Making lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ
We are a community of 7th-12th graders who love Jesus and love one another.
If you are new, or just looking for a bit more info, you have come to the right place!
OUR PROGRAMS
Sundays | Grades 7-12
Sunday at 10:00am, youth are welcome to join us for a Sunday program. They will begin worship with their families and then be dismissed to their own program after about 20 minutes.
Sunday at 7:00pm All youth in grades 7-12 are invited to join us on Sunday evenings. We will meet together after the 6pm Evening Service for games, food and friendship.
Friday Night Youth | Grades 7-12
Every Friday night at 6:30-8:30.
We do a variety of things on Friday evenings: we will usually start with games and time of hanging out together. Some nights we will then gather in small groups to look at the Bible together and some nights we will stay in a large group for youth service with music.
Events & Retreats | 2024
To see a calendar of all of our programs, events and retreats please click on the calendar button below
Coming Up in 2024:
Resources for Youth & Parents
YOUTH RESOURCE PORTAL
Ready to dig deep and take hold of your faith?
St. John’s Youth has a resource portal that has been created especially to help parents and youth grow in faith.
REV. MARK ASHWORTH
Director of Youth Ministry
Mark is passionate about the spiritual formation of youth and young adults. Get in touch with him to hear more about what youth ministry at St. John’s is all about!
Contact: youth@sjvan.org
Youth Ministry Team
ABOUT THESE ROLES:
The mission of St. John's Youth ministry is to make lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ. To make this mission a reality, we need that community to come along and serve the youth as disciplers, food makers, worship team leaders and a million other jobs all with the end in mind - discipleship. So take a look to see if any of the following roles jump off the page for you, or just contact Mark Ashworth.
Areas where we need help
Leading groups
Being part of the welcome team
Making food
Helping to coordinate retreats and events
Joining or leading a youth prayer team
Parents
ABOUT YOUR ROLES:
We believe parents are the primary disciplers of their children—we exist to support you! Alongside providing your student with a relational network of adult mentors and like-minded peers, we love helping parents think about their discipleship role through offering helpful resources and being available for pastoral support. Keep in touch with St. John’s through our weekly news email and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!