Redeemer Students
Redeemer Students exists to partner with families to raise a generation who Follow Jesus, Enjoy Jesus, and Make Jesus Known
In Redeemer Students, we believe the home is the first mission field and the church is a partner, not a substitute, in making disciples. We provide safe, fun, and gospel-centered environments where students in grades 6–12 can build relationships, be immersed in God’s Word, and be equipped as followers of Jesus. All Redeemer Students leaders are background checked and trained in our safety policies and procedures.
Every Sunday morning during the 9:30am service, students gather for age and gender-specific small groups centered on relationships, prayer, and walking through books of the Bible. Every Sunday from 4:00pm-6:00pm, students gather for ABIDE Student Worship, where we address topics that equip students to follow Jesus with conviction and courage in a culture competing for their hearts.
Follow Jesus
We help students build a biblical foundation that prepares them to trust Christ as their Lord and Savior. This is accomplished by partnering with families to develop their student's faith and assisting them in their journey to a personal relationship with Christ.
We partner with families to help students develop a gospel-centered, whole-life faith. We want students to know that following Jesus is not a religious obligation, but is an abundant life with Jesus. We believe fun is not anti-Christian! We want Redeemer Students to be a place where students love Jesus deeply, build meaningful friendships, laugh often, and discover that life with Jesus is the fullest life possible.
Enjoy Jesus
Make Jesus
Known
We equip families to place Jesus at the center of the home while challenging students to live on mission everywhere God sends them. There is no junior Holy Spirit! A student surrendered to Jesus can impact a home, a classroom, a locker room, and a community. We want students to know they do not have to wait until adulthood to be used by God.
Arrival
Students check in on the Third Floor
9:20am
Check-In & Student Hangout
9:45–10:30am
Age & Gender-Specific Small Groups
10:30–10:45am
Student Hangout
10:45am
Departure
Small Groups
Students meet every Sunday during the 9:30am service for age- and gender-specific small groups centered on Scripture, relationships, and discipleship.
ABIDE
Students meet every Sunday from 4:00–6:00pm for worship, biblical teaching, community, and fun as we equip them to follow Jesus with conviction and courage.
Events
We are not event-driven; we are discipleship and experience-driven. Every event is designed to create meaningful experiences that deepen faith and create intersections for discipleship in the home. View the Redeemer Students Event Calendar.
Connect
Email dwaterman@redeemercitygvl.com to gather more information and get connected to Redeemer Students.
Student Phases
Per the Parent Commissioning Handbook
Phase 4: Middle School
Grades 6–8
- Goal: Middle school is a critical season when students begin asking bigger questions about faith, identity, and the world around them. We partner with parents to help students see all truth as God’s truth, develop a biblical worldview, and follow Jesus with conviction in a culture competing for their hearts. We want students to live on mission wherever they learn, play, and live.
- Events/Programs: Middle School Small Groups, Middle School Summer Camp, ABIDE, REVIVE, and Domestic Mission Trip
Phase 5: High School
Grades 9–12
- Goal: High school students are not merely preparing to become disciples someday—they can make disciples now. We equip students to own their faith, pursue discipleship relationships with their peers, live on mission, and follow Jesus with conviction as they prepare for life beyond high school.
- Events/Programs: High School Small Groups, High School Summer Camp, ABIDE, International Mission Trip, and Senior Commissioning
- Ceremonies: Senior Commissioning
Students are not just the church of the future, they are the church of today.