Youth Ministry
Our primary goal is to help youth develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ by providing them the resources to grow in worship, ground them in the Word, and give them opportunities to witness and serve others. We also give them the skills and the support groups they need to make wise decisions at this critical time in their lives.
We envisage the nurturing of young people who are committed to Christ, committed to the Kingdom, and committed to the body of Christ.
Purpose of the youth ministry
● To implement the vision of the church at a micro level, that is, level of the youths.
● To help the YOUTH integrate into the larger, intergenerational community of the church.
● Helps the church stay relevant.
● Focuses on evangelizing their peers and indeed anyone to come to the kingdom of God.
● Helps to propagate the Kingdom of God, providing the vital link between the “TODAY AND TOMORROW” of the Church.
● Helps the church focus on the way of Jesus, which goes beyond tradition, dogma, and work.
● To provide an environment for family for orphaned youths in our midst.
Our focus
● To provide a safe, loving, and wholesome atmosphere for young people
● To come up with programs which help ground young people in their faith
● To offer a variety of worship experiences that help young people connect with God and one another
● To facilitate the means for young people to develop their individual prayer and spiritual life
● Ensuring that young people develop values, ethical norms, and a sense of Christian community
interaction with adults who authentically model the Christian faith
● To nurture a wholesome young people who can stand on their own within the church and world at large
What is youth?
We consider anyone who belongs to Glad Tidings Fellowship Ushewokunze who is not married, regardless of age, as a youth. As soon as one graduates from Children’s Church Ministry at age thirteen (13), they automatically become a member of the youth group. They remain with the youth group until marriage.
Meetings
The youth group at Glad Tidings Fellowship Ushewokunze meet regularly on Sundays after the main church service. The aim is to facilitate for a wide range of programs which appeal to young people while maintaining the goal of nurturing a spiritually, academically, socially, emotionally and physically balanced youth.
Activities
The activities in which the youth engage vary including preaching, evangelism, praise and worship to the more mundane such as sports, outings and just fellowship while sharing food.