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Hey Friends! A bunch of you have been asking me if I was going to create a new list of Vacation Bible School (VBS) for 2012 in the Rockford, IL area. Yes! And, here you go!

Updated : May 18, 2012

 June 11-15

• Christ the Rock Lutheran Church
  Ages : 4 – completing 5th Grade
  9a-11:45a
  Theme : Amazing Desert Journey
  8330 Newburg Road
  Rockford, IL 61108
  815-332-7191
  http://www.mychristtherock.org
• Red Brick Church
   217 E Roosevelt Rd,
  Stillman Valley, IL
  (815) 645-2526 ‎
  Ages : ?
  9am – 12pm
  Theme : Gold Rush: Discovering the Rock of Ages!
  theredbrickchurch.org
  http://answersvbs.com/vbs/theredbrickchurch/ 
• St. Mark Lutheran Church
  Ages : Entering K – 6th Grade
  9a-12p (noon)
  Theme : Sky – Everything Is Possible With God
  675 N. Mulford Rd.,
  Rockford, IL, 61107
  815-398-3557
  http://stmarklc.com/Vacation_Bible_School.php
• Westminster Presbyterian Church
  Ages : 3 years old - 8th grade
  9-11:40am
  Theme :  SonRise
  Free CD of VBS music to every family who registers by June 3rd!
  2821 N. Bell School Rd.
  Rockford, IL 61107
  http://westminsterrockford.org/2828/summer_camps

June 18-22

• Holy Family
  Ages : 3-10
  Theme : Sky – Everything Is Possible With God
  9:30a – 12 (noon)
  4401 Highcrest Road
  Rockford, IL 61107
  (815) 398-4280
  http://www.holyfamilyrockford.org/Parish/Ministries/FamilyLife/index.html#vacation
• St Bernadette
  Ages : ?
  9am – 12 noon
  Theme : ?
  2300 Bell Ave
  Rockford, IL 61103
  (815) 968-2288
  http://www.stbernadetterockford.com/sbs/school/Home.aspx
• Grace Reformed Baptist Church 
  Ages : 4 years old -6th Grade Completed
  Theme : The King is Coming
  9am-11:45am
  6310 Guilford Road, Rockford, IL
  815-222-5373
  http://www.grbcrockford.org

June 25-29

• Maywood Evangelical Free Church
  3621 Samuelson Road
  Rockford, IL 61109
  (815) 874-6806
  9:00-11:30am
  Ages : ?
  Theme: ?
  http://www.maywoodfreechurch.org/
• Halsted Road Baptist Church
  Ages : ?
  Theme: ?
  3326 Halsted Road
  Rockford, IL 61101
  815-964-6216
  http://www.halstedroadbaptist.com/
• Rock Church
  Ages : prek – 6th grade
  Theme: Camp Rocky
  Time : ?
  6732 Harrison Ave.
  Rockford, IL 61108
  815.229.7600
  http://www.rockchurch.net/

July 2-6

• none known

July 9-13

• St. Paul Lutheran Church
  600 N. Horsman St.
  Rockford, IL
  (815)963-5435
  Ages 3 (potty trained)- 6th grade
  Theme: Amazing Desert Journey
  3:00-5:30 p.m.
  http://stpaulrockford.org
• Hope Evangelical Free
  5656 Elevator Road
  Roscoe, IL 61073
  p.815-623-6545
  Ages : ?
  Theme: ?
  http://www.hefc.net/index.php?page=kids_of_hope

July 16-20

• Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
  Ages : ?
  Theme: ?
  2001 N. Alpine Road
  Rockford, IL 61107
  (815) 399-3171
  http://www.mtolivelutheran.com
• Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
  Preschool – entering 5th Grade
  Theme : ?
  9 am – noon
  3300 Rural Street
  Rockford, IL 61107
  815.399.0531.office
  http://www.oslcrockford.com/childrensministry

July 23-27

• none known

July 30-Aug 3

• First Evangelical Covenant Church
  Kindergarten (just finished) – 5th grade (just finished)
  Theme : Babylon – Daniel’s Courage in Captivity
  9am – noon
  316 Wood Road
  Rockford, IL 61107-4999
  (815) 398-4247
  firstcovonline.org‎

August 6-10

• none known

August 13-17

• none known

August 20-24

• none known

Non VBS programming (but fun kid programming)

• Westminster Presbyterian
  2821 N. Bell School Rd.
  Rockford, IL 61107
  July 8-12 – Basketball & Cheerleading Camp (grades 1-5)
  July 15-19 – Soccer Camp (grades 1- 5)
  July 30 – August 3 – Old Testament Fast Forward (grades 2-9)
  http://westminsterrockford.org/2828/summer_camps
• First Evangelical Free Church
  2223 N Mulford Rd
  Rockford, IL 61107
  815/877-7046
  Tot-a-rama
       for potty trained – preschool
  http://www.firstfreerockford.org/summerama.htm
  Kindercamp
       for K-1
  http://www.firstfreerockford.org/summerama.htm
  Summer Rama
  for Grades 2-6
  http://www.firstfreerockford.org/summerama.htm
• Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
  2001 N. Alpine Road
  Rockford, IL 61107
  (815) 399-3171
  http://www.mtolivelutheran.com
  CHRISTIAN ARTS CAMP
  June 18 – 122, 2012
  9:00am-12:00 noon
• Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
  3300 Rural Street
  Rockford, IL 61107
  815.399.0531.office
  http://www.oslcrockford.com/childrensministry
  MUSIC AND ARTS CAMP
  June 25 – 29
  9am – 2pm
  Entering 3rd – 9th Grade 
  THE NATURE OF FAITH
  July 30-August 3 , 2012
  10am – 1pm
  Entering K-6th Grade
• Broadway Covenant
  3525 Broadway
  Rockford, Illinois 61108
  P: 815.399.9296
  http://www.broadwaycovenant.com/
  SKILLS CAMP
  June 18-22
  9am – 3:30pm
  Entering 1st – 6th grade
  SKILLS CAMP, JR
  June 18-22
  9:10am – 11:50am
  ages : 3-5 years old

* Please note : I do not know all these churches. Enjoy at your own risk.

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