AWANA is an international, Bible-centered, Christian youth organization providing weekday club programs. AWANA is dedicated to reaching boys & girls with the Gospel of Jesus Christ so that they may know Him, love Him, serve Him and tell others about Him and His redeeming love!
SOME FUN AWANA FACTS:
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AWANA began in Chicago in 1941 by Art Rorheim.
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Each week, more than 1.5 million children and youth, 300,000 volunteers and 170-plus field staff take part in AWANA in over 25,000 churches in the U.S. & internationally.
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The only organization with fully integrated evangelism and discipleship programs for ages 2 to 18 that actively involve parents, church leaders and mentors.
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Today, more than 12,000 U.S. churches run AWANA with programs in all 50 states. AWANA can also be found in nearly 13,000 churches, schools and orphanages in 100 other countries.
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The founders of AWANA derived the AWANA name from the first letters of "Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 of the Bible.