Reaching kids
to reach their world.
The Children's Gospel Box trains and equips children's ministers around the world so they can share the Gospel, reach and disciple the kids in their own communities.
Train the leaders. Reach the kids.
We gather them.
Children's ministers come together — sometimes from across a country, sometimes from across a region.
We train them.
A team from FMP teaches them how to minister to kids effectively, and equips them with the curriculum and materials to do it.
They put it to work.
Trainees spend time with real kids before they leave — often a children's rally — putting their new skills in front of the kids they'll be reaching for years to come.
$150 150 KIDS
On average, $150 sends a Box — covering the cost to train one children's minister and equip them to reach roughly 150 kids in their community with the Gospel.
Sponsor a BoxReal things. Made by real people. Real kids use them.
Materials
Lesson plans, teaching helps, and structured material for ongoing children's ministry — the backbone trainees take home.
Puppets
Hand-sewn by churches and families across the U.S., then sent overseas. Kids respond to a puppet in any language.
Praise Wands
Drinking straws with colorful ribbons stapled to one end. Wave them around. Kids love them. That's the whole pitch.
Gospel Bracelets
A small leather band with a specific sequence of colored beads. Each color tells part of the Gospel — a story a child can wear, share, and remember.
Twenty-plus years. Real numbers.
Built by ministers. Run by ministers.
Dr. Mary Lou Canata
Mary Lou spent more than forty years sharing the Gospel with children — in the U.S. and abroad — alongside her puppet, Tommy. After she retired from the field in 2002, FMP director Bob Hunt asked her to start a new program: something that would help local ministers reach kids long after a missions team had gone home.
That program became The Children's Gospel Box.
The work continues.
Natalie Werking leads The Children's Gospel Box today. The model has shifted over the years — from giant shipping crates of materials to in-person training trips that equip ministers on every continent — but the mission Mary Lou started is the same one driving CGBox now.
Three ways to get involved.
Pick the one that fits your season.
Give
$150 sends a Box — the average cost of training one children's minister to reach roughly 150 kids.
Sponsor a BoxMake
Host a making-party at your church — puppets, praise wands, or gospel bracelets — send them to us and we'll ship them overseas.
Start a PartyGo
Volunteer to come on a CGBox training trip with the team.
VolunteerStill have questions? Contact us.
Phone: (555) 000-0000
Email: hello@cgbox.org
