VBS ends with family night

By Sam Waller

Community Vacation Bible School and inaugural R.O.P.E. program closed out its four-night run Wednesday, July 27 with a Family Night and pool party.

The programs, which are sponsored by the Albany Ministerial Alliance, were a rousing success, according to organizer Angie Hinshaw.

“Our message to the kids was that they are created by God, designed by God and empowered by the Holy Spirit,” she said.

Hinshaw said attendance for both VBS and R.O.P.E. (Rights of Passage Experience) was strong.

“We fed right around 200,” she said, “including VBS kids, kids from The Feed Store and volunteers.”

About 30 to 35 people from various churches assisted with the programs.

The R.O.P.E. program for rising seventh graders added to the week’s success.

“Everybody seems to love it,” Hinshaw said. “We even had a few eighth graders who asked to join in.”