Opportunity for Youth
RESCUED Youth Group
Boys and girls in grades 6 thru 12 have formed a special group known as, RESCUED. We meet every week for games, snacks, hang-out time and to talk about how to live like a Christian in today’s world. On top of that we go snow-tubing, swimming, camping, picnicking, and just about everything else that is fun. :) Check out the RESCUED Youth Blog. Or, check out the Youth Group photos ...
Download complete 2010 RESCUED Youth Schedule - PDF
RESCUED Youth Group
Check out the RESCUED Youth Group web site.
Camp Grace
Each summer the children and youth of Grace Community Church attend Camp Grace. Camp Grace is an exciting four-day summer retreat held at Laurel Hill State Park in Somerset, PA. This week offers great food catered by Chef Judy, and is filled with exciting activities including; nerf football, nature hikes, arts & crafts, camp fires, water-balloon battles, the egg-toss competition, basketball, a talent competition, movie night, a bunkhouse decorating competition, star-gazing and a thousand other amazing things to do. Bring your sleeping bag and get ready for FUN! Check out the Camp Grace photos ...
Youth Choir
The Grace Community Church Youth Choir presents special music at GCC events. The choir is open to youth grades 6 through 12 who have a love of singing. The choir is directed by Bridget Laero.
Youth Sunday School
Youth Sunday School meets every Sunday morning at 9 AM for practical Biblical training about issues and topics relevant to the lives of contemporary teenagers. The study is open to everyone in grades 6 through 12. Join us!
Puppet Ministry
There is nothing as fun as watching children laugh and sing with puppets. the Grace Community Church Puppet Ministry performs live at Grace Community Church Sunday mornings and regionally at churches and events. Teens and adults are encouraged to become a member of the puppeteers team for a rewarding experience in ministering to children of the region. See the Puppet Ministry photos ...
Greater Wind Band
Greater Wind is a team of sincere and talented musicians who lead worship at Grace Community Church. They have also led worship and presented dynamic programs mixed with drama in other churches and venues. While instruments range from drums to saxophone to flute and guitars, the members include not only adults but also young adults and teenagers. They use a variety of styles of music in worship, from hymns to choruses to contemporary Christian Music. Visit the Greater Wind web site.
the Christian Performing Arts Company - CPAC
Through the power of real-life dialogue, acting out true testimonies of Biblical persons and even of today's people who have found Christ, we use the performing arts, multimedia and technology to deliver His message of Life that saves. The Christian Performing Arts Company are adults, young adults and teens dedicated to professionalism and excellence in the arts to carry out this mission. Here is an exciting opportunity for everyone to participate in communicating the gospel through performing arts. Actors often present the Great Men of the Bible, Great Women of the Bible and Children's Bible Story Time through video web-casts (streaming video) and audio. Actors also present plays and skits each week at the Kids' Community Bible Club and are available to churches for their programs. Visit the CPAC web site.
Kiski Valley Food Bank
The Kiski Valley Food Bank labors to alleviate hunger in and around the Kiski Valley region of southwest Pensylvania. The food bank distributed thousands of pounds of food to families throughout 2008 and into 2009. Grace Community Church teens dedicate many hours each month to this worthwhile community service. Visit the Kiski Valley Food Bank web site. Or, check out the Kiski Valley Food Bank photos ...
The GCC Apprenticeship Program
Are you a young person interested
in computers? How about acting? Music? Carpentry or plumbing? If you have an interest in a practical life application talent then chances are there is a training program for you at GCC. Grace Community Church operates a very unique hands-on training program for young people. We call it the GCC Apprenticeship Program. The GCC Apprenticeship Program pairs up young people with talented and experienced adult mentors who volunteer their time to pass on their knowledge to the next generation through practical hands-on work experience. The program has been in operation since 1998 and has been instrumental in lifelong opportunities for many young people who have taken what they learned in the program into rewarding careers. Some of the areas of interest include:
Cooking
Puppeteers
Child Care Services
Senior Care Services
Theatrical Acting
Theatrical Costuming
Theatrical Make-up
Theatrical Set Building
Theatrical & Media Technologies
Transportation
Grounds Care
Plumbing
Heating
Electrical
Painting
Masonry
Carpentry
Auto Repair
Musicians
Music Production
Landscaping
Audio / Visual
Lighting
Computer Technologies
Internet Technologies
Photography
Videography
Graphic Design
Media Production
and much more ...
The Alle-Kiski School of Biblical Studies
The Alle-Kiski School of Biblical Studies is a free online course of studies open to all youth grades 6 and up, and adults. The school, founded in 1995, is a ministry of Grace Community Church, located in Vandergrift, PA in the heart of the Alle-Kiski Valley region east of Pittsburgh, PA. Read more ...
