Welcome to LCPC Youth Ministry!
Welcome to LCPC Youth Ministry! Our youth program is for students in grades 7th-12th grade. We strive to be a place where students can belong, serve, and grow through their adolescence. Check out our philosophy and programs below.
From first crush to first car, making your way through adolescence will undoubtedly be an epic journey. The good news is your family does not have to brave it alone! Our team of adult leaders and staff want to share the peaks, plateaus, and pits of your student’s JH and HS years with you. We hope that you find in LCPC a community where your whole family can BELONG, SERVE, and GROW.
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Youth Ministry at LCPC
Our youth spend a lot of time in "all youth" spaces where students grades 7-12 are hanging out together. However, we do believe it is important for them to spend time in their individual junior high and high school spaces. Check out what both programs have going on below!
MERGE | Wednesdays 3-9 PM
Every Wednesday, beginning August 24th, junior high and high school students are invited to join us from 3-9 PM. Students can do homework in our study rooms, play video games or basketball with friends, work on crafts, volunteer with our elementary students, or hang out with youth ministry staff! Snacks are provided all afternoon and dinner is served every night at 5:45, free of cost.
theWAY (Junior High Ministry, grades 7-8): Each Wednesday night, we will have junior high youth group, "theWAY", from 6:30-8 PM. We do announcements, play games, and do weekly lessons from Orange Curriculum. After we do our weekly lesson, we break into small groups for discussion. Students will be given a small group based on their grade level and gender.
theJOURNEY (High School Ministry): We end each Wednesday night with high school small group, "theJOURNEY" from 7:30-9 PM. We do announcements, play games, and do weekly lessons from Orang Curriculum. Some of series this year include topics like friendship, faith/science integration, faith and mental health, and more. At a student's first youth group, they will fill out an "intro" card and get placed with a CO-ED, year-long small group.
Bible Study & Breakfast | Sundays @ 10:30
Every Sunday, youth ministry students are invited to join us for Bible Study & Breakfast. We'll enjoy breakfast and fellowship from 10-10:30 AM before heading upstairs to the WAC to join adults in worship. After Time for Young Christians students are dismissed to the youth area with youth staff for a Bible study. We are currently studying 1 Corinthians.
"DSCPL" (High School Ministry Students) | Sundays @ 12:00-1:30 PM
Our DSCPL program is for students looking to take the "next-step" in their faith. The program runs September to May. DSCPL students will begin the school year with a confirmation course, a series on outreach, and an Advent series. The spring semester will include deeper series on different theological topics, books of the Bible, or reading books together. DSCPL students will have the chance to go on two retreats together, one in the fall and one in the spring before AP exams. Lunch is provided weekly. For more information, email Anna, anna@lacanadapc.org
Summer is almost here!
During the summer we change up our regular programming and schedule more events. High School moves to Monday nights and Junior High meets on Wednesdays. Check out our summer calendar using the link below. Some highlights are:
Forest Home Summer camp, July 2-7, register HERE
Catalina Day Trip, July 22
All Church Camp (come with or without parents), July 29-Aug 3
Volunteer at VBS, June 12-16, register HERE
Subscribe to our weekly emails!
The best way to keep up with our program is to sign up for our weekly emails! Junior high emails go out on Tuesdays, high school emails go out on Thursdays.
Junior High (7th & 8th Grade)
High School
Meet Our Youth Staff!
Heather grew up in Petaluma, just north of San Francisco, and started her Southern California life with a Bachelor’s from UC Santa Barbara. After working with Campus Crusade for Christ and then as the Executive Administrator of a church in Northern California, Heather found her true passion in helping children experience the love of God and his Word. Now as a mom herself, she has experienced how crucial it is to partner with parents in that endeavor. Heather joined the LCPC staff in 2008. She and her husband, Brandon, keep busy with their 3 kids: Abby, Caleb and Elijah.
Anna was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and grew up heavily involved at her home church, St. James Episcopal Church in South Pasadena. She graduated from La Canada High School in 2014, and achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Azusa Pacific University in 2018. She intends to go on to graduate school to receive a M.Div as well as a Psy.D. Anna knows and loves the La Canada community well--she came on as a small group leader in 2015 for two years for junior high girls, worked for six months as the youth ministry intern, and eventually accepted the position for High School Assistant Director. Anna is passionate about youth ministry and working to foster an environment where students can become who God intended them to be.
