Cedar Lane Youth
A place to Serve, A Place to Grow, A Place to Belong!
The youth group at Cedar Lane offers a place to serve, a place to grow,and a place to belong. We recognize the importance of learning how and who to serve through service projects. Our group grows closer to each other and the Lord by spending time together and studying His Word. Our group is a safe haven for those seeking refuge and is a place where you will be challenged to become one as God would have us as one.
Gary Johnson has been serving the Cedar Lane congregation as our Youth Minister for more than eight years. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children. Gary can be reached by phone at 931-455-7016 or by email at garyj@cafes.net.
Here’s a note from our mission team in Arizona (June 2007)
Ya’at’eeh
Hello from the Kinlichee Church of Christ in Arizona. We arrived safely and quickly got to work. On Sunday morning, we worshiped with the saints in Kinlichee followed with a door knocking campaign through several local communities. We traveled to a really impressive place called Window Rock which is a really big rock with a hole in the middle that was eroded by wind. I know it does not sound like much but it was really something to see.
Monday, the First day of Vacation Bible School on God-Creator-Savior was presented by Cedat Lane and is now a part of history. We had a very successful turn-out of 27 children and 3 adult women. We are expecting many more tomorrow because of the impression we have made. All of the Tennessee folks are doing a great job of not complaining and working really hard. Today we cleaned out a storage shed and reorganized the contents of two storage closets, started rebuilding the computer lab, painted two signs for the church, raked rocks from the yard, cut brush from a grown up area out back and hauled 3 loads of junk to the dump. Each trip to the dump takes about 3 hours to complete.
We are really eating well thanks to the efforts of Jennifer, Shelia, Evelyn and Donna. Tonight we had home made chicken pot pie, salad and banana pudding.
Serving Him in Arizona.
Lance and Gerald on behalf of Gary Johnson
Goals for 2007
- Provide youth with the leadership needed to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Empower youth with knowledge and confidence to share the Gospel of Christ with others.
- Provide avenues to help retain the at-risk/non-active youth in our group.
- Plan spiritual activities as well as fun activities for the development of the youth program.
- Provide opportunities for young men to conduct worship services.
- Conduct a mission trip to Kinlichee, AZ on a Navajo Indian Reservation.
- Attend summer camp at Short Mountain Bible Camp.
- Plan/Arrange work/service projects that include serving others and promotes unity with the youth group.
- Provide opportunities that encourage spiritual growth and maturity.
- Establish “Huddle Groups” for each grade level to provide more intimate relationship building opportunities.
January 23 2008 01:47 pm
