Youth

Youth Ministry

Connection Youth provides a welcoming, inclusive, and fun environment for teens. We offer a variety of activities for youth, including, but not limited to, our outreach events, missions, and our regularly scheduled Small Group and Youth Group programs and activities. We have a very active Youth program at Connection! For more information about everything that’s going on, please contact Bonnie Ceban  or Kyle Smith (Co-Directors of Youth and Family Life).

Sunday Morning Small Group

Youth small group meets weekly at 10:30am in Room 3 for students in grades 6+. 
 
For students in grades 10-12, we encourage a gradual transition to weekly worship in the sanctuary with small group becoming a supplement to their engagement with the full congregation in morning worship.

SUNDAY NIGHT SERIES

Established: Living Like the Early Church
Sundays from 6-8pm
 September 13 – November 15

Students from 6-12 grade will find meaning in this small-group based study as we work our way through key passages that establish the foundation of our faith and teach us how to live it out today. Each week will feature fellowship through snacks and games followed by worship, a brief lesson and small group discussion. While we encourage students to sign up in advance and commit to attending as many sessions as possible so that we can create a small group structure, new participants are always welcome! 

Register online.

PAINTBALL OR PAINT
Saturday, September 26 from 8:30am-12:30pm
Cost is $35 per person

Students in 6-12 grade are invited out to participate in this day of community-building fun! They can pick from two tracks (Paintball or Ceramic Painting); both tracks will be dropped at Connection and picked up at Grotto’s in Middletown, so siblings can follow different tracks with central drop points.

Register online. 

PROGRESSIVE DINNER
Sunday, November 29, 6-8:30pm

The youth ministry version of a Thanksgiving meal is a trek around Middletown with multiple stops for food and games along the way! All students in grades 6-12 are invited to attend. Sign up soon to help us prepare your place at the table!

Register online. 

HOLIDAY HOUSE SERIES
Sundays, December 6, 13, 20, 6-8:30pm

The youth ministry version of a This annual tradition of holiday festivities with special themes and prizes is one that students won’t want to miss. Hosted at a different home each week, we will share in many Christmas traditions as we prepare our hearts for the holiday season! Be sure to sign up online so that we know your student is going to participate!

Register online.