YOUTH MINISTRY

All youth entering 6th-12th grade for the 2024-2025 school year are invited to join us this summer for Summer Sunday School from 9:00-10:00 am at the Buffalo Grove campus!
For youth attending our Deerfield campus, connect with Rev. Clayton to find out ways to get involved during the 10:00 am service (A/V, reading, greeting, serving, and more).

For this summer, the youth Sunday School lessons will all align with the Scripture and themes used in worship each week.
Select each of the tabs to check out our tentative schedule of events and topics!
(Topics and events are subject to change as needed.)

Here's the scoop! Families are invited to come hang out and get to know each other better this summer on our ice cream tour.  I scream, you scream, we all scream for our new summer series!
Remaining Dates: July 25 and August 8
Time: We will be there from 7:00-8:00 pm, but join us at any time!

Join us in the back parking lot of our BG campus on Sunday, August 18 from 5pm-7pm for a tailgating party to see what's happening next school year for our kids and youth.  FREE food, games,  and bounce house.  Check out our Kid & Youth Giving Fair that day and purchase handmade items made by our very own Kingswood kids and youth; a portion of their profits will go to a charity of their choice. Bring your family, bring a friend, bring your neighbor. This event is open to the whole community! Learn more at the Tailgate and Giving Fair Overview Page!

Sign up today to help support our community vegetable garden that two of our youth have started to provide fresh food to our Food Pantry guests! We need help weeding and watering the gardens this summer!
Check out the flyer and the Sign Up Genius for an easy and impactful way to support this incredible initiative!

Kingswood welcomes guests every Tuesday night from October through April. Youth under the age of 18 can support this important ministry every Tuesday from 6:00-7:00 pm or Wednesday from 6:00-7:00 am. Youth may not interact with the guests, but can help in many ways during set up!
Email Kate for more information and to sign up  for the 2024-2025 year.

Housed in our Deerfield site campus at 815 Rosemary Terrace in Deerfield, IL,  they do a tremendous amount of compassionate work in our community, for others, and teaches the next generation of children and families how to serve.  We've been thrilled to partner with them at events we've held, and we support their mission to  support neighbors in need while building a new generation of service-minded leaders.  Check out the many opportunities they have for kids and teens. 

Join Kilmer School in District 21 and the Village of Wheeling to help families of children receiving treatment/services within the Lurie Children's Hospital. We are collecting all types of tabs in Sunday School to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities!

Congratulations to this year's mission trip participants! It was a wonderful week of service, fellowship, and friendships! More updates to come soon!
Thank you to all who prayed and supported our trip!

Trip Payment: For those who are have not finished paying off their trip, you can pay on the Kingswood website at "Give" or on the app at "Give Online". Please use the "Youth Mission trip" dropdown choice and write the participant's name in the Notes section. If you pay via check/cash, please also note who is attending and which payment you are turning in.

Confirmation is for students 8th grade or above from both the Buffalo Grove and Deerfield campus.  
Contact Kate Lapetino for more information.
Congratulations to this year's confirmation class! It was wonderful celebrating your commitment to Christ.

Our 2024-2025 Confirmation Kick-off Information Meeting will be on August 25 from 5:00-6:00 pm.

Our Buffalo Grove campus Youth Praise Band (4th-12th grade)has wrapped up the 2023-2024 school year of performances. BUT, we are looking for special summer music performances! Reach out if you have a musical talent that you would like to share this summer!
Our 2024-2025 Youth Praise Band will start again on
August 11 from 4:00-5:00 pm.

Questions: Contact Felicia Patton, Director of Music Ministries
One-on-one piano lessons: Contact our Organist, Dr. Michael Fritsch
One-on-one voice, guitar, or other lessons: Contact Felicia Patton

Worship always gets elevated with music. Whether we can sing in tune or not, we can all benefit immensely from singing to God with enthusiasm.
Connect through music by listening to our Spotify playlists!

Are there songs missing?
Share your suggestions with Kate to add to our lists!

More than ever, mental health is so important in ALL of our lives.  We face each day with more input and information than ever before and it can feel overwhelming without even realizing that it's overwhelming.  You don't really know any other way, so this constant bombardment of distractions and information is "normal".  We must all find time to take a break, unplug, and seek peace.

Prayer and time with God can be a HUGE gift to our mental health, but it doesn't stop there.  God is an amazing provider and gives us many supports and resources to better our mental health.  Check out the following resources for information, support, and ways to get involved.