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  • Who We Are
    • Staff
    • Ministries >
      • Food Security Ministries
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      • Gerrit Kooiker
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      • Chester Meengs
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Back To School Carnival 2012

Back To School Carnival 2013

The 2013 Carnival was the largest yet. The weather was beautiful--clear blue skies and the temperature was in the low 80's. Over 250 backpacks were distributed to preschool through high school aged neighborhood children. Parents and children enjoyed 475 hot dogs, 15 gallons of punch and lemonade, 200 bags of pop corn, and 300 Sno-Cones.  

Back To School Carnival 2014

Like 2013, 2014 was a beautiful late summer day, in the upper 80's but high the high humidity made it uncomfortable. As a result, the lemonade, snow-cones and water went fast! Over 400 hot dogs and 250 bags of potato chips were given out with 260 backpacks. A group of 10 men from Praise Baptist Church helped with setup, serving the food, and clean up.  A great day for sharing.
One of the Praise Baptist volunteers serves hot dogs.
Enjoying a hot dog after helping to set up. One of the Praise Baptist volunteers.
Our friends from Praise Baptist help with the Carnival this year. We greatly appreciated them.
Too much carnival for Cody, a nap on Grandpa's lap seems just right.

Back To School Carnival 2015

For the first time in the history of the Back To School Carnivals we had a rainy day. The downpour led to the Carnival to be postponed for two weeks to September 12, a week after school had begun. It was a beautiful sunny day, however, well worth the wait.
In Person Worship Continues And So Will The Live Streaming On Facebook. 
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  • Welcome
  • Who We Are
    • Staff
    • Ministries >
      • Food Security Ministries
      • Neighborhood Ministries
      • Our Partners
    • Former Pastors >
      • Gerrit Kooiker
      • Jacob VanderMeulen
      • Frank DeRoos
      • Benjamin Laman
      • Jerry A. Veldman
      • Edward Tanis
      • Chester Meengs
      • Russell Vande Bunte
      • Armand Renskers
      • John W. Tien
      • Mark A. Kraai
      • Rick A. Oppenhuizen
      • Robert Terwilliger
      • Steven Harthorn
    • Our History >
      • The Founding
      • The Early Church
      • The Mid-Century
      • The New Era
      • Stained Glass
    • Bethany Family
  • Worship
  • Calendar
  • Contact
  • Bulletin