-FBC Youth-
Youth Team
Tommy Anderson
Jonnie Hill
Kristina LaGuardia
Beverly McCormick
Dominica Zeek
Youth Group Details
Thursdays
7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
First Baptist Church Gym
Pizza dinner served
Fellowship, Activities, Games, Bible Lesson, Small Groups, Prayer, GROW Youth
Weekly Bible Lessons
March 2
Fitting In?
-Light in the Darkness
Scripture
Luke 18:35-43
Activities
-Small Group-
Discussion & Prayer
-Optional Activities-
Soccer, basketball, fellowship, sewing
March 9
Self Image
Scripture
Exodus 4
Activities
-Small Group-
Discussion & Prayer
-Optional Activity-
Soccer, basketball, fellowship, GROW Youth (Card Writing)
March 16
Authenticity
Scripture
Exodus 4
Activities
-Small Group-
Discussion & Prayer
-Optional Activity-
Soccer, basketball, fellowship, GROW Youth (Card Writing)
March 23
Christ Follower
Scripture
Variety of verses
Activities
-Small Group-
Discussion & Prayer
-Optional Activity-
Soccer, basketball, fellowship, GROW Youth (Card Writing)
Upcoming Events
March
Game Night, Birthday Party, & Testimony
Thursday, March 30th
7:00 pm-8:45 pm
Enjoy a fun game night as we fellowship together, celebrate March birthdays, and hear a testimony from Mille Portante.
Car Wash March 18th
8 am – 12 pm
Come volunteer anytime during the work day to earn Youth Trip Points (YTPs).
Lunch will be provided.
For details or to sign up, please see one of the youth leaders.
Rock the Universe 2024 Date TBD
Cost: estimated $100
Due: 11/24/23
Installments of $10 per month can be made starting February 2nd. When you make a payment, you will receive a receipt to keep for your records.
YTPs can be used toward the cost of this trip.
LOOKING AHEAD
Maundy Thursday
April 6th
7:00 pm
FBC main sanctuary
Good Friday:
Stations of the Cross
April 7th
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
FBC main sanctuary
Easter Sunday
April 9th
8:30 am & 10:30 am
FBC main sanctuary
Supporting Our Youth
Prayer
Our youth are not exempt from fears, stresses, trauma, decision-making, and other challenges in life. Please remember to lift them up in your personal prayer time. Please see a youth leader for a list of youth if you prefer to lift them up by name.
Dinner Donation
We serve the youth a pizza dinner each Thursday night. By providing dinner for the youth, it allows them to focus on school, homework, clubs, sports, working, and any others tasks they need to accomplish before coming to youth group. Pizza costs $30 per week. Consider sponsoring one dinner for the youth. Please call the church office for the details on donating.
Lesson Supply Donation
Most people learn best by doing, and our youth are no different. We love to incorporate crafts and life skill activities into our weekly free time, lesson openers, object lessons, and our Bible lesson activities. For example, each youth planted grass seeds and made a “buddy” to go with our lesson on the Parable of the Sower. Recently, the youth made no-sew mini prayer pillows to hold and fidget with during prayer to help keep them focused during their personal prayer time. During one of our team-building activities, the youth were divided into small groups and given materials to wrap a book as neatly as possible, with each person only able to use one hand. In December, to help understand all the unexpected happenings surrounding Jesus’ birth, we had each youth select a wrapped package with a tiny prize inside. Each gift was wrapped differently – most were flashy, except for one package. No one selected the plainly wrapped package without a bow, and when the leaders revealed that the best prize, a $5 gift card, was inside that plain package, the youth connected with the lesson on new level. (Pictures are below.) Next month we are incorporating life skills lessons like sewing a button, writing a check, and budgeting.
The cost of these activities, though seemingly small, add up over time. Cutting them out due to cost in turn cuts out the amazing impact they have on the youth and the lasting impressions the activities leave. If you would like to make a donation designated for lesson supplies, please call the church office for the details.
Volunteer
Our youth are amazing! There are many ways to volunteer: set-up, clean-up, card writing, teaching a lesson or sharing a testimony, sitting and chatting with youth, teaching a handicraft, and more. If you would like to volunteer with us, even on occasion, please call the church office for details on getting a background check and connect with one of the youth leaders (See youth leader list at the top in the orange-colored box.)
