Grace Student Ministry desires to be a gospel-centered ministry where we:
- teach and model the gospel for students
- build relationships with students and their families and friends
- are engaged in service to The Woodlands, the Houston area, and the world
- partner with, serve, equip, and pray for parents
- pray with and for students
- foster community and growth in the gospel through intentional fun and fellowship
- foster community and growth in the gospel through discipleship groups
- study the Bible together to see how Jesus and his gospel informs and impacts our entire lives
- have volunteers who come alongside and share in the shepherding of students
At Grace, we desire and long for our student ministry to be unified in Christ and focused on moving out into the community to love and serve those around us.
Sunday School
All Junior and Senior High students (7th-12th grade) meet in the youth room from 9:30 - 10:15 AM on Sunday mornings before worship. This is our major Bible teaching time where we open the Scriptures together to learn about who God is and who we are light of Christ. The Bible is the way God has chosen to reveal Himself to us and we believe it is “living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword.” It is able, through the work of the Holy Spirit, to penetrate our hearts, show us our need and brokenness, and make us alive in Christ to join Him in His mission of setting the world to rights.
Sunday Night Fellowship
These are weekly meetings held during the school year, typically in families’ homes. The goal of SNF is to build community with each other in a warm, laid back, and fun environment. SNF is a great opportunity to bring friends, especially if they are not very comfortable in a “formal” church setting. SNF is not a major teaching time (it is not intended to be Sunday School 2.0 ). The design of SNF is intended to be organic, in that it will vary from one week to the next. But a typical SNF looks like this: we share a meal together, laugh and have fun, and engage in some cultural discussions that hopefully stir the hearts and minds of the students. Check the calendar to see where we are meeting.
Discipleship Groups (D-Groups)
These weekly small groups are the heartbeat of our ministry. The purpose of our small group ministry is to provide a more intimate setting where we can grow closer to each other and to Christ. Small groups are a safe place where students and a leader can pray with and for each other, struggle openly and honestly, point each other to the love of Christ, and encourage each other to take part in the mission of the gospel. Meeting times and places vary once the small groups begin. If you’d like to be a part of D-groups, contact Kyle and he will get you plugged in. We strongly encourage you to make this a part of your week...you will not regret it!
Retreats and Special Events
Throughout the year we have different retreats (Ranchopalooza), parties (Home Run Derby, Pumpkin Carving, etc), and other fun events (Six Flags, Water Parks, movie nights, etc). Check the calendar to see what is coming up next! All students and their friends are invited to attend.
Summer Programs
- Jr. High: the EDGE. Each year we take our Junior High students (incoming 7th graders to outgoing 8th graders) to Lookout Mountain, GA for a great week of worship, fun, and learning about Jesus with 700 other students from across the country. It’s the best week you can have as a Junior High student! Ask our students that have been...they’ll tell you how awesome it is.
- Sr. High: Our summer trips vary from year to year. We have gone to a summer conference called RYM with other high school students from across the country to learn about Jesus, worship together, and have fun. We have also done inner-city mission trips in Houston with an organization called CSM. Our desire for our summer trips for our Senior High students is to encourage and challenge them to come into contact with the gospel and the kingdom mission of our Savior.
Service
The students at Grace are involved in serving the Tamina Community Center, the MLK Center/City Church, Habitat for Humanity, Lord of the Streets Ministries, and Crossroads at Park Place. See Kyle if you’d like more information on serving these places or adding to this list.