Welcome to the Heritage High School Ministry!

This ministry’s prayer is that God would start a movement of students in this church and surrounding area who are passionate about Christ and living out his love in the world. We want to be a ministry that partners well with parents. So we will do our best to communicate well, listen well, and pray for all of you parents. Please read the brief descriptions below to see what we are doing throughout the year, but the best way to see if any of the ministries below are for you or your student is to come check them out!

Send us an e-mail beforehand and we’ll be sure to come meet you and show you around.

If you want to be informed and reminded of what’s going in the high school ministry, please send an e-mail to Lauren Lewis, and she’ll add you to our parent e-mail list. If you are a person who is interested in volunteering, then please contact us and get involved! We want to have a team of college students and adults who are passionate about investing their gifts and lives into students who are in this crucial and foundational stage of life. Our desire is to see young men and women be changed by Christ and go impact the world for Him. We’re here to be a blessing for you, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

High School Programs

ELEVATE
Sundays |7pm-830pm |Main Auditorium
Elevate is geared towards creating a welcoming environment where students can meet Christ and grow in their faith in Christ. It includes skits/games, worship, a challenging teaching relevant for both the believer and spiritual seeker and a relaxed hangout atmosphere to develop and deepen relationships. Every Second Sunday this gathering will not happen and students will be asked to do a service project sometime that weekend. See more details below. 

Sunday Morning Class
Sundays |11am |Room 210
Immerse students in the story of the scriptures, the story that is all about Jesus, in which we find out place, our purpose and our identity. Three year repeating curriculum

  • Learn The Word-Scripture Teaching or Topical Teaching
  • Know The Word-Monthly verse memorization
  • In the Word-Silent reading of the Bible
  • About the Word-Weekly Apologetics Q&A

The Joshua Project
Sundays  9am | 1st & 3rd Sundays | Room 210 Beginning in October
Program for committed students who are desiring to develop leadership skills. Students will be paired with an adult mentor to develop spiritual and ministry leadership skills. Develop a sense of where God is leading them and experience prayer support. High expectations of commitment, behavior and performance.

Service Opportunities
Every Second Weekend
We want to create a culture among students where serving others is expected and the norm. Serving is essential to our faith. We will cancel our worship service every second weekend of the month to go serve. In a culture that glorifies self, we want students to learn to be selfless as Christ was selfless for us. We are looking for parents to help find and head up these times once a month.

Small Groups
Available for all students. Groups are divided up by age and gender and meet on various nights throughout the week. Most of these groups are led by young adult leaders and the groups consist of doing life together and growing together through studying and reading the Scriptures. We believe that small group community where students can be transparent, honest, and hold each other accountable is essential for faith in high school. If you would be interested in opening up your home for a small group to meet in or being a small group leader, please let us know!

Big Events
Big event experiences are places where life change happens. God does something unique when students are away from the distractions and routines of everyday life. A Fall Retreat, Winter Retreat, and Camp Living Stones in the summer are three events where we pray that students will come back transformed by Christ. Unfortunately, all of these events cost money, so please start budgeting now to help make events possible for your students. We will always do our best to find ways to help students to go on these events, so please don’t hesitate to ask if money is the only obstacle.

Volunteer Opportunities

If you would like to volunteer in the high school ministry, there are many spaces to minister to students at Elevate, in LifeGroups, and at any of our events.  We love providing opportunities for people to teach and train our students.  If you are interested in being a part of what God is doing in our high school ministry, print off an application and turn it in to our team.

  • Prayer Team
  • Food Coordinators for events
  • Small Group Leader or host
  • Serving Weekends Coordinator
  • Tech/Multimedia

To volunteer anywhere in the student ministry all volunteers need to turn in a completed background check. You can give these forms to anyone on the Student Ministry team or put them in an envelope marked Student Ministry and drop it in the offering basket.

Student Ministry Team

Pastor Joel Esala
614-898-9412 x120

Adam Walters
Student Ministry Director
614-898-9412 x122

Lauren Lewis
Student Ministry Coordinator
614-898-9412 x121