Our Wednesday night gatherings do not have the normal “fixins” of many youth groups. While we are not opposed to games or fun, our gatherings are not centered around flashy entertainment or elaborate production but around fellowship, biblical teaching, prayer, and discussion. Our desire is not just to get students “in the church” but for students to enter into relationship with the Lord and to grow and mature in their relationship with the Lord. Ultimately, we believe the Spirit changes the lives of students through seemingly ordinary and often unglamorous means.

Because of the size of SVCC Youth, it is hard for students to hide or fly under the radar. In SVCC Youth, we encourage all students to be active participants and not passive bystanders. We know that students are more gifted and knowledgeable than even they realize, so we hope to help students both to understand their gifts and to fan them into flame so that they might be of service to the rest of the church.

We desire to enter into the messy lives of students without hiding our own mess from them. In being honest about our own mess, we hope that students will be open and honest about their mess so that we all together as SVCC Youth can grow in holiness and godliness by the power of the Spirit. Of course, this type of authentic community takes much time to develop, so we are committed to students for the long haul and not just when it is convenient.