To help you plan your summer and activities for your kids, we've compiled a list of Vacation Bible Schools in the Bowie-Crofton-Odenton area! We are fortunate that many area churches offer such fun weeks of VBS every year throughout the summer.
🙌Thank you to our Sponsor, Nichols Bethel United Methodist Church Preschool, for making this guide possible!
Our mission is to inspire a life-long love for the Lord through educational instruction that promotes children’s intellectual, moral and behavioral development. Nichols-Bethel Preschool is committed to teaching your children through individual instruction, large and small groups, teacher- and self-directed activities and exploration of varied learning materials.
We will nurture the “whole child” in the areas of intellectual, social/emotional, behavioral, physical, moral and spiritual development through age-appropriate activities in a faith-based environment. We will treat each child as special and seek to meet his/her needs by offering a wide variety of instructional learning experiences. The curriculum at Nichols-Bethel Preschool is based upon Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Early Childhood Education. Children learn best through supervised play, which is their “work.” Children will be moving their bodies and touching materials through hands-on activities in order to make better sense of the world around them. We will encourage your children to be independent and confident, to problem-solve, to be kind to others and so much more. We are committed to helping your children experience the love of God through relationship with Jesus Christ. We understand and value the important role that parents play and partner with families in their children’s education. With family support and with teaching that embodies Christian principles, we expect your child to safely grow and mature.
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Vacation Bible Schools
Listed in Chronological Order by Week
The VBS theme is also listed
If there are any Vacation Bible Schools in the Bowie-Crofton-Odenton area we've missed, please submit them HERE, and we'll add them to this guide.
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June 22-28
💒 Kids in Christ Kamp @ MidAtlantic Church
Graduated Kindergarten - 5th Graders
June 22, 6:00pm - June 26, 2026 8:30pm
Gambrills, MD
💒Kids in Christ Kamp @ MidAtlantic Church
Turned 3 by 9/1/25 - Rising Kindergarteners & Fully Potty Trained
6/22-6/26 9:30 - 11:30 am
Gambrills, MD
💒VBS- Roar @ Nichols-Bethel UMC
Odenton
9:15am-12:30pm
Pre-K (potty trained) - Fifth Grade
June 24-June 28
💒 VBS Kingdom Quest at Cornerstone Church
Bowie
June 24-28
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Friday Family Night: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
K - 5th Grade
💒 VBS- Grace Gives @ Grace Baptist Church (VBS & Sports Camp)
Bowie
June 22-26
9:00am-12:00 PM
VBS- 5 Years Old - completed 5th Grade
Sports Camp: completed 3rd Grade- Fifth Grade
Arts Camps: completed 3rd Grade- Fifth Grade
Middle School Sports Camp: completed 6th-8th Grade
Middle School Drama Camp: completed 6th-8th Grade
💒VBS- I Wonder @ Community United Methodist Church of Crofton
Crofton
June 22-25
K-5th Grade
9:00am-12:00pm
💒VBS- Roar @ Nichols-Bethel UMC
Odenton
9:15am-12:30pm
Pre-K (potty trained) - Fifth Grade
June 24-June 28
July 13 - 17
💒 VBS- Illumination Station @ Faith Community Church
Gambrills
Entering K-5th
5:30pm-8:30pm
💒 VBS-Road Trip at Trinity Lutheran Church
Bowie
6:00 - 8:30 PM
5:00pm Dinner
Pre-K - 5th Grade
July 20 - 24
💒VBS- Peace Be With You @ Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Bowie
Cost= $30
July 20-24
9:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Ages 5-10
💒 VBS- Illumination Station- Odenton Church of God
Odenton
Ages 4-11 years
July 20-23
6:30pm-8:30pm
💒 VBS- Rainforest Falls @ St. Joseph Church
Registration=$75
July 20-24
6:00-8:00pm
Odenton
August 3-7
💒 VBS- Rainforest Falls @ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
Crofton
9:00am-12:00pm
August 3-7
Cost- $65
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