Weekly at St. Andrew’s Youth

Whether you’re new to St. Andrew’s, attending another church on Sundays or a St. Andrew’s regular, we welcome everyone from years 7-13! Check out our weekly meetings where we have fun, worship and the word and everything in between!

sunday MORNING YOUTH

for those looking for a youth provision happening same time as the 10:30am church service.

When:

Every Sunday during Term Time

(except first Sundays of the month where stay in big church for All Age Service)

Around 11am after Worship

Where:

Up at the Loft

YOUTH serve sundays

We believe serving is a command from God, a gift to the church and a chance to grow in discipleship! Teams will be opening sign up for the following areas this school year:

Welcome Team, Children’s, A/V and Prayer Ministry

Last Sundays of each Half Term

2024 Dates (27 October, 22 December)

2025 Dates (16 February, 13 April, 20 April (Easter), 18 May, 20 July, TBC October and December)

Questions? Please email our Youth Pastor at jamie@stastb.church

DISCIPLESHIP NIGHTS

for those Y10-13 looking to be challenged to go deeper in Scripture, community and sharpening our gifts.

Every Sunday during Term Time and Half Term

In the Lounge or Loft 7-9pm

Part of the buddy program? Need another copy of the buddy program tasks list?

Monday NIGHT YOUTH

for everyone looking for fellowship and fun, but hear a message from God through speakers! Great also for first timers and anyone new!

When and Where:

Every Monday during Term Time

Church 7 - 9pm

Now on Summer Break, resumes 9 Sept

Friday SOCIAL

for youth to invite their friends for a social among church youth! Typically organized for fun and making friends

Last Friday of each Half-Term

2024 Dates (25 October, 20 December)

2025 Dates (14 February, 11 Mary, 18 July, TBC October and December)

Location varies.

See upcoming events below, our regularly published news sheets, or Instagram

What’s Next at Youth?

Youth Serve sundays

Last Sunday before Half Term, 10:30am service, St. Andrew’s Church

During the following Sunday mornings, there will be NO youth provision. Instead, all youth are encouraged to be involved in one for four (4) areas of ministry!

Children’s Ministry which is involved being junior helpers from créche to Y6.

A/V + Tech involves serving under adults in the sound desk for either Audio Visuals, Sound Tech or Camera (must be able to come to church 10:15am).

Welcome Team requires being able to greet visitors as they join our church family, and answer basic questions about church (must be able to come to church 10:15am).

Prayer Team is leading youth prayer gatherings in the chapel after church around 11:45am-12pm

Save the dates below

2024 Dates (27 October, 22 December)

2025 Dates (16 February, 13 April, 20 April (Easter), 18 May, 20 July, TBC October and December)

Youth band audition - Round 2

Sunday, 26 January, 2-4pm

Missed the last audition? Can you sing or play an instrument? Ready to be part of a ministry that aims to lead people in the praise and worship of our Lord?

Whether it means you already have the years of practice or just starting out, we're eager to see you get out of your comfort zone and be part of a movement that impacts people more than we realise.

Click below to begin

youth Spring Retreat 2025

Sat - Tue, 24-27 May, St. George’s Devon

We are heading back to St. George's House in Devon for sun, surf and scenic views. A Christian retreat centre, St. George's has loads of outdoor activities and natural wonder.  

This year, our Biblical theme will be on the book of Daniel and what it means to stand for Jesus in a world hostile to Him. Creative theme will be released February 2025!

With a 4-day weekend with activities, accommodation and food included, we're excited to offer this for £190 each person as an early bird rate if you book before Easter (20 April 2025). After that, the cost is £200 per person.

If you are able to afford this, please know every pound covers an exciting retreat for your youth and hopefully life changing! 

To help our youth families, we are bringing back the savings rate of only £100 for the second child from the same family (or third as well). Because of this, we hope finances won't prevent your youth to have the best time at the spring retreat!

Deadline for sign up is 4 May 2025.

NEW WINE

Wed - Mon, 30 July - 4 August 2025

Bath & West Showgrounds, Shepton Mallet

A summer festival where the whole church is invited, New Wine is an amazing experience to connect with God and each other!

Save the dates above and for youth, there will be no separate booking. This means youth must book with their family to attend (Search for “St. Andrews Churchdown”).

If your family won’t be coming, ask a youth friend to be included in their family’s booking. This is only if they would be happy to include you and make sure you’re sorted with food etc.!

For 11-18s there will be LUMINOSITY, where there are sessions geared towards youth in the mornings and evenings!

SATELLITES

Wed - Mon, 6-11 August 2025

Bath & West Showgrounds, Shepton Mallet

The highlight of our year is coming again at the Satellite Festival 2025!

Join us for an epic week of worship, activities and community where our youth group joins the movement to make Jesus centre of our lives!

Booking will be in two parts.

Deadline for sign up is 30 June 2025

First Booking (Satellites Ticket)

To book your Satellites Ticket, click below. Note that £99 Super Saver rate is only until 9/12. It increased to £109 before 3/3 and then £119 before 9/6.

Make sure you type the name of our church “St. Andrews Churchdown” to make sure you get to join our group!

Second Booking (Logistics Ticket)

After booking your Satellites Ticket, make sure you book the Logistics Ticket to guarantee food, travel via coach hire, a shirt and all other details we need to know to make sure we have al relevant information for your youth!

Cost is £105 for the Early Bird rate until 31/12, and it will be £115 afterwards.

Youth Parents Corner

inviting all parents!

Raising youth is no walk in the park! The Bible is rich with wisdom in how to love our young people. Our aim is to equip parents through the material in this course, but also through the connection that parents can make with each other through sharing wisdom and experiences, community and prayer.

Running at the same time as Monday Night Youth for the youth, the 6 week course will be from 7-9pm on the following dates:

20 Jan, 27 Jan, 3 Feb, 10 Feb, 2 Mar, 10 Mar

Book today for only £10 per family and covers all materials needed for six sessions, as well as refreshments! Can’t attend all 6? Feel free to book individual sessions for £2 per family! 

Click below for more info and to book!

Youth Registration Forms

Filling out his form helps us get to know you and your youth better!

So whether you’ve filled out a form for 2024 or not, please fill out this NEW 2025 form to give / update all that you'd like us to know and consent for. 

Note: Each form submitted is for one youth. Additional youth will need a separate form.

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Instagram is the best way to get updates in real time, as well as see photos and videos of our different events. Have instagram? Click below

youth communications

Safeguarding being a priority, our church has a subscription for ChatPro, an internal messaging app for organisations that work with children.

With data encrypted; phone numbers and other details hidden to protect users’ privacy; messages and call recordings are also retained to provide accountability with access by two appointed and independent accountability officers.

Click below for more info. The network ID of our church is: 778512

Join our Parent Mailing List

Filling out the form below makes sure you get our quarterly mailing list as well as other relevant updates on Youth Events!

Missed a news sheet? Click below to download previous issues