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Children's Reading Program

Reading Program for Children!
Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Women

A new and exciting reading program began in 2005 in our conference. We know Moms and Dads are reading to children, many times selecting books from the United Methodist Women’s Reading Program List. Now, we want to give children an opportunity to read these books, receive credit when the criteria are met, and then receive a Reading Program Certificate. Since United Methodist Women are concerned about ALL children, we want to involve any child wishing to participate. Some units have circles of elementary school girls, but anyone may take part in the program. The reading list offers a wide variety of subjects to not only increase awareness of global concerns, but enhance their spirituality and intensify their self esteem. This is an excellent way to let them be involved, learn more about The Purpose, and feel an integral part of United Methodist Women…just as their mothers do.  

Complete information regarding the Children’s Reading Program, including guidelines & suggestions, the book list, and a report form, are available here for download, in both WORD and PDF formats.  Information is also available from your district Secretary of Program Resources. Thank you for helping our children be involved in our Reading Program.  We think they‘ll feel the excitement!!

Download a copy of the Children's Reading Program:

NEW!  Children's Reading Program 2008 - WORD

NEW!  Children's Reading Program 2008 - PDF

NEW!  2007 Brochure about Children's Reading Program [PDF] [Publisher File]
Share it with children in your local church!

Children's Reading Program 2007 - WORD

Children's Reading Program 2007 - PDF

NEW!  Bookmarks for Children's Reading Program  [Word] [PDF]

Obtain free Adobe Acrobat Reader 

GUIDELINES & SUGGESTIONS

• Ask all children to participate.

• Choose any five books from the Children’s Reading List.

• Mission study books may be read for credit.

• Books may be read to children ages 3-6.

• Children ages 7-12 read books themselves.

• Report names of readers to local Secretary of Program Resources or local president at designated time.

• Order books from the Mission Resource Center, obtain at district or conference events or from the Public Library.

• Guidance and information may be obtained from the district Secretary of Program Resources.

• Books may be taken to a nursing facility/retirement home and read to a resident by parent and/or child.

• Ask Sunday School teachers to use these in their class.

• Display a chart in church indicating children are reading from United Methodist Women’s Reading List, listing their names.

 

For Questions about the Children's Reading Program

 

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The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

This page was last updated on Saturday, January 12, 2008.