YOUTH MINISTRY

IMPORTANT: Please register all children and youth (birth through grade 12) for the 2024-2025 school year! The form should only take a few minutes to complete.
Our goal is to provide a safe and nurturing space for all children and youth, which begins with gathering important information so we can best serve your family.

Your voice matters! If you have a prayer request, suggestion, question, or feedback for Kate, she is always here for you. Feel free to share in person or through this form.
Thank you for taking the time to connect and share!

Lent is a time of reflection, repentance, and growing in faith. As we prepare for Easter, we’re called to deepen our relationship with God, extend kindness, and serve others.

Join our 40 Days of Lent Challenge: Following Jesus to Easter! Each day brings a scripture, challenge, photo prompt, and chances to draw closer to Christ as we follow Jesus to Easter.

Be part of the journey! Follow us on Instagram to see daily photo prompts and share in this season of faith.

We gather for dinner, fellowship, and fun once or twice a month.  $3 per evening (Scholarship monies available, reach out to Kate for more information).  Specific details of the night will be shared closer to each event date!

Friends are ALWAYS welcome! ALL are welcome!

Calling All Youth! Help Lead Our Youth-Led Easter Eve Service!

Join us for a special Youth-led Easter Eve service on Holy Saturday, April 19, at 5:00 pm at the Buffalo Grove campus. This innovative and unique service will celebrate Easter with the vibrant sounds of our Children's Xylophones and the energetic performance of our Youth Praise Band. The service promises to be a fresh, contemporary expression of the Easter story, led by our talented youth, creating a memorable experience as we await the joy of the resurrection. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a celebration full of creativity and faith!

We need you to help lead the Youth-Led Easter Eve Service on April 19. Let’s work together to create a meaningful celebration of faith and love for the Lord! Once you have signed up, Kate will reach out with your role, script, and more information!

Questions or ideas? Contact Kate—we’d love to hear from you!

Save the date! This year's Special Olympics will be on a SATURDAY!
On May 10, join Kingswood in helping with the softball throw event!

Reach out to Kate if you have any questions! A link and instructions for signing up will be available soon!

We need about 10 youth and a few adults to help weed and clean up a church member's yard from 9-11am on May 17.

The youth yardwork service was a fundraising item at the 2024 Kingswood Auction, benefiting the church.

Please email Kate by May 10 if you are able to help!

Kingswood welcomes guests every Tuesday night from October through April. Youth under the age of 18 can support this important ministry every Tuesday from 6:00-7:00 pm or Wednesday from 7:00-8:00 am. Youth may not interact with the guests, but can help in many ways during set up! 18 or older can work any time throughout the night!
Email Kate for more information and to sign up  for the 2024-2025 year.

Housed in our Deerfield site campus at 815 Rosemary Terrace in Deerfield, IL,  they do a tremendous amount of compassionate work in our community, for others, and teaches the next generation of children and families how to serve.  We've been thrilled to partner with them at events we've held, and we support their mission to  support neighbors in need while building a new generation of service-minded leaders.  Check out the many opportunities they have for kids and teens. 

Confirmation is for students 8th grade or above from both the Buffalo Grove and Deerfield campus.  
Contact Kate Lapetino for more information.

Youth Praise Band is for ANY and ALL performers from 5th-12th grade! No matter your instrument of choice or your experience level, we have a place for you here! Check out the calendar of tentative practice and performance dates!

Questions: Contact Felicia Patton, Director of Music Ministries
One-on-one piano lessons: Contact our Organist, Dr. Michael Fritsch
One-on-one voice, guitar, or other lessons: Contact Felicia Patton

Worship always gets elevated with music. Whether we can sing in tune or not, we can all benefit immensely from singing to God with enthusiasm.
Connect through music by listening to our Spotify playlists!

Are there songs missing?
Share your suggestions with Kate to add to our lists!

More than ever, mental health is so important in ALL of our lives.  We face each day with more input and information than ever before and it can feel overwhelming without even realizing that it's overwhelming.  You don't really know any other way, so this constant bombardment of distractions and information is "normal".  We must all find time to take a break, unplug, and seek peace.

Prayer and time with God can be a HUGE gift to our mental health, but it doesn't stop there.  God is an amazing provider and gives us many supports and resources to better our mental health.  Check out the following resources for information, support, and ways to get involved.