Mennonite Community Youth Program

At Mennonite Community Church, both the senior high and junior high youth groups are important and active in the everyday life of our church.

Both groups meet 2-3 times a month for both social gatherings and service projects. We also meet for Christian education each Sunday morning. Our senior high group (fondly known as Menno Q) meets every other Wednesday night in homes, to gather as friends and foster those vibrant relationships.

As a smaller group of young folks, we experience an intimacy that lends itself to close friendships and meaningful time together. We also partner with other Anabaptist groups in the Fresno area, especially College Community Church MB and the First Mennonite Church of Reedley, for larger events and a different atmosphere.

We seek a balance of social events and service projects, recognizing that both are incredibly valuable as we continue growing into a kingdom way of living. We take bicycle trips in the foothills, host rousing board game tournaments, take part in World Vision experiences like the 30 Hour Famine, go out to movies, participate in the CROP Walk to fight hunger, carve pumpkins, walk down Fresno's Christmas Tree Lane, join other youth groups for broomball and lock-in nights, spend time with Fresno's feeding ministries like the Poverello House and Food Not Bombs, enjoy tea and coffee one-on-one times, and remain on the lookout for new experiences.

Summers for MCC youth get exciting. Our senior high group journeys to the MC USA convention or undertakes a service trip, in alternating summers. Both age groups will often spend a week at Camp Keola, enjoying a week of rustic community at Huntington Lake.

We also have an active mentoring program for all youth wanting a mentor, from grades 6-12. Each mentor and mentee spend time together, developing a one-on-one relationship.

Contact Jessica Mast for more information:

Phone: 559-304-3652

E-Mail: jmastafarian@gmail.com