In Pauls' letter to the Philippians, (among other places) he reminds us  that as believers, the faithful are sojourning (passing through) this earth as citizens of heaven.  As citizens of heaven, awaiting His glorious return and the coming of the forever kingdom of God, we are but aliens in a foreign world.  And so, in deciding what to call the place(area) where we gather for student ministry and a direction to aim (to live as citizens of heaven), Area51 was created.

So, Area51 become the name of our student ministry, and this page just isn’t big enough to tell you everything about us.  If we were to list everything we do, it’d be long. Really, Really long.  It’s much easier to tell you why we do what we do.

It is our ultimate goal to create an environment that produces disciples that make disciples as we strive to show what it means to LOVE GOD AND LOVE PEOPLE.  So, we talk to your students about Jesus. We talk about faith and doubts and questions, fears and wins, openly and honestly. We worship loudly. We serve, here and around the world.  We shatter the stereotype that living for Christ is restrictive and boring through building relationships that are out of this world.
As we get to know Jesus, we have fun and get to know each other, too — in small groups, Bible studies, our own Sunday morning worship, on mission trips and during special events throughout the year.  And together, we grow closer to God, to our friends and family and to our community, sharing Him with everyone we know.

Everything else is gravy, and on our SM

Sunday Mornings are a time where we dig deep into Scripture as we ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate the truths therein.  We read, meditate, study,  and discuss what the Bible  says about often difficult questions and seek Gods divinely rivaled truths about them.  We Pray for  and build up each other as we strive to live out the faith we learn about. 

On Wednesday's at 6:00 PM we have a worship service just for students between 7th and 12th grade. These services are packed with fun, laughter, and an awesome time of worship and biblical teaching that is presented in such a way that challenges and encourages the students to live a life of faith..  These  meetings are designed to encourage students to seek God through  worship in a community of friends and peers !

Even Jesus was part of a small group.  Our Small groups are focused on intentional discipleship groups of 4-6 students of similar ages.  These groups meet at varying times and varying locations (primarily the Church).  These groups will include dedicated bible studies that encourage youth to be able to articulate and live out a true biblical faith built on scriptural truth.  Small groups are being formed with the intention the doing life on life discipleship that creates lasting relationships.   Our Small groups are designed with a longterm focus of a year or more.