Painesville Assembly of God


THEME

Lives in the Making

 Psalm 139

Girls Ministries is a program designed to develop girls spiritually and mentally. The emphasis is on Christian discipleship and growing godly character.

Our Five-Fold Purpose is...

  1. To win girls to Jesus Christ through love and acceptance.
  2. To teach them to obey everything Jesus commanded us, developing girls spiritually and mentally.
  3. To provide encouragement, support, and accountability through lasting Christian relationships.
  4. To provide an environment for girls to develop their gifts and abilities.
  5. To acquaint them with the Great Commission of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Girls Ministries is made up of numerous clubs reaching girls at all age levels. Our clubs consist of...

  • For girls and boys ages 3-4 years old.
  • Rainbows Club, Noah's Zoo Club, is built around a Noah's Ark theme.
  • Stories, Activity Pages, Take-Home Pages and music reinforce each unit's individual 
       theme.
  • Colorful animal badges are earned as they complete requirements for each unit.
    • For kindergarten girls.
    • Daisies Club is themed around The Sonshine Club.
    • Three girls, Darcy, Diana and Dorie, and their sponsor, Miss Jennifer, make up the club.
    • These characters are used in the lesson stories as life application references and can be used to help tell stories and review the lessons learned.

  • For girls in 1st and 2nd grade.
  • Prims Club has four girls (Megan, Carmen, Kim and Tonya), their sponsor 
       (Miss Debbie), and Megan's dog (Discover) as their central characters.
  • These characters are used in the lesson stories as life application references.

  • For girls in 3rd through 5th grade.
  • Stars is the Fun Club. Features Scripture memorization, Bible reading and
       adventures.
  • Girls may complete honor steps as part of their achievements to become an Honor
       Star.
  • Girls make their way up the Stairway of the Stars. They focus on four worlds: The
       World of Truth (Christian doctrine), The World Around You (missions/evangelism),
       The World About You (activities), and The World Within You (character
       development).

  • For girls in 6th through 8th grade.
  • Completed requirements and Bible reading makes a girl eligible to be a Friends
       Graduate.
  • Friends is the Where You Belong Club that is discussion oriented. Topics include
       accountability, attitude, choices, family life, friendship, peer pressure and much
       more. Upon completion of each unit, a girl can earn a charm symbolizing that study.

    • COMING SOON!

    Miss EQUIP

    What is Miss EQUIP?

    Miss EQUIP stands for Every Quarter Uniting Important People.

    Each year a new Miss EQUIP project is selected by Ohio Girls Ministries. The total Miss EQUIP giving is divided, and 40% goes to the primary project for that year, leaving the rest for other project and operational costs.

    Each club in Ohio is encouraged to participate by giving one quarter each week for 52 weeks, which makes for $13 per year per girl or sponsor. They can keep track of their giving on posters themed for the yearly project.

    What an impact!

    2009 Miss EQUIP Project

    MPacting Mongolia

    Children's ministries are just getting off the ground in Mongolia. There are no Girl's Ministries, Royal Rangers, BGMC or National Children's Discipleship Ministries in Mongolia yet. Mongolia's leaders have a heart of compassion for children and reaching them, but their experience and resources are very limited.

    We ask that you pray that God will encourage the Church here to serve the girls. The Mongolian's perspective is a bit different and girls are not respected. However, in the church with Christ's perspective women/girls are valued. In fact, Hope Church (the largest A/G church in Mongolia) consists of 85% women. These women have children, and an entire generation may be impacted for Christ if we reach them.

    Discipling the children is an area of necessity. Curriculum and resources are needed to equip the Children's Ministries of the Mongolian A/G. Through Miss Equip's MPact, children's ministries will be developed blessing boys and girls spiritually and emotionally for generations to come.

    Truly Ohio's Girls Ministries through Miss Equip would be "MPacting Mongolia." Please pray that God will encourage the Church here to serve the girls.

    "MPacting Mongolia with the M&M's" - Missionaries in Mongolia: Paul, Sharon, Joshua, Jerilyn & Jenette Ellis 

    Will you help?

    Hands-On Project 2009

    The Hands-On Project is a project in which the girls get involved by collecting assigned items to minister to those in need.

    Hand in Hand with Women's Teen Challenge

    For our project this year, we will be collecting items for the women's Teen Challenge in Columbus, Ohio. Here is a list of what these ladies need:

    You can bring these items to Retreat or Daisy/Prim day.


     Watch here for our upcoming events with our girls!
     

    Click on the link below to download the Ohio Girls Ministries Medical Authorization Form

    Missionettes_Medical_Form_2008.pdf

    If you would like to work with the girls of Painesville Assembly of God please read and fill out the following documents and turn them in to the main church office.

    Childrens Ministry Application.pdf

    Character Reference Form.pdf

    Background Check Release.pdf

    What is Girls Ministries?
    Girls Ministries is a ministry for winning girls to Jesus Christ through love and acceptance. Girls Ministries provides an environment of support and accountability while helping girls to develop their gifts and abilities. In addition, girls build lifelong relationships with mentors who encourage girls to be spiritual leaders. Girls Ministries is dividing into three sections of clubs; Kids Clubs for nursery and preschool children, Girls Clubs for elementary school girls, and Teen Girls Ministries (TGM) for middle school and high school girls. Girl Ministries uses small beginnings to make a big impact on girls and their world.

    Project India - School Project India - Children Project India - Children
    Before the movie Slumdog Millionaire turned the eyes of the world to India, Assemblies of God missionaries Clark and Jennifer Jensen were well aware of the desperate needs of the children there. An estimated 18 million children survive on the streets of India; slave labor and forced prostitution are the norm for millions; and thousands of others are trafficked to India from other countries. Being a child in India is often a hopeless existence.

    “Since our first visit to India over 20 years ago, we have been compelled by the plight of children who are victims of poverty, exploitation and abuse,” states missionary Clark Jensen. “Our conviction is that these children are as precious to God as our own. This truth motivated us to develop an approach to child care that is an expression of the local church where children are cared for in family settings rather than in institutions.”

    The national Girls Ministries Department has selected Global Family Project India—Rescue, Family Care, Education as the 2009 Coins for Kids project. Funds will go toward the building of a rescue center in a slum community. During their stay in the rescue center, desperate children will receive needed medical care, counseling and training in preparation for placement in family care.

    “We are so excited to partner with the Jensens for Project India,” says NGM Director Candy Tolbert. “I have visited the area in New Delhi where a rescue center would be built. The eyes of the children, and parents, there are empty and hollow. Without education and proper care, there is little hope of breaking away from the extreme poverty that grips their families.”

    But Project India—Rescue, Family Care, Education will allow the Jensens to offer that hope to families through strategically placed rescue centers. Abandoned or orphaned children will find a safe place to flourish through education, nutritional food, medical attention, and God’s love.

    “Our approach is that children brought to the rescue center who lack family support are placed in the homes of loving Christian families,” adds Jennifer Jensen. “Children’s homes and orphanages have fulfilled a valuable service, but the ideal place of nurture is within the home of a loving family.”

    “Our goal for giving this year is $200,000,” Tolbert says. “Girls have set giving records two years in a row. Last year $178, 270 was given for the Bolivian Hope Center. We were blown away! We want to challenge girls to go even deeper in their expression of compassion for those with so little. Imagine what $1 more from each girls club member could do to change empty, hollow eyes to eyes full of hope and love.”

    To learn more about the new Coins for Kids project and view the project video, visit http://ngmevents.ag.org/cfk/.


    By: Lori Van Veen

    Girls Ministries

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      I remember hearing stories in high school about self-mutilation and wondering how someone could do that to her own body. It made no sense. My immediate conclusion was that it had to be for attention. What else could drive a person to do such a thing? I also remember knowing that something like that would never be a problem for me. I was too strong to ever resort to hurting myself, or so I thought.
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