Youth Ministry

The Ravenna Church of Christ provides a variety of opportunities for our youth, grades 7-12. The goal is to help young people to develop spiritually, socially, and emotionally.  Through the efforts of our Youth minister and participating adults, we try to find activities that will capture the interest of each young person.

There are several activities in particular that we involve out youth in.  "The Bible Bowl", held at Ohio Valley University, is a prime example of providing spiritual, social and emotional growth while promoting a deeper study of the word of God, the Bible.  There are also youth camps and youth rallies that we try to attend.

In the future, we hope to grow in numbers and in activities. Ideally, we will be involved in several service oriented projects which will help develop a servant attitude in our young people.  We strive to make the Youth Group a part of the congregation and not a separate entity itself.

Junior Youth

Junior Youth is a ministry for kids in grades 1-6.  We have a junior youth night once a month on a Friday night.  Youth night activities include a devotional, good food, and a time of activity; whatever games we choose to play.

Our Junior Youth is also involved in service projects like planting flowers around the church and a clean up day, alongside their parents and other adults.  It's not all work though.  We oftentimes enjoy a day at Geauga Lake, bowling, putt-putt, or roller skating.

Junior Youth is a great opportunity to get children involved in service training and fellowship.

Foreign Missions

The Ravenna Church of Christ is a mission minded church.  For many years we have worked with several different  mission works throughout the world.  We have been involve the past in Layte in the Philllippines, World Radio Japan, and the Chimala mission and hospital in Tanzania, Africa

We are currently involved in he work of Kwakwani and Hururu missions in Guyana.  There is now a congregation of over 100 members in Kwakwani and a full-time Guyanese minister supported by Lubeck Church of Christ.  A permanent meeting place has been erected in both Kwakwani and in Hururu.

We are also involved in mission work in Russia.

Benevolence

The Ravenna Church of Christ strongly believes that helping the needy is a vital part of the mission of the church. "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is his: To look after orphans and widows in their distress..." James 1:27

The following service is available for the community and those of the church in need:

On the second (2nd) Wednesday of each month, we have a food giveaway.  Bags of groceries are given to those who qualify financially.

If you have a need, please see Bob Eddy, Deacon of Benevolence, and/or his wife Herma.

Prime of Life

Prime of Life is a ministry for those fifty and over.  This class meets every Tuesday from 12:00pm to 2:00pm.  This includes a "brown bag" lunch at the building followed by singing and a Bible study at an assisted living center.

For more information about this ministry, please see Ralph Peugh.

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