Youth
Our Youth community is a vibrant and faithful group of incredible young people who believe that with God, anything is possible. Our youth groups meet every Sunday morning from 10am and the second Friday of every month for a social evening from 7.30pm! It’s a great way to connect, have fun and learn more about God’s will for your life. Anyone of secondary school age is welcome.
What’s on
Sunday sessions
Youth school years 7 to 13 meet every Sunday from 10am
After 20 minutes of worship upstairs with the whole church family, we head downstairs. There’ll be games, biscuits, an interactive talk, and opportunities to enjoy God’s goodness.
Social nights
Every 2nd Friday of the month, 7:30pm – 9:30pm, at Eastgate
A relaxed and informal evening. There’ll be a pool table, table tennis, consoles, group games, tuck shop and milkshake bar. Feel free to bring friends and have fun.
Autumn Teaching Plan
This Autumn we are introducing the Empowered Discipleship course in Eastgate Youth!
This 9 week teaching series introduces our world changing teenagers to one aspect of Jesus character each week and one powerful discipleship tool we can use to protect the peace that Jesus gives us and bring his Kingdom here on earth.
Youth Furnace
We’re also launching our midweek furnaces for youth too
Every Wednesday evening in term time we host furnace sessions for our youth which are places for the church family to gather, connect with Jesus and grow together as a community in the middle of the week.
4.30-5.15 – Chill Out Zone: An afterschool space to play table tennis or pool, catch up with friends and breathe
5.15-6.30 – Journaling with Jesus: A quiet space to journal, pray, sit and soak with God or get creative
6.30pm onwards – youth can then join with the rest of the church to eat and worship in the cafe before adults go off into their midweek furnace groups at 8.30pm
New to our church? Click here to join our church and sign up for church suite! From there you can sign up for all our youth activities.
Bible in a year Challenge
Want to challenge yourself to read the bible in one year? Starting this November our youth are biting into the delicious word of God by taking the Bible in a year Challenge!
We’re following the plan set out in the One Year Bible App under the ‘Old & New Testament’ plan if you want to use the app and we’ve also created these handy printable tick charts so you can track your progress each day too!
Click Here to download the chart for January & February and let the youth team know if you’ve decided to take the challenge along with us!
Registration & Group Times
We have youth and children’s groups at all of our 10 am services.
Upon arrival, you must register in the café area (look for the youth banner). Young people join the rest of the church in the meeting upstairs for 20 minutes of worship before going to their groups. Parents please collect your young people at the end of the meeting.
10 am Meeting: Registration 9:30 – 9.55 am, Group times 10:20 – 11:30 am
Youth Leaders
We have a great youth team at Eastgate. We care for young people and want to see them live life in the fullness of God’s promises. Offering support and guidance to those facing the challenges of school, relationships, health – whatever it may be, you’re not alone.
If you have any questions, please contact the team at youth@eastgate.org.uk.
Safeguarding
Eastgate is committed to providing a safe environment for everyone. All Kids and Youth team members are DBS checked and trained in safeguarding.
If you have any further questions about our measures or want to talk about specific needs surrounding your child, please email us at safeguarding@eastgate.org.uk.
Our full safeguarding statement can be downloaded below.