Students


The Verge Student Ministry is for students in 6-12th grade.

Sunday Morning Classes

On Sunday mornings at 9:30am we have bible study classes that are in a teaching format. We split up in to three classes. We have a 6th grade class, a 7th-8th grade class, and a 9th-12th grade class. In these classes we go through different books of the bible, we cover the major stories, we used topical bible studies, and even some apologetic material. This is a great place for a student to begin to dig deeper into scripture.

The Verge                                                                      

Sunday night from 5:00-7:00 is the Verge, our most exciting and important youth program of the week. Students check in at the front doors of the Family Life Center and from there they move into different places each week. The first Sunday of every month High school students will be doing a local mission project, and the middle school students will do theirs the second Sunday of every month. On the Sundays when there is no mission project we have worship with a youth band, a message relevant for students, life (small) groups split up by age and gender to discuss the message and life, and then free time where we have xbox 360, Wii, basketball, volleyball, a snack shack, musical instruments, and so much more for the students to do.

Tuesday Night Celebrate Recovery

This is a class designed for teenagers (6th-12th grade) who are dealing with any kind of habits, hurts, or hang-ups. We try to deal with the more difficult situations of life and find healing for them. Teenagers who struggle with issues of death, addiction, divorce, abuse, neglect, and so on are invited to this class. There is a teaching section at the beginning of this class and then students move in to gendered, age appropriate small groups where they further discuss the issues facing them and find hope and healing for those areas.

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Wednesday night bible study is a bible study but it is conducted in more of a discussion type atmosphere, where students get to ask more questions and express their curiosity. This is also a great place for students to go deeper in their walk with God. There are two classes on Wednesday night, one for middle school and one for high school. They both begin the night together in worship and then split into their classes.

Retreats/Camps

Retreats and Camps are some of our most life-changing opportunities for students. These are times where students can get away from the normal everyday life to experience more. Not only are these opportunities some of the most fun students will ever have but they will also be the times to experience God the most. We take two retreats in the fall one for girls and one for guys. Then we take two retreats in the spring, one for middle school and one for high school. In the summer we have two weeks of camp. We take all of our retreats and camps to Watermarks Camp in Scottsville, Va.

Mission Trips

We participate in both foreign and United States mission projects. We have an annual mission night in late January where we present the years mission projects for the upcoming summer. Projects could include anything from helping the homeless, building homes, feeding the hungry, nurturing and minister to children as well as preaching, teaching and evangelism. We strongly believe that it is through changing the world of the volunteer that the world itself will be changed.