Youth Group Trip Information

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If you/your child is signing up for a mission trip, they need to attend at least 50% of youth group meetings (some exceptions can be made for special circumstances).
If they are going on the High School Mission Trip, they will need to be at Zion July 20, 2025 for the shareholder dinner and worship service.
If they are going on the Middle School Mission Trip, they need to commit to being there all week (no leaving for a sports practice or anything like that just because we are only 30 minutes away).
If they are going on either mission trip, they will be instructed to write a pre-trip devotional and will need to read each student/leader’s devotional each day leading up to the trip.
If you are someone who is interested in asking for help with finances, we have a “scholarship fund” that some church members donate to that can help reduce the cost of payments. Just email me if you’d like that kind of help.

Youth Group Trips 

Middle School Winter Retreat (Spring Hill – Feb 7-9, 2025) – Full Cost: $240

Join another 800 or so youth at Spring Hill Camps in Evart, MI (1 1/2 hours north). Large worship sessions with a band, speaker, skits, and videos. Snow Tubing Hill. Gym with basketball, volleyball, high ropes course, crate stacking, dodgeball tournament, 3 on 3 basketball tournament, volleyball tournament. Broom Ball. Escape Rooms. Laser Tag. Game Room. And so much more! Sleep in cabins on bunk beds.

Middle School Holland Mission Trip (June 22-27, 2025) – Full Cost $300

Travel 30 minutes to Holland, MI and stay in the church basement of Calvary Reformed Church. Service projects at the church. Blacktop Rec kids program with Brain Boost Tutoring. Volunteer at places like Community Action House, Boys and Girls Club, Kids Food Basket, and more. Play sardines in a large church building. Go to Holland State Park. Go downtown Holland to see Street Performers. Daily devotions and worship times. Lots of group bonding. It will be the best week of your summer.

High School Winter Retreat (Spring Hill – Jan 24-26, 2025) – Full Cost: $240

Join another 800 or so youth at Spring Hill Camps in Evart, MI (1 1/2 hours north). Large worship sessions with a band, speaker, skits, and videos. Snow Tubing Hill. Gym with basketball, volleyball, high ropes course, crate stacking, dodgeball tournament, 3 on 3 basketball tournament, volleyball tournament. Broom Ball. Escape Rooms. Laser Tag. Game Room. And so much more! Sleep in cabins on bunk beds.

High School Kansas City Mission Trip (June 8-13, 2025) – Full Cost $550

Travel 10 hours to Kansas City, Missouri to serve through the organization CSM (same organization as the Washington DC and Nashville trips the last two years). Serve at a variety of ministry sites that are doing great things in the city. Go on a prayer tour and learn about some of the problems and solutions happening in the city. Morning Devotions. Evening Debriefing. Eating dinner at a variety of global cuisine restaurants and maybe restaurants that famous in Kansas City. Grow in your faith. Learn. Worship. Become super close with your youth group friends. More info to come as they give it to us.

September 8 – Youth Group Kick-Off

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Zion’s Youth Group is kicking off on September 8! We are meeting at Zion and staying at Zion for some Olympic competitions (with a youth group twist – volleyball with a giant beach ball, fencing with pool noodles, funny break dancing, creating a team flag, etc).
We will be meeting during our regular weekly Sunday evening youth group times:
4:00-5:30 pm – High School (9th-12th grade)
5:45-7:15 pm – Middle School (6th-12th grade)
For youth group meetings on Sundays, please enter through door “D” in the back of church, next to the youth room/chapel.
With a new youth group year, we need everyone to fill out new Release/Registration Forms. You can do that online here.
FYI – Students are always welcome to bring friends (who are in the same age group) to youth group meetings, especially if a friend is looking for a place to come to youth group regularly. If you have a friend you’d like to take, please send this information to them and let Pastor Jeremy know their email/their parent’s email so that he can add them to his email mailing list.
If you are new to Zion’s youth group and can’t make it to the kick-off, it’s no big deal. You can join us the following week as we begin regular youth group meetings. But please still fill out a Release/Registration Form online.

Kick-Off Info

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On Sunday, September 10 we will kick off the year with a joint Middle School (6-8th grade) and High School (9-12 grade) party at BAM! in Holland. There will be bowling, laser tag and pizza! We will leave from Zion at 11:30am and return to Zion at 3:00pm. This event is free! Prior to the kick-off party please fill out a Release/Registration Form for each child attending youth group by clicking here.

Regular Weekly Youth Group Meetings start September 17.

• High School Youth(9-12 grade) meet from 4:00 – 5:30 pm.
• Middle School Youth (6-8th grade) meet from 5:45 – 7:15 pm.