Youth Missions
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Our youth have been very interested in helping others. Throughout the year we assist members of our own church with tasks that they can’t perform themselves such as porch repair, weeding, lawn care, and leaf raking. One of the most popular events of the year is the Ashland Christian Emergency Services (A.C.E.S.) scavenger hunt.Each fall we ask for a list of items needed at A.C.E.S. and then publish this list asking people to let us know if they can supply anything on the list. On a Sunday evening, groups of about four youth are formed and they are sent out on routes to collect as many items on the A.C.E.S. wish list as possible.There is a prize for the group that collects the most items on the list, but the big winner is A.C.E.S. and the people that they help. |  See photo gallery below |
Our youth enjoy the opportunity to help Society of Saint Andrew by gleaning.This is an opportunity that we can’t have on any calendar since we may have as little as 24 hour notice of the need. So far we have helped with corn, turnips, apples, blueberries and peaches.In addition to helping others, our youth learn about themselves and helping each other.
Day long trips to Pathways are offered a couple times a year. Pathways is an ecumenical group that seeks to advance community restoration, spiritual health, and economic growth in Petersburg, Virginia through partnerships. We are able to work on construction or renovation of homes and other structures.