Outreach Event Ideas

Welcome to our OUTREACH EVENT IDEAS page. (If you’re just looking for fun, relational activity ideas for your youth group on a Friday Night, then you’ll want to check out our FUN EVENT & ACTIVITY IDEAS page.) This OUTREACH EVENT IDEAS page is dedicated to ideas that help your group reach out and point to Jesus in one of three ways: 

Click on any event under the appropriate category and purpose 

Sharing Events

Drawing out kids that don't know Jesus and giving them the opportunity to hear the Gospel Message.

Serving Events

Community service projects where we point to God through acts of service

Inviting Events

Inviting kids that don't know Jesus back to your church or youth group

How Do I Plan For a Weekend Retreat?

Here’s a ready-made WINTER RETREAT … to go! WINTER RETREAT ...
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Human Sundae Fight

Note: This one is very messy and you will need ...
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Break Dance Jam

We booked a large local hall and sent out flyers ...
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Mud Bowl

Yep, we got this idea off a Tide commercial on ...
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Armed Forces

This is a great event to do over a period ...
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It's Not Always What It Seems

Decorate the youth room like a restaurant (or get an ...
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City Block Party

For several years in a row I helped organize a ...
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The Ultimate Challenge

The idea is to set up many challenges for teens ...
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Sumo Wrestling Night

I rented Sumo Wrestling outfits and built excitement up in ...
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A Lesson in Paint Ball

I contacted the local paintball place and asked for a ...
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Beach Football

It's as simple as it sounds … and it worked! ...
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Friday Night Free Hot Dogs

Go to your local skate park at around 6 or ...
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Trick or Treat Blessing

Each year, we begin by asking our church members to ...
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Backwards Halloween

This is a great idea to use with your ministry ...
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Street Prayer Day

We had a day of street prayer and called it ...
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Street Prayer Day

We had a day of street prayer and called it ...
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The Cool Water Project

If you live in the South, you know the hot ...
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Cinderella's Closet

If you want to make a huge impact on teenage ...
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Food Pantry Scavenger Hunt

Break your group into several teams. Depending on your neighborhood, ...
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Puzzle Find Service Project

This is a service project for your student leaders or ...
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Rake and Run!

Each year, we get a list of elderly people from ...
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Will Mow for Jesus

The idea is simple. We want to serve people outside ...
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Hit and Run

The youth meet together once a week and they go ...
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Bearing Fruit

The homes around our church have a lot of citrus ...
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Stinko De Mayo

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo in the typical fashion. Have a ...
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Teacher Appreciation Worship Service

This worship service is not intended to ÒworshipÓ teachers by ...
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Giveaway Month

This outreach event idea is great for inviting more of ...
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Lunch and Munch

Have your students sign-up at youth group to have you ...
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Banana Blast

Find a good, wide open location for this event (it ...
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Eggs-Vangelism

You remember the little Sunday school project with the Easter ...
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Spa Night

This is an outreach event for girls. We have seen ...
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Hip Hop Dance Teams

Our church is located near, and surrounded by, “the projects.” ...
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Food Trailer

Our church has a “food trailer,” nothing fancy. We take ...
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Coffee House

We live in a small town where there is not ...
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5th Sunday

Our Event is a series of events formed around the ...
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Little Youth Art Day

This is a really neat event that brings the little ...
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