Summer 2024 "Save The Adventure"
Summer Serving Opportunities:
Music and Arts Camps: June 17-20
Vacation Bible School: July 21-25
Summer Fun:
City Lake Park Trips: June-August
Seven Summer Nights: June-August
Sunday Morning Live: June-August
Kersey Valley Laser Tag Trip: July
Carowinds Trip: August
2024 "Flight for Christ" Confirmation Journey Special Links
Please notice the linked documents below to help with confirmation mentorship and participation. For your student's worship participation, please see these various contacts. Someone will help make sure you are on the Sunday schedule to greet/welcome, read scripture or serve communion (Communion Sundays: March 3 and April 7). We are excited to plug in your student to serve the local church! Please contact Al and Emily Henderson by email at: eahenderson@northstate.net.
Clark Chilton can be reached by email at: cchilton@wesleymemorial.org can also help make sure your student is on the schedule. Jim Holcomb at jhol20@aol.com can also help if you are unable to reach The Henderson's or Clark.
These worship serving roles can happen at 9:45am contemporary worship or 11am traditional worship. If you would like to serve at the 11am service please contact Jeff Patterson at jpatterson@wesleymemorial.org.
Each student needs to complete 2 worship leadership opportunities. Please click below for the other participation expectations for the 2024 Flight for Christ journey.
Flight for Christ Confirmation Journey 2023-2024 Schedule
We are excited about our 2024 time with all these awesome students. Its March 1st and we have only 4 sessions left! The expectation is that your student will make all sessions and if you have an immoveable conflict or sickness just let Steven Nelson know and we will work with you. The sessions on Sunday are designed to allow families to worship together and there is time before (depending on worship service you attend) or after to schedule a meeting with your adult mentor.
2023 Schedule
Sunday, November 12: Introduction, 5 Testimonies, Church Campus Tour (outside): Steven Nelson
Sunday, December 10: Worship, Sacraments, Historical Room, Church Campus Tour (inside): Jeff Patterson
2024 Schedule
Sunday, January 7: Creation, Sin: Clark Chilton
Sunday January 21: Redemption, Holy Spirit: Ann Marie Chilton
Sunday February 4: Fruit of The Sprit, New Creation in Christ: Quintin Ayers
Sunday February 25: Living a Holy Life, Wesleyan Quadrilateral: Elli Yu
Sunday March 3: Power of Local Church, Mentorship, Spiritual Gifts: Steven and Jessica Nelson
Sunday March 17: Way of Discipleship, Way of Salvation: Quintin Ayers
Sunday April 7: Renounce, Reject, Repent, Accept, Confess: Ann Marie Chilton
Sunday April 21: I Believe (The Creeds), Prayers, Presence, Gifts, Service and Witness: Susannah Pitmann
Confirmation Sunday: April 28, 2024 @ Wesley Memorial Church
Asbury Room Brunch: 9:45am: All friends, families and mentors are invited for this celebration!
Confirmation Worship Service: 11am
We tried our best in 2024 to avoid Holiday Weekends, Furniture Market and School Spring Breaks. We tried to be consistent with 1st & 3rd Sundays but February had President's Day Weekend.
2024 Confirmation Students and Adult Mentors
Elly Keever
Mentor: Phyllis McCoy
Hannah Gnatt
Mentor: Brenda Bradner
Hannah Jennings
Mentor: Kaide Sledge
Adrienne Reeves
Mentor: Jennifer Ayers
Martha Anne Johrendt
Mentor: Meredith Covington
Nancy Kathryn Smith
Mentor: Jessica Nelson
Porter Redmond
Mentor: Martha Webster
Sophie Kitley
Mentor: Kristy Dudley
Jonathan Getahum
Mentor: Robert Yates
Bo Culler
Mentor: AB Henley
Brooks Covington
Mentor: Matt Heald
Colton Maines
Mentor: Riley Phelps
Cooper McGee
Mentor: Quintin Ayers
Graham Cochrane
Mentor: Justin Ivy
Rudduck Clinard
Mentor: Buck Kester
Travis Briggs
Mentor: Steven Nelson
Whit Hauser
Mentor: Braden Covington
Ashton Perryman
Mentor: Phil Couillard
Ben Covington
Mentor: IV Culp
Carter Curran
Mentor: Jefferson McLamb
Garrett Lee
Mentor: Charles Surles
Kwasi Asenso
Mentor: Clark Chilton
Luke Heybrock
Mentor: Steve Bouldin
Parker Yates
Mentor: Jacob Kohns
Ridge Hiatt
Mentor: Jim Maines
Roman Aue
Mentor: Justin Sledge
Nico Ryker
Mentor: Elli Yu
Jarian (Red)
Mentor: Barry Cheek
Trevor Chatterton
Mentor: Ed Cornwell
Our student ministry is open to any student and their friends in grades 6-12. We also have new opportunities for young adults ages 18-29 during different seasons and special times throughout the year too. We love seeing new faces and meeting new friends! As students and young adults join us, we pray they will begin to notice their full potential in Christ.
We pray out time together encourages and equips them to go out into the world with their light shining bright ready to serve Him! Our hope is that every person walks away from us encouraged, hopeful, motivated with a heart on FIRE for JESUS!
We are a Bible-believing, God-fearing, Spirit-filled group that loves "stacking the stands" for students and walking alongside their journey with Jesus! We typically have 6-8 different event opportunities each week where students can ALWAYS bring their friends. Each event is slightly different with how intentional we are with fellowship, discipleship and growing in God's Word.
We utilize sports, food, leaders and different spaces on and off campus to achieve the same purpose in helping students: Love God, Love Others & Change the World! With our E3 model of ministry we hope each student feels engaged, equipped and empowered to live a life for Christ. Being a Christian is more than a title, it's a lifestyle.
Student Ministry Staff Team:
Ministry Director
Steven M. Nelson
910-232-6064
Administrative Coordinator
Kaide H. Sledge
980-621-5884
Ministry Intern
Aiden E. Daves
336-688-0706
Student Ministry Leadership Team:
Steven Nelson (ministry director)
Tom Smothers (team chair)
Kaide Sledge (admin)
Aiden Daves (intern)
Barry Cheek
Robert Yates
Tracy Briggs
Debra Jones
Jacob Kohns
Student Representatives:
Arden Yates (Southwest-12th)
Lyla Dorn (HPCA-11th)
Ball and Bible Adult Leaders:
Ed Cornwell (The Citadel)
Barry Cheek (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Aiden Daves (GTCC)
Bible Study Leaders:
Taylor Kyle (Columbia International)
Kaide Sledge (UNC Charlotte)
Jessica Nelson (UNCW)
Steven Nelson (UNCW)
Jacob Kohns (Anderson)
Justin Sledge (UNC Charlotte)
Josh Harris (App State)
Midweek Motivation Student Serving Team:
Kyla Fjeld (Wesleyan)
Lyla Dorn (HPCA)
Arden Yates (Southwest)
Callie Curran (East Davidson)
Fernanda Perez (Bishop McGuinness)
Roscoe Randall (Central)
Midweek Motivation Leaders:
Tracy Briggs
Debra Jones
Amber McGee
Heather Woodard
Grayson Frye
Kaide Sledge
Justin Sledge
Robert Yates
Jacob Kohns
Jim Maines
Aiden Daves
Steven Nelson
12th Grade Seniors:
Arden Yates
Kyla Fjeld
Fernanda Perez
Abby Keever
Hannah Reeves
Lizzie Marsh
Ginny Kitley
Jill Pettie
Carli Crews
Courtney Lyon
Dixie Clinard
Mallory Atkinson
Maddie Carroll
Kate Morgan
Ava Burton
Austen Grace White
Ava Vaughn
Benjamin Brown
Kory Proctor
Hudson Lance
Seth Wall
Denzel Sowa
Lucas Newton
Nathan Owens
Judah Reitnour
Brayden Ankin
Luke Morgan
Jordan Dancy
Aaron Howard
Jalen Umstead
Welcome Kaide Sledge to our student ministry team! Kaide and her husband Justin have been volunteering at our church for the last year. She has a servant’s heart, a passion for middle school girls and other awesome gifts that will continue to enhance our student ministry. We are thrilled to welcome Kaide to the team!
Fun ways to get to know Kaide:
Fav Candy: Peanut M&Ms
Fav Animal: Blue Bird
Fav Place to Eat: San Luis or Chipotle
Fav Dessert: Cheesecake & Cookies
Fav Scripture/Life Verse: Psalm 139
Hidden Talent: I can bake :)
Family Info: I come from a family of five, I am a middle child, one younger and one older brother
Pets: I recently rescued a black German Shephard puppy, Winnie Girl
Born: Concord, NC but grew up in Harrisburg, NC
High School: Hickory Ridge High School
College: UNCC (niners) - Graduated with a bachelors degree in Communication Studies - Organizational (corporate) and Mass Media. Minored in Sociology.
Hobbies: I love to read!
Welcome Aiden Daves to our student ministry team! Aiden was active in our weekly Bible Studies and Edge of Adventure during high school and most recently graduated from Wesleyan Christian Academy in the spring of 2023. After working at a summer student ministry camp he has now joined us as our new fall intern! He has a humble spirit and kind heart that will help point students to Jesus! We are thrilled to welcome Aiden to the team!
Fun ways to get to know Aiden:
Fav Candy: Snickers
Fav Animal: Monkeys
Fav Place to Eat: Chipotle
Fav Dessert: Cupcakes (chocolate or lemon)
Fav Scripture/Life Verse: Romans 8:32
Hidden Talent: Beating Steve in ping pong
Pets: 3 cats
Born: High Point, NC
College: GTCC, coursework & basketball team
Hobbies: Basketball, ping pong, golf, reading and Tae Kwon Do
We are pumped to begin our "Flight for Christ" Confirmation Journey this Fall 2023! The last seven years we have thoroughly enjoyed our confirmands as they have grown in their walk with Jesus and knowledge of the local church. We have most recently confirmed twenty one 8th and 9th grade students in 2022.
Our new season of 2023-24 has 30 students for the confirmation journey! We are excited for each of them and their mentors!
Student Ministry @ WMC-High Point
Fuel Room:
Words to fuel your fire for Christ:
Top 10 Leader Characteristics:
- Prayer
- Intentionality
- Perseverance
- Adaptability
- Enthusiasm
- Humility
- Vision
- Wisdom
- Honesty
- Self-Control
We always try to use our God-given gifts and abilities while being resourceful at all times. Always give 100% while leaving room for the Holy Spirit to be present in all you say and do. We are so pumped for all God is doing in High Point, NC!
"You would much rather be humbled by God than by life's circumstances"
"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less."
"Being a Christian is more than a title, it's a lifestyle"
"The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted." Matthew 23:11-12