Awana Club

Awana (an acronym for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, from 2 Timothy 2:15), is an international evangelical nonprofit organization founded in 1950, headquartered in Streamwood, Illinois. The organization supplies local churches with weekly clubs, programs and Bible training for students in preschool through high school. The goal of Awana is that these students would come to know, love and serve Jesus Christ as Lord.

Awana was founded as a youth program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago, Illinois, by Pastor Lance Latham and Art Rorheim. Their goal was to develop a program that would appeal to young people, reach them with the gospel and train them in the Lord’s work. Other churches heard about the success of the Awana program and asked if they could use it. By 1960, Awana had grown to 900 churches. Today, more than 12,000 U.S. churches have Awana programs and can be found in all 50 states. Outside the United States, Awana can also be found in over 5,100 churches in 109 countries and six continents. 

Pledges

American Pledge

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

AWANA Pledge

I pledge allegiance to the Awana flag

which stands for the Awana clubs

whose goal is to reach boys and girls

with the Gospel of Christ and

train them to serve Him.

Bible Pledge

"I pledge allegiance to the Bible,
God's Holy Word.
I will make it a light unto my path
and a lamp unto my feet
and will hide its Word's in my heart
that I might not sin against God.
Amen."