Teens desire to be part of something bigger than themselves. Our hope is that they would see God’s greater plan for their lives through the life of the local church. To that end, we encourage all teens to participate in the life of the Grace Church by engaging in the corporate gathering on Sunday mornings, this includes worship, the preaching of the word and serving.
Blaze is our midweek ministry geared specifically towards teens. We help students Know Christ and Make Christ Known through sound and relevant Biblical teaching, peer-to-peer fellowship, and activities. Blaze meets on Wednesday evenings throughout the regular school year.
“Pods” are age- and gender-specific small groups that give students a place to grow in Christ and in authentic friendships, alongside trusted adults who are committed to walking with them through life’s ups and downs. Pods are a core part of our Wednesday night programming.
We want to meet each student right where they are, both spiritually and developmentally. On Wednesday nights we have separate times when our junior and senior high students meet.
Junior High (6th-8th grade) – 6:30pm-8:30pm
Senior High (9th-12th grade) – 7pm-9pm
We believe that stepping away from life’s distractions provides an important opportunity for students to know Christ and build lasting relationships with one another. Our annual winter retreat for junior and senior high students is intentionally designed for this purpose.
Faith should move us to action. We aim to create opportunities for our students to be the hands and feet of Jesus locally, nationally and internationally.
During the summer, we take a break from our weekly programming and instead gather monthly as a whole group. In addition, we host one junior high and one senior high event or service opportunity designed to help students grow in their faith.