Youth Ministries

Questions about any of our youth ministries?
Contact: Sophia Knappe, Coordinator of Youth Ministries, sophia@aacrc.org

Ministries for Preschool Children

Nursery
Nursery is provided during the service for children younger than 3.

Children in worship 
During the service, 3 year olds through Kindergarten will be dismissed for their own Children’s Worship gathering. Children can be picked up after the service in Room 28. Parents are asked not to enter the room but wait in the hallway until your child is brought to you.

Ministries for Youth

Sunday School
PreK-Grade 5, Room 23 (just past the mailboxes upstairs): Drop off your children at the door between 9:10-9:15 and pick them up at the same place at 10:15. In between, children will hear a story and sing together in a large group and then split into smaller groups for response activities.
Grades 6-8, Room 12 (downstairs across from the Youth Room): Our middle schoolers will gather for a lesson each week from 9:15-10:15.
Grades 9-12, Youth Room: High schoolers will meet together each week from 9:15-10:15 using a variety of formats, including discussions, hearing God-at-work testimonies, and serving the church.

Pizza Night
Pizza Night provides a time for all members of the congregation to come together for food and fellowship. This free event occurs on the 1st Wednesday of each month from 5:45-6:15 PM. All who come are treated to pizza, salad, and lemonade.

Cadets (2nd-5th grade boys, 1st & 3rd Wednesday evenings 6:15-8:00pm)
Cadets is a place where boys learn to grow spiritually in all areas of life; devotional, mental, physical, and social. Christian men serve as role models to the boys as together they learn about God and His will for our lives through prayer, crafts, activities, service opportunities, merit badge work, fun outings, and fellowship.

GEMS, Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior (2nd-5th grade girls, 1st & 3rd Wednesday evenings 6:15-8:00pm)
The GEMS Girls Club seeks to bring girls into a living relationship with Jesus Christ. Leaders help to nurture this relationship as they mentor the girls in their small groups. Badges, singing, dance, crafts, service projects, and other activities offer fun ways for the girls to build relationships with each other and their leaders. The name for GEMS, Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior, clearly identifies the purpose for which the ministry was created.

Roots (6th – 8th graders, 1st & 3rd Wednesday evenings 6:15-8:00pm)
ROOTS: Our programming for middle school students is designed to develop their understanding of what it means to love God and love their neighbor and to prepare them for a life of following Christ. Roots does this through interactive lessons, service projects, retreats, and a variety activities designed to keep them engaged while stretching their horizons.

Reach (High School)
Gathering for faith formation on Sunday mornings from 9:15-10:15, as well as for additional social activities and service opportunities throughout the year.

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