VBS Program Options
Handcrafted With You in Mind
No matter which program you choose, you'll get the fun, engaging, hands-on Bible learning experience that Group VBS is known for. Plus, our programs are designed to be easy to do and adaptable to your church's size and budget...it's a win-win!
Four easy-to-use programs to choose from
Maker Fun Factory
2017 Easy VBS
Imagine a world where curious kids become hands-on inventors who discover they’re lovingly crafted by God.
Passport to Peru
2017 Cross Culture VBS
Immerse kids in this vibrant culture where they discover God’s good gifts for us all.
Rome
2017 Holy Land Adventure
Kids elbow through a crowded Roman marketplace and visit with Paul in an underground cave.
All New Theme
2017 Weekend VBS
Fear not VBS friends, the all-new weekend VBS theme will soon be here! We will be releasing the next theme sometime during the early fall season.
Cave Quest
2016 Easy VBS
Gear up for an over-the-top underground adventure! Ground kids in the rock-solid foundation of God's love, a love that takes us through life's dark times.
Expedition Norway
2016 Cross Culture VBS
Help kids see the big picture—an exciting world of faith beyond their own backyard. Share the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of this culture with your kids.
Pets Unleashed
2016 Weekend VBS
Kids are crazy for critters with whiskers, tails, feathers, or scales! During the two short days, you'll introduce kids to Jesus, God's Son who lovingly cares for us.
Egypt
2016 Holy Land Adventure
Join Joseph as he goes from prison to palace— and experience how God used Joseph to save a nation at this one-of-a-kind Bible-times VBS. Fun for the entire family!
Vacation Bible School Quiz
Need help finding the best VBS for your church? This quick and easy quiz will walk you through a few questions and make a recommendation to you.
The Group VBS Difference
Helping You Make Jesus Real to Kids
Group VBS makes it easy for you to create your best VBS yet! All of our programs are field tested and designed with you in mind—we do the work, so you don’t have to!
All Group VBS programs include these six core features:
Single-point Bible Learning
One memorable Bible Point reinforced throughout each day—makes it easy to apply long after VBS is over.
Easy Bible Reinforcement
Helps families continue exploring the Bible messages.
High Quality Music
Solidifies life-changing Bible truths and will have kids and adults singing about God year-round.
Unforgettable Bible Exploration
Brings Scripture to life with interactive lessons and activities that reinforce the daily Bible message.
Life Application
Gets kids to actively watch for God and recognize that he is working in their lives.
Operation Kid-to-Kid
The largest child-to-child mission project in the country.
Testimonials
Trusted by Thousands of Churches
Group gives you the recipe and the resources you need to do VBS. It’s so simple yet so profound at the same time. Easy to put together, full of energy, the kids stay connected, and every step is so completely intentionally done.
Group VBS makes every moment count with life changing experiences using relational, experiential, applicable, and learner based techniques. My kids know my adults by name and my adults know each of their kids by name which create long lasting friendships and mentorships.
Our church just wrapped up VBS - what an awesome program! All of the kids and adults involved had a blast and were busting at the seams with love for Jesus by the end of the week!
Thank you for providing such a great Biblically strong foundation for us to use!
My two daughters (age 7 and 4) recently attended VBS at our church. Their reaction to it was nothing short of amazing. They came home every day singing songs about Jesus and God's love. They were willing to share the dances they learned, and the lessons of the day, which were easy for them to remember. Thank you very much for bringing joyful songs of Jesus back into their lives.
VBS Tools
Complement Your VBS With Awesomeness
After you’ve made the decision to host the best vacation Bible school yet, you’ll have access to these incredible resources. Designed to help you at all stages of your VBS, these resources are crafted with care and special super powers!
Digital VBS Tool
Promote, take registrations, and organize your VBS online.
VBS Training Events
Training events that equip you to host a successful VBS.
Background Checks
Don’t take the risk. Make sure your VBS is safe for your kids.
Video Training
Train your volunteers and staff the easy way with videos.
Clip Art
Incredible artwork for your church's design needs.
Decorating
Creative inspiration and instructions for décor.
Videos
Downloadable videos for your visual needs.
Updates & Resources
Fixes and extra resources that come in handy at VBS.
Faq
Answers to Common Questions
New Living Translation (NLT)
We are an interdenominational company.
Evidence of God in action everywhere around us, every day of our lives! It’s the small things like a smile or a sunset, and it’s the BIG things like being healed from sickness, or being rescued from a storm.
Yes! Operation Kid-to-Kid (OK2K) is the largest child-to-child missions project in the world! OK2K gives kids real ways that they can help share God’s love in a meaningful, hands-on project. In 2012 alone, kids raised over 1 million dollars in Mission Mali.
Preschoolers have their own age-appropriate activities at Group VBS to help them connect to the Daily Bible Point in meaningful ways.
Organization is a snap with VBS P.R.O.! This FREE online tool helps you Promote, Register, and Organize your VBS!
Give us a call at 800.447.1070 or email us at info@group.com.
Easy VBS has a new setting every year. The look and feel is very contemporary. Cross Culture VBS explores a different country every summer and helps kids see the big picture—an exciting world of faith beyond their own backyard. Holy Land Adventure VBS takes a step back into the Bible. It has an old-world, Bible times look and feel. Weekend VBS is a shortened program (just 2 days and a closing show). This is designed for churches who are just getting into VBS, thinking of quitting, having trouble getting volunteers, or are such HUGE VBS fans that they need another program every year!
No. but, we highly recommend it! All of our programs are field tested in the real world, at a real church, with real kids—so we know it works! It’s like a recipe, if you start changing the ingredients it may not come out right.
We realize that each church's needs are different. Please contact us to discuss the unique factors surrounding your VBS so we can give you a recommendation that's tailored to your needs. Our team of experts are here to help you pull of the best VBS yet!
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