GETTING STARTED AT EDGE

First, check out the brief overview of our four main programs below. Then, go the Edge calendar to find out specific dates.

1. FRIDAY EDGE

Meets on the first and third Fridays of the month during the school year. We gather in the Fellowship Hall from 7-9pm. See calendar for exceptions.

This is the rally point of our ministry and everyone is welcome! If you are unsure where to start your child with Edge, this is it.

DESCRIPTION
During Friday night Edge, Students hang out, fellowship, eat pizza, play group games, worship with the Edge band, and have experiential teaching. This is a casual atmosphere where students are encouraged to bring friends and between 150 and 200 students attend. While this is a great place to bring visitors, it is also a time when regular attendees are encouraged in their faith and challenged to make key decisions in their life with Christ.

2. THURSDAY THRILLS

This is our new summer program that runs from June to August. We meet in the Fellowship Hall from 7-9pm on first and third Thursdays of the month. (June 5 & 19, July 3 & 17, and August 7.) On August 21, we'll take a day trip to Cedar Point to end the summer.

This is a great place for newcomers to get started! Incoming 6th graders and outgoing 8th graders are all welcome.

DESCRIPTION
This is a fun five week series that will use your favorite Cedar Point roller coasters to remind you what an adventure it is to live for Christ! Students and parents will find Thursday Thrills reminiscent of our Friday Edge program, but with a few new twists and turns. Come hang out, play new games, eat pizza, and learn about the Christlike approach to issues facing students today. Bring visitors and be challenged from God's Word!

3. SUNDAY EDGE

Meets every Sunday throughout the year from 10-11am in room 9.

This time is geared toward believers in Christ, but visitors are expected and welcome.

DESCRIPTION
Sunday mornings are focused on fellowship, worship, and creative teaching from the Bible. Students socialize and enjoy doughnuts and juice for about fifteen minutes and then come together for worship and teaching. Our desire is to make Sunday Edge a place where students feel comfortable spending time with each other and leave with a challenge from the Word of God that can be practically applied to their lives.

4. SMALL GROUPS

Meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 7-8:30pm in a home near the church or in a neighboring community.

Small groups are for students already involved in Friday nights and Sunday mornings at Edge.

DESCRIPTION

• A small group consists of six to ten students of the same grade and gender connected with and lead by one adult leader. They meet twice a month in a home to study God’s Word using approved curriculum, hang out with each other, pray together, and have accountability.
• Because small groups are not an alternative to Friday and Sunday Edge, new small groups will not start until October after we have seen that a student is committed to the ministry as a whole. Students can then decide if they want to be in a small group.
• Our hope is that the small groups will strengthen the ministry as a whole by learning what it means to serve and lead. We want our committed students to no longer look at Edge as a place just for them, but to see how they can make the ministry better by bringing unsaved friends, welcoming others in, and taking leadership.
• Our adult ministry leaders are required to fill out an application with references, have a background check, and a personal interview.

Please contact Jillian at edge@hudsonchapel.org with questions.