HPCSM
Highlands Presbyterian Church Student Ministry
Director of Student Ministry: Michael Hawkins
Student Ministry Assistant Coordinator: Gus Crotty
Student weekly Activities
• Sundays Jr. and Sr. High Sunday school meet behind the church in the Student Ministry building at 10:30am (immediately following the worship service).
• Sunday evenings Small Groups: Dinner at 5:00 pm, fun activity at 5:30, Worship and Small Groups from 6:00-7:00. Pick up and drop off from the Fellowship Hall.
• Wednesdays Midweek at Highlands : Join us for food, fun, worship and Concise Theology by J.I. Packer. Dinner is served at 5:15pm in the Atrium. Gather in The U at 5:30, play games at 5:45, worship and teaching at 6:15. All activities end by 7:00.
• No Small Groups Sunday, March 9: Small Groups will resume next Sunday, March 16.
• No Midweek Wednesday, March 12: Midweek resumes Wednesday, March 19.
Junior High Encounter Retreat March 28-30, 2025
Encounter”, our Junior High Spring Retreat at Twin Lakes will be on March 28th-30th (Friday to Sunday). This is made possible through our very own Mississippi Valley Presbytery, with the speaker being PCA Pastor, Austin Lenox, who will be teaching on “Habits of Grace”!
Registration is officially open!
Schedule and Packing List! Please click on the links below for the schedule of the retreat as well as a packing list!
More details for this retreat will be sent out to those who have register, including the phone policy and Highlands departer/return time for that Friday and Sunday. In short, phones will not be allowed during our retreat, but contact can be arranged, if needed.
SUMMER RETREAT JUNE 16-20,2025
Who: All youth are invited, and youth friends are welcome too!
What: We will be enjoying Adventure Ocoee with many activities like rock climbing/ropes course, paintball and more! There will be different teaching times each day as well.
When: We will leave June 16th and we will stop for lunch along the way. We will spend three full days there (four nights) and then head back after breakfast on June 20th.
Where: Adventure Ocoee is located right outside of Chattanooga, TN and is about a 6-and-a-half-hour drive. 186 Hawkins Drive, Ocoee, TN 37361
Why: We all need breaks and fun! In addition to the fun though, we do want the students coming away to know that digging deeper into the bible and learning more is a high priority of this trip as well. I am so looking forward to having this time to get away as a group and hope that it is refreshing as we continue to draw near to our Lord and Savior!
How: The number of students attending will affect what kind of transportation will be needed. Registration will be available soon.
Girl’s Lock-In - January 10 &11, 2025
What a fun night the girls had at the Student Ministry Girl's Lock-In Friday night!
Activities included baking, board games, relays, crafts, devotional time, treats, forts, and a movie!
Big thanks to Dawn Weeks, Abigail Hawkins,and Kelsey Clay for planning and giving the girls a great weekend! Click HERE to see all the photos and video of their fun night together!
Feliz Navi Dodgeball - December 6, 2024
On Wednesday evening, December 6, our Student Ministry held their famous annual "Feliz NaviDodgeball" party. They arrived wearing Christmas sweaters and enjoyed dinner from Newk’s. Dodgeball teams competed for a winner's cake. Congratulations to the champions! What a fun night together! Click here to see photos of the evening!
Youth Hymn Sing - December 1, 2024
On Sunday, December 1, Highland’s Student Ministry had the honor of hosting a multi-church Hymn Sing event for all PCA youth groups in the area! 85 students from Highlands, First Presbyterian Church, Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church, Providence Presbyterian Church, and others gathered together in the fellowship hall for a time of worship, consisting of singing Christmas Advent Hymns and scripture readings throughout. BBQ was provided by First Presbyterian Church in Jackson and Providence Presbyterian Church’s Praise Team led them in song. Students also enjoyed Christmas cookies & hot cocoa!
What a great opportunity for the students to see and be a part of something bigger than Highlands as they gathered to worship our Lord and Savior! Click here to see photos of the evening!
Duck Camp Recap - November 2, 2024 in Greenwood, MS
On Saturday, November 2, our Student Ministry held a guys-only Duck Camp Event in Greenwood, MS, for sons and their fathers or father figures. The day was filled with fun activities including target shooting, skeet shooting, kayaking, and more. Deacon Andy Sensing prepared a delicious lunch featuring hamburgers, hot dogs, and smoked bologna. Steve Weeks also led a devotion for the group. It was a wonderful opportunity to get away, appreciate God’s creation, and spend quality time together as men, both young and seasoned. Our guys had a blast! Click here to see all the photos of their day!
Fall Retreat Recap- October 5-6 at Twin Lakes Camp
On October 5th and 6th our Highlands Student Ministry Group went on their Fall Retreat to Twin Lakes Camp. The speaker for the weekend was Bryce Davis, Associate Pastor at Providence Presbyterian Church. He taught on Romans 8 and the topic "When Everything Feels Bigger than Jesus". Mike Murphy led them in a time of music and singing Saturday morning. The youth enjoyed a great weekend of canoeing, football, games, and a campfire and s’mores in the evening. Many thanks to Michael Hawkins, Steve Weeks, Aidan Duncan, and Stephen Sellers for leading and guiding our students. What a great enriching weekend of bonding, spiritual growth, learning and fun. Highlands is grateful for the opportunity to invest in our students' lives. See photos of the weekend here
