All Saints Church believes that youth are essential members of the church. Therefore our ministry to youth intentionally seeks to come alongside them and meet their unique needs without separating them from the life of the church as a whole. The spiritual formation of youth at All Saints begins on Sunday mornings as they worship God, listen to the Word, and celebrate the sacraments with the entire church body. The liturgy, corporate worship, Eucharist, and fellowship with the body serve to shape them and inform their identity as God’s children and as essential members of the Body of Christ- the church. Youth are also invited and encouraged to be involved in many areas of ministry in order that they might discern their gifts and their place in the body.
Though youth are worshipping members of the body we are also aware that the church must intentionally walk beside them and address their specific questions and needs as youth. It is important for students to meet together to share life and grow closer to Jesus Christ in community and wrestle with what it means for them to live as faithful disciples of Jesus in the context of middle school and high school.
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“Adolescents are looking for a soul-shaking, heart waking, world changing God to fall in love with, and if they do not find that God in the Christian church, they will most certainly settle for lesser Gods elsewhere. Youth look to the church to show them something. Most of the time we have offered them pizza.”
Presence Centered Youth Ministry p 52
High School Youth - ROOTS
ROOTS is a gathering of High School students who meet weekly on Sunday evenings to grow in their understanding, experience , and commitment to Jesus Christ. We spend time talking, laughing, playing, worshipping, praying, reading the Bible, and serving together so that as a community we would be growing deeper roots in Jesus Christ. Come check out our gathering and invite your friends!
ROOTS gathers on Sunday nights from 6-8pm @ the Thielman’s home located at 4303 Forest Edge Trail, Durham. For more information contact Thomas Kortus (thomas@allsaints-chd.org or 919.619.5007). Let your roots grow deep in Christ.
And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6,7
Middle School Youth - WIRED 4:12
WIRED4:12 is a gathering of middle school students grades 6-8 who meet weekly to play games, talk, pray, and read the Bible together as we learn about who God is and experience Him together. Invite your friends!
WIRED 4:12 meets on Sunday afternoons from 4:30-6pm @ All Saints Church (4310 Garrett Rd. Durham, NC). Click here for directions. We will be meeting at alternate locations until our building is finished please contact Thomas Kortus (thomas@allsaints-chd.org or 919.619.5007) for more information.
This middle school gathering gets its name from 1 Timothy 4:12:
Do not let anyone treat you as if you are unimportant because you are young. Instead, be an example to the believers with your words, your actions, your love, your faith, and your purity.” Youth are uniquely wired not simply to have a relationship with the living God, but to lead!
Sunday Morning Faith Formation
Youth are encouraged to come to faith formation class on Sunday mornings from 9:00-9:45 am. They will be met with donuts and orange juice and find a Bible study that both engages and challenges them
Confirmation
All youth who are at least 12 years old are encouraged to consider Confirmation in concert with their parents as a chance to personally and publicly profess faith in Christ, renew their baptismal vows, receive a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and to be commissioned for service in the Church. This rite of passage is central in the Anglican tradition and carries with it both significance and responsibility for students at All Saints Church. Please talk to Thomas Kortus for more information about confirmation.
Parents
All Saints recognizes that parents are essential to youth ministry and therefore we seek to partner with them in every way possible. Scripture places the mantle of responsibility for disciplining children and youth upon parents and therefore we seek to empower parents in this task as well as accompany them in it. There are many ways for parents to get involved. please contact Thomas to see how you might get involved and use your gifts to seve the youth of All Saints and the community.
Youth Ministry Team
Michael Parsons
Mary Catherine Shafer
Danny Thielman
Lori Armestead
All Saints Church believes that youth are essential members of the church. Therefore our ministry to youth intentionally seeks to come alongside them and meet their unique needs without separating them from the life of the church as a whole. The spiritual formation of youth at All Saints begins on Sunday mornings as they worship God, listen to the Word, and celebrate the sacraments with the entire church body. The liturgy, corporate worship, Eucharist, and fellowship with the body serve to shape them and inform their identity as God’s children and as essential members of the Body of Christ- the church. Youth are also invited and encouraged to be involved in many areas of ministry in order that they might discern their gifts and their place in the body. 
WIRED 4:12 is a gathering of middle school students grades 6-8 who meet weekly to play games, talk, pray, and read the Bible together as we learn about who God is and experience Him together. Invite your friends!