Charlie Lyons-Pardue
Director of High School Ministry
charlie@allentownpresbyterian.org

High School Youth Group

Youth Group meets October through May on Wednesday nights. Come hang and enjoy dinner, time with friends, live music, a message from the Bible and a time to share together in small groups. Youth Group at Crossroads is a gathering all about helping students become aware of the presence of God in their journeys. Each night there’s a time for reflection and a time to break into small groups where we discuss God’s Story and what is going on in our lives. The group also participates in monthly mission. We go on a Fall and Spring retreat every year to get away from the busy-ness of our schedules for a weekend and have a blast getting to hang with friends, do some awesome activities and grow closer to God.

Meets Wednesday nights at Crossroads 6:30pm - 8:30pm. October 7th through last week in May.

Bible Study

Tuesday mornings at 6:30am before school starts the High School student leadership team is hosting a bible study on the Gospel of John. We meet at Crossroads, have some breakfast food and learn more about Jesus’ story for half an hour before school starts.

Meets Tuesday mornings at Crossroads @ 6:30am.

Sunday School

Sunday School has a new twist this year. Built around several "units" topics and activities will be constantly changing as you move from one unit to the next. One week you might be learning to cook a recipe and another week you might be learning an ancient prayer activity from the 1st century.

Sunday mornings in the Schulte Hall Kitchen 9:45am. Meets from late September to late May.

Confirmation

For students who are Freshmen or older Confirmation is a one-year class that explores the basics of the Christian faith in a fun and interactive way. As a part of the class students will go on field-trips, learn about the Bible, other religions and write a statement of faith. After completeing Confirmation students are given the opportunity to become members of APC.

Sunday mornings at the Manse 9:45am.

Summer Mission Trips

Each summer high school students have the opportunity to serve others on a variety of different mission trips. During the summer of 2008 students went to Guatemala, Philadelphia and Malawi to serve. In 2009 the youth staff lead an inter-generational mission trip to Maine to repair houses for families in need.