“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
- II Timothy 2:15

The acronym Awana comes from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken from II Timothy 2:15.

Awana is an international, Bible-centered children and youth ministry providing local churches with weekly clubs, programs and training for students in preschool through 6th Grade.