11th & 12th Grade students are invited to take a road trip with us to learn about faith after High School March 2nd-3rd

We take both our Middle School & High School groups to conferences over the summer months. These conferences are designed to be transformational weeks for the sake of their growth in relationship with Jesus and His Church.

Who: Rising 9th Grade - College Freshmen

When: Sunday, July 7th - Saturday, July 13th

What: A conference surrounded in God’s beauty. Hundreds of high school students will gather on the beach for a week of worship, studying God’s Word, playing games, connecting with friends, and growing in their faith together.

(RYM) for more information

Where: Laguna Beach Christian Retreat Center, Panama City Beach, FL

Cost: $775 (Conference Fees, Travel Accommodations, Food, & T Shirt)

Who: Rising 6th Grade - 9th Grade

When: Monday, June 17th - Friday, June 21st

What: A conference on top of a mountain. Hundreds of middle school students will gather for a week of worship, studying God’s Word, playing games, competing in various activities, waterparks, rafting, connecting with friends, and growing in their faith together.

(The Edge) for more information

Where: Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA

Cost: $550 (Conference Fees, Travel Accommodations, Food, & T Shirt)

Sunday School March 3rd - May 5th

Sundays (9:00am-9:45am) @ the Youth House

This is a parallel series with our Sermon Series. It is meant to take a deeper look into the Fruit of the Spirit as it relates to the teenage life. We will focus on one aspect of the fruit per week and break it down into answering the following questions.

  1. How can teenagers practically engage with the Spirit?

  2. What do we miss out on when we don't pursue the Spirit in our lives?

  3. What does bearing fruit in the teenage years look like? 

Donuts and various breakfast snacks always provided |Sign ups are recommended

Connect

SNF

SNF

Sunday Night Fellowship (SNF) SNF is our weekly Large Group gathering and meet most Sundays throughout the School year from 5-7pm. Middle School meets in the Kirk Chapel (12928 Ladue Rd.) and High School meets at the Youth House (12848 Ladue Rd.) Please enter on Ladue Rd. and exit on Mason Rd.

Sample Schedule

5:00-5:45 - Arrival, Hangout, Organized Game

5:45-6:15 - Worship

6:15-7:00 - Dinner & D Groups (small groups)

D-GROUPS

D-GROUPS

D Groups are our small groups. The D stands for Discipleship and that is the goal of our student ministry. We want every one of our students finding their way into an intentional discipleship relationship reaching toward a more mature relationship with Jesus and we do that through our D Groups.

Each group is broken up by age/grade/gender and are led by two trained Youth Leaders within the Kirk Student Ministry. It is a huge goal of ours to have consistent leaders and students for each group as they navigate the Middle School and High School years together.

D Groups meet briefly on Sunday nights during SNF and during a midweek time slot that works most consistently for the group.

ANNUAL EVENTS & TRIPS

High School

Hilltop (High School Retreat) A High School retreat designed to pull us out of our normal pace of life in order to have greater focus on God, His people, and His creation. Sign up to find space to rest, laugh, eat, and dive deep into the Word of God.

College Night This night is designed to place high school students in front of some of the most important questions when preparing for college and life after high school. Where am I going to go? What am I going to do? How do I pursue my faith on my own? We will take students to an area university to explore these questions. We will eat dinner at a fun restaurant, take a tour of the university, hear from some local college ministry leaders, and dialogue about the coming years.

Senior Night A night to celebrate our seniors. We want to celebrate their time with us. There have been many years and stories to share and we want to provide and a time to celebrate all of them with our seniors. It is an official send off to all of our seniors in a banquet-type setting.

RYM A High School conference surrounded in God’s beauty. We take our High School students to Laguna Beach Christian Retreat Center in Panama City Beach, FL for a week of immersing ourselves in God’s Word, playing on the beautiful beaches, worshipping among hundreds of other students, and connecting more deeply with our church.

There are so many more ways to connect as a High School student and for families of High School students to be involved in the Kirk Student Ministry. These are our highlighted and specific events focused on the High School student. Feel free to explore the rest of the Student Ministry page to find out more ways to get involved as a High School student.

Middle School

Seaside (Middle School Retreat) This event is designed to provide a weekend retreat for our Middle School students. It is quick, but packed with fun games, food, service opportunities, and devotionals all geared toward the Middle School student.

Hawks & Hornets  A rite of passage event for our 8th Grade students. We will take one Sunday night in February to explore Scripture for what it teaches us about sexuality. We want to establish a foundation for these students that proves that the Church and Scripture have insight on this topic. Even though it is a hard topic to discuss, it is a topic that Scripture and Jesus want us to wrestle with and ultimately let Him be the authority.

The Undernight  Our most coveted Middle School event. It has been our longest standing event over the years and we believe is one of the most memorable. One long night of food, activities, and The Famous Greenbean Game. No Middle School student should miss this event.

The Edge A Middle School conference held at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA. This conference is packed full of games, activities, competitions, worship, and personal pursuit of Jesus. All of this in one America’s most beautiful settings.

There are so many more ways to connect as a Middle School student and for families of Middle School students to be involved in the Kirk Student Ministry. These are our highlighted and specific events focused on the Middle School student. Feel free to explore the rest of the Student Ministry page to find out more ways to get involved as a Middle School student.

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