“Echo” is what we call our youth ministry, where students are invited into the beautiful life that God intended for us.
Below is a list of resources on our web site related this ministry. Feel free to use the filter checkboxes to narrow your search and easily find what you are looking for.
Echo, our youth ministry for 7-12th graders, is taking a counter-cultural approach to Advent this season and stepping away from the spirit of go-go-go. Instead, they’re pausing to experience the Holy Spirit and the simplicity of Christ. Read More
Last week, the Gathering Area turned into a battle ground as Echo held their annual EchOlympics competition with the Blue Room vs. the Red Room! As you can see by the photos, Echo kids never have any fun 😉 Read More
The holidays are always a special time to get together with friends, family and the community. No matter who you are, we’re sure to have something on the calendar you’d enjoy. We’d love to share the season with you! Read More
This fall’s Echo retreat brought together 80 students for a weekend focused on learning how to connect, be relational and build trust. Read More
On Wednesday, August 14 we hosted Music Fest 2019! Thanks to The Mighty Revivals, Ten20, Reception of Four and Spooky Tanya for playing at the event, and to everybody who came out. It was a great night with awesome people, groovy music and wonderful weather! Read More
This week, Echo held their annual EchOlympics competition, pitting the Blue Room vs. the Red Room. Read More
Our Echo ministry for 7th-12th graders recently hosted a fall retreat deep in the woods of Hudson, WI. Surrounded by each other and nature, they found it both fun and challenging. Read More
This summer, twenty Echo students signed up to see and reveal Jesus among the rural poor of Appalachia. The group spent a week in West Virginia working alongside Mustard Seeds and Mountains, a Christian community development organization that has been building relationships in hill communities left behind by the modernization of the coal mining industry. Some of the highlights students … Read More
Last Wednesday, June 20, 10 of our Echo students (7th-12th grade) took the important step to be baptized. For many of them, being invited and accepted into the Echo community has greatly shifted their view and experience of Jesus, church and community. The baptism itself was a beautiful representation of that–every one had family there with them, and many of … Read More
Join the 7th-12th grade Echo students for an evening of winter fun on Friday, January 26th from 6-9pm! We will be meeting at Green Acres in Lake Elmo to go tubing. You’ll need to bring: a signed waiver (available at the Hello Desk in the Gathering Area, or you can download the PDF) $10 cash or check made out to … Read More
