Gayton Student LIFE
Gayton Student Life is the youth ministry of Gayton Baptist Church for students in grades 6-12.
The vision is to lead students to experience LIFE in Jesus Christ through:
Discipleship: in worship, prayer, and Bible study
Community: in friendship, fun, and support
Action: in leadership, outreach, and serving others
For more information, email Rev. Jennifer Mullins, Youth & Young Adult Pastor, at jennifer@gayton.church.
Gayton Student LIFE Schedule 2024
MARCH SUNDAYS
9:00am or 11:00am Morning Worship
10:08am Youth Brunch Bible Study – upstairs in Room 223.
5:30-7:30pm LIFENIGHT at “the Well”
Dinner, Open Gym, Games, Worship, Bible study & Fun!
APRIL-MAY SUNDAYS
9:00am or 11:00am Morning Worship
10:08am Youth Brunch Bible Study
6:00-7:30pm LIFENIGHT at “the Well” (No dinner provided.)
Snacks, Open Gym, Games, Worship, Bible study & Fun!
SUMMER SUNDAYS: (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
9:00am Youth Brunch Bible Study
10:00am Worship
6:00-7:30pm LIFENIGHT at “the Well”
7:30-8:30pm “Hang out at the Well”/Open Gym
COMING in the FALL:
LIFENIGHTS every Sunday from 6:00pm-7:30pm with snacks, games, Bible study, worship & fun!
BOLD LIFENIGHTS - first Sunday of each month! With dinner, a group activity and BIG worship!
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2024 Gayton Student Ministry Highlights
April
*LifeNights will begin to meet from 6:00-7:30pm with no meal provided, but with snacks.
Creative Worship Night - postponed to a future date.
May
Sunday, May 5: Student Ministry Teams/Parents meeting after LifeNight 7:30pm
Sunday, May 19: Amazing Race! 12:00pm-7:00pm / Cost- $20 n/ Signup by April 28 (Registration below.)
June
Sunday, June 2: Graduate Sunday! Summer Kick-off Cook-out that evening!
Mon-Fri, June 10-14: Vacation Bible School! Youth volunteers welcome and needed!
July
Mon-Fri, July 22-26: Youth Mission Week – Eagle Eyrie, Lynchburg, VA
A week of worship, fun, mission work, Bible study, and building up our group! Sign-ups coming!
August
Sunday, August 18: Tentative Student Ministry Teams & Parents meeting
August 11, 18, 25: Special summer outings & outreach activities -TBD
September
Sunday, September 8: First BOLD LifeNight of School Year!
Upcoming Events
Gayton Student Ministry 2nd Annual "AMAZING RACE"!
For all students in 6th-12th grade!
Sunday, May 19
Noon- 7:00pm
Cost - $20
Sign-up by or before April 28th.
Students will be assigned to teams* of 4-6 people with an adult driver. Teams will be given a team color and name prior to the event so they can plan to dress in that color. After the 11:00am worship service, which ends by noon, all of the participants will have lunch together at the church; receive all the "Amazing Race" rules and instructions, and prepare to start the race. The start of the race will be at 1:00pm. Teams will be given clues to solve and follow to get to destinations where they will have challenges to complete. The tasks to complete are varied, from silly and fun, to creative, to helping others, to mission-focused, to brain-teasers, to physical challenges. All require teamwork and along the way, there will be items to keep up with and a Bible verse to memorize and ultimately recite at the finish line. The "race" will take the teams all over the Richmond area. Dinner will be included along the way. This is a very popular event and is incredibly fun! It is a great event to invite friends to! *Students will be assigned to the same teams as their invited guests. (No worries.). All students and invited friends and guests should sign-up by or before Sunday, April 28th. Each participant will need to fill out a medical release form and sign a code of conduct. At the end of the race, drivers will bring students back to the church to be picked up.
Gayton Student Mission Camp - "Mission Connection Celebration - MC2"
Monday, July 22-Friday, July 26
For students in completed 6th-12th grade.
Eagle Eyrie Conference Center, Lynchburg, Virginia
Cost: $350 - includes lodging, linens, meals, programming, activities, mission supplies/materials
This is a week of worship, fun, mission work, Bible study and community-building. We will join groups from all over Virginia for worship and special missions. However, our own group will stay together in our own lodge, all serve together on our assigned mission site, sit together for meals, and work on community-building together. Meanwhile, in free time, students can enjoy the pool, fun activities, an ice cream and coffee shop and having fun together.
Sign-up by or before Sunday, May 19 ( the day of the Amazing Race).
Each participant will be given a packet of medical release forms, a code of conduct, other mission camp information and what to pack, in addition to information about the week's Bible theme. We will also need your t-shirt size. There will be a mission camp participant meeting scheduled in June.
Social Media
There is a new Facebook group for Gayton Student Life! If you have a student in 6th-12th grade; if you are a student in 6th-12th grade or if you are a church member/active participant who would like to volunteer, help, teach or chaperone, then you are invited/ encouraged to join this Facebook group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/449431423775806/?ref=share_group_link
Updated Forms and Information
The following forms - Medical Information/Release Form and Code of Conduct Form must be completed for students to participate in activities sponsored by Gayton Baptist Church.
Forms are valid for one year from date of submission.
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
View our Sunday page to find out what to expect on Sunday morning
View The Glance - our weekly church-wide update
Got questions?
If you have further questions about our Gayton Students experience or visiting with Gayton Students, simply submit the form below and get in touch with us!