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As an
important arm of ministry within the body of Christ that is First Covenant
Church, the youth ministry at this church joins the larger church body in the
vision,
“To present everyone mature
in Christ” (Colossians 1:28).
In
this youth ministry we see that vision being realized in 1 Timothy 2:12:
“Don't let anyone look down
on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in
life, in love, in faith and in purity.”
Our
imperatives in achieving this vision are:
Worship
– Encountering Christ Together
Discipleship
– Growing in Christ Together
Fellowship
– Enjoying Life in Christ Together
Ministry
– Serving Christ Together
Accountability
– Walking in Christ Together
A key
to growing in the Lord in these imperatives is participating in the body of
Christ together. The youth program provides the following opportunities
to grow in the Lord through the five imperative:
Youth Group.
Our youth group programs include games, prayer, worship and most importantly
Bible Study. The Bible studies go verse by verse through a book in the Bible to
learn how God’s Word applies to our lives and how to study and understand the
Bible for ourselves. Youth group focuses on the imperatives of worship,
discipleship, fellowship and accountability.
We
offer two different youth groups:
Replenish.
Senior High Youth Group, grades 9-12, meets Thursday Nights from
6:45-8:30 pm in the youth room (rooms 117/118)
CHAOS! – Christ Has All Our
Solutions.
Junior
High Youth Group, grades 6-8, meets Sunday Nights from 6:45-8:30 pm in the youth
room (rooms 117/118).
Sunday
School.
First
Covenant Church offers a Bible Education Hour for all ages on Sunday mornings
from 9:15-10:15 am. This program focuses on discipleship and accountability.
Senior
High Sunday School (meeting in the youth room, room 117/118) is journeying
through a “Walk Through the Bible.” Each week we study a new book in the Bible
to learn the key concepts, characters and important applications for our lives.
Students are learning the large picture of how God was the same in the Old
Testament as he is today, and learning the full history of our faith and how
that should shape our understanding of our faith.
Junior
High Sunday School meets in the fellowship hall. They study a book of the Bible
to understand key concepts and people.
Service
Projects and Mission Trips.
The youth program tries to provide youth with regular opportunities to consider
others before themselves. These opportunities may serve individuals, our
church, community or world. Our church gathers food for food baskets, we have
served at a community homeless shelter, packed food for starving nations and
other various activities. These events focus on ministry and fellowship.
Retreats, Camp and Conferences.
Intense overnight youth events can help a youth grow in their walk with the Lord
in ways that a short event can rarely accomplish. These events can take place
at various locations with different themes. The Covenant Church does operate a
beautiful camp in Yelm, WA called Camp of the Cascades, that we try to use
often. These events can focus on any or all of our faith building imperatives.
Other
Youth Events.
To
meet the needs in our youth we may offer other youth events of various sorts.
They may focus on any of the imperatives that will help meet our vision.
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