Because young and old share a commitment to service, we send a work team of 70 to 80 individuals to a Bible camp for a weekend. They work side by side getting the place ready for camp programs. It's a true 'Kodak moment' when you see seasoned tradesmen coaching younger apprentices, serving the Lord together. Keep the family together The church where biker Dan and ex-cop Charles became friends matches old and young in growth groups. A cell-based church, Wellspring Christian Fellowship of Lynden, Washington, intentionally blends generations.
Parents choose our church because they can be with their children in ministry settings.
Children and teens meet with the adults during group meetings for relationship-building icebreakers, worship, and prayer times. When the children in the fifth grade and younger are excused for their own Bible study, a different set of adults leads them each week in another room. Growth groups are encouraged to invest one day per month in a community service project. Children and teens participate, too. Children discover they have surrogate spiritual grandparents.