Our student ministry exists to REACH students with God’s love, to CONNECT them with other Christians, help them GROW in their faith, and challenge the growing to HONOR God with their lives as they SERVE others.

Crossroads Youth Groups are designed to challenge students to grow in their faith and develop real relationships. We hope students come away from our youth group with a deeper understanding of what it means to live for Jesus individually and in the church community.

Every week, we host a social time of fun and games that transitions to a worship service where we sing, pray, hear a Bible message, and discuss how it impacts our lives.

We invite you to come and bring your friends!

Ministry Programs

United – Crossroads Youth Group

Real Answers for Real Life. Every week, we host a social time of fun and games that transitions to a worship service where we sing, pray, hear a Bible message, and discuss how it impacts our lives. You can catch us ‘hanging out’ in people’s homes on weekend evenings.

• Middle School (6th - 8th grade) - Saturday afternoons from 4p - 6p during the school year. Check church calendar for location.
• High School (9th - 12th grade) - Sunday nights from 5p - 7p during the school year.

Special Events

Retreats

Nothing gets our teens excited like our retreats. The youth look forward to our retreats all year. Why? Because they get to focus on building up their relationship with God and other believers in fun settings without the distraction of NJ’s daily grind.

Two of our Retreats are broken into age categories so as to minister to the specific needs of teens in that stage of development. The other two retreats combine age groups to foster community between older and younger teens and their larger church family.

Vision - The "Finished Product" of Crossroads Youth Ministry

We want graduating Seniors to…

1Love Christ - Have a deep, heart felt love for our Lord

• Eagerly soak up time with the Lord, desiring to grow in relationship with Christ through the means of Grace: God’s Word, Baptism/Communion and Prayer
• Understand the doctrines of grace: that they are saved by grace through faith alone by the blood of Christ Jesus and not by their own good works

2Know Christ - Clearly articulate & adhere to a Biblical worldview

• Know what they believe and why they believe it; and how to defend those beliefs and discern where their beliefs overlap and oppose those of the culture around them.
• Know the general outline of Covenant history in the Bible and understand basic Christian doctrine.
• Intelligently discuss any idea in any sphere of life: be it religion, politics, science, literature, ethics, economics, education, etc. and promote Christ and Christian principles.

3Be Ambassadors for Christ

• Impact the world for Christ through their Professions - Become ambassadors for Christ in all respectable professions (callings).
• Take Courageous Moral and Sexual Stands.

i. Treat all people with dignity and respect, encouraging others instead of cutting them down.

ii. Treat their own bodies in with honor. (a) Save the God’s good gift of sex for heterosexual marriage to a believer. (b) Avoid harmful substances.

• Actively Serve others and share their faith. “Get over themselves” and eagerly care for their peers, their parents, little ones and senior citizens, using their talents and abilities for the Lord’s people and those around them, evangelizing at every opportunity.
• Tithe a full 10% to God’s Kingdom work, and give generously above this amount to special needs that arise.
• Place themselves under the authority of the local church for encouragement and accountability - Embrace being in a Christian community that encourages, corrects, and allows them to love Christ and his People.