General Christian Education

Bethany Village Live!

Bethany Village Live! is designed to introduce elementary age children to basic aspects of the history and theology of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Our denomination grew along the American frontier in the first part of the nineteenth century. The name of the curriculum, Bethany Village Live! refers to the home of Alexander Campbell, the village of Bethany, Virginia (now West Virginia). In Bethany Village Live! your church will create a nineteenth century village that will evoke the early days of the movement that became the Christian Church (Disciple of Christ).

Bethany Village Live!

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Each day kids will be exposed to a central Disciple value and an important historical figure from Disciple history. There are five learning stations, utilizing a variety of different learning methodologies, which enable the curriculum to meet the needs of all kinds of learners. The interactive, experiential nature of the curriculum reinforces the basic daily lessons.

An African proverb says "It takes a whole village to raise a child" and this curriculum brings together the village of past heroic persons with the present day village of nurturing adults in your congregation to encourage the faith journey of a new generation.

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