FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
WOODBURY HEIGHTS
Youth Fellowship
ABOUT US
In 2009, we combined the students from the Junior and Senior Youth groups. We are known simply as The Youth Group. It is comprised of children who attend grades 5 through 12. The group meets nearly every Sunday evening from September to April. While most of the students who attend the youth group belong to our congregation, anyone interested in joining us is always welcome to do so. My mission for everyone in the youth group is to instill in them a greater sense of discipleship and global human need. It is not enough to accept Christ as Saviour; they must live it. This is accomplished through various team-building activities and projects. The youth group is also about having fun, whether it's playing silly games or actively supporting a cause. Each child feels welcome and uninhibited in a secure, safe, Christian environment.
Meet Elisha, our Youth Director
Although Elisha has lived in South Jersey all her life she did not realize our church was the right one for her until June 2000.
”When I had my second child in October 2001, I was still somewhat involved in my previous church,” she explained, “but it was Rev. (John) Shedwick who was in the hospital visiting with and praying with me. How could I not be with this church?”
Elisha was introduced to our congregation by helping her mother-in-law complete various church projects. Once she joined, her experience as an assistant preschool director, a youth director and a Sunday school teacher at her former church made her a natural to become our youth director in 2002.
”Through World Vision's 30-Hour Famine, we have raised nearly $10,000 to help end world hunger,” she said of her work with our junior and senior youth groups. “If I never accomplish anything else, I know that I will have instilled in my students a love for humanity and their role in taking care of everyone in need. My students are a constant source of pride, humor and love. Each year, they give me a new purpose for this world and are happy to go on the journey with me.”
Elisha holds a bachelor of arts degree in English, with a concentration in secondary education and psychology, which she earned at Glassboro State College, now Rowan University. After college, she worked for a large corporation for seven years and is a Zenger-Miller-certified corporate trainer.
Interested in Joining? E-mail us at: HeightsPres@comcast.net
Senior Youth Group Scholarship Program
The Senior Youth Group Scholarship Program is for graduating seniors of the Senior Youth Group who have demonstrated throughout their work and dedication, a life-long commitment to community service (not limited to local communities).
The Scholarship is funded through private donations. The scholarship will be awarded to eligible applicants each year qualifying Seniors are expected to graduate.
Youth Group Permission and Waiver Form (Click Here)
Senior Youth Group Registration Form (Click Here)
"THE BEST" 30-HOUR FAMINE SPONSORED BY WEST JERSEY PRESBYTERY
82 Students and 15 Adults participated in the 30-Hour Famine Friday and Saturday, February 25 and 26. WE RAISED $10,000.00 !!!!!!!
Youth Sunday
May 22, 2011
The Youth Group walked over the Ben Franklin Bridge on Sunday, September 25. From there, they took a tour of Old St. George's Methodist Church on 4th Street in Philadelphia. This church is the oldest continuously running church in the country.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Second Annual Trunk or Treat
Hosted by our Youth Group
