our schools and our communities.

In John 12:46 (NASB), Jesus said, “I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.”

Many of our communities are like harbors in the night; harbors full of rocks, fog and darkness. They are dangerous. Jesus is like a lighthouse providing all a light to focus on to help navigate dangerous waters. It’s time to light up our communities and force darkness out.

Three types of trainings will be offered to our church partners this year:

K – the K training is our Train Up A Child Conference on Feb. 1, 2020. (click for details)

B – the B training is our Basic Training available to all new clubs starting in 2019-20.

C – the C training is our Customizable training for all existing clubs and volunteers

Our KiDs Beach Club® field team representatives will be in touch with club leaders and church coordinators soon on dates and locations of trainings in your area.

Also coming soon is an all-new training for record keepers live via Zoom video conference as well as a club leader training held at the KBC corporate office. Club Relations Director Tammy Terrell will be reaching out to all club leaders with information on these specialized trainings.

As an added reminder, make sure to take advantage of the KBC Video Training Portal which features every part of Beach Club on video! The 25 training videos were watched more than 1,100 times last year. It’s easy to access:

• Click the orange “Login” box at bottom of any page on the KBC website
• Click Online Video Training Portal button
• Enter Password: kbcvideo

In addition, KiDs Beach Club® is trying to minimize the cost of a church to print out club flyers and permission forms and is offering a print portal to order deeply discounted copies thanks to the resource ministry at First Baptist Church Arlington. Simply visit http://www.fbcaprintshop.com/kbc and use the password: beachclub. Additional instructions will follow after logging in.

“As the Lord continues to open doors for KiDs Beach Club® to expand throughout the United States, we are excited that we can provide our volunteers a convenient way to take in this important training event,” said Jack Terrell, the founder and president of KiDs Beach Club®.

While the program for the 2020 event is still being assembled, based on the survey results from the 2019 conference, plans are in the works to feature dynamic speakers to encourage our volunteer base with interesting and relevant topics to assist in their Beach Club ministry.

You can watch the entire Train Up A Child Winter Conference from this past January on our website at kidsbeachclub.org/conference.

Thank you for partnering with KiDs Beach Club® to make Jesus cool at school!

Save the Date! North Texas Giving Day is Thursday, Sept. 19

You can support us anytime by visiting the KBC website, but we want to encourage you to lend your financial support on the North Texas Giving Day website and for good reason! They match a portion of your donations, give bonus funds and prizes! Your dollar will be stretched when you give through this site.

When you donate to KiDs Beach Club®, your money goes further than you could ever imagine! You’re not just contributing to an after-school Bible club, but to a child’s eternal future and providing a means for them to learn the word of God and how it applies to their everyday life. You’re also helping our partnering churches share the gospel and make an impact for God’s kingdom.

If you would like to be a matching donor this year, please contact us! Matching donors have a huge impact on North Texas Giving Day. Matching donors show that the cause is so meaningful that a generous person, such as yourself, would not only give a small donation, but match the amount others give. Matching donors encourage more people to give because they know their gift will go even further!

Be sure to follow us on our social media accounts (@KiDsBeachClub) on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram so you won’t miss out on any of the excitement. You definitely don’t want to miss out on when and where these special events will happen!

We are so excited to see how God provides through North Texas Giving Day and can’t wait to have you all join in on the fun!

With the Great Commission being a special calling from Jesus to every believer, Rowlette found a creative way to carry that out in her own life by holding an estate sale and donating the proceeds to KiDs Beach Club® so that hundreds of children can get Bibles and hear a clear presentation of the gospel each week in their public school.

“Preparing for an estate sale after my husband’s death was a sad but necessary task, but the idea to donate all the proceeds to KBC brought some joy into an otherwise difficult situation,” Rowlette said. “That kitchen table that contained happy memories but wouldn’t fit into my new home? Its sale put Bibles into almost a dozen hands! All in all, the proceeds from the sale were enough to support one Beach Club for a year!”

Rowlette is hoping that this will encourage other KBC volunteers, donors and parents to hold their own estate sale or even regular garage sale and get creative to connect more and more kids to Christ by putting Bibles in their hands.

“I can envision the volunteers who work together in a certain KBC banding together for a garage sale to benefit their club.” Rowlette said. “Sometimes churches host rummage sales for various worthy causes. What cause is more worthy than this? We don’t all have extra money in our accounts to donate, but it seems everyone has things they really want to let go. Turn that junk into the treasure of God’s word by having a sale. I believe it will bless you as it blessed me.”

Aldrich comes to KIDs Beach Club® with more than 10 years of experience in public relations, marketing, strategy and event management. Her business experience includes founder and strategic planner of Relev8 and as an event representative with Women of Faith. Her ministry experience includes women’s ministry director, special events planner and administrative assistant.

She has been married to Dan for 23 years. They love to travel and complete “DIY” projects together. The couple has three children – Alyssa, Stephen and Patrick – and two grandchildren – Averie and Sailor – with another grandson – Abram – on the way in September.

Aldrich is a champion of concept and commission; she believes it’s an exciting time to be a part of KiDs Beach Club®, witnessing its mission and vision expand for a generational impact.

Every week, they teach the Bible to the many unchurched children who attend our after-school Bible clubs that meet in their public school. Did you know that more than 62 percent of children who attend Beach Club do not regularly attend church, and the Bible you partner with us to give them is likely the first Bible they have ever received? It may even be the first Bible in their home.

So, it is important that our volunteers introduce them to the Bible and teach them how to use it. We want them to read from God’s word to find out how much He loves them by providing a way to get to know Him through His son Jesus Christ. We want children to know that He desires to have a personal relationship with each of them.

Ivy Lassiter, the children’s minister at First Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas, which sponsors the Beach Club at Northrich Elementary, led the Bible lesson for the club’s Great Treasure Day this past fall. She offered kids a couple of reasons why she loves the Bible and considers it the “best thing ever.”

“One of the first reasons is that every single word in this book – every single word – is there because God wanted it to be there,” she said. “I just think it’s kind of amazing that God, who had the creativity to create our whole universe and had the creativity to create you and has the power to do anything; that amazing God goes, ‘these are the words that I want My people to read; these are the things that I want them to know about Me’ and He puts them in a book for us.”

Lassiter explained that everything people want to know about God and what He thinks about us is in the Bible. “It’s all in there because God, our humongous God, wanted it to be there,” she said.

The second thing she thinks is so amazing about the Bible is found in Hebrews 4:12, which, in the KBC Study Bible, says, “For the word of God is living and powerful.” Another translation reads, “God’s word is alive and active.” She explained that means that the word of God can never get old and even though it was written a long time ago, it remains just as true today as the day it was written.

“I’m reading it to my son Warren, who is 5, and he can learn something about the Bible,” Lassiter told the Beach Club. “But then my dad, who is 65, can read those same verses and those same stories and can learn something from it. I can’t think of another book in the entire world that a 5-year-old can read, and a 65-year-old can read and can still learn something and grow from. That is amazing!”

Lassiter said she has been studying the Bible on her own for something like 20 years, but every time she reads it, she sees something new or finds different meaning in something she had previously read. She asked Beach Club volunteer Sherry Hobbs how long she has been reading the Bible, and she told the kids she has been reading the Bible for “many, many decades,” but learned something new during her devotional time just that morning.

Molly Greenlee, one of the two children’s pastors at CHRIST Church in Irving, Texas, tells the kids in the two Beach Clubs her church sponsors that the Bible is the most important thing you can carry around with you because this is God’s word. Then she showed them her first Bible that she got for Christmas when she was 5 years old.

“My Bible is full of stickers and full of crayon markings,” she told them as she carefully opened the brittle, white-covered Bible to show them. “I might not have always known what I was reading when I first got it, but I kept it because it started me off in my faith.”

She told them that what they are learning in Beach Club will help them be able to use their Bibles. Each week KBC volunteers teach a new Bible verse and show kids where to find it in their Bibles.

“We’re about to give you this book and some of you already have one,” Lassiter told the Beach Club on Great Treasure Day. “But here is the deal, you get to learn and grow, and this book will be exciting to you for the rest of your life and that’s what we want for you guys.”

Then she gave the kids an example of the prayer she reads before she opens her Bible each day and encouraged them to do the same.

“I pray, ‘Jesus, help me understand the words that I’m about to read. And Jesus, help me to know You more and help me experience who You are today. Amen.’”

Greenlee reminded the kids in her Beach Clubs that it’s okay if their new Bibles don’t stay in perfect condition.

“It’s okay if they get bent, it’s okay if they get dirty because that means that you are using it,” Greenlee said. “That is what God wants you to do. He wants you to read it. He wants you to know how much He loves you and you can only do that by actually opening and using your Bible.”

We hope all of our Beach Club kids are using their Bibles this summer by participating in the Hang 10 Summer Reading Program. Each weekly plan helps develop a habit of spending 10 minutes a day with God by reading the Bible and praying.

Are you ready for summer? It’s almost Memorial Day Weekend! As the unofficial start of summer, this is the  time when we kickoff the Hang 10 Summer Reading Program.

"Hang 10" is the phrase we use to encourage kids to hang out with God for 10 minutes every day through Bible reading and prayer. The Hang 10 Summer Reading Program continues building daily habits of praying and reading the Bible.

This year's Summer Reading Program focuses on walking kids through the Bible, using stories selected from each Bible book. Each week for 14 weeks beginning May 26 and continuing through the Saturday before Labor Day, August 31, the plan will provide daily Bible readings and additional "bonus" content designed to help kids dig deeper into the Bible.

The Summer Reading Program is available on the KBC website, featuring stories from:

• The Books of the Law
• The Books of History
• The Books of Wisdom, Poetry and Praise
• The Minor and Major Prophets
• The Gospels
• Paul’s Letters (Epistles & Pastoral)
• The General Letters
• Prophecy

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Our Summer Reading Program isn't just for kids! We are encouraging everyone to "Hang 10" this summer. We’re hoping that parents, teachers, volunteers and the many friends of KiDs Beach Club® lead by example to spend at least 10 minutes a day with God.

Follow the KBC social media accounts where we'll post each week's Summer Reading Program on Sunday, along with daily reminders on our Facebook and Instagram Stories. We encourage you to share them with your friends and family who may not yet participate in Beach Club or who are looking for a summer devotional activity. You can even forward this email to them.

Please follow us at @KiDsBeachClub on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and be sure to share your posts by mentioning us or using the hashtag #Hang10SRP. We would love to see photos of your children or grandchildren with their KBC Study Bible this summer. 

This summer's Hang 10 Summer Reading Program was designed to be used with the KBC Explorer's Study Bible, which is given to every child in every Beach Club. If you do not have the KBC Study Bible and would like one, it is available for only $20 in the Surf Shop. You can still participate in the Summer Reading Program without the KBC Study Bible, but you won't be able to read the bonus materials.

Christine Zanella, a volunteer at Wekiva Elementary School in Longwood, Fla., and her family’s trajectory were completely changed by her son after he signed up for Beach Club.

“My son, John, was the first child to sign up for KiDs Beach Club® in 2015 at Wakiva Elementary,” she said. “Throughout the first two years, I could see how this ministry was a blessing for my family.”

The simple and practical way the Bible was explained was amazing.

In 2017, Zanella’s son and daughter were in Beach Club. John was starting fifth grade and her daughter Carolina was starting second grade. She had already been volunteering for Beach Club events but was asked to become a full volunteer with this club.

“I certainly loved and was excited to be a part of it,” she exclaimed. “Today, I have been volunteering at this Beach Club for two years, and this ministry is, literally, God's hands in my family's life.”

Zanella says that both of her kids chose to have Jesus as their savior through Beach Club and that they attend First Baptist Church Sweetwater, the partnering church.

“My daughter and I were both baptized there on February 3, 2019,” she said. “The kids are participating in the youth groups at church, and John attends FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) at his middle school every Wednesday morning.”

KiDs Beach Club® was the open door for her family to come to Jesus as Savior and for a life closer to God.

“I am really grateful to be a KBC Surf Team leader today, share the word of God with the kids in our school, and pray for their families!” she said.

When Jack Terrell, the president and founder of KiDs Beach Club®, heard about the Zanella family, he responded, “it’s humbling to know that when a church is mobilized to see people outside its walls and then allows its laity to be equipped to use the KBC model, the results are always the same... changed lives!”

Club Leader Sean Crevier, the children’s minister at Willow Park Baptist Church in Aledo, Texas, explains that once children receive Christ as their savior, just like you or I, they have been given spiritual gifts and they need to learn how to use them for the Lord.

“For example, we see that some of them are teachers and some of them have the gift of administration, so we really try to use them where they have gifts and talents,” Crevier explained.

There are several fifth graders who help out with younger groups.

“Now we still have adults at each group who help with discipline and such, but the younger grades are bonding and connecting with the fifth grader as more of a friend or peer than an authority figure,” Crevier said.

They have found that the younger Surf Team groups are really receptive, more attentive and tuned in when an older peer is helping teach. Not only are those helpful benefits, but the fifth grader really has to digest the lesson and the Hang 10 before they can turn around and teach it to others.

“It is the same philosophy we use at our church and we have found good success transitioning it over to Beach Club as well,” Crevier said.

They have even had kids prepare to lead the Memory Link time or lead the Review Game.

“We always try to lean on the older kids to try to have them prepare ahead of time to do that,” Crevier said. “It’s been really cool to see the kids learn and turn around and lead.”

In addition to discipleship, they are learning to use some of the character words like dependability, friendliness, kindness and responsibility to be leaders and teachers to their peers.

It’s true; school is almost out, and Beach Club has come to a close or is about to. We know your kids enjoy Beach Club, and we want them to enjoy it during the summer, too. With KBC Explorer’s Study Bibles in kids’ hands and in their homes, boys and girls can continue learning with Beach Club. This summer, KiDs Beach Club® is providing a summer Bible reading plan for kids and their families.

“Hang 10” is the phrase that KiDs Beach Club® uses to encourage kids to hang out with God for 10 minutes each day reading the Bible and in prayer. At the end of each club meeting, kids are given “Hang 10 Pages” to take home and use as a guide to spend time with God each day. 

The Hang 10 Summer Reading Program continues building and strengthening these habits of daily Bible reading and prayer. Just like last year, this year’s Summer Reading Program focuses on walking kids through the Bible, using stories selected from each Bible book. Each week for 14 weeks, beginning the Sunday before Memorial Day and continuing through the Sunday before Labor Day, the plan will provide daily Bible readings designed to help kids dig deep into the Bible.

Better yet, the Summer Reading Program isn’t just for kids! We are encouraging everyone to “Hang 10” this summer. Parents, teachers, volunteers and other Beach Club supporters can lead by example and spend at least 10 minutes each day with God through Bible reading and prayer.

We hope you will stay connected to KiDs Beach Club® during the summer. We would love to see pictures of you, your children (or your grandchildren) with their KBC Study Bible. Please follow us at @KiDsBeachClub on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and be sure to like, comment and share your own posts and photos by using the hashtag #Hang10SRP or #MyKBCBible.

Look for the Hang 10 Summer Reading Program in your inbox next week! OR find it now on our website at KiDsBeachClub.org/SRP.

The Hang 10 Summer Reading Program has been written for best use with the KBC Explorer’s Study Bible, which is given to every child in every Beach Club. You can still follow along with our program even if you don’t have the KBC Study Bible, but you won’t be able to read the bonus material contained in many of the lessons.

If you want your kids to have their own KBC Study Bible, it is available for only $20 in the Surf Shop.

The bad weather cancelled the popular pre-event pace car rides for event sponsors and table hosts, dozens of KBC supporters were lined up and eager to flood the Grand Ballroom of The Speedway Club when the doors opened at 6 p.m. to get in on the popular Dine & Dash and Pick & Play games, which featured more than 200 restaurant gift cards and certificates for entertainment venues in the DFW area.

Prior to and during dinner, guests were entertained by music from Travis Muscatell, artist in residence at KBC partner, 121 Community Church in Grapevine, Texas. Following dinner, Grant Johnston, the morning meteorologist at NBC 5, showcased the impact of KiDs Beach Club since 2003 with nearly 20,000 volunteers ministering to more than 97,000 children and 8,730 of those kids making Jesus their forever friend in Beach Club. Those numbers brought hearty applause from the crowd which also cheered the fact that 60,901 Bibles had been handed out to children in public schools since 2003. Johnston then told some impactful stories of how God’s word had made a difference in the lives of several children who received Bibles from the previous benefit dinner in 2017.

Entertaining auctioneer Loyd Sawyers and his team of energetic screaming spotters led the crowd through a series of adventures to bid on which included a year’s worth of flower bouquets popular with the ladies in the audience, and a helicopter hog hunt which brought top dollar amounts from the men.

Mesquite ISD superintendent Dr. David Vroonland then delivered a powerful keynote speech starting with a shower of praise for almighty God.

“All praise and honor to our God and Father who created all,” he said. “Who created each of us, all of us, uniquely and wonderfully and gifted us to serve Him and serve His people.”

Vroonland’s message, which evoked a standing ovation, recounted his own childhood struggles of growing up in the foster care system until a family adopted him and raised him in the love of Christ helping him overcome adversity.

He encouraged the crowd that “each of us, while we share much in common, are uniquely created to have impact on the lives of others.” Vroonland said he shared his own story to build confidence with the crowd that when people in the audience give their gifts to the service of God’s people then those gifts will be used by God.

“Perhaps your gift will change the life of a child, your gift may be an expression of love felt by a child or your gift may help a child feel like they are valued and help them make a declaration of faith,” Vroonland said. “People like you made a difference in my life and I know you can do the same in the lives of my children and the many children like them. I promise you, your gift of love will make all the difference.”

Continuing the theme of being a person of influence was Dr. Jeff Thompson from the Concord Baptist Association in Fort Smith, Ark. He saw how KiDs Beach Club® was sharing the gospel with children in public schools every week and wanting that for the Fort Smith area, led the association to offer financial assistance to seven member churches resulting in seven Beach Clubs.

Thompson shared his vision.

“By 2023, I would hope and pray that 1,000 Baptist churches and 1,000 other evangelical churches step up to start a Beach Club, because we could easily have 2,000 clubs in Arkansas if we had the churches and people willing to serve and do it,” he said.

That type of vision and inspiration prompted the supporters to enthusiastically give to the Bibles for Beach Club Program which covers, but is not limited to, the purchase of the Bible and all costs associated with getting that Bible into the hands of the child including the storage, shipping, design and marketing.

Thanks to the generous outpouring of giving and sponsorship of the Bibles for Beach Club Benefit Dinner, KiDs Beach Club® raised nearly $200,000, and the following Monday, put in an order for 10,000 Bibles to be handed out to children in public schools for the 2019-20 school year.

Jack Terrell, the founder and president of KiDs Beach Club®, is grateful for everyone who participated in a memorable evening.

“A heartfelt thank you to every donor, sponsor and volunteer, who came through in spectacular fashion to contribute to making this night a huge success,” Terrell said. “Your gracious support Saturday allowed us to place our next order for 10,000 new KBC Explorer’s Study Bibles and it also allows us to take the initial steps toward our ambitious growth plan to minister to 100,000 children a week in 2,000 schools nationwide by January of 2025.

You are helping us make an eternal difference in the lives of thousands of children and their families. Thank you for believing in our ministry and helping us connect kids to Christ and put Bibles in their hands.”

Banfill will oversee the ministry’s development as an organization. He will help ensure that KiDs Beach Club® has the best team and strategies possible to reach our goals. Banfill comes to KiDs Beach Club® with more than 30 years of experience in ministry and business. His ministry experience includes serving as a senior pastor in Ohio, as the director of mobilization for the missions organization e3 Partners/I Am Second, and as the founder/president of MaxPoint Missions, a non-profit organization that trains leaders and transforms African villages out of extreme poverty. He co-founded a college in Africa and helped launch several nonprofits in the United States. He also trained leaders across six continents and helped plant churches in nine countries. 

Banfill’s business experience includes the founding and development of an international travel agency. Also, he worked for popular comedian Michael Jr., managing his career and building his expanding organization, Michael Jr. Productions. 

Banfill has a doctorate in global leadership and organizational management from Indiana Tech, as well as seminary and undergraduate degrees from Liberty University. He has authored two books, as well as numerous magazine articles, research papers, and blogs. Banfill’s community work includes serving on the Tarrant County College Trinity River Business Advisory Council and teaching adults at Cross City Church First Euless. He has been married to Beth for nearly 30 years and they have two adult children.

Hughes’ new role at KiDs Beach Club® will work with our partner churches and participating schools that are located in areas where do not have a local KBC representative. She will provide training, mentoring and resources to help these churches better impact their communities through Beach Clubs.