Wilmington Students

Welcome to Wilmington Student Ministry! 

We’re excited you’re here! We create environments and opportunities for middle and high school students to ask questions, be curious, explore Jesus and their faith and build meaningful relationships with one other and a group of caring adults. Our church family would be nothing without our students and we feel blessed and honored to partner with parents, families and these students in what God is doing in and through their lives.

What Happens at Wilmington Student Ministry? 

Where do we go?

Wilmington Student Ministry meets to check-in at the lobby of our Wilmington campus, entering from the main entrance facing the highway. Check-in at the counter in front of the double glass doors in the lobby.

What time is the weekly programming?

Students meet:

Middle School Students meet on Sunday during our 11am service in the Student Lounge for Deep End.

High School Students meet on Sunday during our 11am service in the Upper Room. 

Middle School Large Group meets on Wednesday nights from 6:30pm-8:00pm.  High School Large Group meets on Sunday nights from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

What should you expect at Wilmington Student Ministry? 

Our Student Ministry has programs for both high school and middle school students!  HSM (High School Ministry) and MSM (Middle School Ministry) meet in the Cove, a space designed for youth ministry, put together by students. We're passionate about helping young people understand how much God cares for them, and how to integrate our faith into all aspects of our lives.

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Student Summer Trips

Each year our students have the opportunity to come together and experience life with God for the good of the world - taking trips locally and around the world to visit with ministry partners, serve in the community, or learn about a different culture.

We have trips specifically tailored for our middle schoolers as well as high school students. For more information about this year's Student Summer Trips click the link below.

Important Information

  • We have a lot of opportunities for students to plug and get connected in a meaningful way including weekly gatherings to fun events, retreats, trips, and serving opportunities. Explore your local campus by clicking on the tabs above to learn more.
  • If you’re new with us and trying to figure out if this is the place for you, welcome. It’s hard being new anywhere, including at church stuff. Good thing is, everyone here has been new before, so you won’t be alone. Will it be awkward? Almost guaranteed, but death by awkwardness isn’t a thing, so you should make it out alive and maybe even acquire some new friends in the process. We’re excited to meet you.
  • We believe that youth ministry is family ministry. We may know teenagers, but you know your teenager the best and you are their greatest influence. So, we believe in partnering with parents is one way we get to help lead students to discover and own their faith.
  • Check out our parent page to find helpful resources related to parenting teens as well as our weekly content so that you can continue the conversation at home and your teenager(s) normalize talking about God in their life.
  • Waiver: This liability and med form enables us to respond to an emergency regarding your child(ren), and allows us to go off site with them for events, trips, retreats, and serving opportunities. This form needs to be completed once and then can be accessed and updated by you as needed until your child graduates without needing to be filled out all over again. Click here to fill out the waiver.
  • Without our adult volunteer leaders, none of this would be possible. We get to watch God work in and through the lives of our leaders to help lead our students to discover and own their faith. So, volunteers, thank you!

Interested in learning more about volunteering with student ministry?

Volunteering in student ministry can look like a lot of different things, not just leading a small group. Every campus has unique needs, many of which are seasonal and behind the scenes. And yet every role, in some way, helps our students nurture meaningful connections that impact their life and faith. If this is something you’d like to consider, pray about it and have a conversation with your local Student Ministry Director by clicking on the button below.

Wilmington Staff