Student Ministry
ReFormed Ministry is our program serving students in 7th-12th grades.
OUR PURPOSE
The primary purpose of ReFormed is to help parents raise their children in the instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4). Instead of replacing the disciple-making efforts of parents, we exist to supplement them!
We orient the ministry around three building blocks:
- Attract: We make gatherings fun for churched and unchurched students.
- Build: We teach God’s word so that students turn to Christ and become more like him.
- Send: We give students opportunities to serve one another as well as others in our community.
REFORMED COMMUNITY NIGHT
We gather as a large group on Sunday nights from 5-7 p.m. On a typical night, we start with a large group activity, hear a 15-20 teaching from God’s word, and then enjoy fellowship/snacks. Students usually stay after just to hang out or to play basketball/volleyball.
SMALL GROUPS
During the school year, we gather for small group Bible studies on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8 p.m. We begin by hanging out/enjoying a dessert and then we study God’s word. In our study, we focus on the main point of each passage and how it should affect our lives.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
After the main service, junior high and high school students have the opportunity for further discipleship. Students enjoy cookies/donuts before participating in a fun, interactive lesson.
RYM HIGH SCHOOL BEACH TRIP
The high school ministry will be heading to Panama City Beach, FL, to attend one of the premier youth conferences in the Southeast! We will be attending the Reformed Youth Ministries (RYM) Summer Youth Conference June 30 – July 4. Hundreds of Presbyterian churches all over the Southeast attend this conference each year. Our students will have a fantastic experience of nightly worship as we consider that week’s theme, “God with us!” They will also have the opportunity to attend elective courses on various biblical and relevant topics taught by gifted youth pastors from a Reformed biblical perspective. We will get to enjoy the beautiful white sands of the Gulf Coast and compete against other area churches in various activities and tournaments. If you can’t make it this year, don’t fret; we plan to take both middle school and school students to RYM next summer.
Lodging: Laguna Beach Christian Retreat Center 20016 Front Beach Rd. Panama City Beach, FL
Cost: $225 per student. This covers conference costs, lodging, on-site meals, and travel expenses.
To secure a spot on this trip, please submit a $50 deposit as soon as possible, with the remaining balance of $175 due by Sunday, May 25th. Contact Youth Director Chris Sanders for more information.