Youth Education
Visions
Sunday school for grades 6 (Room 314) & 7 (Room 315), Sunday at 10 a.m.
A program to help middle schoolers “see visions” of God and life (Joel 2:28), Visions is designed to encourage young teens to think about and learn about their role in God’s world and God’s message to them.
F.O.C.U.S. (Finding Ourselves in Christ through Unity and Service)
Eighth grade confirmation program
F.O.C.U.S. is West Side’s confirmation program, in which 8th graders learn what it means for Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior and how to actively live out their faith as a member of the church. Retreats, service projects, social events, and regular worship attendance further this learning and create bonds of friendship within the group. See the separate FOCUS page for details.
Scholarship Funds
The Arthur M. Hughes Jr. Memorial Fund Committee provides financial assistance to those desiring to enter the Christian ministry. It is now accepting applications for financial assistance for the following in 2011:
The Robert and Della P. Barrie Scholarship Fund was established to support training for new candidates or previously ordained persons for the Presbyterian ministry in the East Africa Church.
The Harold M. Parsekian Peace Fund was established to promote and enhance peacemaking and social justice education at West Side.
The Marsha Delleart Youth Scholarship Fund is designated to provide scholarships to worthy and/or needy youth (from sixth grade through senior year of college) for educational and/or spiritual development activities.
Applications should be forwarded to the church office.