Youth Ministries

Youth Ministry programming is broken down into three separate teams based on age.

• Grades 3-5: God’s Power Gang
• Grades 6-8: C.I.A. (Christians In Action)
• Grades 9-12

Family events are also planned to bridge all youth ministry age groups as well as encourage fellowship with all members and families in the church. 

One weekly family opportunity sponsored by St. John’s Youth Ministries is Pizza, Subs, and More. This Wednesday evening meal opportunity is a time to eat, fellowship, and learn together as a church family. A meal is available during the school year between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Wednesdays are full of education, music, and youth programming throughout the church. This meal is a wonderful chance to eat a meal together as a family while balancing the busy schedules of school, church, and other activities. A small suggested donation is asked to help finance the meals. Meals rotate weekly between pizza, subs, tacos, and possibly other meals. The youth director organizes the meal each week. 

God’s Power Gang consists of youth from St. John’s in grades 3-5. For these youth, monthly fellowship activities are frequently offered the 2nd weekend of every month typically on Friday or Sunday. Activities range from one-day fellowship events, service projects, and overnight events.

C.I.A. stands for Christians in Action and is the name of St. John’s Junior High youth group. For youth involved in C.I.A., every third Sunday from noon to three is a fellowship time to play games, have Bible study and enjoy a meal. We also meet with Reach on the first Sunday of the month at 5.  Throughout the year there will be other opportunities to grow together such as lock-ins, service projects and whole day fellowship events.  The purpose of these activities is to bring youth together to build relationships with each other and with Christ. At the heart of this effort is our Sunday morning education, G.A.P. (God Answers Prayers). 

Junior High G.A.P. meets at 9:40 a.m. in the youth room. Designed for youth grades 6-8, this time is great  for coming together, laughing, praying, and learning more about God as we dive into scripture, film and activities. During this hour we focus on topics that are important for junior high youth. Themes and topics of the lessons vary throughout the year but share the ultimate purpose of bringing God’s message alive!

There are two special weekly programming opportunities that lie at the heart of our Senior High ministry:

Sunday evenings from 5:00 to 8:00 youth gather for fellowship, devotion and fun!  This is a time for youth to relax and enjoy spending time together in a Christ centered atmosphere.  This time often includes campfires, roof ball, doorknobs, hyenas and many other fun, sometimes crazy, activities that bring the youth closer together in Christ.

Sundays during the 9:40 education hour we have a Senior High Bible study in the youth office, usually led by the youth director, other adults, or by older peers. Youth in grades 9-12 come together for their own Sunday morning hour of learning and growing together in God’s Word. This time together is spent in a small group Bible study format on various topics and themes relevant to the current concerns of youth today. It is time to come together to pray, participate in activities, and to share.