Youth Group
Grades 6-12 (Middle and High School split during Small Groups). Every other Wednesday Night from 6-8pm.
We meet at VHC (115 Rockdale Ave, Swannanoa) for worship, teaching, small group time, mixers/ games, and dinner provided!
High School Huddle
Grades 9-12. This meets on the off weeks of youth group...so also every other Wednesday Night from 6-8pm.
We meet at the Church (unless otherwise posted somewhere else) for intentional community and conversation amongst just our high schoolers. Dinner provided!
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Interested in serving in our youth ministry?
At Valley Hope Church, we can't shake the profound significance that takes place when adults show up in the lives of teens. If you are interested in ministering to our students, we would love to connect with you and see how you could be plugged in at VAHO!
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Upcoming Student Ministry Events
We only hold Youth Group every other week...here's why:
- It allows families to have more time together & we believe the home to be the primary place of discipleship.
- Less youth-specific events allows students to be able to attend Church wide events a little more easily. We want students to be able to attend something like a Night of Worship or Church-wide Service Project alongside youth events, and a weekly event makes that very hard for students and families. Churchwide events are vital for our students to be developed as lifelong worshippers.
- We want to prioritize relationships over programs. This will allow volunteers to have time back to put a higher emphasis on relational ministry.
- We want to offer something specific to HS'ers as they are at a different stage spiritually and relationally than our middle schoolers...and we couldn't do that on top of youth group each week. So on some off weeks, we have a "High School Huddle" that is only be for HS'ers.
- We are partnering with WyldLife. Many of our Middle School students are deeply involved in WL, so we want to lean into that. What this looks like is, every other Wednesday is Youth Group, and on the opposite W, there will be Wyldlife. There are several Valley Hope members (including myself) who will be leaders present.
Youth Events
Youth Group
This is for all students grades 6-12. During these gatherings we have mixers and some fun, dinner, worship, teaching, and small groups where our students can break off with their peers closest to them with volunteers that will help them dive a little deeper into the Scripture and the topics we’re covering. This is our main hub for all of our students and volunteers to come together throughout the semester.
High School Huddle
These are designed for our high school students; both guys and gals. These are in the evening, on Wednesday Nights Every Other Week from 6-8pm on the off weeks of Youth Group! These are more conversational in nature, and a chance for our older students to dig a little deeper, and grow closer in their relationships with one another.
WyldLife
This is a parachurch ministry that we partner with for outreach and connection with our students. This ministry is geared for all middle school students in our area, and provides events every other Thursday night (generally) with the occasional bonus event. This ministry is a great place for our middle school students to meet with other middle schoolers from different churches and to encounter Jesus in a fun environment full of trained leaders that will care for them. WyldLife also does something called “Campaigners” which are essentially small groups where students can meet with leaders to work through topics and passages of Scripture. This also makes for a fantastic place for your students to invite their non-believing friends to hear about Jesus. Reach out to Daniel if you have any questions!
Meet Daniel
Daniel Lancaster serves as both our Director of Church Operations and Director of Student Ministries. Daniel graduated from Montreat College in 2018 where he studied Bible & Religion with a particular emphasis on Student Ministry and Worship Arts. Daniel is currently working towards his MDiv at Reformed Theological Seminary. During his time at Montreat, Daniel was a part of starting the Student Ministry program at Valley Hope along with a great team of volunteers and parents. Daniel served as the Director of Student Ministry at Valley Hope Church for 2 years from 2017 to 2019 and during that time began to work with teens at the Black Mountain Home for Children and later served as a Transitional Living Coach and the Cafe Lead supervising youth in the Apprenticeship program.
Before returning to Valley Hope Church, Daniel spent some time serving with the Creative Department at Ligonier Ministries in Orlando, FL and learned about the intersection between faith and beauty. Daniel returned to Valley Hope in 2022 excited to work with students and help them see what God is orchestrating behind the scenes in their lives.
Daniel accomplishes things only via the help of his wife Emily, and gets distracted from doing things via the help of his two kids, Elliot and Theodore. Aside from the above, Daniel also drinks excessive amounts of coffee.
