During the month of April, the Tallowood 5th graders learned about Jesus and his last days on earth, the crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection. They each picked a person, place or object to research and then created that person, place, or object, out of the art medium of their choice. We have displayed their creations in a “museum” showcasing their [...]
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Fifth Graders create art “museum”
Posted in Children, Education on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One Man’s Commitment to Royal Ambassadors
Posted in Children, Missions on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Royal Ambassadors is a Bible-centered, church-based Baptist education for boys in grades 1 – 6. It is based on the motto “We are Ambassadors for Christ,” taken from 2 Corinthians 5:20. Since its beginning more than a century ago, RA’s has served generations of boys, many of whom have paid back the lessons they [...]
Say Hello to Tallowood’s Bye-Bye Buggies
Posted in Preschool on March 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Every Sunday you see them strolling around the campus – the bright red buggies carrying loads of happy toddlers. They are called Bye-Bye Buggies, and they are one of the perks of being a preschooler at Tallowood. Tallowood has a long history with the Bye-Bye Buggy. Susan Womack, the former Minister of Preschool Education, had [...]
Usually It’s Great To Be “In The Pink” On Your Birthday…
Posted in Education on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
First of all, Larry Heslip does not like the color pink. In fact, he might despise it. The church staff knows that. So this week, when Tallowood’s education minister celebrated his (mumblesomething) birthday — and he was not in his office all day – staff people dutifully did what most staff do when the boss is [...]
Old Door Makes New Table
Posted in Education on March 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
For many years Larry Heslip, Tallowood’s education minister, has been in the center of efforts to upgrade the church facilities, especially overseeing construction of the new worship center and education building. In that role he has seen countless new items replacing old. Whenever possible, he has saved mementoes from the older facilities, to preserve a link to the [...]
GREAT Kids Hiked Hershey Park to Help Haiti
Posted in Children on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Tallowood Children’s Minister Carol Kleckner expresses her thanks to the participants in Sunday’s project to raise funds for Haitian relief.) Thank you to the boys and girls, parents, grandparents and volunteers who hiked Hershey Park to benefit the people of Haiti. God provided a beautiful sunny afternoon for 43 hikers to hike 1, 2, 3, [...]
SPARK Continued — And God IS Good, All The Time…
Posted in Children, Education on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Harrell 6th Grade Girls Spark House + Smith 6th Grade Girls Spark House = Creative Random Acts of Kindness. These two 6th grade girl houses joined for lunch and free time after the morning session. After lunch and a few games in the Smith’s backyard, we settled down to plan our afternoon of Random Acts [...]
SPARK weekend well underway…
Posted in Children, Education on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Each year Tallowood youth gather in small groups within the homes of willing adults to study God’s Word, and form lasting fellowships. It’s called SPARK. Usually, it is a wild time, given the make-up of the group: teenage girls and boys full of energy and life. It is an amazing experience for host families and [...]
Susan Womack Completing 36 Years at Tallowood
Posted in Education, Preschool on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Susan Womack is leaving her mark on Tallowood – spiritually and literally. She retires at the end of March, completing 36 years of service as Tallowood’s minister of preschool education. She and her husband, Joe, have already purchased a home in Waco, and will be re-locating there, where their daughter, Emily Gist, and her husband, Michael, [...]
New location to Hike for Haiti
Posted in Children on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There has been a change in the location for children to gather to walk on behalf of Haiti. Full details are in the post from February 13. The new location is: Terry Hershey Park @ I-10 between Eldridge & Hwy 6. Parking available just south of I-10 frontage road
