Incredible Fridays
Incredible Fridays
Behold, children are a gift of the LORD — Psalm 127:3
We at First Baptist McKinney honor Jesus’ desire that all children be welcomed and embraced as members of His kingdom. Incredible Fridays is a monthly respite ministry for families that have children with special needs. Parents bring their children, including siblings without disabilities, to First Baptist McKinney for three hours once a month. Parents can use this time to do whatever they want – shop, go on a date, relax. The program is free.
What is Incredible Fridays?
- This program grew out of First Baptist McKinney’s “Kids Incredible” program (Sunday am/Wednesday pm-has their own room in the Children's Building). There is no age limit to this respite program. We do not require families to be or become church members. This is a “no-strings” attached ministry. Volunteers do show God’s love to these children during all activities.
- Volunteers are the backbone of this ministry. We try to have one volunteer per each special needs child and one volunteer per 4-5 siblings. Younger siblings will have nursery care with paid workers.
- We believe in inclusion, not separation. We want the children to mingle with one another but there will also be a quiet area with less stimulation for those children that need it.
- We know parents are the best trainers for their children. Parents know their child's needs and know how to best deal with any situation or issue. We ask parents to spend 3-5 minutes at the beginning of each evening to talk with their child's volunteer about their child.
How can I help?
- First, and most importantly, you can pray about all aspects of this new ministry.
- You can volunteer! Once a month or once a year.
- You can have someone come talk to your BFG about Incredible Fridays to spread the word and get more volunteers. Your BFG can provide volunteers for one month or provide dinner for the volunteers for one month.
- You can spread the word in our community about this program. We have flyers that you can distribute.
- Your BFG can donate gift cards to local restaurants or movie theaters for the parents of these children to use on their night off.
2011/2012 Dates:
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Sept 30, Oct 28, Dec 2, Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 23, Apr 27
