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!

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!

February 7, 2025
5-9pm= Parents' Night Out Volunteering
Friday 9pm-Saturday 9am= Youth Lock In
Come and volunteer for the Parents' Night Out (see Upcoming Service Opportunities) or just come for the overnight! Friends are welcome! There is no registration or cost for this event, but all participants must have completed the Student Registration form.
Participants will need to bring their own sleeping gear (blankets, pillows, air mattress or floor pad).

You won't want to miss this fun overnight at the church! 

Children ages 4-10 will be coming for a night of fun, fellowship, and food and WE NEED YOUR HELP! We need all youth to come and help run stations and watch the kids! There is no cost for volunteers.

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.