5G Youth Ministry
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Vision
To be a safe, fun, and welcoming environment for youth to experience the love of God, grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ, and be empowered by the Holy Spirit to positively impact their generation.
Mission
To guide youth to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and equip them to read, understand, live, and share the Word of God in their daily lives. Our mission is 5-fold: Glorify the Lord (worship), Gather in His name (fellowship), Grow in faith (discipleship), Give of ourselves (ministry), and Gain friends for Christ (evangelism).
After School Program
Our After School Program is in conjunction with Anne Street Elementary School. We currently have 13 kindergarteners. The kindergarteners were selected by their teachers because they are not meeting the performance standards and classroom pace set forth by the school system. Many of them, while very bright and capable, were not exposed to Pre-K learning and have struggled in areas of classroom discipline and learning. Due to budget cuts, the school had no funding to support the kindergarteners for after school. New Mercy stepped in and accepted the challenge. It has been a wonderful experience to watch the children grow and learn.
We have 4-5 volunteers that come to support the program. This allows us to have a 1:3 ratio of volunteers to children. Our goal is to have a 1:2 ratio. In small groups, the students are able to receive the attention they need to achieve. We work closely with the students’ teachers so that we are able to focus on what each child needs individually. There is also a time for the students to come together and participate in group lessons. We have a computer lab and a variety of activities where students can play and learn.
The students are with us for one hour on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In addition to their learning, they receive a snack.
Six ways you can support:
PRAYER Please keep this after school program (leaders, volunteers, students) lifted in prayer. SNACKS We could always use snack items for the kids. We generally serve chips, apples, and juice. VOLUNTEER We could help more kids if we have more volunteers and we could have fewer kids in each group allowing for more specialized learning. Please give some prayer and thought to being a part of this great program. INCENTIVES Just as adults work harder because they are getting paid, so do children. They will do great work to get coloring books, pencils, crayons, stickers, small toys, candy, etc. We are always in need of these types of incentives. LESSONS If you are aware of or can donate some great lessons for kindergartners or computer software, please do share with us. We are always looking to make this program and the learning better. MONETARY You can write a check out to New Mercy Baptist Church and in the memo section designate it to the after school program. |
