Schedule and Programs

Typical Weekly Youth Calendar (September through May) 
 

Sunday 

• 9:15 am Welcome (informal time for donuts, announcements, and fun activities)

• 9:30 am Middle School (7th & 8th Grades) and High School (9th-12th Grades) Bible Study 

• 10:30 am Worship

• 5:15 pm Choir

• 6:00 pm Snack Supper (provided by youth families)

• 6:30 pm Youth Activities (varied format designed to stimulate spiritual growth and build relationships)

Wednesday 

• 5:00 pm All-church Fellowship Supper

• 6:00 pm Youth Building opens (ping pong, games, tutoring, socializing, etc.)

• 6:30 - 7:45 pm Mid-Week Youth

• 7:30 pm High School Group meets in homes of youth families (contact church office for this week's location)

Monthly 

• At least one weekend a month, organize an extra event (concert, bowling, game night, etc.) to build friendships

• Dutch treat lunch after church for youth families
   

School Year Highlights 

• August Back-to-School Bash

• September Resume Weekly Schedule and Small Groups (altered summer schedule)

• World Vision's 30-Hour Famine (date varies)

• October PumpkinFest (all-church family-friendly event)

• November Fall Retreat at Pineywoods Encampment

• Advent Season Special activities to observe Advent with intentionality

• December Annual Progressive Dinner and White Elephant Gift Exchange

• January MLK Weekend High School Beach Retreat

• February Annual Potluck Luncheon and Dessert Auction on SuperBowl Sunday (fundraiser for mission trip)

• March Spring Break Event (usually an abbreviated mission trip within Texas -- Arlington and Austin in past years)

• Easter Season Special activites to observe Lent with intentionality

• April Stress-buster Spring Retreat (a time for stillness amidst the demanding closure of the school year)

• May Youth Sunday (a time of corporate worship completely crafted and led by youth)

• May Graduate Recognition

Summer Highlights 

• Southwest Baptist Youth Camp (Sunday-Friday, beginning the 2nd full week of June)

• Passport (an experience combining the best of summer camp with the ministry of a mission trip) www.passportcamps.org

• Vacation Bible School (youth serve in various areas of leadership)