Our youth ministry exists to reach non-believing students, to connect them with other Christians, to help them grow in their faith, and to challenge the growing to discover their ministry and honor God with their life. We value relationships in our student ministry at Ypsilanti Free Methodist Church. Our approach to working with students is to spiritually impact them through relationships, because we believe that is the best way to help them grow in their faith. We want students to have a vital relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We want leaders to have solid relations with one another, with students, and with students' parents.
Relationships are the backbone of all our values.
This is our large group meeting that's designed to offer a friendly, accepting, fun, challenging, and exciting atmosphere. It is filled with laughter, games, videos, drama, discussion, and a message that challenges students towards spiritual maturity. This is a key program for helping to keep our students relating with each other on a personal level, especially as the ministry grows in number. These groups meet together after a time of corporate worship and praise when they break into cell groups for interaction, prayer, Bible study and accountability. As you can imagine, it is very powerful to see students caring and ministering to one another in a small group environment.