Village Youth is for middle and high school students in 6th-12th grade.
Village Youth exists to be a safe and welcoming place for students to belong and connect in community as they develop as followers of Jesus Christ.
We meet on Sundays from 6:30-8pm at Village (on the lawn or in the Fellowship Hall) unless otherwise noted on our schedule below.
Village Youth Egypt Ministry Trip
This July, Village high school juniors and seniors are going to Egypt for a ministry trip. We will be serving at All Saints Cathedral in Cairo where we will be helping in the various ministries at the church including their ministry to the deaf, refugees, the sick, and children. This is going to be a once in a lifetime experience for our students! We would love your prayers and for you to consider donating to our scholarship fund that will be split equally among all the students going on the trip. The link to donate to the scholarship fund is below.
Youth 2025-2026 Release Form
All Students need to submit this before participating in youth activities.
Village Youth Winter/Spring Schedule
Jan 18 Village Youth 6:30-8pm
Jan 25 Village Youth 6:30-8pm (youth canceled for weather)
Feb 1 Village Youth 6:30-8pm (youth canceled for weather)
Feb 8 Ice Skating at The Pavilion 3-4:30pm. RSVP here.
Feb 15 Village Youth 6:30-8pm
Feb 22 Village Youth 6:30-8pm
March 1 Small Group Night (Each small group will do something fun off-site together. Small group leaders will be in touch. Bring $20)
March 8 Village Youth 6:30-8pm
March 15 No Village Youth- Spring Break
March 22 Village Youth 6:30-8pm
March 29 Village Youth 6:30-8pm
April 5 No Village Youth- Easter
April 12 Village Youth 6:30-8pm (special topic-guest teacher)
April 17-19 Spring Retreat at Look Up Lodge. RSVP and register here.
April 26 Village Youth 6:30-8pm
May 3 No Village Youth- Annual Meeting
May 10 No Village Youth- Mother’s Day
May 17 Lake Day at the Friesens’. No RSVP.
Service opportunities for youth and other things….
Areas to serve at Village on Sundays and other times throughout the year: More info here.
High school Hangouts
On the first Wednesday of each month from 7:15-8:15am, high schoolers have breakfast and do morning prayer together at Smyth’s house. On the third Wednesday of each month, high school guys and girls meet separately either before or after school for a Bible study/prayer (leaders will be in touch with students about the 3rd Wednesday).
PMAC volunteer opportunities
PMAC is an after-school program that runs every weekday in concurrence with the Greenville County Schools schedule. Children come straight from school to PMAC, where they engage in physical fitness, games, art, dance, music, and character building activities throughout the afternoon. They are in need of volunteers 15 years or older. Click here to fill out a volunteer interest form.
Parent Resources for Teen Discipleship
I am very aware that I am not a parent to teenagers so I don’t pretend to have experiential knowledge I do not have. However, I do read a lot of books/articles and listen to a lot of podcasts about teenagers-especially, the spiritual development and formation of teenagers. Here is a list of resources I have found helpful. Please let me know if you have any additional resources you think I should add to this list.
Parents and students, if you are new to Village Youth would like to receive emails about youth happenings, please contact Smyth (smyth@villagegreenville.com) and she will add you to the email list. A Village Youth newsletter is sent out at the beginning of each month.
