Valley Brook Community Church || Students

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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. Keep an eye out for photos and videos of what God did during the amazing week of June 24-28!

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!

Summer Bible Study

Bible Study will meet at the Church Office on Tuesday Mornings from 11am-12pm.
*Please note: No Bible Study on Tuesday, July 15th due to Martha's Vineyard Missions Trip. Also, the week of August 11th, Bible Study will meet on Thursday the 14th instead of Tuesday the 12th.

Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate Frisbee is being held at The Master's School located at 36 Westledge Road, West Simsbury, 06092 from 6:30-8:30pm every Thursday evening through the end of August. Frisbee is open to high school students entering grades 9-12.

Thursday, July 24th we will be holding a Glow-in-the-Dark Ultimate Frisbee game from 9-11pm, instead of regular Frisbee.

Summer Plans 2008

*All Sunday Events are open to any age entering grades 7-12.

Sunday July 13th: Pool Party at the Johnson's from 12-2pm and will include lunch, swimming, water games, and other crazy events. **Don't forget your MODEST suit, please!**

Sunday August 3rd: Pool Party at the Davidson's from 3-5pm (after VBS setup) and will include swimming, water games, and other crazy events. **Don't forget your MODEST suit, please!**

Sunday, July 20th: Rocky Neck State Park Beach

Sunday, July 27th: Farmington River Tubing

Sunday, August 10th: Laser Quest

Sunday, August 17th: R&B Sports World

August 22nd-24th: Ignite Weekend at Camp Berea

Student Ministries Podcast

If you are interested in downloading or streaming any of our Student Ministries sermons, just click on the picture. This is a great way to stay caught up if you miss a lesson or for parents to keep up with what we are currently teaching. If you have any ideas of things you would like to talk about at youth group, just shoot Mark an email and let hime know. For our Student Ministries Sermon Page, just click here.

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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Register Your Birthday With Us!

In an attempt to keep everyone's birthday straight, we have signed up with Birthdayalarm.com. If you would like to enter your birthday, we can celebrate with you! Everyone loves a birthday! Click here to enter your birthday information.

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 or to discuss anything regarding our youth programs, contact Mark Allen, our Student Ministries Director, at mallen@valleybrookcommunity.org.

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

Sunday School

We provide the opportunity for our students in grades 7-12 to attend a Sunday School class following the musical part of our worship services. Classes are broken into two groups: Middle School (grades 7-8), 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.