Second Presbyterian Church

Connect & Grow

Youth (The Journey)


Second Church boasts a dynamic, bold and FUN youth program called The Journey which meets from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm on Sunday nights in the Education Building. Anyone from 5th grade to 12th grade is welcome to come!

What do they do on a Sunday night?

Good question! The Journey’s youth program is separated by a series of activities and talks. Students arrive at 5:00 pm and for approximately the first 20-30 minutes it’s a time of socialization, painting, ping-pong and foosball. Then, everyone is called together for opening worship music and announcements. Following that, they play an exciting game or put their creative skills to work with a craft project. Afterwards, there’s a quick kid-friendly liturgy and youth minister Colin gives a ten minute (tops!) message to frame the discussion for the evening. They then break into small groups that are lead by our amazing youth leaders to discuss in relevant detail how to apply what God is saying to us in our daily lives. Lastly, everyone meets back together for dinner in the fellowship hall at 6:30 pm. Parents begin to arrive at 6:45 pm to pick up their kids (and sneak a bite to eat). And that’s a wrap!

What makes The Journey unique?

Multi-Sensory Worship-   Worship isn’t just about music, it’s about prayer, meditation, and art too. We encourage our students to use our prayer and art stations when they feel led to so they can better worship and connect to God with the gifts He gave them (1 Corinthians 12:4).

Sharing the Gospel-   Sharing our real and genuine faith is priority number one at The Journey. Heaven is real, Hell is real, and the way we prove our love to our friends is by helping them on the search for the joy and forgiveness that God offers freely (John 3:16). However, we don’t believe it’s best done through emotional altar calls or rallies, but through speaking to people’s needs and living out Christ in our daily lives (2 Corinthians 5:17-21, John 13:35).

Humble Teaching-   We don’t have all the answers and what we see now is only a part of God’s whole truth (1 Corinthians 13:11), so we try to emphasize Jesus and the clear teachings of the Bible while saving the debate on Calvinism and Arminianism and other such "isms" for another day.

The Big Picture-   If we give our lives to Christ, then every thought should be brought under the Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5) - our relationships, our sports, our classes, our values. Everything. The Journey wants to be a place for students to explore how knowing God changes everything.

Why not check us out?

If this sounds like what you’ve always been looking for, OR entirely new but intriguing, we encourage you to check out The Journey on Sunday nights. Parents are welcome to come too!