Meets Wednesdays, 6:30–8:00 pm, starts August 27, 2025, through May
Caravan is a weekly kids' club committed to the physical, social, mental, and spiritual growth of children. It uses an active, hands-on learning approach to help kids discover, develop, experience, and grow. This Christian-based program focuses on spiritual formation, ministry training, and Nazarene heritage and doctrine, and provides a user-friendly outreach program from local churches. Children study the Church of the Nazarene Articles of Faith. The sixteen articles are statements of faith that the Church of the Nazarene has embraced as foundations of Christian belief. Caravan encourages children to embrace eight Core Values (holiness, evangelism, character, missions, service, compassion, work, and education), illustrated through the lives of prominent figures in Nazarene church history.
There are four divisions.
- Benson's Buddies (3 years through Kindergarten)
- Searchers (first and second graders)
- Explorers (third and fourth graders)
- Adventurers (fifth and sixth graders)
One or more adult guides lead each group.
Benson's Buddies is a biblically based, early education curriculum that presents Christian moral standards to young children. As part of Caravan, its focus is on developing the whole child—spiritually, mentally, physically, and socially. It emphasizes Christian character and lifestyle through the Bible and contemporary stories, experience-oriented activities, and scripture memorization.
Badge examples:
- Going on vacation
- Going to school
- Going to church
- Celebrating Christmas
- Taking Care of Myself and My Things
The guides are Robin Walters & Tracy Walters.
Searchers learn about the fundamental beliefs of the Church of the Nazarene. They can earn up to fifteen scouting badges a year, which they may display on their Caravan scarf! If a Searcher earns all of their requirements for two years, they receive the Bunker badge.
Badge examples:
- Art
- Bike Safety
- Birds
- Botany
- Camping
- Crafts
- God Made Me
- Missions
- Party Planning
- Sports & Fitness
The guide is Bobbie Jo Miller.
Explorers learn the Articles of Faith 1-8 of the Church of the Nazarene and four of the Core Values in the Christian Life: holiness, evangelism, missions, and character. They can earn up to eight badges a year, which they may display on their Caravan sash. If an Explorer earns all of their requirements for two years, they receive the Esther Carson Winans badge.
Badge Examples:
- Action Sports
- Gymnastics
- Holiness Heroes
- Hospitality
- My Community
- Pet Care
- Snow Sports
- Team Building
- The Great Outdoors
- Travel
The guides are Brittany & David Hart and Brianna Moore.
Adventurers learn Articles of Faith 9–16 and four of the Core Values in the Christian Life: service, compassion, education, and work. They can earn up to eight badges a year, which they may display on their Caravan sash. If an Adventurer earns all of their requirements for two years, they receive the Lillenas badge. If an Adventurer earns all of the requirements for not only the two years as an Adventurer, but also the two years as an Explorer, they earn the Phineas F. Bresee Award.
Badge Examples:
- Athletics
- Carpentry
- Christian Living
- Drama
- Entertaining
- Internet
- Personal Management
- Photography
- Puppets
- Worship
The guide is Karen Messner.
Each child must have a Youth-Child Activities Consent form completed and returned to Pastor Debbie Hallman for any off-campus events. Contact her for the form.