Youth Ministry

Sumner-Redcliffs parish has an exciting and active youth ministry, “Core Youth Ministry”, under the leadership of Youth Pastor Sam Knight.   Teenagers meet in cell groups according to their school year.  This year there are groups for Years 9 & 10, Year 11, and Years 12 & 13.

On the last Wednesday of each month (during school terms) the IGNITE Youth Service is held at St Andrews Church in Redcliffs.

In addition to weekly meetings, there are a number of other activities that teenagers can participate in, including social events and weekends away.  All activities are well supervised.

For information on joining a Youth Cell, please phone Sam Knight on 326-6827.
 

For a full list of Youth Events click here

Core Youth Leaders

	Sam Knight, Youth Pastor Sam oversees the youth program Sumner Core Youth at Sumner-Redcliffs and is supported in this role by his wife Kim.  Sam and his awesome team are responsible for running an exciting programme for high-school age youth where young people meet some friends AND live out the potential that God has for their lives.
	Josh and Naomi Geddes, Youth Pastors Josh and Naomi look after our amazing Year 13 ministry and cell groups. Both are qualified outdoor recreation instructors who have a passion for rock climbing, young people and the outdoors.
	Sam "Hicky" Hickmott, Youth Pastor Voted top year 11 and 12 young man's Pastor, Hicky knows how to connect with the young up and coming men of Sumner. Hicky has a real faithful heart for the young people of Sumner and has dreams of working full time with young people in Sumner and van Asch College. Sam enjoys music, church, GAMING, basketball (please note he's not a ‘gangsta’),  improving his Halo2 skills, laughing at things, making things laugh, things making me laugh, oh and absolutely love 4-Square. He works as supervisor at this cool as youth café called Fuse, "I love it, and it’s so awesome to be able to help out kids in society. –I play Xbox with them and hang out." Sam has a passion for young people to aspire to the dreams and visions God has for their lives.
	Sachi, Youth Pastor (girls year 11 and 12)  Sachi has the privilege of leading the year 11 and 12 girls of Sumner Core Youth! She loves singing, reading, skiing, tramping, listening to music on her massive 80 gig iPod and knitting stuff. She is also enjoying her first year at uni speech and language therapy and is learning sign language.
	Ruby, Youth Pastor (girls year 11 and 12) Ruby is one of our 5th and 6th form girls leaders.  Sshe is currently studying Economics and Geography at Canterbury University. God is definitely steering her towards a career in research and development in developing countries.  She has a passion for leading, teaching and encouraging the girls in the youth group and loves singing in the young adults worship band "His Cause"

Check out the Core Youth website for more details.

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'His Cause' Youth Band

'His Cause' is the Sumner Core Youth band. It is filled with some of our amazing and talented youth from Sumner and Redcliffs.  They generally play once a month at 'Ignite X' and also once a month in the Sunday morning service at Sumner All Saints.

Some current members of His Cause:

Singers: Sachi, Ruby, Andy, Alana, Krissy, Cathy, Charlotte and Eleanor.
Guitar: Harry.
Bass: Dave.
Piano: Grace.
Keyboard: Alex.
Drums: Chris and Gary.
 

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FUSE Youth Cafe

The Fuse Youth Café is located in the Sumner Village at 25 Wakefield Ave, just across the road from the RSA hall.

Fuse provides a safe and well supervised place for young people to hang out after school and on Friday evenings.  Food and drinks are available for modest charges and there is a range of games and activities to join in.  Youth worker, Hamish Flynn, says the café caters for a weekly attendance of over two hundred and fifty.

Thursday & Friday: 3:00 - 6:00pm

High school age Café Night: Friday evenings 7:30 - 10:30pm

The café is also available to hire for birthday parties and other events.  Contact Hamish Flynn at 326-6130