Local Ministries - Youth
Sunday School
Teachers are elected by the congregation and instruct children 3-year old – high school seniors through Bible story books or the Bible itself. Students and teachers will participate in singing before and after the lesson.
Students also participate in a variety of mid-week or other extracurricular activities (VBS, SMC, ACTIVE, HOPE, WOW, ACYF) although there is typically a different set of volunteer teachers for these.
Sunday School meets Sunday mornings during the first church service, September – June
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Superintendent | Scott & Bev Luginbuhl |
| Asst. Superintendent | Matt & Hope Sauder |
| Treasurer | Jenell Hodel |
| Librarian | Jeremy & Melinda Knepp |
| Jr/Sr Work Trip Contact | Brad & Jill Sauder |
Teachers
| Grade | Teacher |
|---|---|
| 3-Year Old | Emma Bradle / Mandy Hodel |
| 4-Year Old | Susan Bertschi / Abigail Rasmuson |
| Kindergarten | Erin Leman / Stacy Leman |
| 1st Grade | Melissa Kaufman / Melinda Knepp |
| 2nd Grade | Lynne Hodel / Angie Shuck |
| 3rd Grade | Jay Braker / Tyler Schick |
| 4th Grade | Byron Gerber / Adam Knepp |
| 5th Grade | Josh Maher / Evan Walder |
| 6th Grade | Landon Isaia / Roby Shuck |
| 7th Grade | Jeremy Knepp / Jason Rassi |
| 8th Grade | Stephen Bertschi / Marc Knepp |
| Frosh / Soph | Luke Baker / Neal Beer / Matt Sauder |
| Jr/Sr | Dustin Hodel / Scott Luginbuhl / Brad Sauder |
Vacation Bible School
VBS is a week long event for all Sunday School students and is held the first full week in June.
Students from 3 year old through 7th grade are split up by age ranges and rotate through stations as teachers present the theme of the week through classroom instruction, crafts, skits, and singing.
Students from 8th grade (incoming freshmen) through high school senior are in the sanctuary where various visiting ministers will teach the theme of the week.
- Contact: Nate & Jamie Hodel
Scripture Memory Class
Teachers work with Kindergarten through 5th grade students to commit Bible verses to memory by setting them to music. There is also an object lesson presented that is related to the verse being taught.
SMC meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday nights, October –April.
- Contact: Nate & Jamie Hodel
ACTIVE
(Apostolic Christian Teens in Volunteer Efforts)
Teachers work with 6th - 8th grade boys on monthly service projects to encourage the students to serve their church family and surrounding community.
Students also participate in monthly topical study/discussion to promote spiritual growth.
ACTIVE meets the 1st and 3rd Wed. night of the month, September – April
- Contact: Landon & Katie Isaia
HOPE
(Helping Other People Everywhere)
Teachers work with 6th - 8th grade girls on the importance of service others in the community, church, and world.
The group aims to build a safe and positive peer group and are encouraged in Biblical values such as modest, friendship, respect, and purity.
HOPE meets the 1st and 3rd Wed. nights, September – April
- Contact: Sara Schick
WOW
(Worship on Wednesday)
Teachers work with high school students to build and foster lasting relationships as the students grow up and graduate. The evenings will typically start and end with praise and worship singing and guests are invited to attend to share a testimony, story, or topic to high school students to try to make God, the Bible, and a Christian walk of life a little more applicable.
Meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday nights, September - May
- Contact: Chad & Brenda Martin, Neal & Jessica Beer
American Heritage Girls
- Contact: Renae Lindberg
Trail Life USA - IL-0356
Contact: Ed Sauder