Community VBS set for July 24-27

By Sam Waller

Incoming seventh graders have an opportunity to participate in a new program as part of the Community Vacation Bible School, which starts a four-day run on Sunday, July 24.

Sessions for the R.O.P.E. program (Rights of Passage Experience) for rising seventh graders will be held 5:45-8:15 p.m. at The Feed Store.

Darla Cotter will lead the program, which learning to handle issues facing those entering adolescence.

Students who were in pre-K through fifth grade during the 2021-22 school year will meet 5:30-8:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Albany. Attendees must be 4 years old before Sept. 1.

Meals will be provided each night.

On July 27, a Wednesday night program at the FBC sanctuary will be followed by supper and swimming at the city pool.

Attendance for VBS is free.

Organizer Angie Hinshaw said those wishing to volunteer to help with VBS can contact her at 817-781-6074.

The Vacation Bible School and R.O.P.E. programs are sponsored by the Albany Ministerial Alliance, and members of all congregations are encouraged to participate.