Youth are an important part of our ministry focus.
Pastor Eddie Garlich and a youth advisory board comprised primarily of parents work hard to make sure the youth program goes beyond events to building relationships with each other and with Jesus Christ.
Our mission is to equip students to be fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
Our vision is to be a connected community of students who are growing in their walks with Christ, serving with a heart like His, sharing their faith with others and surrendering their lives to honor God.
Fusion 319 - 7th through 12th graders coming together to experience the love of Christ and the fullness of God.
We meet downstairs in the multipurpose room at 11 a.m. to worship with our church family, then split into Middle School and High School groups upstairs to learn from God's Word, have fun and deepen our friendships with one another.
Wednesday Nights
Fusion Revolution - We want students to not just be hearers of the Word, but to become people who live out what God says This school year, we will learn from God's Word as well as get opportunities to put into practice what we are hearing.
Cells - We meet with our cell groups in various homes and have two goals:
We desire to create an environment where students feel cared for and safe We seek to establish trust and credibility and to earn the right to be heard.
We want to foster a passion in students to learn more about God and His Word. We desire to nurture transformational growth in their spiritual journeys - from where they are to where God wants to take them.
Encounter - A night of worshipping God through song, prayer and the Scriptures. Worship is more than a song. We want students to surrender their lives to honor God. These nights will be intimate and deep encounters with the living God.
Bomb - An evening of connecting, playing and having fun together in the name of Jesus We serve a fun God! Being a Christ follower is not boring. Fusion Bombs are explosive times of students coming together, inviting friends, and learning what it means to be a follower of Christ. At each Fusion Bomb we'll share how to have a relationship with Jesus and give an opportunity to respond to the Good News.
Underground Church - Think capture the flag. Now think hide-n-go-seek. Now fuse the two and you get the Underground Church game Wear dark clothes and tennis shoes.
In case you wondered, the definition of Fusion is:
* union by or as if by melting * a merging of diverse, distinct, or separate elements into a unified whole * a life transformed through a cataclysmic encounter with Almighty God
Summer Mission Trip
A group of high school students will leave June 8 for a short-term mission trip with the Center for Student Missions. We will serve in the Chicago urban area until June 14.