Teens

Our youth ministry program provides more than just classes — it offers a comprehensive program for developing young lives for Christ. The program includes Sunday morning classes, mission projects, local service projects, midweek ConneXion Points, special activities, area-wide events, ministry training opportunities, and much more.

Our Philosophy

Effective youth ministry needs to be:

• Incarnational — focused on building relationships and modeling the Christian life.  We don’t want to just talk about faith, we want to live it!
• Transformational — providing opportunities to grow in Christ and be shaped into His image.
• Intentional — everything we do is for a purpose.

Reach Events

Throughout the year, about once a month, we will have a different REACH event designed to provide opportunities for teens to stretch and grow in these 3 areas of their Christian lives:

• Reach UP — Experiential worship events focused on building a deeper relationship with God.
• Reach IN — Relationship building events focused on growing the youth group together as a family in the body of Christ.
• Reach OUT — Outreach events focused on serving others in the Love of Christ.

For more information, contact Youth Minister Jacob Parnell:

jparnell@trivalleychurch.org
(360) 931-0002 (cell)
(925) 447-4333 (office)

Sunday Morning Classes

Sunday Morning Class — 9:30-10:15am

Middle School (grades 6-8)
Old Testament Characters -This class will explore the successes and failures of some more well-known figures of faith from the Old Testament.  This class meets in the Middle School Room located in the Family Life Center (FLC) March 4th – May 20th.

High School  (grades 9-12)
Church Planting – Our high school students will join the adult church planting class which will discuss church planting ideas, strategies, and philosophies.  This class meets in the main auditorium of the Worship Center March 4th – March 25th.
Psalms – The psalms give a voice to our emotions as we lift them up to God; from joy to sorrow to anger to trust (and everywhere between!).  Come dig into these ancient songs and find out how they remain relevant even today.  This class meets in the Youth Room located in the Family Life Center April 1 – May 20th.

Thursday Night ConneXion Point

Thursday ConneXion Point (CxP) – 7pm in the Youth Room

For high school and middle school students

“Guys and Girls”

On Thursday nights, beginning March 8th, we will have a separate guys and girls class to discuss teen issues.  The gender split will allow for both smaller, more intimate classes and discussion of gender-specific themes from a Christian perspective.  The topics will include identity, body image, emotions, relationships, sex, and faith.  Guys will meet in the Youth Room and girls will meet in the Middle School Room, both located in the Family Life Center March 8 – June 14th.

Upcoming Events

In addition to our weekly class meetings, there are various events scheduled throughout the year to give the teens the opportunity to experience God in a new way, and to serve others in love.

May

• 12 – Reach UP: Bonfire Devo 7:00-9:00pm
• 18-19 – MS Reach IN: Camping at Del Valle Cost $10.  Meet at TVCC @ 5:30pm.
• 20 – Opp. Camp Training #4 – Walnut Creek  Meet at TVCC @ 3:00pm.  We will return at 7:00pm.
• 27 – Teen Led Worship Service

June

• 3 – Senior Celebration 12:00pm in the Family Life Center.
• 15 – Reach UP: Youth Devo 6:30-9:00pm
• 16-23 – MISSION TRIP to Opportunity Camp
• 28 – Reach IN: Outdoor Movie Night, 8:00pm (following our 7:00pm ConneXion Point)