Youth at Trinity exists to love students and to help them encounter Jesus. Everything we do is done with the goal of helping students set a trajectory of discipleship as they increasingly know, love, and live like Jesus.
And man, do we have fun doing it!
YOUTH
Grades 6 – 8
Everything we do at MSY is specially designed with you in mind. We’re pretty sure that once you experience MSY, it’ll become the highlight of your week!
Grades 9 – 12
HSY is a community of students and leaders, doing life together and learning what it means to love and follow Jesus.
Where: Meet at the Refinery of Trinity Church.
Look for the big black check-in tents.
When: Almost every Wednesday night!
Starts: Check-in opens at 6:30pm | Youth starts at 7:00pm
Ends: MSY – 8:30pm | HSY – 9:00pm
MSY students with siblings in HSY are welcome to stay until HSY pick up time.
Sign Up: Coming to Youth this year? WE CAN’T WAIT! But first, we’ve updated our check-in process. Fill out the Youth registration info and you’ll be all set to check-in at Youth! See you there!
Youth Retreat
The most anticipated event of the year… This retreat is for all middle and high school students grades 6-12!
Come for a weekend away at Gardom Lake hanging out with friends, exploring the outdoors, and encountering a God that radically loves you. We’ll dive into what it looks like to connect with Him, and what faith looks like both when times are good and when times are tough.
- Nov 11-13
- $229
- Regular rate ends October 26th.
Family Experience
Whether you’ve got littles, grade school kids, or students – we’re planning on a full evening of fun for the whole fam!
Join us for a ‘can’t miss’ Family Experience on Friday, October 21 from 5:00pm-7:00pm here at Trinity
- Taco Bar Dinner
- Fire Pits
- Pumpkin Painting
- Family Photo Booth
- Guessing Games (with prizes!)
- Family Experience featuring: Boggle!
$5/person age 2+
$20 for a family of 4 or more
Retreat FAQ
The retreat schedule is sometimes made available closer to the retreat date, though most often it is kept pretty hush hush so as to not spoil any surprise plans.
Our retreats often have a similar layout with a mix of the following:
– Lots of activities including campfires, zip-line, polar dip and camp wide games, hanging out etc.
– Worship
– Sessions with our guest speaker
– Good food
– Free time with friends
$199 – Early Bird closes Oct 12 at midnight.
$229 – Regular closes Oct 26 at midnight.
$249 – Registration closes Nov 2 at midnight.
Don’t have the full amount for the retreat right now but want to claim lower pricing? Register now with a $100 deposit and settle the balance anytime before November 1st!
“Camper”ships
Retreat costs include, but are not limited, to 5 meals, activity costs, speaker, transportation, accommodations etc. Registration income does not cover all expenses related to the execution of our retreats. With this in mind, we do our best to help students attend who would not otherwise be able to.
We would never want for a student to miss out on the retreat for financial reasons. Please email rluciak@trinitykelowna.ca to inquire about available scholarship funds.
Our volunteer nurse will review the list of medications that will be on site during the retreat in partnership with the Trinity Youth Staff Team. Medications deemed to pose a risk to others if left unattended, may be held by the nurse for the duration of the retreat.
Other medications will be the responsibility of the student to remember to take. Each small group leader will be given a list of health information (including medications) relating to their small group. It is not the responsibility of our volunteer leaders to ensure students are taking their medication.
We will meet in the gym of The Refinery at Trinity Church for check-in before boarding buses for the camp!
Check in opens at 4:00pm
Buses leave at 6:00pm
* Note: Students must pack their own dinner for the bus
Never been to a Youth event with Trinity Church?
Hi! Welcome! Coming out to the Youth retreat is a great way to meet other students and make friends. Seeing other students once a week for Youth sometimes just isn’t enough to make friends. The retreat is a weekend long hangout and the perfect way to build friendships that you’ll have all year long!
If you are new and the early bird pricing has already passed you by but you’d love to come to the retreat, please email Becks @ rluciak@trinitykelowna.ca and she will hook you up (pending capacity availability)!
We know that sending your kid off on a weekend long adventure with 100 other kids can feel daunting and maybe a little scary. In advance of the trip we will ensure you have the following information available to you:
- First aid: Attendants and/or nurses attending the retreat.
- Emergency contact PH #s for our staff and the camp.
- Packing Lists.
- Accommodation information.
Have more questions? We’re here to help! Email Becks at rluciak@trinitykelowna.ca for more information.
Registered for the retreat but now can’t make it?
Retreat costs including deposits are non-refundable, but we know that life happens and sometimes emergencies come up. Certain fees are non-refundable to our host location so please email us with your situation for review. In cases of emergencies we will make every effort to refund as much as possible.
If you find your student’s group to be full. Register for the waitlist! Current capacities for each small group are based on room sizes. As registrations come in we will make changes to rooms based on interest and start making calls to our waitlisted students as beds open up.
Registration for the retreat is first come, first served. Do not hesitate in signing up for the waitlist!
Volunteer Leaders:
Some groups have a lower capacity for the retreat due to lack of volunteer leaders. If you or someone you know is interested in staying in a cabin with a bunch of awesome students, we want to hear from you! Contact the Youth team by texting us! 778-400-4393 or email JM or Becks!
Welcome to YOUTH!
We’re so excited you’re here! I bet you’re wondering about Youth and why you should spend a night of your week hanging out with us. Well, we’re crazy about Jesus, and we think doing life with you is kinda the best. Youth is a place to be with your friends, to make new ones, to belong, and to explore what a relationship with Jesus looks like.
A typical night at Youth looks like getting checked-in with a volunteer in the lobby before meeting who your small group leader is. The rest of the night is some combination of games, activities, worship, teaching, asking questions about faith, sharing about life, and just hanging out with your friends!
We meet almost every week! Check out our calendar here.
Here are a few ways you can connect with us online before you ever step in our doors.
Instagram
Middle School | @trinitychurchmsy
High School | @trinitychurchhsy
Text Us | 778.400.4393
Have a question for the Youth team? Text us! Better yet, if you want text updates on what’s going on for Youth, we send them about once or twice a week, then use your keyword below to sign up!
Middle School | msy
High School | hsy
Email Newsletters | Sign Up Here
We send out weekly emails with all the latest of what’s going on at Youth. Sign up to always be in the loop!
Welcome to YOUTH!
As a parent or guardian of a student in grade 6 – 12, our goal is to partner with you in the faith formation of the next generation. We are passionate about students and about coming alongside them as they become committed followers of Jesus who strive to increasingly know Him, love Him, and live like Him.
Stay Connected
Thank you for trusting us with your students and allowing us to speak into their lives. We want to keep you as updated as possible! Without the spam (of course!)
Weekly Newsletter | Sign Up Here
Our emails are the pulse on what’s happening in Youth. Things can change on the fly, by receiving our emails you’ll always have the latest on links to registrations, information on special events, prayer requests, updates on programming and calendar dates etc.
Text Updates | 778-400-4393
Sometimes it’s just easier to text the Youth team when you have a question or perhaps you want those last minute “hey registration closes TONIGHT!” nudges! Any time you need to reach out you can text our team. If you would like to sign up for Youth specific reminders you can do that by texting your keyword below to our number and you will be added to our notification list.
For MSY updates text: msyparent
For HSY updates text: hsyparent
Events | Trinity Church App
Download the Trinity app on your smartphone to get the latest on all events going on in our church and to see the calendar for both middle and high school ministries.
Youth Program
With the ever changing dynamics of our world, our Youth program adapts frequently to accommodate the latest provincial health orders by either meeting in person at our Trinity Church location with safety measures in place, or online via Zoom. View our in person Covid-19 safety plan here.
Our program runs yearly from September to May. Summer events, volunteer opportunities, and discipleship options are made available in the summer months with our kick off event taking place the week after school’s reopen in the fall. Our programming pauses for Christmas, New Years and spring break.
MSY Calendar | HSY Calendar
We believe in investing relationally in order to challenge spiritually. Each of our small group volunteers lead a group of students in small group based activities, teachings, and discussions. While our emphasis is on a small group format, we frequently create environments for large group activities, games, experiences, teaching, and worship.
Student Safety
We work in a small group based structure and our programming is structured to always function in a way that facilitates the relationships that students have both with each other and with their volunteer leaders. All volunteers with the Youth ministry undergo a thorough and comprehensive vetting process to ensure the safety and security of the students in our community.
We vet and equip our volunteers through multiple streams:
- Bi-yearly training events on the spiritual, emotional and physical safety of our students.
- Partnership with the Youth Worker Community and participation in their training events
- Plan to Protect training and course completion
- Reference vetting
- Formal application submission and approval
- Interview(s) conducted by the Youth staff
- Criminal Record Checks
- Consistent and available wholistic support from the Trinity Church staff team
Do you love Jesus and have a passion for working with teenagers? The Youth team is always looking to expand and welcome in new volunteers. Whether you are amazing at greeting people and making them feel welcome, or love having conversations about faith with students, we have a need for you!
A sample of some of the volunteer roles in our team are:
- Logistics Team
- Check in / Greeters
- Campus security and emergency team
Members of this team are the behind the scenes glue that makes everything run smoothly and know what the plan of action is in case of emergency.
- Small Group Leader
SGL’s are the key spiritual leaders in the lives of our students. They have a sincere love for students to know and love Jesus. We believe in investing relationally in order to challenge spiritually. SGL’s do life together with students. - Small Group Leader Coach
Coaches are seasoned youth leaders who act as the key support to our small group leaders. They encourage, and equip our SGL’s. - Special Events Team
Want to help at Youth but don’t have a schedule that allows for anything very regular? The special events team joins us for those BIG moments where we head off on a weekend retreat, plan a Christmas party, or run any experience outside of our regular youth programming.
That just scratches the surface of the skills our team is looking for. We’re also on the lookout to include people for tech, worship, photography, bus driving, counsellors etc!
If you are at all interested in volunteering with Youth, email Becks at rluciak@trinitykelowna.ca to start a conversation.
Maybe we’re exactly what you’re looking for!
CONTACT
JM Forsyth
PHONE
250.860.3273
LOCATION
1905 Springfield Rd.
