STUDENT MINISTRY

Contact

Rick Blevins, Middle School Pastor
rick@thefirstfamily.org or 931.388.2655

Meet Pastor Rick >>

Deron Henry, High School & College Pastor
deron@thefirstfamily.org or 931.388.2655

Meet Pastor Deron >>

Deb Lokey, Ministry Assistant, Generations
deb@thefirstfamily.org or 931.388.2655

UPCOMING EVENTS

Graduate Recognition
Sun., May 18, at 9:30 and 11 a.m. | 8 a.m.: Breakfast for high school seniors in the Student Ministry Center

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
Sat., May 31, from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at Applebee's | Cost: $5 per ticket; purchase tickets at Information Central

KIDS Campus – Volunteers needed! (Download leader application form >>)
June 16-20

Alaska Mission Trip
June 19-27

Krossover Kentucky (mission/camp)
July 6-12

For complete details about any of these events, contact Deb Lokey: deb@thefirstfamily.org

Worship

Middle school, high school and college students worship during our regular Sunday morning services. Middle school and high school students also have the opportunity to worship in special grade level groups on Wednesday nights.

	merge (middle school) Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. Merge is our high-energy, interactive Bible Study and worship time for middle school students led by Pastor Rick Blevins and the E>merge music team.
	2790 (high school) Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. 2790 is our mid-week worship service for high school students which shatters the myth that church is boring. Through interactive teaching —led by Pastor Deron Henry, a live student band —led by Josh Hucks, videos, and loads more, students learn the timeless truths of God’s Word and build lasting relationships.
College-age students are encouraged to worship during Sunday morning services.

CONNECT

	ACCESS (middle school & high school) Sundays at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Middle school and high school students connect during Sunday morning small groups called "Access." They gather in the Student Ministry Center and are then dismissed to their grade-appropriate small groups.
College students connect in small group during Sunday morning and also at a Thursday evening Bible study. Contact the church office for the location of this small group: 931.388.2655.

SERVE

• Middle and high school students are given different opportunities to serve. They can serve as part of our music teams through E>merge (middle school), Empowered (high school) or the High School Praise Band, all of which meet on Wednesday nights. They can also serve during other events that happen throughout the year such as mission trips, mission camp, KIDS Campus, and Tangible Difference—an outreach to people in our community through service projects and home repairs. Students serve within the church by helping in various areas such as audio/video support, lighting, puppetry, childcare, etc.
  
  
• College students have the opportunity to serve during mission opportunities and trips, assisting with middle school and high school events, and through projects around the church and in the community.

PRAY

Prayer is an integral part of our student ministry. Through our church's partnership with the Shout Prayer Mentor Initiative, each and every one of the middle school, high school, and college students who regularly attend our church are connected with an adult who prays for that student daily.