Meadow Baptist Church Youth

We are led by the Spirit of God for the purpose of leading students to Christ then encouraging Christian maturity, and we are committed to the development of teenagers. We pledge ourselves to the fostering of a truly welcoming environment that is reflected in the diversity of our participants, worship styles, educational focus, and our fellowships. We seek to build a community of faith that works in appreciation of Jesus, lives in God’s mercy and grace, and strives for continual spiritual filling. We believe God calls us to joy, to fun, to artistic expression, to recreation and to an ever-present yearning for the beauty that is found in loving relationship with Jesus Christ and other human beings. Our programs for the youth provide a safe space for them to share and grow. Through power given to us in Christ, the various programs offered and scheduled small groups, mission trips, camps, and retreats, young people are led to explore issues of faith, discover their own gifts, and embrace the importance of volunteer service to their communities and throughout the world.

Daily Thought

Noah - built a gigantantical boat. How radical is that? Well, since it had probably never rained or flooded before, the entire population of the world thought Noah was one French fry short of a Happy Meal. But aren't you glad he went ahead with his public project? Yep, he saved civilization.

Joseph - dared to tell the Pharaoh of Egypt that he could interpret dreams. If he blew it, he'd be toast inside a few seconds. But he went ahead with the triple dog dare, and - oh yes, saved civilization.

Daniel - threw open the shutters of his home and prayed to the God that was despised by the all his neighbors - even though it could bring him the death penalty. And it did. Only instead of death, he gained some new furry friends in the lion's den.

I could go on and on - but do you know who completed the most radical and life changing public act of all time? You guessed it - God Himself. He was so desperate and crazy in love with the people of planet earth that He came down here wrapped in flesh. He lived a perfect public (and private) life, led a miraculous public ministry (can you say feeding 5000 folks from 5 loaves of bread and two sardines?), and of course, He died one of the most cruel - and public- deaths that you could ever imagine. Oh yeah, then He came back from the grave and appeared in public to over 500 people in 40 days.