MCC Student Gatherings
MCC Student Gatherings
We are young, but we are known for so much more than being young. We carry a passion and a hope for what is to come and what should be.
MCC Students is more than a gathering of students, it is a movement birthed out of Maryland Community Church with the goal of helping students take one step closer to Christ.
We believe that MCC Students could be the most influential force in our schools and community, so we are set on challenging every student to take their next steps in their faith journey however the spirit leads. We do this through weekly small groups and worship, weekend worship experiences, serving opportunities, and life changing special events and retreats for students in grades 6th-12th.
Thanks for stopping by and checking us out!
Student Small Groups
Student Small Groups
Here at MCC Students, small groups are the life blood of our ministry. We believe that life is best done in circles and not rows. By this, we mean that we are a big believer in community and that faith best grows when done with other people.
Our identity is that: We are a COMMUNITY of STUDENTS following CHRIST and serving in HIS CAUSE.
Each week students gather for an intentional time of worship, a weekly large group message, and then we split into gender and grade level for small groups.
Each small groups is equipped with trained small group leaders who will love and help lead your student to take one step closer to Christ. Below is a list of current small groups:
6th Grade Boys
6th Grade Girls
7th Grade Boys
7th Grade Girls
8th Grade Boys
8th Grade Girls
9th Grade Boys
9th Grade Girls
10th Grade Boys
10th Grade Girls
11th Grade Boys
11th Grade Girls
12th Grade Boys
12th Grade Girls
For more information about our small groups or how to get your student connected to one, please contact our Student Ministry Associate, Melissa for more details:
Melissa Howard | Student Ministry Associate | melissam@mccth.org
SM Team Members
SM Team Members
We believe we have the best assembled team in student ministry! They will work with your student to help them take one step closer to Christ. Don’t hesitate to contact them if you have any questions or concerns!
Jim Pendleton | Student Pastor | jimp@mccth.org
Melissa Howard | Student Ministry Associate | melissam@mccth.org
Averey Wells | Worship Coordinator | avereym@mccth.org
Kristi Adams | Student Missions Coordinator | kristi6946@gmail.com
Haley Held | Highway 46 High School Coordinator | haley.held@yahoo.com
Mike Goetschel | 12 Points High School Coordinator | goetschel.michael@gmail.com
Jerry Beem | Highway 46 Middle School Coordinator | jerry_beem@yahoo.com
Tina Beem | Highway 46 Middle School Coordinator | tinab@mccth.org
Jeff Deck | 12 Points Middle School Coordinator | jdeck7@gmail.com
Our ministry could not run without the selfless service of our many adult team members. We have the best group of adult team members who service each week to help students take their next steps in their faith journey. We have team members who serve once a month, once a week, only for special events and so forth.
We are always looking for more team members to join the cause of leading students one step closer to Christ. If you are interested or know someone that we should reach out to, please click here to start the process!
Student Events
Student Events
ATTENTION MCC STUDENTS!!
Save the date for this year’s City-Wide Breakaway Retreat: March 15-16, 2019.
Breakaway is a city-wide student retreat with fun-filled activities designed to encourage a student’s spiritual walk. Our focus for the weekend is that students come away with a deeper passion for worship, discipleship, and service!
Special activities include a local surprise destination and Saturday mission projects!
Join us for an incredible weekend!
Click HERE for more information or to get registered!
Parents, Students, and leaders join us for a night of fun as we welcome Comedy Sportz from Indianapolis to fill our student center with laughter. This is a great time for students to invite friends to come and laugh along side of them. If your student has a funny bone and really wants to share we will also have an open mic that students can sign up for to perform before Comedy Sportz take the stage. So join us at the Hwy 46 Student Center from 6:30pm-8pm on Wednesday February 20th. No registration required unless you have childcare needs.
Click HERE if you need to register for childcare.
High School students are headed back to CIY Move Summer Camp this year! Open to incoming 9th-12th grade students for fall 2019, CIY Move is in Holland, Michigan for a 5-day, high school only camp designed to amplify Christ’s call on student’s lives to become Kingdom Workers.
Our Student Missions Fundraiser- Silent Auction & Dinner is our one and only fundraising effort for all of our missions opportunities throughout the year and provides for more affordable ways for students to serve. Every student in our ministry is directly impacted by the funds raised over this one weekend. Mark your calendars now for Sunday April 28th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS!
Summer camp just for middle school students June 9-14! 5 days of high-flying, death defying (not really, parents) action and fun. Transportation is by school bus. Designed especially for incoming 6th-8th graders and carefully packed with opportunities for fun, making new friends, and meeting Jesus.
Find more info about Camp Illiana at campilliana.org.
Register HERE today!
FEBRUARY
20 // Comedy Night (MS & HS)
MARCH
15-16 // Breakaway (MS & HS)
APRIL
28 // Student Missions Fundraiser Auction & Dinner
MAY
05 // MCC Leader Awards
15 // House Party (End-of-the-Year Cookout & Senior Sendoff)
JUNE
01 // Skate Party for incoming 6th Grade Families
02 // Promotion Sunday & “Take 2” Begins
9-14 // MS Summer Camp
24-29 // HS Summer Camp
JULY
13-20 // Mission Nicaragua
21-27 // Mission Kentucky
28 // MS Leaders Training
AUGUST
04 // MS Small Groups Begin (“Take 2” over)
14 // HS Leaders Training
21 // HS Small Groups Begin
The front door for middle school students!
This is our time each Sunday to come together as a community to get to know each other and the God we serve. Various media are used to help us engage during our time together: music, videos, skits, games, teachings - whatever helps us take steps closer to Jesus. After the lessons we go into small groups and then into the sanctuary as a group to worship with the rest of MCC.
We meet at 9:30 am and 11:15am in the Student Center at HWY 46 [At 12 PTS campus we encourage students to serve at the 9:30am service and attend the Sunday Student Service at 11:15am] Sunday mornings at MCC is a great opportunity for students in 6th-8th grade to invite their friends to church.
Wednesday night LIVE is a great way for high school students (9th-12th grade) to get connected at MCC! Our vision for WNL is that students would be connected to God’s Word, be connected to other believers and connected to a caring adult leader. Students engage weekly in small groups, student led worship and grappling truths of God’s Word. Join us weekly on Wednesday from 6:30pm - 8:00 pm at the Highway 46 campus.
Get Connected
Get Connected
Facebook: MCC STUDENTS
Twitter | @mccstudentmin - @mccleaders - @mccparents
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Current Teaching Series
Current Teaching Series
A four-week series about God’s plan for sex in our lives.
WEEK 1: Because God made you, you are fearfully and wonderfully made.
WEEK 2: Because God made us all, all of us are valuable.
WEEK 3: Because God made sex, sexual things matter.
WEEK 4: Because God made you, you are in control of your own body.
When it comes to sex, we all have certain ideas and expectations of what it should - or shouldn’t - be about. But what if all those thoughts and ideas are actually missing the mark? In this series, as we take a look at God’s design for sex, we’ll discover that there’s more to it than we think.