EVERY STORY​ MATTERS.

Our area will soon have ministries for a wide variety of students. See more below!

Middle School
High School
Church Partnerships
Bethany Church

... LIVE YOUR STORY AS IT'S MEANT TO BE.

WYLDLIFE

WALKING WITH MIDDLE ​ SCHOOL KIDS AS THEY

ACHE FOR ACCEPTANCE. ​

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT CONTACT PARENT PERMISSION

1.

Middle school kids are at a crossroads and anxious to carve out their own

IDENTITIES.

2.

Young Life leaders walk with kids in an overwhelming and

AMAZING WORLD.

3.

KIDS GET TO BE KIDS

while learning what life is about.

YOUNG LIFE

Helping Local Kids

Find True Life.

1.

WE ENTER

the world of kids and walk alongside them in an exciting and exhausting world.

2.

We share the hope of who kids can become and how life was

DESIGNED TO BE.

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3.

We Kids experience true hope and

LIFE TO THE FULL.

 
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YOUNG LIFE & CHURCHES
​ BETTER TOGETHER

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Together, our mission is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith ​

1.

ALL KIDS ARE WELCOME REGARDLESS OF THEIR CHURCH (OR LACK OF) AFFILIATION.

2.​

YL NEEDS CHURCH PARTNERS TO THRIVE.​ THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS TO PARTICIPATE. (SEE BELOW)

 

3.

THE BODY OF CHRIST WORKS TOGETHER TO REACH AND TEACH STUDENTS.​ ​

CHURCH PARTNERSHIP OPTIONS

SUPPORTIVE CHURCH
Where a church supports Young Life in general as a mission to youth in the community
ANCHOR CHURCH
Where a church embraces Young Life as a key ministry/missions asset in the community and offers ongoing support and collaboration in a variety of ways
PARTNER CHURCH
Where YL and church enter into a formal covenant of youth ministry collaboration. ​ In this model Young Life and church youth ministry are heavily intertwined, including training, supervision and allocation of time for youth minister. ​ ​
OTHER?
THERE ARE CERTAINLY OTHER CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. ​ PLEASE DISCUSS WITH SENIOR AREA DEVELOPER MARK STATEMA- MARKSTATEMA@GMAIL.COM

The Bethany Church Partnership

Bethany Christian Reformed Church and Young Life ABC became partners in Spring, 2020 when they decided they were "better together". ​ This has led to:
1.) Hiring a student-ministry director/Young Life Church partner
2.) Redeveloping and growing church youth ministry
3.) Starting a middle-school outreach ministry (Wyldlife) in early 2021 & Young Life (HS) outreach in late 2021.
4.) Working toward a long term plan for Young Life to partner with multiple churches in several different ways in order to reach all kids with the gospel.
 
Have Questions? ​