
STUDENT MINISTRY AT BETHEL CHURCH
Cultivating a community for students to love God, love others, and serve the world.
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.
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.
Unplug & Unwind Hangout
Fridays – March 21, April 25, May 23
6-8PM in Room E
9-12th grade students & college students (18-24 years old)
After a long week, sometimes it is nice to have a place to relax. Come and join us for a low energy and low stress event each month to unplug and unwind from your week. Do homework, drink some tea, talk with others, or play a quiet board game.
Join us on Palm Sunday, April 13th for a pancake breakfast hosted by our Student Ministry. Stop by the Gym between 8:00 and 10:45 AM for pancakes and more! Enjoy breakfast and community together as our students seek to serve our church family. We will be collecting a freewill donation for our Student Ministry.
We are also taking donations for Krusteaz pancake mix and bottles of pure maple syrup. If you would like to contribute, please bring items to the main church office by April 9th.
Questions? Email students.
Senior Celebration
May 4th, 2025
For: 12th Grade Students, Families, and Leaders
RSVP by April 27th: Click Here
Our graduating seniors are important to us, and we want to celebrate them alongside their families. Senior Celebration will be May 4th, 2025, from 6-8pm in the FLC at Bethel. Students, parents, and leaders will also be invited up on stage during the main church service to be recognized as well.
VBS is June 9-12 and we need your help! Click here to find out how you can serve!
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.
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.
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. Returning Fall 2025.
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.
Other questions, contact SamuelSchroeder@bethelfc.com.
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.
Join us this summer for Bible Studies, Worship Nights, Service, and these larger opportunities listed below. More info to come on all summer activities soon.
May 31, for students entering 6th grade in Fall 2025.
Students are invited to serve at Vacation Bible School. Sign up to serve here: www.bethelfc.com/vbs
Students are invited to serve at our local sports camp this summer!
August 4-8, for students entering 6th-8th grade in Fall 2025. A great opportunity to get to know other students, spend sometime outside, and worship God!
Kindred Student Ministry

Middle School Community Youth Group
6-8 Grade
Every other Wednesday
3:15-4:30 PM
Memorial Building
If you have a child in 6th–8th grade, they won’t want to miss out on the middle school community youth group! Led by Jay and Heidi Hesse, this group offers a mix of games, video lessons, and engaging activities, all with the goal of guiding them towards a deeper relationship with Jesus. For more info, please contact Heidi Hesse at 701.809.5445.

Youth Foundations
6th-12th Grade
Sundays, 9-10 AM
Kindred High School
We believe it’s essential for our youth (6th-12th grade) to have a strong foundation in understanding and living out their Christian faith. With the guidance of Rich Irish and Justin Moline, our young people will delve deeper into what they believe and why. For more information, please contact Justin Moline at 701.640.4404.

Kindred FCA
Every other Sunday, 5 PM,
Freier Residence, 238 Newport Parkway
FCA seeks to make disciples by engaging, equipping and empowering coaches and athletes to know and grow in Christ and lead others to do the same. All students in grades 8-12 are invited to enjoy an evening of fun, food, and fellowship! Please contact Kyle Freier at 701.361.2241for more info.
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.
Middle School Parents Connection Event
Next Parent Event Coming Soon
High School Parents Connection Night
Next Parent Event Coming Soon
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.