Basket Auction Help Needed

Hey students and parents! We are going to be holding the basket auction on the 20th outdoors in the parking lot. We are gonna need a god bit of help with this. The money that is raised by this fundraiser is going to improve a lot of things in the youth group. Because this help is going directly to benefit you, I need to hear it from a parent or guardian if you cannot be in attendance. This is very important and we need all hands on deck for this. I will send out an email soon to give more details about this!

Staying Connected

Social Media

@ShieldStuMin

Instagram and Facebook are good places for students to keep updated. We share pictures of events and some updates of what's coming up. These are great for students because they can share our posts with their friends and evangelize by using their own platforms!

Email Updates

Contact Connor to get added

You can text or email Connor to have yourself added to our weekly email chain! The emails provide updates of what is coming up in the youth ministry. We also try use this avenue to share pictures with parents from events, so you definitely want to get added to this list!

Campout

We had such a blast this month at our campout! We camped outside, we watched a movie, we hung out by the fire, we got WET, and we worshipped together as a group! Both groups had a blast and the leaders considered it such a blessing that we got to be together again! Keep your eyes peeled as we will be posting other updates soon on what's coming up!

Sign Up For a Basket!

Our basket raffle is still on and is coming up quick! We still are in need of a few donations to make this happen! If you are able and willing to donate a basket or other item, that would help us tremendously! The button will take you to our signup sheet, but if you have an idea that is not on the list, just shoot Connor an email! Thank you in advance!

Donate a Basket

What We Do Here

Shield Nights

Grades 6-12 meet Sundays from 6:00-7:30 PM for our weekly program in the cafe and sanctuary. Shield Nights consist of food, teaching, games, and groups!

Bible Study

Grades 6-12 meet on Sunday mornings during the 11:00am service in the youth room. Papa Herr teaches straight outa the Bible and we have Poptarts and hot chocolate!

Leadership

The Leadership Team is a handful of our high schoolers who meet in seasons in order to plan the events for Shield. They also lead weekly small groups and games at Shield Nights

Worship

The Youth Worship Team will be meeting every other Wednesday from 6:00-7:00 to practice and plan for worship nights in the fall where the youth will kickoff Shield Nights

Meet the Team

Connor English

Director of Student Ministries

Connor is our fearless leader! He serves as the director of Student Ministries for the church, attends all of our weekly events, and advocates for the youth to the larger church. Connor has been leading in youth ministries since 2019 and loves helping students realize their full potentials!

Momma and Pappa Herr

Bible Study Leader and Our Resident Momma

Lisa and Doug are incredibly important to the day-to-day of our ministry. Doug leads the weekly Bible Study and Lisa is in our weekly leadership teams. They also lead a Bible Study for Parents and help with Shield Nights every other week! The students love them and so do we!

Ashlynn Watson

Volunteer and Connor's Hot Fiancé

Ashlynn has been serving at Movement Church in Portage Lakes since her family planted it in 2008. She currently serves as the KidMin Director and on the youth ministry team. Her and Connor have been working together in Ministry since 2018! Ashlynn helps us out on Shield Nights!

Josh Masuoka

Our Token Millennial Volunteer

Josh helps us out with our weekly Bible Study on Sunday Mornings and on many of our Shield Nights! Josh brings an incredible energy to our team, and does everything from leading games to helping explain deep theological ideas in our Bible Studies!

Michele and John Ross

In-House Outdoors Expert and Our Resident Momma

Michele and John are instrumental parts of the youth ministry team! They do everything from being here twice a month for Shield Nights, helping with Shield Leadership, carting around our massive group when needed, and building every fire we ever need!

Brett and Michelle Rabung

Incredible helpers and scary dodgeball player

Brett and Michelle are awesome additions to our team! Brett is the praise worship leader here at the church and Michelle helps out with just about every area she can! On our team, Brett and Michelle help us out on Shield Nights whenever we need the help!

Social Media and Text Updates