Mark your calendars and save the date for True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World, the 2025 Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Duluth First United Methodist Church. Registration is underway and True North VBS will be held Monday, June 16th, through Friday, June 20th. Vacation Bible School, held from 9 a.m. to noon each day, is for kids going into pre-Kindergarten (age 4 as of September 1st) through rising 6th graders. The cost is $30 per child with a maximum of $70 per family. Each day participants will participate in Bible story time, sing songs, play games, make crafts, and eat snacks.

In addition to registering participants, we are also registering adult and youth volunteers. We especially need shepherds. These are adult volunteers who are in charge of a group of 6-10 kids. Shepherds do not need to prepare anything in advance. They lead their group to the various activities where other volunteers are in charge. If you would like to help but are only available one or two days that week, you can put your available dates on your registration, as substitute shepherds are often needed. Also, the childcare in Childcare Corner is available for the children of volunteers if you have a child who is not old enough to be a participant.

Everyone who registers by Sunday, May 25th, is guaranteed a VBS t-shirt and copy of the music. All Vacation Bible School participant registration forms, as well as volunteer forms, are available online by clicking on VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2025.

For more information, please contact Leslie Yokeley, Director of Children’s Ministries, by e-mail at lyokeley@duluthumc.org, or call 770-476-3776, ext. 138.

Item Donations Needed for Vacation Bible School
The planning team for the True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World Vacation Bible School (VBS) needs your help! We are collecting toilet paper rolls for a craft the students will be making during VBS in June. Please save your empty rolls and drop them off in the bin labeled “VBS Donations” on the Dorothy L. Rainey Fellowship Hall stage.

Please also consider making a donation of items on our Amazon Wish List. The Wish List items include items needed for crafts, as well as some snacks items. You can go to the wish list by clicking on VBS 2025 WISH LIST. Thank you for your support of True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World Vacation Bible School!