For several years in a row I helped organize a citywide block party. We used the parking lot of a local bank and set up a stage, food booths, a volleyball net, and lots of basketball hoops. We organized a basketball tournament, had live bands, and tons of door prizes (all donated by local businesses).At some point in the...
Our church has a "food trailer," nothing fancy. We take it different places and give away food and drinks (for free). This summer we will be going to the skate park and when football practice starts we will go to the campus. We do hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks. For the football teams we do water and Gatorade....
It's as simple as it sounds ... and it worked! Sports draw kids out that might not normally go to church.This was done at the beach, but could be done at a park or anywhere. We challenged another youth group to a football game on Clearwater Beach. Both group of kids invited their friends (especially ones that could play...
This is a really neat event that brings the little youth (and their parents) together with teens for prayer, fun and food. You just pick a simple art project, something that the older teens can help the younger kids with, (we painted wooden crosses as Easter presents for parents). Get your teens involved early with this and encourage them...
I came up with this outreach idea while volunteering with Dora High School's Softball Team. The girls love to eat sunflower seeds. So I went to Sam's and got a large bucket with 60 packs of sunflower seeds in each and made a shipping label that had the name of my church, the meeting times, and a little saying...
All you need for this one is a theme park that has go carts/race cars and your Bible. buy cellcept online https://capefearpsych.org/wp-content/uploads/unlimited_elements_cache/import/first/cellcept.html Send out invitations and make a big deal about this one. Get as many of your kids, plus as many of their friends as you can. Bus them over to the theme park for a...
You remember the little Sunday school project with the Easter eggs? Ever thought of using that for an evangelism tool? A month before Easter, give your group a chance to make a difference through giving away Easter Eggs. The large plastic egg includes symbols of the items used during the crucifixion (a white cloth spattered with red marker -...