Youth

Overview

Our Youth Ministry is dedicated to: “Helping The Family Make And Mature Disciples!”.

The middle school and high school years are formidable for teenagers as they grow and mature. It’s at these ages that teens begin to form their own faith, ask questions, and choose friends to make memories with. To ensure our teens learn to live a life wanting to be like Jesus Christ, our youth group provides opportunities to learn about the good news, participate in activities that help them gain confidence in their talents, and experience the strength of living like Christ.

• Learn: Our group meets multiple times a week for Bible study with a variety of teaching formats including lecture, group discussion, application activities, and more. Regardless of the teen’s existing Bible knowledge or church experience, we want them to build upon that base and learn to apply it on a day-to-day basis.

• Participate: We are involved in many activities to help our young people gain the skills they need to navigate this world and uncover their talents to serve God. Leadership training events, camps, retreats, devotionals, family-fun events, service projects, and mission trips create opportunities where their faith can be put in action.

To receive detailed information about current teen activities, please contact Warren to get our bi-weekly parent emails.  Those messages will inform you about all sorts of local activities, devos, Connect, and specific details on what we cover in our Middle School & High School Bible classes.

Additionally, information on some of our key events can be found below…

Camp Canaan

Camp Canaan is a weeklong summer camp for our 2^nd-5^th graders and it provides an opportunity for our older teens to serve as counselors.  We plan this camp session with area congregations to create the best environment possible for the students to learn God’s word with a community of friends.
Our older teens who serve as Counselors also learn valuable skills as they work with our adults to care for and lead the young campers.

To apply to be on STAFF click here.

To register a CAMPER click here.

Camp Ichthus

Camp Ichthus is a weeklong summer camp in July for our 6^th-11^th graders that our Youth Minister, Warren Shepherd directs.  This camp is a combined effort with area congregations who work together to challenge the teens to grow in their faith, while at the same time helping them have fun building lasting relationships.
To apply to be on STAFF click here

For information on registering a CAMPER click here (read before registering!)

Then, to complete step #1 of the camper application click here

Mission Trip

Each year our students get first-hand experience reaching the lost through a mission trip. Some trips involve leading a VBS, setting up Bible studies, and other forms of evangelism.  We try to partner with places where our missions ministry has a partnership with the local church.  Some of our recent mission sites include Arizona, Vermont, Pennsylvania & Jamaica.
This year’s Mission Trip information can be found HERE.

LTC

Hosted by the North Texas LTC organization, our church participates in the annual Dallas convention for 3^rd through 12^th graders. Students partake in various individual and group events that promote their Bible knowledge and talents. Events include chorus, Bible trivia, art, drama, speech, song leading, and many more.
This year’s LTC Information and files can be found HERE.

Trek

Every other year we participate in Trek. It’s an intense, experiential camp which teaches about God and discipleship while the students hike a mountain.  Due to its nature, there is also a great sense of community that is built with the others students with you on the hike.

T3 Youth Rally

The T3 youth rally is an area event we attend in February for students in 9-12 grade.  For 2025, the event will be Feb. 14-15, and registration closes Feb. 2

Registration information is available through the emails Warren sends, or you can get a copy at the youth desk.

Uplift

Work Camp

Occasionally we get our students out in the community to paint houses and do service work as a way to show others the love of Christ. We participate in the Richardson Work Camp and partner with the Greenville Ave church to share Christ’s love with those around us.