LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH
Since my youth, God, you have taught me,
and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
Psalm 71:17
OUR MISSION
Lighthouse Youth is our church’s energy-packed youth ministry, and reaches out to all youths!
Centred on the foundation of the Word of God, the ministry’s call is to teach our youth godly morals, values and the importance of making Jesus the centre. Lighthouse Youth is the place for building godly relationships and growing in a steadfast relationship with Jesus.
We have two dynamic youth groups, Lighthouse and Lighthouse Murchison, and we welcome you to join our fam!
ABOUT LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH
TEEN CHURCH
Our Lighthouse Youth ministry also runs Teen Church on a Sunday. Teen Church is open to Grade 6 & 7s.
LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH
Our energetic sessions start off with non other than some good quality relationship building. This time occurs before our evenings officially begin at 6:30pm. We provide games, a seating area, and you’re welcome to buy some snacks from our tuck shop.
We encourage kids to come early for this time, in order for them to make new friends and build godly friendships in a fun and engaging way.
We officially start off our sessions with a greeting, announcements then an ice breaker (usually a game in which the kids can volunteer to be apart of).
The evening continues with a few worship songs and then the message. At the end of each evening we have a ‘response time’ in which we give the kids time and space to respond to the message they’ve heard, we also have leaders at the front who are ready to pray with anyone who feels they need prayer.
WHAT A FRIDAY NIGHT AT LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH USUALLY LOOKS LIKE:
To bring Jesus back to the centre in the lives of our youth and to re-affirm godly morals and values in a time where the youth may find hard it to navigate.
OUR MISSION
LIGHTHOUSE MURCHISON
Lighthouse Murchison is a youth plant of Norwegian Settlers Church, Murchison is approximately 10km from the church, we didn’t want our students walking long distances to and from the church, we therefore planted Lighthouse Murchison, to bring youth closer to our young people where they can have more time and achieve more through our ministry activities.
SOCCER TEAM
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
BIBLE STUDY
FRIDAY NIGHT YOUTH
MINISTRIES CONSIST OF:
LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH FAQ’S
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Not at all! Our doors are open to everyone and we regularly encourage our youth to bring their friends to youth.
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Youth ends around 08:30pm. We have a drop-off and pick up zone at the font of the church, where you can pick up and drop-off your kids.
MEET OUR YOUTH PASTOR
CHAD VAN NIE KERK has been our official Youth Pastor since 2021 and is on our church council. Chad has a gift to work with our young people. By God’s grace, Chad has transformed our youth ministry and is always looking for ways to encourage and strenghten our young community. Chad is responsible for the discipleship and spiritual growth of our 14-18yr olds. He co-ordinates our youth ministry and teaches Bible Classes for kids to grow in the Lord. Chad also teaches and leads worship at Kids church as well as leads in worship at our main service. We are blessed to have Chad leading our youth, fully owning his role as Youth Pastor.
MEET THE TEAM
NKOSINATHIE (NATHI) HADEBE
YOUTH LEADER
NATHI has been apart of youth since Highschool, he then joined the church as an intern and was later appointed on staff. He as achieved a higher certificate in Theological studies. Nathi assists Chad in the Zulu community of Lighthouse Youth , he is huge anchor the Lighthouse Friday nights , Nathi run bible studies in 3 locations outside the church; Cite, Nobamba and Merlwood
MINSTRIES WE OFFER:
We have Bible Studies in the communities and an online community through WhatsApp and Instagram.
BIBLE STUDY
Friday Night Youth Is filled with fun socials, worship and encourages messages and prayer times.
FRIDAY NIGHT YOUTH
We run camps and fundementals throughout the year for our students and local communities. This is where we deepen their knowledge of Jesus and present opportunities for a relationship with Him.
CAMPS AND FUN DAYS
We lead chapels in schools where we do short encouraging messages and worship with the students.
SCHOOLS MINISTRIES