OUR 'DISTINCTIVE' VISION STATEMENT
As a youth group we want to be radically different for Jesus:
Our vision is to enable young people to become the people that God wants them to be.
 
LIVING OUT OUR FAITH:
To come together as a body of worshippers,
To be Passionate in Prayer,
To grow in faith through the Holy Spirit,
To build relationships with all,
To equip each other for life.
 
Our youth programmme spans ages 11-18,
it encompasses both churches and has 6 strands:

• ROCK
• PROJECTS
• CELL GROUPS
• SUNDAYS
• RETREATS
• TAG - mentoring

ROCK
Rock meets at St.Marys Church Centre on a Friday night from 7:15-9pm
The group is aimed at young people in year 6-8 and uses the Youth for Christ Rock Solid material. It costs £1 admission.
We do an hour together which involves a mixture of games, food and discussion all based around a central theme. This is followed by a 45 minute cell group meeting.

PROJECTS
Projects is a workshop based youth group that meets on a Friday night at St. Mary's Church Centre at 8:30pm till 10:30pm.
We do a mixture of activities from music and art workshops to book groups and Christian activities.
It is aimed at young people in year 9 upwards and costs £1 per session.

CELL GROUPS
Cell groups are central to everything we do. This is the best way to join the youth group. Each cell meets once a week for an hour and half to two hours during the evening in different venues. The group contains a mixture of people usually around a similar age and involves a bible study, worship and prayer. There is also a programme of socials such as Rock Climbing.

SUNDAYS
We meet during the morning service at both churches, (9:30am and 10:30am).
Ages 11-16 are welcome and there is a mixture of bible study, games and food!

TAG
We now run a mentoring programme called 'TAG' standing for 'Training and Growth'.
This is for all young people in year 10 and above and is arranged on a person to person basis.

DIARY
Click HERE to view the Distinctive Autumn Diary (pdf) file.

 
In Distinctive, we desire to help our young people meet Jesus and mature into committed, compassionate Christians: to 'know and grow'. This strategy of evangelism and discipleship runs right through our children's and youth work, and we are passionate about seeing young people, when they move on from our church, equipped to serve Christ wherever he may lead them. We seek to enable them to know God more intimately and to live, act and speak in such a way as to show the love and the truth of Jesus to those around them. It is also our aim to ensure that our young people feel welcomed as a part of the church as a whole, the Body of Christ, and that their many pastoral needs are met. Our activities range from the midweek cell groups, where the emphasis is on discipleship and creating an atmosphere of openness and honesty, to the informal groups and other social events
 

Andy Baker
Youth Worker
0161 962 6493