Forestville Baptist Church in Greenville is declaring in a dramatic way its commitment to both teach and model biblical truth to its children.
Steve Richardson, children’s and middle school pastor, cuts the ribbon on Forestville’s children’s theater, Noah’s Ark.The 1,400-member congregation in North Greenville Baptist Association lifted the curtain on its children’s theater, named “Noah’s Ark,” on Easter Sunday. The 1,200-square-foot theater, with a seating capacity of 120, played host to more than 70 children, ranging from age 4 through first grade, for the opening performance.
Features of the theater include 10 puppet ports, PowerPoint projector, television monitors, retractable screen and a multi-level carpeted riser system.
“We are committed at Forestville to become as effective as we can in teaching and modeling biblical truth to children,” said senior pastor Rob Jackson. “I believe children are God’s heartbeat, and I believe that young couples are the lifeblood of a healthy, growing church. We can already see how our new theater ministers in new, relevant, long-lasting ways to children and helps to draw young families to Forestville.”
Referring to Noah’s Ark as a “state-of-the-art 3-D children’s ministry area,” Jackson praised David Rowe, a member of the church staff and founder of Holy Smoke Studios, for creating the theater and called him a “blessing” to the congregation. He said Rowe is eager to help other churches of any size establish similar children’s ministries and may be reached at (770) 584-6280 or david@forestville.org.