Embrace Youth
EMBRACE YOUTH
Sundays from 5:00-6:45 PM
Embrace Youth is open to all current 6th - 12th grade students and gathers most Sunday evenings from 5:00-6:45 PM at the Embrace Church building. Check our calendar at the bottom of this page for any special events or changes to our schedule!
Embrace Youth ultimately desires for students to become disciples of Jesus Christ who make disciples of Jesus Christ. This aim is based on the solid rock of Jesus’s Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20.
And though discipleship is the ultimate mission of Embrace Youth, we also recognize that students first must find their identity in Jesus Christ. This involves helping students know that God made them (Genesis 1:27), that His ways are higher than any human ways (Isaiah 55:8-9), that He loves them (John 3:16), that the life He offers is the good life (John 10:10, 15:11), that He calls us to follow His ways and thinking over the world’s ways (Romans 12:1-2), and that He has good works planned for them to do (Ephesians 2:10).
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
— EPHESIANS 2:10
LARGE GROUP GATHERINGS
Our large group gatherings are a blend of teaching and social time for our students. Each evening includes biblical teaching and worship before students break up into small groups for follow-up discussion. There’s usually a pretty hilarious game in the mix too, as well as plenty of time for students to just hang out and be together as they grow in relationship with one another and Jesus. We gather at Embrace Church most Sunday evenings from 5:00-6:45 PM. Check out our calendar of events below for any changes to our normal meeting rhythm.
SMALL GROUP GATHERINGS
Small group discipleship is an important way for students to get to know each other and talk about their faith in a more intimate setting. This takes place during the last 20 minutes of our large group gatherings each Sunday, in gender and grade specific groups facilitated by our adult leaders.
OTHER RHYTHMS & SPECIAL EVENTS
On the first Sunday of the month we enjoy a delicious meal together! And several times a year we gather for activities such as serving in the community, swimming, Christmas parties, kickball games, bowling, small group nights, and watching football. We also attend two overnight camps/retreats each year. Each summer we attend a Christian camp called GENERATE where we engage in awesome worship and teaching, grow closer in our relationships, and serve in the city we’re visiting. Then each January we host a winter retreat to get away for a weekend of fellowship, discipleship, and worship.
SPRING 2024 CALENDAR
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JANUARY
7 – 5:00-6:45 PM First Sunday Supper at Embrace Church
14 – 5:00-6:45 PM at Embrace Church
19-21 – Winter Retreat at Shocco Springs
21 – No Embrace Youth Gathering
28 – 5:00-6:45 PM at Embrace Church
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FEBRUARY
4 - 5:00-6:45 PM First Sunday Supper at Embrace Church
11 – Super Bowl Party at Embrace Church
5:00-7:45 PM18 - 5:00-6:45 PM at Embrace Church
25 - 5:00-6:45 PM at Embrace Church
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MARCH
3 - No Embrace Youth Gathering
10 – 5:00-6:45 PM First Sunday Supper at Embrace Church
17 - 5:00-6:45 PM at Embrace Church
24 - 5:00-6:45 PM at Embrace Church
31 - No Embrace Youth
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APRIL
7 - 5:00-6:45 PM First Sunday Supper at Embrace Church
13 – Serving Opportunity (Time TBA)
14 - Kickball Tournament at Embrace Church (Time TBA)
21 - 5:00-6:45 PM at Embrace Church
28 - 5:00-6:45 PM at Embrace Church
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MAY
5 - 5:00-6:45 PM First Sunday Supper at Embrace Church
12 - No Embrace Youth Gathering
19 - 5:00-6:45 PM at Embrace Church
25 - End of School Party (Details TBA)
26 - No Embrace Youth Gathering
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JUNE
GENERATE CAMP
June 10th-14th, 2024
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GENERATE CAMP
June 10th-24th, 2024
Have a question, or interested in serving with our youth? We'd love to hear from you!