Local churches host Hometown Nazareth event for kids, families

— Families can step back in time during the summer family event “Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus was a kid,” hosted by the Gravette United Methodist Church, First Christian Church and Church of Christ.

Families can explore what it was like to live in the town where Jesus grew up. Kids and adults participate in a memorable Bible-times marketplace,sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, dig into Bible-times snacks, visit Jesus’ mom, Mary, and collect Bible Memory Makers to remind them of God’s Word.

Plus, everyone learns to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes at Celebration - a time of upbeat worship that gets everyone involved.

Kids and adults at Hometown Nazareth will join nearly a million participants reaching out to atrisk kids through a handson mission project called Operation Kid-to-Kid, in which families will tie-dye backpacks to send to needy children in Latin America.

Hometown Nazareth will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., July 18 to July 21 at the Gravette United Methodist Church. For more information, call Sheila Martin at 721-5320 or Kimberly Gibson at 644-9228.

Community, Pages 7 on 07/20/2011