Here is a glimpse of our youth ministry and what it is all about!
NextGen Student Ministry
NextGen Student Ministries
5th - 12th Grade, Sunday Evenings
NextGen is the place where students can come to connect with each other and God. We gather for weekly youth group on Sunday nights. We also have activities throughout the year where our students and leaders can build relationships and have fun. NextGen is family. Come join us!
Contact Gabrielle Christie, our NextGen Pastor, for the 411.
May 2026
We have so many things going on in our youth group this month! Check it out! We can't wait to see you and your friends there!
May 3rd - Regular Youth GroupMay 10th - No Youth Group - Happy Mother's Day
May 17th - Game Night!
May 24th - No Youth Group - Happy Memorial Day Weekend
May 31st - Regular Youth Group
What's Being Taught!
Here is what we will be discussing with yours students in March!
The Bridge (5-6th)
Series: Trek
Series Description: After the church was formed, being a follower of Jesus wasn't easy. But we can see in God's Big Story that we can persevere because God is with us.
Memory Verse: Let us not become tired of doing good. At the right time we will gather a crop if we don't give up. (Galatians 6:9, NIrV)
Week to Week Breakdown
Week One: Peter and John Are Taken to the Sanhedrin (Acts 3-4:22)
Bottom Line: Keep going because of what God has done.
Week Two: No Youth Group - Happy Mother's Day!
Week Three: Game Night - Invite Your Friends!
Week Four: No Youth Group - Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Week Five: Heaven (Revelation 21:3-5)
Bottom Line: God will make everything right in the end.
Middle School (7th-8th)
Series: Level Up
Series Description: Level Up meets middle schoolers in a world of levels and small wins, teaching that faith moves them forward with God. Drawing from James, Romans, Jeremiah, and Galatians, the series shows how pressure and practice shape growth.
Memory Verse: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (James 1:2-4 NIV).
Week to Week Breakdown
Week One: Scripture: James 1:2-4
Bottom Line: Your challenge might be your training ground.
Week Two: No Youth Group - Happy Mother's Day!
Week Three: Game Night - Invite Your Friends!
Week Four: No Youth Group - Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Week Five: Scripture: Romans 12:2
Bottom Line: New Day = New Mindset. Don't just start your day. Reset your mind with God.
High School (9th-12th)
Series: Beyond
Series Description: Life is full of unseen next steps and seasons of uncertainty. Beyond help students move toward the future God is inviting them into through scripture and practical rhythms. Drawing from James, Romans, 1 Peter, John, and Jeremiah, the series shows that hardship refines faith and produces hope.
Memory Verse: But we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (Romans 5:3b-5 NIV).
Week to Week Breakdown
Week One: Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17
Bottom Line: God doesn't just save you from something- he makes you into someone new.
Week Two: No Youth Group - Happy Mother's Day!
Week Three: Game Night - Invite Your Friends!
Week Four: No Youth Group - Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Week Five: Scripture: John 14
Bottom Line: Heaven is not a metaphor - it's a promise and Jesus himself is preparing it for you.
NextGen Events 2026
Desperation Conference 2026
Attention incoming 8th grade students and up! If you want to go to a worship filled weekdays with amazing bands and awesome speakers in Colorado Springs, CO, this is the event for you! We will be staying in a hotel for two nights near New Life Church from July 7th-July 9th.
NextGen Mission Trip 2026
Attention NextGen Students (Ages 11 and up) we will be participating in a Week of Hope mission trip in Loveland, CO from July 26th-July31st! Students come alongside seasoned local ministries and nonprofits to make a lasting difference through meaningful community service. They’ll learn Christ-like empathy and compassion for others as they meet the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of disadvantaged children, youth, and adults.
Parent Resource
Parent Cue App
Parent Cue is an effective tool to engage your students with the content we go over on Sunday evenings! Download the app, put in our church, and enjoy having conversations with your students!
NextGen Compassion Sponsorship
We want our students to develop generosity and believe that generosity takes practice. NextGen wants to provide a space for this. Every week at youth group we will receive an offering. In addition to giving in-person the students can also give online. Use the "other" category to give.
NextGen sponsors in Guatemala through Compassion International: Carlos. Our weekly giving will go towards the on-going sponsorship of Carlos.
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