Youth Ministry

This includes:

• Each meeting should include Prayer, Worship, Study, Fellowship, Service (inside and outside the church), and Invitation.

• Coordinating plans and support for the Youth Director.

• Recruiting and training Sunday School teachers.

• Celebrating the work of teachers with special recognition events and teacher commissioning services.

• Providing confirmation class.

• Providing for Jr. and Sr. High Youth fellowship.

• Plan and implement a yearly Youth Sunday Worship Service.

• Providing senior recognition.

• Overseeing music programs for youth (Bell Choir and Youth Praise Team)

• Plan and implement fundraising that is approved by session.

• Promoting Presbytery, Synod and denominational events such as summer church camp, Youthquakes (GAP), and the Sr. High Youth Convention; and Triennium.

• Administering camp scholarships from the Williams bequest.

  • Please note the church pays half of registration fees for each youth and the full registration fee for all adult sponsors.

  • Parents can request a scholarship from Prairie Valley for their half of the registration fee no later than two weeks prior to the event through the church office.

• Coordinating advertisements and publicity for all special events. This consists of getting information in article form to the church office in a timely manner (no less than 3 weeks prior to event) for Friday Emails, Monthly Newsletters, Weekly Bulletins, Website, Social Media, and Press Releases to North Texas e-News.

• Sponsoring and promoting opportunities to engage those outside the church.

• Encouraging the congregation to invite others to worship and other church events.

• Checking your committee mailbox weekly. Plus filling out the Expense/Reimbursement Form for any bill or invoice associated with your committee and put it in the Treasurer’s mailbox.

• Maintaining background checks for all volunteers cleared for service through the church office.