Youth ministry at Bethany seeks to provide a safe place for middle and high schoolers to grow in their faith, build relationships with peers and leaders, and encounter Jesus.
Youth Group
Middle School Camp at Cascade Camp in Yelm, WA.
– TRIP DATES: Monday, July 13th Until Friday, July 17th
– AGES: Current 5th-7th graders
– COST: $610 with scholarships available.
ACTIVITIES & WHAT TO EXPECT: Group games, water activities, supervised free time, daily worship, devotional time, and small groups. A group of volunteer leaders (Bethany adults and high schoolers) will serve as small group leaders, cabin counselors, game masters, devotional leaders, etc. This is a great opportunity for your student to grow in their community at Bethany and deepen their relationship with Jesus. All programming - worship, messages, games, small groups - will be led by Bethany volunteers and staff. Cascades will handle all food, provide lifeguards at the waterfront, and handle all camp run activities that are reserved for our group.
TRANSPORTATION: Campers are transported from Bethany to camp with youth leaders on a rented bus with a driver employed by the bus company only for our group.
If you are wondering what Middle School Camp is like: Please view these video recaps from the past four years:
Friends are welcome!
High School Summer Service Trip
– TRIP DATES: Sunday, July 26th – Friday, July 31st
– AGES: Students currently in 8th - 12th grade
– COST: $1700 total, including $500 deposit with scholarships available
ACTIVITIES & WHAT TO EXPECT: Students and Leaders from Bethany will travel to the Los Angeles area together this summer. We will spend time daily in service activities specifically helping with the effects of recent wildfires in the area. We will also spend time daily learning, worshiping, in small groups, and praying together. How is our faith calling us to be a people of hope and transformation in this world? This trip will include a day of fun. Students can expect to earn 21 service hours on this trip. Students will be booked on a group package with Alaska Airlines non-stop into an LA area airport (airport determined by our group rate). Leaders will transport students in rented vehicles. Students will need the ability to learn, the desire to participate in hands on service projects, and the willingness to be flexible. Students and leaders will be preassigned a small group which will operate like family together during the week – traveling together, working alongside one another, cooking together and visiting sites together. These groups will pre meet together this spring and early summer. Please note, due to our group reservation needing to be a certain size, we are not able to have students fly separately to and from LA. This trip will begin in Seattle at 9:15 am at Bethany on Sunday July 26. This trip will end with a parent or guardian picking up from the airport in the early evening of Friday July 31.
If you are wondering what our High School Service Trips are like: Please view this video recap from the past year:
Middle School Camp
High School Service Trip to New Orleans
Serve with Our Youth
Youth leaders mentor and model life with Christ for our youth. You can participate in a variety of ways.
