When & Where We Meet
Currently, the youth at Grace Church meet every Wednesday night from 7-8 PM in our church building which is located in the parking lot of Mallory Martin Funeral Home at 121 S. Wheeler.

What to Expect

• You will find that Grace Church provides a time for both parents and youth to encounter God through worship in song, and Biblical teaching on a variety of topics.   
• During these times you will be able to discuss life’s issues with a group of Christian teens whose desire is to encourage one another, and keep one another accountable to live for God.  
• We also have a time of extended fellowship with snacks.
• Be prepared to come and grow in God’s Word and have a great time together with Christian friends.

Note: Feel free to invite your friends and other families to join us on Wednesday nights.  Also, if your parents are not able to come we would still love to have you join us each week.

Special Activities

We will have special activities throughout the year for youth and their parents. These activities may include things like trips, sports, games, picnics, car-washes, etc. Each activity is planned by keeping one of three purposes in mind:

1.   Building stronger parent youth relationships – We want to help our parents and youth make enjoyable memories together that will further deepen their relationship and foster a nurturing environment of discipleship from parents to youth.

2.   Service/Outreach – We see our youth as part of the local church and God has given the church a command to take the gospel to the lost. We will seek to provide contexts throughout the year that enable the youth to proclaim and demonstrate the power of the gospel as well as contexts to invite friends and non-believers to.

3.   Building Community – Part of building a godly community is living life together and doing that while having fun. We want to provide special activities that continue to build a rich and biblical community between youth and their parents and youth and their peers.

Summer Youth Camp
Each summer we will seek to provide our youth and their parents with youth camp.  At youth camp, this will be an extended time for parents and youth to encounter God together through worship, Biblical teaching, parent-youth relationships, exciting games, and lots of fun! The dates for this event will be set prior to the summer months. 

Our Youth Ministry Philosophy

God’s Word is clear that parents bear the primary responsibility for teaching and instructing their children (Deuteronomy 6, Ephesians 6, etc.). However, parents are not alone in this role. The goal of our church is to equip parents for this task and to bring relevant teaching to the lives of young people in this season of life so that youth might grow to know God and live for Him.

We affirm that the parent-youth ministry of Grace Church exists to glorify God. The purpose of our programs is to see the gospel applied through parents and their youth who love and worship God, live in obedience to his Word, and passionately proclaim the gospel.

We affirm that parents have the primary responsibility and irreplaceable role to biblically train their children through their teenage years. Effective parenting guides youth beyond family into commitment, membership, service, and fruitful involvement in the local church.

We affirm that pastoral care is an important means of grace to equip parents to effectively disciple their teens for life as a mature, God-honoring adult. The responsibility of the church is to support and supplement parents as they seek to direct their children, while also providing an essential teaching voice that offers biblical clarity on family issues.

We affirm that effective youth ministry aims to submit and expose popular culture to a biblical worldview. Parents must endeavor to develop biblical convictions and wisdom in the heart of their teens, thereby preparing them to live a God-glorifying life in the world.

We affirm that the fundamental purpose of peer relationships for teens is the cultivation and enjoyment of biblical fellowship. Peer relationships should be characterized by wisdom, integrity, and purity, especially those involving the opposite sex.

We affirm that the teenage years are filled with unique opportunities for parents and the church to inspire and equip the next generation for its role in God’s plan. These years need not be characterized by the rebellion or unsupervised independence that is common in our culture.