Compass Students
Compass Students is a place where today’s youth can experience the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to create a fun and exciting environment to help students grow in their relationship with God.
Compass Students is a ministry focused on reaching students in Junior High (Grades 6-8), Senior High (Grades 9-12) and Young Adults (Ages 18-30) to share the love of Christ in environments that are welcoming, intentional, safe and fun. Our mission is ultimately an extension of the mission of Compass Community Church, which is "to glorify God by making disciples who love Him completely and others sacrificially."
In order to connect, thrive and commit, we seek to focus on the following values;
Grow the student ministry community (numerically, geographically and spiritually)
Provide Christ-centered teaching
Create committed leaders
Encourage engaged parents
Offer regular compassion experiences (missions/serving)
Develop leaders
We live out this mission by creating spaces and conversations that allow students to connect to Christ and each other, which allows them to thrive in their faith. We then create next steps of engagement that allows them to grow in their faith journey's when they commit to serve using the gifts and talents God has given them.
Sunday Mornings
Junior High Students (Grade 6-8) will meet during Sunday services at our Orangeville and Shelburne sites. They will be dismissed after the worship time. Together, they’ll learn from an age appropriate teaching and be released to return downstairs at the end of the service.
Weekly Events
Each week we meet as a group and, generally, our nights have three parts.
Games, fun, and free time to be with friends.
Teaching, sometimes by video or in person, but always bible based.
Small groups gather by grade to go deeper in the teaching and in relationship with each other.
Special Events
Approximately every four-six weeks, we change up our weekly gatherings and have fun. These events are designed to be easy opportunities to invite new friends. Some of our past special events have included:
Themed game nights (ie. minute to win it, photo scavenger hunts, etc.) We try to keep these events free.
Canada Wonderland Trip, Pool Party, Trick or Treat for Hope, and many more.
Service nights where we support or give back to our communities.
Retreats
Retreats are special moments when students get to spend a full weekend with friends. Some retreats are designed to be a slow-paced, relaxing weekend with our own group and others are high energy, non stop movement with hundreds of other students from across the province. Retreats always include times of worship, community and biblical teaching.
Junior High
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Junior High Students (Grade 6-8) meet in the youth room upstairs each Sunday. They are dismissed after the worship time and meet in the youth room (via the stairs to the children’s ministry). Students can meet parents after the service in the front foyer.
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We meet each week during the school year from 7:00-8:30pm at our Orangeville site. A typical evening has three parts, games/chill time, teaching time and small groups. Once every four to six weeks, we’ll change things up and host a games or special event night.
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Junior High Students (Grade 6-8) meet each Sunday. They are dismissed after the worship time and meet in the front foyer, outside library, at Centre Dufferin District High School. Students can meet parents after the service in the school foyer.
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We meet at Bethel Bible Chapel from 7:00-8:30pm on Thursday evenings during the school year. Our nights are pretty relaxed with some games and hanging out. We like to end our time together with a devotional and some conversation. Depending on weather, we will also go for a walk to the local park to play in the field or have pizza parties!
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Each year in January we visit Muskoka Woods with 300-400 other Junior High Students from around the province for the Avalanche Winter Retreat.
Senior High
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We meet each week during the school year from 7:00-8:45pm at our Orangeville site. A typical evening has three parts, games/chill time, teaching time and small groups. Once every four to six weeks, we’ll change things up and host a games or special event night.
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We meet at Bethel Bible Chapel from 7:00-8:30pm on Thursday evenings during the school year. Our nights are pretty relaxed with some games and hanging out. We like to end our time together with a devotional and some conversation. Depending on weather, we will also go for a walk to the local park to play in the field or have pizza parties!
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Each year in February we visit Muskoka Woods with 300-400 other Senior High students from around the province for the Blizzard Winter Retreat.
Mission Experience Opportunities
We are strong believers in the value and life long impact that Short Term Mission Experiences can have on a person. One of our goals is to participate in the transformation of a community for the Kingdom of God. While on mission, we are able to work towards the goal of transformation by building relationships, working side by side with locals and supporting Kingdom work with our resources. However, something almost more profound also happens to the team that goes. People consistently wonder, after spending time on mission, who was blessed more.
If you would like more information of to connect with Tymon Kozlowski, Director of Student Ministry please email or call the office at 519-941-4790.