STUDENT MINISTRY AT BETHEL CHURCH

Cultivating a community for students to love God, love others, and serve the world.


Middle School starts on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

Our middle school ministry (6-8th grade) meets weekly on Wednesday nights during the Fall and Spring school semesters (September – April) from 6pm-8pm @ Bethel.

When you arrive at the Northwest doors of our campus, head into the gym to your right to find all the fun! It’s hard to miss.

Doors open at 5:45 pm, we end at 8:00 pm.

We meet on Wednesdays to cultivate community and disciple-making. We want to help every teenager in our church understand how they can Love God, Love Others, and Serve the World. This is why we love spending time weekly with your amazing students!
We have electronic check-in for every student, ensuring their safety and our ability to contact you if necessary. Each student receives a printed name tag, and we have all parent information on hand.

We start with a variety of activities, followed by Gospel-centered teaching. We encourage every teen to bring a bible, notebook, and water bottle. We then have about an hour in Life Groups, where students can discuss the truth that was just taught. Our dedicated life group leaders show up weekly to guide and support the same group of students.

We encourage parents to get to know our Life Group leaders and ask their students what they are learning and who they are getting to know. We understand how important parenting is and want to encourage you in any way we can as you raise your teens to love and obey Jesus.

High School starts on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

Our high school ministry (9-12th grade) meets weekly on Sunday nights during the Fall and Spring school semesters (September – April) from 4pm-7pm @ Bethel.

When you arrive at the Northwest doors of our campus, head into the gym to your right to find all the fun! It’s hard to miss.

Doors open at 3:45 pm, we end at 7:00 pm.

We meet on Sunday’s to cultivate community and disciple-making. We want to help every teenager in our church understand how they can Love God, Love Others, and Serve the World. This is why we love spending time weekly with your amazing students!

We have electronic check-in for every student, ensuring their safety and our ability to contact you if necessary. Each student receives a printed name tag, and we have all parent information on hand.

We start with a variety of activities, followed by Gospel-centered teaching. We encourage every teen to bring a bible, notebook, and water bottle. We then have about an hour in Life Groups, where students can discuss the truth that was just taught. Our dedicated life group leaders show up weekly to guide and support the same group of students.

We encourage parents to get to know our Life Group leaders and ask their students what they are learning and who they are getting to know. We understand how important parenting is and want to encourage you in any way we can as you raise your teens to love and obey Jesus.

 


 

Our High School Bible Study (9-12th grade) meets weekly on Wednesday nights during the Fall and Spring school semesters (September – April) from 8:30 pm-9:30 pm in Room 120 @ Bethel.

Our Wednesday Night High School Bible Study is for those students who want to go deeper into Scripture, learning and growing in their knowledge of God, Scripture, the church, and what it means to live out the Christian life to magnify the name of Christ. We seek to study Scripture in a way that allows for us to embody 2 Timothy 3:16-17, being taught, rebuked, corrected, and trained in righteousness.

More Events Coming Soon!

 

 

One of the reasons we have Middle School and High School separate is to give our High School students an opportunity to serve with our Middle School students. We have a variety of ways for our students to do that. Part of our heart behind this rhythm is to make sure that our students are having the opportunity to disciple others before they graduate. We have them join alongside adult leaders to learn how to disciple others to love God, love others, and serve the world throughout their whole life.
Click on the form to see all the available opportunities for students to serve at MS ministry.

Join Us in Serving

 


 

Student Leadership is a way for students to build their leadership skills in and outside of the church. As always our mission is to Love God, Love Others, and Serve the world. In Student Leadership you do all three! We work to serve our world, we love those we work with and we strive to honor God with the work we do in Student Leadership.

Student Leadership meets every Sunday at 12 pm.

Apply here if you are interested

 


 

The Worship Arts Ministry at Bethel Church exists to magnify the name of Christ. The same is true for our Student Worship and Tech Team. We desire for anyone who is interested in this leadership role to physically attended Bethel Church on Sundays as well as physically attend Bethel Student Ministry. If you want to help lead others in worship, through music or tech, fill out this form to express your interest.

Interest Form

 


 

Dance Ministry is for anyone who has the passion for dance and would like to use it to glorify the Lord through student ministry. It is for 6th through 12th grade students (male or female) who have some experience in dance. As a team, we work towards dancing for Student Sunday and other student ministry events. Practice takes place during the school year (October-April).

For more information, contact KarenaKuhnley@bethelfc.com.

 

What is a discord server?

A discord server is a collection of text and voice chats that is protected by an invite link, making each server specific to a community.

Specifically, our discord server is built for our students, parents, and leaders to engage together. You can talk with others through text or voice, play games, answer a daily question, ask for prayer requests, and more.

Join our Discord Server

Discord FAQs

Other questions, contact SamuelSchroeder@bethelfc.com.

See What We Did This Summer

 

We gather during the summer to Love God, Love Others, and Serve the World through Bible studies, service days, missions trips, and camps. Our goal is to pour into students throughout the year, including through the summer. Check back here later for information on Summer 2025.

Kindred Student Ministry

Middle School Community Youth Group
Middle School Community Youth Group
6-8 grade

Every other Wednesday
3:15-4:30 pm
Memorial Building

If your kiddo is a 6–8 grader, they don’t want to miss junior high community youth group! Jay and Heidi Hesse lead youth in games, video  lessons, and group  activities, all with hope of pointing them to Jesus.

Contact Heidi Hesse 701.809.5445 for more info.

High School
High School
9-12 Grade

Fridays
7-8 am
Kindred High School

Every Wednesday morning, Kindred high school youth (9-12 grade) are invited to Bible study! This will not only be a  fun time, but also a great opportunity for youth to grow in their  relationships with God.

Contact Olivia Solhjem at 701.640.3720 for more information.

Youth Foundations for 6th-12th grade
Youth Foundations for 6th-12th grade

Sundays at 9 am
Kindred High School

Like many parents, we want our young people to know what they believe and why. With the help of Rich Irish, our youth will develop a strong foundation for understanding why they believe and how they can live out our Christian faith.

Partner with Us

Do you have a desire to build relationships with and equip students to make their faith their own? We are looking for men and women to invest in our student ministry. We have various areas where we need help including leading Life Groups, photography, preparing meals, and more. Reach out to any of our staff if you are interested in helping us to create disciples in the next generation. You can reach us at students@bethelfc.com.

Volunteer Opportunities

 

Middle School Parents Connection Event

Next Parent Event Coming in January

 

High School Parents Connection Night

Next Parent Event Coming in January

Parents, we want you to have the chance to meet our staff, ask us questions, see the space we meet in weekly, meet other parents, and for High School Parents, see a ministry night in action. Join us at our Parents Connection Events to get connected as a parent to our Student Ministry.

Currently only offered during the summer, a NextGen Ministry Intern serves the overall mission of Bethel Church by serving within NextGen ministries. They will oversee one major project, decided upon by the NextGen staff along with the intern, as well as other minor projects as assigned. If you are interested, check out more info and apply by clicking the button below.

Summer Internships

 


Students Team

Lucas Jackson

Next Gen Pastor

Sam Schroeder

Associate Director of Student Ministries

Nathan Rateau

Student Ministries Intern

Emma Peterson

Student Ministries Intern

Eliana Staton

Student Ministries Intern