TPC Junior Youth

Grades 6-8

A space designed for students in grades 6-8 to find a community where they belong, have fun, and take what they’ve learned to go into the world to share the love of Christ. We meet weekly to build relationships and host regular events that create opportunities for fun!

NEW Sunday Check-In/Check-Out

Locations & Process

Beginning Sunday, March 26th, families with children will experience a whole new, simplified and secure Check-In & Check-Out process and new kiosk locations for all Kids and Junior Youth Sunday programs (West Wing and Centre Building). Please review the new processes and locations in this PDF update.

Sundays

9 & 11:30 AM • ONSITE – MAIN AUDITORIUM & WEST WING

* No Junior Youth on Sunday, March 19

Our TPC Junior Youth worship gatherings happen every Sunday at 9 & 11:30 AM! Check-in takes place in the church lobby and students are invited to join the main service in the auditorium for worship. Students can sit together in a designated space on the main level, or sit with their families. After worshipping in songs of praise with our church family, our students head to the Annex for our Junior Youth teaching program.

Parents/guardians must come to the Annex to pick up their student(s) once the program has ended.

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Sundays

9 & 11:30 AM • ONSITE – ANNEX

Our in-person worship gatherings take place every Sunday at 9 & 11:30 AM! We encourage our students to arrive 30 minutes early to get checked in and to join us for games. Our services start with a time of worship, followed by teaching, discussion, games, and snacks. Registration is no longer required prior to our gatherings each week. Learn about our Safety Measures below.

Parents/guardians MUST come to the Annex to pick up their student(s) once the program has ended.

11:30 AM • ONLINE

We also gather online to worship together at 11:30 AM. To join us, sign up here.

Please note – our last online gathering will be on Sunday, March 13. We will only be gathering in-person on Sundays, beginning March 20.

Sign up for our Parents Newsletter to stay connected and updated on everything Junior Youth!

SENT TOGETHER: A STUDY FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT ON EVANGELISM

Friday nights, until June 2 • 7 – 9:30PM | Sunday mornings, until June 4 • 9 & 11:30AM

We all want to be part of something significant. We want to make a difference! We dream of making an impact and leaving the world better than we found it. Some people try to change the world all alone, but the people who’ve made the biggest and most positive differences in the world know you can’t do anything truly significant on your own. Jesus told us this on his last day on earth. He gave his followers a mission that would change the world — but he made it clear we couldn’t do it alone. He was sending us on a mission together. In this series from the New Testament, we’ll learn from Jesus and some of his earliest followers that Jesus sends us on a mission — a mission that can bring healing, that can only be accomplished together, and that we can boldly choose to be a part of.

Download the Bible Reading Plan.

ON THE FLIP SIDE: A STUDY FROM THE PROPHETS & GOSPELS ON JUSTICE

Sunday mornings, June 11 – July 2 • 9 & 11:30AM

When Jesus was on earth, he wasn’t exactly known for telling people what they wanted to hear. Jesus’ message was unlike any message people had ever heard before. He didn’t give shallow motivational speeches or feel-good sermons. He didn’t recycle the same messages other religious leaders were teaching. He flipped people’s ideas about God, the world, and themselves completely upside down — usually in uncomfortable ways. And that’s always how God’s words have worked! In this four-week series, we’ll compare Jesus’ words in the Gospels with the words of the Old Testament prophets to see how God’s words have always challenged our understanding of what’s wrong or right, good or bad, and just or unjust. We’ll talk about how, both then and now, God flips our assumptions about who God values, our definition of righteousness, our understanding of what’s good enough, and our definition of justice. 

Download the Bible Reading Plan.

PLEASE EXPLAIN: A STUDY FROM THE GOSPELS ON JESUS

Some things are hard to understand — like chemistry, verb conjugations, the blockchain, or why your friend is mad at you. When we face a problem, situation, or idea we’re struggling to understand, it always helps to know someone we trust can explain it to us. When Jesus was here on earth, he spent a lot of time helping his followers understand some pretty hard-to-understand ideas about God. One of the ways Jesus often made complicated ideas simpler was by explaining them through stories and metaphors, which we call parables. In this series from the Gospels, we’ll explore four of the parables Jesus told his followers to explain four important truths about God. These parables help us see that God’s words are a firm foundation, in God’s kingdom, everyone belongs, God’s words invite a response, and that God’s kingdom is always growing.

Download the Bible Reading Plan.

PREMIX

JULY 17–20 • 9:30AM–7:30PM DAILY • THE PEOPLES CHURCH

Hey families! We are so excited for PREMIX — our Junior Youth Mission Trip here in Toronto! Before we get there, we wanted to make sure you had all the most up-to-date information.

Each day at PREMIX looks like this:

  1. Live training in the morning
  2. Afternoon off-site mission experience in Toronto
  3. Large group celebration and worship in the evening

Regular rate: $275
Registration deadline: June 15

For more information about the event, click here.

CARDBOARD WARS

JUNE 2 • 7:00 – 9:30PM • THE PEOPLES CHURCH

A joint junior and senior youth event

The battle lines have been drawn and the kingdoms are ready to fight for glory and fame. Whether it’s the box that easily becomes a Viking ship or the wrapping paper tube that quickly becomes Excalibur, this event is a quest to turn average cardboard into objects of valor. Creativity and strategy must work hand-in-hand for the team who wants to come out on top in each of these challenges and be declared the victor of this year’s Cardboard Wars.

YEAR-END BBQ

JUNE 2 • 6:00 – 9:30PM • THE PEOPLES CHURCH

A joint junior and senior youth event (grades 6-12)

Join us for our end of year BBQ. We will be hanging out outside on the front lawn as we end off our ministry year and launch ourselves into our summer plans. Join us for a BBQ and awesome games and inflatables. Along with competition, there will be prizes, celebrating the grads, and hearing from our Missionaries.

SUMMER BASH

JULY 28 • 7:00 – 9:30PM • THE PEOPLES CHURCH

A joint junior and senior youth event (grades 6-12).

Cost: Free

Join us for our summer bash event! You won’t want to miss out at your chance to re-connect with friends and have fun with us!

Friday Junior Youth

FRIDAYS • 7:00 – 9:30 PM • GYM

* No Junior Youth on Friday, March 17

We gather on Fridays to connect with one another, have fun, and dig deeper into our teaching series together!

Youth Drop In

FRIDAYS • 6:00 PM • THE PEOPLES CHURCH

Want to hang out before our Friday Night gatherings? All youth in grades 6-12 are invited to drop in for dinner at 6 PM!

There is no Youth Drop In on Event Nights.

Youth Drop In will not take place on: February 12 & 17, March 17, and May 19

• Parents/guardians must come inside for check in and pick up. Students will not be released outside to meet you at the car.

• If you have any additional questions please contact Dee James.