Youth
Stronger Together
When I started at Village Green I didn’t like that Jr High and Sr High were meeting on the same night. I grew up in a church environment that Jr High and Sr High met on different nights and ran separately. This was a change I was determined to make. However, as time has gone on I realized that there is a true beauty in them being together. For both Jr and Sr High, it is more of a formative…
Verse of the Week
Last year one of my awesome volunteers made a suggestion that really caused me to think. It was a Tuesday evening, after youth, the leaders and I were having a debrief like we do most Tuesdays. We were discussing the night and how it went when this leader said: “Devon, I have noticed that the students don’t really know their Bibles”. What she meant was that students didn’t bring their Bibles and if you asked them to find a verse…
The Power of Fun
Youth Group is an interesting thing to handle. In some ways it is like a mini-church service except let’s be honest, we don’t play games at church. There aren’t any church services I have been to that has said before the message we are going to play tag or dodgeball. Yet for most youth groups games are a part of the rotation. Is this because the youth leaders are trying to fill time or perhaps there is something more intentional…
Bedlam 2018
I listen to a youth ministry podcast called Rethinking Youth Ministry. This is a podcast with a bunch of the youth pastors that work for Orange and write our curriculum. These people are smart as they have been in youth ministry for a long time. A couple of weeks ago they were talking about retreats and as I was in the final prepping process for our Bedlam Retreat, I turned the volume up and settled in for their wisdom. One…
Why Should Your Students Go On a Retreat?
One of the big things I have brought to Village Green is that we will be a youth group that takes part in retreats. Since Bedlam is approaching quickly, I wanted to explain why I have made this decision. Over my time in ministry I have noticed that weekend retreats meet 3 needs in a healthy youth ministry: they break the static, build relationships, and deepen students faith. Life is chaotic and busy. There is always something more to do…
Thank you Krista Allen!
Here at Village Green Community Church we appreciate our volunteers. On Sunday June 17th we had the opportunity to honour one such volunteer. On behalf of the church Pastor Jon Korkidakis presented Krista with a card of thanks and small gift to recognize the 15 years that Krista has lead the Grade 1-5 program of Kids Connection. Krista, has also served on the board of directors. Thank you Krista for your faithful service and to all the volunteers that bring…
2017-18 Youth Year End Celebration
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 7-9 pm Cost: $20 All in Grades 6-12 are welcome! As Summer is quickly approaching we are going to finish off our Youth Year on June 5. We will be going to play mini putt and getting a blizzard from Dairy Queen. Then we will head back to the Church and finish off the year praying for each other. It has been a great year for Infinity Youth and I am really looking forward to getting into…
Infinity Youth Event
On Tuesday May 1, Instead of running a regular youth night we will be going bowling. We will meet at Village Green Church for 7 pm and we will enjoy some fun bowling together head back to the church and eat snack and hang out till 9 pm pick up. This is a fun way to break the norm of a youth night and a great night for friends to come and check out what youth group looks like. The…
Snocamp Winter Retreat
This was our first year going to Snocamp in a long time. Snocamp is a winter retreat for our High School students. We head up to Muskoka Woods and join in with over 500 other students in a time of worship and fun. These weekends are designed to break the static of everyday life for the students. When that static is broken it does wonderful things. Students get to spend an entire weekend away from their lives. At Snocamp there…
Infinity Youth Event
Friday April 6 2018 6 – 10 pm Cost: $10 Pick up and Drop off are at Village Green Community Church (505 Village Green Ave London, Ontario) Join Infinity Youth (all in grades 6-12) for a evening of fun. We will be enjoying a delicious pizza dinner while enjoying a movie in our youth room. Once we have eaten to our fill and the movie ends we will be setting into some great all church type games like, Gorgon,…
#mychoicematters
We are a church that acknowledges the choices we make have an impact on our faith, our relationships, and our future hopes and dreams. Let’s make good choices that embrace God and make a difference in a world where darkness seems to prevail. Every choice we make has an impact, not only on our lives but also on the lives of those around us. Whether small everyday choices or big moments in life, every choice has the potential to change…
Glorious Ruins
Our heart-shattered lives don’t for a moment escape God’s notice! He takes our brokenness and transforms it into something glorious – something that can change the world! Glorious Ruins from Village Green Community Church on Vimeo. Worship is about developing intimacy with God. It is about spending time getting to know who God is and being honest with Him about who we are. We all experience times of challenge and temptation; we experience periods when the brokenness of this world…
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