JAM Club Jesus And Me, or JAM Club,is, as the name suggests,all about introducing Jesus to Primary School Children in an interesting and fun way.

It is a Christian Education Programme jointly funded by the Wanaka Presbyterian and Anglican Churches. We meet in the Presbyterian Hall, Tenby Street, from 3 - 4.15pm every Tuesday that school is open.

In 2003 we have 16 children taught by 4 teachers using the Scripture Union SALT Syllabus.

In our regular programme we greet the children with a cold drink and biscuit in the Hall and then have a time together with songs, prayer, and sometimes puppets or a video, in the Presbyterian Church. This is followed by class teaching according to age. However this pattern is frequently altered to include; visiting speakers, visiting other churches, and joining together for art or drama sessions. Often we will act out various stories from the Bible using our special Wanaka environment. eg Lake Wanaka makes the stories about Lake Galilee come alive and a house-boat trip was a wonderful Noah's Ark!

A highlight each year is the presentation of a Christmas Pageant at a Combined Church Service.

As part of our Pentecost celebrations each new member of JAM Club is presented with their own Bible - a gift from the 2 churches. Children can start at any time during the year and there is no financial contribution required.

Enquiries are welcomed.
Joan Nolan (Supervisor)