Sundays:
Saturday, August 29 | Neighbor Day
Morning outreach activities for everyone, including lemonade stands and a baking blitz to shower our local businesses with love. Volunteers will make/provide lemonade and cups, and set up and run their own free lemonade stand in their neighborhood. They will hand out an encouragement and invitation card, as well as info about our fall activities. Want to host a lemonade stand? Sign up here!
Gayton will host our Neighbor Gathering from 3:00–8:00 PM! Bingo will be held at 4:00 PM and a hot dog dinner will be available at 4:30 PM. The night will end with two styles of worship. Be sure to join us for open gym, playground, volleyball, Gaga pit, cornhole, and much more! Want to donate donate food or items to the event? Sign up here!
Invite your neighbors and friends, bring food to share and a chair, and help us welcome our community!
No Youth activities Sunday evening, August 30.
Sunday, September 6 | No Youth Activities
Wednesday, September 9 | 5:16 Fellowship Kickoff
Join us this fall for 5:16 Fellowship, Wednesdays, September 9–October 28 from 5:16–7:00 PM, for an evening of food, fellowship, and spiritual growth for all ages! We’ll kick off September 9 with a church-provided pizza dinner, followed by weekly fellowship meals beginning September 16.
We still need groups to provide dinner for several Wednesday evenings! Sunday School classes, small groups, families, couples, and other ministries are invited to gather a team of three or more people and provide one weekly meal for at least 50 people. We are not accepting individual meal sign-ups. Click here to sign up to provide a meal!
After dinner, children, youth, and adults will gather for Bible studies and small groups. Adult studies will include groups focused on Moms, Men, Prayer, the Gospel of John, Nehemiah, and Mental Health. Youth are welcome to come for dinner and plug into one of the available groups—age doesn’t matter!
Young adults will stay afterward for Afterglow Fellowship with Rev. Jennifer Mullins.
Friday, September 11 | GLOW Youth Lock-In
9:00 PM–7:00 AM | Grades 6–12 | $15
Students in grades 6–12 are invited to kick off the new school year at our Glow Lock-In, September 11 at 9:00 PM through September 12 at 7:00 AM! Enjoy a night of food, worship, Bible study, games, open gym, fun activities, and surprises while encouraging one another to be bold and unashamed in faith. Cost is $15 per student, and registration and a completed medical release are required. Registration deadline is September 8! Register here by September 8!
Sunday, September 13 | Youth LifeNights Resume!
6:00–7:30 PM
Games, fun, snacks, worship, Bible study, and prayer groups! Open Gym will also be available before and sometimes after LifeNights. LifeNights meet weekly except holidays and churchwide nights.
Middle School Mania
High School Hype
College Encouragement
Young Adult Mini-Retreat
Churchwide Nights of Worship
Friendsgiving
Christmas Amazing Race!
Save the dates, invite your friends, and join us for a great fall at Gayton!