by Sharon Mager | Oct 6, 2025 | Children's Ministries
Elaine Angleberger: Five Decades of Children’s Ministry By Sharon Mager KNOXVILLE, Md. — Elaine Angleberger’s journey in children’s ministry spans nearly five decades, marked by an unwavering commitment to families and a heart for sharing the love of Jesus with...
by Sharon Mager | Feb 24, 2025 | Children's Ministries, Discipleship, Family Ministry, Featured, Partnerships, Youth
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Hannah Groom, the wife of Colesville Baptist Church Senior Pastor Britt Groom, is the library media specialist at Forcey Christian School. Burdened to help parents of preschoolers, Hannah developed a parent support group with four moms and one...
by Sharon Mager | Sep 23, 2024 | Children's Ministries, Featured, Youth
By Sharon Mager The Severna Park Baptist Church-sponsored American Heritage Girls (AHG) and Trail Life USA (TL) (both Troop 0152) kicked off their seventh year this month. They’re averaging about 65 boys and girls from kindergarten through 12th grade. Most of the kids...
by Sharon Mager | Sep 9, 2024 | Children's Ministries, Featured, Outreach
By Sharon Mager GLEN BURNIE, Md. — There were tears at FAITH Glen Burnie as parents kissed their little ones goodbye at their classrooms on September 3, the first day of the church-sponsored FAITH Academy — a historic moment for the church. Of course, the students...
by Sharon Mager | Aug 15, 2024 | Children's Ministries, senior adults, VBS
By Sharon Mager Chesapeake Beach, Md. — Tillie Swanson, mother of Glenn Swanson, pastor of Bayside Baptist Church, Chesapeake Beach, has spent over 50 years as a Vacation Bible School (VBS) student or teacher. She was a VBS trainer for multiple Baptist conventions,...
by Sharon Mager | Aug 15, 2024 | Children's Ministries, VBS
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – Despite its obscure origins in a rented room in America’s largest city, Vacation Bible School (VBS) has become a widely familiar term in our culture, identifiable with both kids and parents as a fun way to learn about God’s Word. Vacation Bible...
