During Summer, youth (pre-k - 3rd grade) gather at Billings First Church for Vacation Bible School, where they discover simple ways to live out their faith in daily life. It's also an instructive and playful experience for kids to learn and explore their faith while building relationships and having fun!

Compassion Camp: What Every Living Thing Needs explores what all living things need to live—shelter, food, water, air, and community—and how we can have compassion for the living earth, especially in our local ecosystems.

Compassion Camp Scripture:

Each session is centered on Psalm 104 (excerpts below) as our grounding text and stitched together with additional scripture that highlight each session's theme.

Psalm 104

Bless the Lord, O my soul.

You make springs gush forth in the valleys;

They flow between the hills...

You cause the grass to grow for the cattle

and plants for us to cultivate,

to get food from the soil.

You have made the moon to mark the seasons;

The sun knows when to set.

You make darkness, and it is night,

when all the animals of the forest come creeping out.

The young lions roar for their prey,

seeking their food from God.

O God, what a variety you have created!

Arranging everything so wisely;

The earth is filled with your creativity.