Youth Nights
YOUTH NIGHTS
Youth Nights are our time as a youth community to hang out, eat snacks, compete for prizes, learn about Jesus, and more! Our Junior Youth program, for grades 7-8, happens Wednesdays from 7-9pm. Our Senior Youth night, for grades 9-12, happens Tuesdays from 7-9pm. Both take place at Grace Community Church on 7427 Wellington County Rd 30, Guelph.
For an updated list of events, please see our calendar page here.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Our youth night program is designed to help newcomers to youth feel comfortable and connected.
When you come through the church doors, you will be greeted by Kylee, our Director of Youth, who will welcome you and get you checked in. Then, you’ll walk down the hallway. The second door on the right is our youth room, where there will be games/crafts set up and leaders excited to say hi! A bit further down the hall is our gym where you can play with our sports equipment if that’s more your thing.
At 7:20, we’ll all gather in the youth room for group games, snacks, announcements, and a short lesson.
Afterwards, you’ll be split into small groups. Each small group runs a little differently depending on your specific group’s interests, but regardless of group, there will be an activity time (like basketball, baking, board games, etc.) and a spiritual growth opportunity (lesson discussion, prayer, Bible study, etc.). If you came with a friend, we will make sure you are in the same small group as them!
From games until the end of the small groups, we do ask students to park their phones in our designated “Phone Parking Lot”. We want to provide a space where students can get a break from technology and experience connections with each other outside of the digital space.
After small group, you will have a little more free time and then at 9PM, it’s time to go home! :)
OUR CURRENT SERIES
Our January series is called “Practice”, where we will be investigating what it means to imitate the rhythms and lifestyle of Jesus by integrating His practices into our own lives, including prayer, scripture, solitude, generosity, service, and more! Using John Mark Comer’s book “Practicing the Way” as a loose guide, our students will discover how choosing to follow Jesus isn’t just about getting a “ticket into heaven”, but much more about embracing a culture of “on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).