Watertown Students

Welcome to Watertown Student Ministry! 

We’re excited you’re here! We create environments and opportunities for middle and high school students to ask questions, be curious, explore Jesus and their faith and build meaningful relationships with one other and a group of caring adults. Our church family would be nothing without our students and we feel blessed and honored to partner with parents, families and these students in what God is doing in and through their lives.

New Programming in 2026-2027

Spaces created for students to connect, as well as for 5th and 6th graders transitioning into Student Ministry!

The Bridge: 5th & 6th Grade, Sunday Mornings

Watertown: 11:00am, Orange Room downstairs

The Bridge is a Sunday morning gathering of 5th and 6th graders where students will meet friends, play games, and learn through a mix of teaching and discussion.

For 5th graders, The Bridge provides a “first step” into Student Ministry before they begin participating in Sunday nights, retreats, and trips as 6th graders. For 6th graders, The Bridge helps prepare these students to feel comfortable, informed, and excited to attend Sunday morning worship services or serve on Sunday mornings when they move into 7th grade.

Student Connect: 6th–12th Grade, Sunday Mornings

Watertown: 10:30–10:55am, Balcony

Student Connect is a time on Sunday mornings outside of services where students grab a snack, catch up with friends, leaders, and directors, and meet any newcomers, while receiving announcements of what’s coming up in Student Ministry.

Short-Term Groups: 7th–12th Grade, Sunday Mornings, Seasonal

Watertown: Check the Upcoming Events section below for info soon!

Short-term groups give students a chance to dive deeper into topics such as baptism, communion, or special topics based on grade level. Groups will run 4 to 6 weeks, once per season (fall, winter, and spring).

Watertown Students: High School & Middle School Sunday Nights

Where do we go?

Watertown Student Ministry meets at our Watertown Campus.

What time is the weekly programming?

Students meet:

High School and Middle School Sunday Nights are both 5–7pm.

What should you expect at Watertown Student Ministry? 

You should expect a time that values a deeper relationship with Christ. During this time of uncertainty and confusion we understand that students need to have an anchor that keeps them tethered to who they are as sons and daughters of God.

Our Youth Group seeks to develop this relationship through an understanding of the Bible as God’s word to everyone, including students who have so many questions. We teach students how to access this complex yet beautiful book and how to engage God through prayer.

It is also a time of fellowship and fun, as we begin each session with games and snacks in order to foster a healthy, vibrant Christian community. We invite all students between 6th and 12th grade to check us out!

Upcoming Events

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Student Summer Trips

Each year our students have the opportunity to come together and experience life with God for the good of the world - taking trips locally and around the world to visit with ministry partners, serve in the community, or learn about a different culture.

We have trips specifically tailored for our middle schoolers as well as high school students. For more information about this year's Student Summer Trips click the link below.

Student Summer Trips

Important Information

  • We have a lot of opportunities for students to plug and get connected in a meaningful way including weekly gatherings to fun events, retreats, trips, and serving opportunities. Explore your local campus by clicking on the tabs above to learn more.
  • If you’re new with us and trying to figure out if this is the place for you, welcome. It’s hard being new anywhere, including at church stuff. Good thing is, everyone here has been new before, so you won’t be alone. Will it be awkward? Almost guaranteed, but death by awkwardness isn’t a thing, so you should make it out alive and maybe even acquire some new friends in the process. We’re excited to meet you.
  • We believe that youth ministry is family ministry. We may know teenagers, but you know your teenager the best and you are their greatest influence. So, we believe in partnering with parents is one way we get to help lead students to discover and own their faith.
  • Check out our parent page to find helpful resources related to parenting teens as well as our weekly content so that you can continue the conversation at home and your teenager(s) normalize talking about God in their life.
  • Waiver: This liability and med form enables us to respond to an emergency regarding your child(ren), and allows us to go off site with them for events, trips, retreats, and serving opportunities. This form needs to be completed once and then can be accessed and updated by you as needed until your child graduates without needing to be filled out all over again. Click here to fill out the waiver.
  • Without our adult volunteer leaders, none of this would be possible. We get to watch God work in and through the lives of our leaders to help lead our students to discover and own their faith. So, volunteers, thank you!
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Interested in learning more about volunteering with student ministry?

Volunteering in student ministry can look like a lot of different things, not just leading a small group. Every campus has unique needs, many of which are seasonal and behind the scenes. And yet every role, in some way, helps our students nurture meaningful connections that impact their life and faith. If this is something you’d like to consider, pray about it and have a conversation with your local Student Ministry Director by clicking on the button below.

Volunteer in Student Ministry

Watertown Staff