Churches see ‘greater family involvement’ with drive-thru VBS summer programs

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Huguenot Road Baptist Church of North Chesterfield, Virginia held a drive thru Vacation Bible School in July 2020. | Matthew Hensley, Pastor for Discipleship and Mission

Churches across the United States are holding a drive-thru version of Vacation Bible School this summer in response to social distancing safety guidelines meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and are reporting more family involvement in response.

One of these congregations is Owosso First Church of the Nazarene, located in Owosso, Michigan, which began its drive thru VBS program on Monday.  

Brett Meyer, head of Discipleship Ministries at Owosso, told The Christian Post about how they adjusted VBS programming in light of canceling indoor mass gatherings.

“During a normal VBS inside the church, children would travel around to different stations where they would get a Bible story, learn a verse, do a craft, eat a snack, and then worship together,” explained Meyer.

“We created stations in our parking lot for worship with our songs being transmitted to the car using an FM transmitter, Bible story…

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