St. Charles/South Elgin Campus Students

SUMMER EVENTS

JULY 23 | OTTER COVE AQUATIC PARK
Middle & High School Students
Time: 8- 10pm | Cost: $6.00
Check-in : Otter Cove Aquatic Park | 3615 Campton Hills Rd., St Charles IL, 60175
Get ready for fun at Otter Cove Aquatic Park! Music, multi-level pools, sand volleyball, water slides, pool games, tropical treats, pizza, and more… In case you missed it, this event includes water, which means your clothing will get wet. Please dress appropriately. Registration is required to attend. Once you’ve registered, you will get more detailed information on this event to your registered email. As always, new friends are welcome to join! REGISTER

AUGUST 6 | SIX FLAGS
High School Students
Time: 8am – 6pm | Cost: $60.00
Check-in: South Elgin/ St Charles Campus | 820 S. Randall Rd, South Elgin, IL 60177
Don’t let the summer fade away without one last, epic hurrah!  Imagine challenging your friends to brave the steepest and highest roller coasters, laughing until your sides hurt on the classic rides, or just chilling out and making new memories together. Join us for an unforgettable day of thrills and fun at Six Flags Great America! Spaces are limited, and these spots go fast! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to close out your summer with an unforgettable time! REGISTER

AUGUST 6 | MOVIE NIGHT
Middle School Students
Time: 6- 9pm | FREE
South Elgin/ St Charles Campus | 820 S. Randall Rd, South Elgin, IL 60177
Get ready for a movie night! On August 6th, we’re hosting a middle school movie night! Think movie theater, but FREE! We will hang out, watch a movie, and have a great time. The concession stand is open, and the snacks are all-you-can-eat, well, until it is gone… We look forward to a fun time with our middle school students! REGISTER

AUGUST 27 | MINISTRY YEAR KICK-OFF
Middle & High School Students
Time: 6:30 – 8:15 pm
South Elgin/ St Charles Campus | 820 S. Randall Rd, South Elgin, IL 60177
Refuge is back! Middle and high school students are invited back to Wednesday night ministry. The first night is always packed with lots of activities and prizes.

Interested in serving at these events? We love having parents join in on the fun in student ministry. If you’re interested in helping with any of these events, fill out this interest form.

SUNDAY MORNINGS

Middle School Students in grades 6-8 are invited to REMIX during the 9:00 service. Remix is designed to be a developmentally appropriate weekend worship experience just for middle school students. Similar to what happens in the auditorium, we gather for worship and bible teaching, but since we are doing this for middle schoolers, we throw in a lot more games than they do in the auditorium! No need to register, just show up and bring your friends! Students are permitted to check in at the Hub as early as 8:45.

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS

Currently on summer break!
At the St. Charles/South Elgin Campus, we gather our students together during the school year on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:15. There is no pre-registration required. Students are assigned to a consistent community group their first night where they will be with the same small group of kids organized by age & gender, and the same leaders each week. Friends and new students are always welcome. Most weeks consist of time to simply hang out, teaching and worship, community group discussions, games and snacks.

While 6th-12th grades are all in the building at the same time for these gatherings, we actually run 3 different programs that all happen concurrently with the students separated by age group. One gathering is for 6th-8th graders. The second is for 9th-11th grades and a separate program for students in 12th grade to help them prepare for life and faith beyond high school.

The 6th-8th, 9th-11th, and 12th grade programs come together for the worship portion of the night, but high school and middle school are separate for hangout time and each of the 3 groups has their own teaching and community groups.

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Refuge Cell Phone Policy

In an effort to help students engage most fully with God, Scripture and the peers and leaders in the room with them, we have put the following guidelines in place for our Refuge environment.

📱Cell phones should be put away during the following times: worship, teaching and small group discussions.
📱We will discourage the use of digital Bibles and note taking. Students should bring a hard copy NIV Bible and paper for notetaking. We are happy to help students buy their own hard copy Bible if necessary and we certainly have Bibles available to use at Refuge.
📱Cell phones can be used during the hang out time. However, we encourage students to value communication and engagement with the leaders and other students present over their cell phone use.