Valley Brook Community Church || Students

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Our Message to Youth

At Valley Brook, we take teens seriously. They have gifts and are capable of just about anything. We strongly believe that they are the church of TODAY, not tomorrow. We understand they are growing up in a culture that bombards them with messages. Every time they turn on the TV, surf the net, put on headphones, and look at magazines, they are being sold images and messages - some of which are harmless, but almost none have the student's best interest in mind.

Our message to teens at Valley Brook is this:

You are important; You matter; You are the star of the show; You don't have to wait to have a relationship with God; You don't have to wait to make a difference.

God is real, relevant, and right up your alley. He loves you. He wants you to be part of His family. He has big plans for your life. That is a message that can make a difference in the life of a teenager. To be loved and taken seriously.

Our message of Hope . . .

We provide a safe place to begin the journey towards a relationship with God. To learn about Him, to become part of His family. We have programs and people just for teenagers. We know that getting through these years has never been harder, so we have committed to being a positive message amidst the daily bombardment. We are committed to making this a safe place for any teenager, religious or not, because we feel if you really begin to grasp the message of hope and love that is God, it will change you.

You can get started on your journey, or just come to hang out with some friends. Everyone is welcome, and everyone is valued for who they are!

For more information on our youth programs, contact Lauren Handville in the church office, at lhandville@sbcglobal.net.

Check out our calendar below to see what events we have coming up that may interest you!

Middle School Thursday Nights

Community Gym. We will get together in the gym for fun, friendships and something foundational every week. That foundational thing is looking at what God’s word has to say to Middle School students! The Middle School Team is led by Steven (Mr. Stu) and Stephanie Stupienski, Steve and Celeste Lefebvre and several Sr. High students each week. If you have questions about Middle School Student Ministries call Mr. Stu at 818-3317.

Sr. High Sunday Nights

Sr. High Students meet Sunday nights from 6:00-8:00pm at the Granby Senior Center, at 15A North Granby Rd. We hang out, we worship God with student worship leaders, and we study God’s word. Once a month we will have an outreach event for Sr. High students where you are asked to invite your friends to attend. Check the calendar and sign up and pay up early! The Sr High Student Ministries is led by a team made up of Sheri Cappa; Dan Herzig; Shawn Parisi; Ken Perry and Karen Rieger.

Rock the Sound November 15

Rock the Sound is a great event for Sr. Highs in Bridgeport, CT, great sounds from the David Crowder Band, Newsboys, Skillet and Leeland and many others! Meet at the church office at 4PM and we'll return at 11PM. The cost is $30, reserve your tickets now by sending your money into the office. Permission slips required.

Ignite at Camp Berea

The date for the Ignite weekend at Camp Berea is Friday, September 5th to Sunday, September 7th. It is open to students entering 7^th-12^th grade. The cost for this event is $120 per student but there are scholarships available. For more info about scholarships, please call Sheri Cappa at 978-4766.

VBCC and Ignite permission slips are required.

Contact Lauren Handville at lhandville@sbcglobal.net or Sheri Cappa at sheri.cappa@att.net to RSVP for this event.

Click on the title for more information about Ignite or Camp Berea.

Sign up here for Small Groups

Are you interested in going deeper in your faith and consistently getting into the word with a group. Sign up for Small groups, we break them down by age and gender and have great leaders available to lead them. If you are interested in getting the information about when and where they meet, just sign up and we will get you hooked up.
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Sunday School

We provide the opportunity for our students in grades 6-12 to attend a Sunday School class following the musical part of our worship services. Classes are broken into two groups: Middle School (grades 6-8), and High School (grades 9-12). The Sunday School classes provide Bible study, teaching and discussion to help students apply God's Word to their lives. On the first Sunday of the month, these students remain in church for the entire service and are invited to participate in Communion.

The Hartford Project: A Great Success!

"The best ever!" That's what one student said about this year's mission trip to Hartford!

"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." (Matthew 25:40)

We spent a week in the north end of Hartford serving area churches and ministries. Valley Brook Community Church students joined forces with youth from more than ten different churches in the greater Hartford this summer as part of The Hartford Project 2008. Valley Brook students in grades 7-12 were part of a larger group of approximately 120 students that spent five days and four nights in the north end of Hartford volunteering at various missions. The students and their adult chaperons slept in the Salvation Army building and the Citadel of Love church. All participants in The Hartford Project were divided up into several groups and each group volunteered their time and energy at places such as the South Park Inn (the state's largest homeless shelter), Youth Challenge Men's and Women's mission (an 18 month residential, faith based drug and alcohol treatment program), a free, faith based, medical clinic located on Main St. in downtown Hartford and at a block party right on Barbour Street. At the block party, there was free food, bounce houses, music, face painting, pony rides, Bibles, clothes, etc. According to Sheri Cappa, Granby resident and Valley Brook Community Church Student Ministries Leader, “The response to the block party was absolutely amazing! Several hundred people from the north end of Hartford attended. This trip was, by far, one of the best mission trips our church has participated in! And it was only 20 minutes from home! We look forward to participating in The Hartford Project next year as well! For many of the Valley Brook students, who live in Granby, Simsbury and surrounding towns, this was their first time in the North End of Hartford. For many, the experience was unforgettable. Taylor Pfaff, a Valley Brook and Granby High School student, commented… “When we did the Love Wins On Barbour Street Block Party the community was really responsive. Everyone felt that idea that we have of the word love, which can have so many meanings. Many elderly people said that in the fifty years they’ve lived on Barbour Street they’ve never felt that the community could come together. People kept thanking us… The community's response was so amazing and made an impact on my life. You don’t have to go to some far off place to be a missionary, ministry is always needed so close to home.”

30 Hour Famine was a blast!

Student Ministries participated for the 4th consecutive year in the 30 Hour Famine...the Jr. & Sr. High students went without food for 30 hours. All proceeds raised were donated to the World Vision organization. We had a fun photo scavenger hunt, great worship and life-chnaging lessons. Thanks for being and hands and feet of Him!