First Baptist Church - Chehalis

I am pleased to announce Kim Marcus has been hired as our first Children’s Ministry Director. Kim is no stranger to FBCC! She has served as our AWANA Commander for the past 5 years, leading our AWANA to awesome growth and great volunteer involvement.

What made the decision to hire Kim an easy one is her genuine love for Jesus and for children. Her heart is to see children (and families) come to know Jesus, grow in their faith and connect here at FBCC. In her years of ministry here she has organized our AWANA program by involving many, many new people in the program. Not only do people get involved, they get empowered! People have told me Kim has a way of making you feel like you can do something you have never done before.

You may ask, :Why do we need to hire someone?:

Well the reason is simple… the program is just too large for one volunteer! We have Sunday school, nursery, Children’s Church and AWANA – that’s many kids and many volunteers to manage. We have dedicated volunteers that serve in our children’s program and these ongoing ministries really need a point person for coordination and communication. The only question is, "What took us so long to realize we needed this?"

What will this mean? Her primary function will be to direct our main ministries: Sunday school, AWANA, and Children’s Church (not be the hands on person in each area). Kim has some ideas for a few new things for our children and we are excited to see how God is going to use her passion and creativity!

Please be praying for Kim and our Children’s Ministries as we seek God’s direction.

P.S. Kim has served as the church librarian, but Karen Schessler has stepped into that role. Kim is also one of our bell ringers.