Your kids are important to us! It is our desire to come alongside parents in order to supplement their God-given task of raising their children to personally know and love Christ, and then help them live a God-centered life.
This is accomplished through our Children’s programs (click for more info):
TARA SWIST, CHILDREN’S MINISTRY DIRECTOR
My name is Tara Swist and it is a privilege to serve as the Children’s Ministry Director at Raymond Baptist Church since 2019. Having a heart for children and a love for sharing the Good News of Christ, I serve
alongside my husband Ken, of 25 years, on the worship team, directing Vacation Bible School and serving in various ministries throughout the church. Raised in a Christian home, I accepted Christ’s gift of salvation at a Billy Graham Crusade in Boston my junior year of high school. Upon graduating high school, I enrolled at Gordon College, in Wenham, MA, earning my Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education. This led to a 15-year teaching career in both private and public schools, and 7 summer’s directing summer camps, before raising and educating our 5 wonderful adopted children. Now as empty nesters, we enjoy spending time serving in ministry, traveling, and relaxing with family, friends, and
our cat, Pumpkin.
alongside my husband Ken, of 25 years, on the worship team, directing Vacation Bible School and serving in various ministries throughout the church. Raised in a Christian home, I accepted Christ’s gift of salvation at a Billy Graham Crusade in Boston my junior year of high school. Upon graduating high school, I enrolled at Gordon College, in Wenham, MA, earning my Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education. This led to a 15-year teaching career in both private and public schools, and 7 summer’s directing summer camps, before raising and educating our 5 wonderful adopted children. Now as empty nesters, we enjoy spending time serving in ministry, traveling, and relaxing with family, friends, and
our cat, Pumpkin.
My desire, as the Children’s Ministry Director, is to Reach, Teach, and Serve families in equipping them to grow in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, walking alongside them and their children as they “grow in wisdom, in stature and in favor with God and Man,” as proclaimed in Luke 2:52
It is our desire to come alongside parents in order to supplement their God-given task to raising their children to personally know and love Christ, and then help them live a God-centered life. As well as, to Impact the families in our communities, as we Reach, Teach and Serve by showing the love of Christ.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
