June 23 - 27, 2025

Howdy Partners! Dust off your boots and grab your bandanas! It's time to giddy-yup for the BEST WEEK EVER around these parts. Round up 'yerself, your horses, and your love for Jesus as we travel to NEPC Wonder Junction VBS!

Event Details

VBS 2025

Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:00 AM - Friday, June 27, 2025, 3:00 PM

Location: 601 Polo Road, Columbia, SC US 29223

PreK - Rising 3rd Grade

Monday - Friday // 9a-12p

Rising 4th - 6th Grade

Monday - Thursday // 9a-3p

Friday // 9a-12p

Sign up by June 11th to guarantee you have a shirt on t-shirt pickup day!

Experiences

Preschool VBS

From 9 am - noon
Children aged 3 by Jan. 1st, 2025, up to rising Kindergarten and potty trained
$15 includes 1 t-shirt, snacks, crafts, and, of course fun.
Drop Off: Children will be walked into the church and dropped off in their assigned classroom each day.
Pick Up: You will park and bring your child's name placard (provided with their t-shirt) inside the church and your child(ren) will be called to come to you.
More specific information will be sent to you in a VBS Confirmation email, once you have registered your child(ren). This will include a downloadable Preschool-VBS Traffic Flow & Parking Map.

Elementary VBS (1st - 3rd)

From 9 am - noon
Rising first through rising third graders
$15 includes 1 t-shirt, snacks, crafts, and of course fun.
Drop off/Pick up: Children will be dropped off and picked up through the carpool line in the front of the church. You will receive a printed map of the carpool line with your child’s t-shirt, as well as a name placard for your car dashboard.
Once you have registered your child(ren), more specific information will be emailed to you in a VBS Confirmation email, to include a downloadable ELEMENTARY – VBS Traffic Flow Map.

Xtreme VBS (4th & 5th)

Something a little XTRA for the older elementary kids!
From 9 am - 3 pm Monday-Thursday, 9 am - noon Friday
Rising fourth & fifth graders
$50 includes 1 t-shirt, snacks, crafts, and Xtra fun. Lunch is also provided Monday and Thursday. Please bring a lunch from home on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Drop off/Pick up: Children will be dropped off and picked up through the carpool line in the front of the church. You will receive a printed map of the carpool line with your child’s t-shirt, as well as a name placard for your car dashboard.
Once you have registered your child(ren), more specific information will be emailed to you in a VBS Confirmation email, to include a downloadable ELEMENTARY – VBS Traffic Flow Map.

The Bridge VBS (Rising 6th)

A special week during VBS for our rising 6th graders only. It is a time to help transition them into the Student Ministries here at NEPC.
From 9 am - 3 pm Monday-Thursday, 9 am - noon Friday
Rising sixth graders
$75 includes 1 t-shirt, snacks, and offsite activities. Lunch is also provided Monday and Thursday. Please bring a lunch from home on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Drop off/Pick up: Children will be dropped off and picked up through the carpool line in the front of the church. You will receive a printed map of the carpool line with your child’s t-shirt, as well as a name placard for your car dashboard.
Once you have registered your child(ren), more specific information will be emailed to you in a VBS Confirmation email, to include a schedule and a downloadable ELEMENTARY – VBS Traffic Flow Map.
The Bridge children must also complete a NEPC Student Ministries Release Form. Click the link or look for it in the confirmation email once you've registered.

More Important Details!

T-Shirts

For safety reasons, VBS T-shirts are mandatory for all children AND volunteers participating in NEPC VBS. The last day to register to make sure you have a VBS t-shirt on the first day is June 11th, 2025. T-shirt pick-up day is June 22nd in the Atrium at NEPC. If you are unable to pick up your child’s t-shirt that day, you will need to park on the first day and walk your child in.

Permissions

When you register your child for VBS, you consent to NEPC staff providing medical treatment to your child in an emergency and give permission for the NEPC VBS staff to secure and administer (including transportation and hospitalization) emergency medical treatment for your child.

When you register your child for VBS, you permit Northeast Presbyterian Church to use photographs taken at the event for promotional purposes within the church and on printed and electronic media.

Important Dates

June 11 - Last Day to register before T-shirts are ordered
June 10-12, 17-19 - VBS Workdays
9am-noon
June 12 & 19 - VBS Worknights
5pm
June 22 - T-shirt Pickup
June 22 - MANDATORY Volunteer Meeting
4pm
June 29 - VBS SUNDAY!
Come back for the celebration!

Helpful Links

Traffic Flow/Parking Map
VBS Snack Donation Sign Up
- Kid Snacks // Volunteer Snacks
NEPC Student Ministries Release Form (To be completed by Bridge Registrants)
Teen Volunteer Guidelines Form
Background Check Request
Child Protection Policy Digital Download & Signature Form

VOLUNTEER

Want to Serve During VBS?

We have a place for you! Even if you can't make it the whole week, you can still serve on the days you are available.

Rising 7th graders and up can volunteer for VBS.
Volunteers ages 18 and over MUST have a current (within the last 2 years) Background Check and Child Protection Policy on file with the NEPC church office.
ALL volunteers must wear NEPC Volunteer t-shirts each day.
If you would like to volunteer, but have children under the age of three, we offer a special VBS nursery just for you!

ALL Volunteers must register, whether you're serving one day or all week!

How Else Can I help?

VBS Workdays

A lot of work goes into preparing for VBS! Join us to help paint, trace, decorate, hang, tape, staple, glue... you get the idea!

June 10-12 & 17-19
9am-noon
June 12 & 19
5pm

Snack Donations

The kids eat really cool themed snacks throughout the week. With 200+ kids, that's a lot of snacks! Click here to sign up to donate!
The volunteers also need snacks to fuel them through the day. Contact Tara Fox or sign up on the sheets in your Sunday School room. Please indicate what you will be sending and on which day and your email address. Any type of finger food would be appreciated. Some suggestions are chips and dips, small sandwiches, veggies, cookies, muffins, fruit, etc. Thank you in advance! We ask that you drop off your donations in the kitchen or hospitality closet area on Sunday, June 22 or on Wednesday, June 25.Please mark that it is for the VBS volunteers snack room. *Nothing with nuts please.*

Traffic/Parking

We also need a handful of smiling faces to help direct traffic and parking in the mornings and afternoons VBS week.
Contact Stewart Carter for more information!

Pray!

Prayer is the best thing we can do to prepare for VBS week at NEPC! Here is a guided prayer calendar leading up to the first day of VBS. Don't stop there! Keep praying all week too!