Youth Ministries at First Baptist Church

At First Baptist Church we believe that children and young people are vital to our faith community. There are many opportunities for youth and children to participate in our worship and fellowship life, including participation in worship as readers, members of the choirs and as ushers and greeters.

The Youth Group
Youth Group for grades seven through twelve meets weekly on Sunday afternoons from 12:30 to 3:00 PM. The group will sometimes play games, have guest speakers, take local day trips, participate in fund raising for world hunger, local youth community projects and other needs. The Youth Group also goes on retreats and mission trips, biking, hiking trips, camping and canoe trips. Sometimes they just hang out together getting to know each other better. The annual Christmas Tree Sales, a Worcester institution for over 20 years, is their main fund raising event. Proceeds are used within the church and the community to benefit our young people.

Junior Youth Group
The Junior Youth Group is for younger youth in grades four, five and six. This group meets once a month on Sunday afternoons. This group has a stronger emphasis on social fellowship activities. They have gone on day trips to Boston and other local attractions, played fun and silly games, gone bowling, and challenged the corn maze. A goal of this program is to prepare the younger youth for participation in the upper youth group.

The members of the Junior Youth Group periodically meet with the older youth and assist them with fund raisers and outreach projects.

The Children's Fellowship
Children's Fellowship is a group for children in grades one, two and three. This group meets once per month, and is really focused on getting the children of the church together to play and have fun. Activities for the Children's Fellowship have included: a Halloween Party, sledding, trips to children's theater performances, parks and museums.

In addition, a Children's Message conversation time is a regular feature of morning worship. Following this time, the children leave the formal service for Children's Worship during which they have the opportunity to learn about their faith in fun and age appropriate ways.