A reader sent me a great question asking about VBS programs in Spanish for their churches outreach to a Hispanic population in their town. I’ve done some checking and wanted to share what I’ve found with everyone.
Here was the question about VBS in Spanish:
Do you know if any of these are available in Spanish? I am from MN but work with kids and churches in Mexico. I feel that VBS packets are ideal to use for 1 week here or there as an evangelism tool to bring the kids in and get them interested! Not any churches that I’ve seen do this here but in from ones’ home it could be great for neighborhood groups!
Unfortunately, I could only find a three vacation Bible school publishers making Spanish language resources available. But the good news is that they are two of the best.
Spanish Language Edition VBS Curriculum
LifeWay has been publishing Spanish resources for their VBS for at least several years. They have these available on their website to order or you can special order them from any store that carries the LifeWay Vacation Bible school. Here is the link for Spanish Edition of LifeWay VBS.
Group Publishing is offering a bilingual Spanish/English edition of their Avalanche Ranch VBS program. This is not their current 2008 theme, so it might not appeal to churches who are doing PowerLab VBS. But if you plan a combined Spanish and English vacation Bible school program this should meet your needs. Here is the link for the Spanish/English Bilingual edition of Group’s Avalanche Ranch VBS.
Concordia Publishing House offers a good selection of Spanish language VBS and Sunday school products. Here is the link for the Spanish and Multicultural curriculum from Concordia. Here is the reader tip and recommendation:
Concordia Publishing House publishes original Spanish and bilingual Vacation Bible School programs that are written by native speakers, not translations. They have five themes available, all of which are excellent for Spanish-speaking churches, outreach to the Latino community, or mission trips. The themes are Ambush, The Secret of the Chest, Hot Air Balloon on the Loose, Sea Odysseys, and Family Portraits.
Concordia also offers many other Spanish resources, including Sunday School and other children’s materials, theological commentaries and resource books, tracts, certificates, and more! The resources are very good and are faithful to the Bible.
Do You Know Of Any Others?
Please leave a comment below if you know of any other Spanish language Vacation Bible School curriculum.
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Concordia Publishing House publishes original Spanish and bilingual Vacation Bible School programs that are written by native speakers, not translations.
They have five themes available, all of which are excellent for Spanish-speaking churches, outreach to the Latino community, or mission trips. The themes are Ambush, The Secret of the Chest, Hot Air Balloon on the Loose, Sea Odysseys, and Family Portraits.
You can click on links here to see the programs OR go to cph.org and click on multicultural resources, then Vacation Bible School.
Concordia also offers many other Spanish resources, including Sunday School and other children’s materials, theological commentaries and resource books, tracts, certificates, and more! The resources are very good and are faithful to the Bible.
CPH is the publisher of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, a conservative Lutheran church. You can see their Web site at lcms.org.
Lisa – Thanks for the great tip, I’ve updated the post to include a link to Concordia. It sounds like a great option.
I’ve been looking for Sapnish language VBS programs and just came across one that you might want to check out… it is totally downloadable Everything is in Spanish- but if would work great for a mission trip VBS- I would encourage you to get the locals involved and have them do all of the teaching parts- non-Spanish speakers can effectively help with snacks, crafts, and games. Check it out at http://www.pro-vismex.com/MexicoWebsite/Solo%20Vivelo.htm
Ken,
Thanks for the link. It looks like another great resource for Spanish children’s ministry.
We’ve used Group’s and Lifeways VBS in the past but this year we found Cokesbury, they also work VBS in Spanish, this year Theme a Beach theme called “Fiesta en la Playa”, it even includes a Science Lab. and the bible stories are presented as an interactive drama. We’re very happy with this curriculum.
GPH is now offering HighPoint in Spanish. It was not only translated, but also adapted to fit the Hispanic culture. Currently just one kit is available (Good Anger, Bad Anger), but more on on the way. Check the program out at http://www.gph.org/highpoint and click “Espanol” to get details on the Spanish version.
Hi,
Someone posted a link to our Spanish language Children’s Ministry material. We write and publish our material for Mexican churches, but we are happy to have anyone download the material and use it. The total program is a 5 day VBS and a 9 month Sunday school program. Both include music and other helps.
Up to this year, we have given the material away, but with the finanial crunch and our growing distribution, we are giving away photocopiable sample packs to anyone who wants one and selling books for a dime each, just below our cost. We print all material on a 2 color offset press, so quality is reasonable, not up to Group’s standard, but we find it well-recieved.
Our new 2009 material should be up on the website this week.
If you are interested, feel free to e-mail for more information.
Dwight
Yes I would be interested in your sample packs. What is your website address. However, even though the children in our Sunday School class are Spanish they are bi lingual and a lot of them can only read in English. That is why I have been asked to teach them. Do you also have the material in English?
We are looking for some Spanish/English materials to use for VBS on a mission trip to Mexico. Do you think your materials would work for us?
We work in Guatemala and every November we have VBS with 125 Mayan kids. Last year we did Avalanche Ranch…great program…this year Group has not changed the material and I am desperately looking for something else. I would love to find Outrigger Island in Spanish, the DVD of the songs would be awesome. I don’t want to do Avalanche Ranch again. I found that Concordia was very pricey. We are using Avalanche Ranch this spring because we are in a new area. Does anyone happen to have Outrigger Island in Spanish? LifeWay has Bommerang Express this year but it just does not look as much fun as Outrigger Island. Thanks