WELCOME TO COLUMBIA STUDENT MINISTRY

Our Service Project Trip to SW Virginia is an opportunity to love others as Jesus has loved us. This July 16-23, our teams will assist residents of Abingdon, VA, with home building projects, mainly access ramps for the elderly and disabled. his service trip is an excellent opportunity for both our students and our parents to serve, learn, discover, and deepen your love for God through loving others. in us!

Columbia Student Ministry and adult volunteers have been faithfully serving through this outreach for many years, and we are delighted to continue the legacy of serving others.
The HANGOUT is our Sunday Evening Gathering where we students can connect with each other, and find rest, in addition to our Sunday morning small groups and worship. We'd love for you to join us and fo life together as followers of Jesus.

ABOUT


Our priority at Columbia is to create an environment for your student (7th - 12th grade) to experience the transformational power of Jesus and live as whole-life disciples. In short, we want your students to find an everyday faith for their everyday life.  Your student is invited to come and make friends and build community with us, and find a place where they can ask ‘difficult’ questions in the context of meaningful relationships with fellow students and trained leaders.  While we do not have all the answers, we can point them to the One who does! 


At Columbia, we want your student to have THREE necessary experiences; Love of God through worship, Love for Others through serving, and Love for self through small groups - these experiences are designed to assist your student on their discipleship journey and equip them with an authentic faith as they graduate high school.


To facilitate these experiences, your student will have the following opportunities:

  • Weekly family worship services to worship God 
  • Small Groups to grow closer to God
  • Regularly opportunities to join the mission throughout the church and the community
  • Student Hangouts to build friendships (both onsite and offsite activities)


Parenting Teenagers is an exciting phase of life and we know it can sometimes be a chaotic, crazy time in their lives. We welcome the opportunity to join you in your MISSION to disciple your student. 

Our Service Project Trip to SW Virginia is an opportunity to love others as Jesus has loved us. This July 16-23, our teams will assist residents of Abingdon, VA, with home building projects, mainly access ramps for the elderly and disabled. his service trip is an excellent opportunity for both our students and our parents to serve, learn, discover, and deepen your love for God through loving others. in us!

Columbia Student Ministry and adult volunteers have been faithfully serving through this outreach for many years, and we are delighted to continue the legacy of serving others.
The HANGOUT is our Sunday Evening Gathering where we students can connect with each other, and find rest, in addition to our Sunday morning small groups and worship. We'd love for you to join us and fo life together as followers of Jesus.

NEW


Welcome! We can't wait to get to know you!

We'd love to send you a welcome gift and help you get connected to a small group of students.

Click on the button below start the process!

I'M NEW HERE

SUNDAYS


SUNDAY MORNING SERVING

9:30am and 11:15am

SUNDAY NIGHT EDGE

301 N Washington St. 6:30-8:30pm

We believe that service is an essential part of discipleship, so on Sunday mornings, students will serve in one of our ministries and then attend worship during the hour they are not serving. Watch our latest series: LIKEWISE to stay up to date on our theological training for service.

EDGE is our new Sunday Night program where students can enjoy community, games, worship, large group teaching, and small groups. We would love for you to join our community and start building friendships!


SUNDAY RECAP LIKEWISE Series

E D G E


Beginning September 10th, students will spend Sunday mornings serving in the main body during one hour and then attending one of the main worship services the alternate hour. The student ministry will have our main gatherings on Sunday nights from 6:30-8:30.  Here, students will build community, play games, engage in worship, receive age targeted teaching, and conclude the evening in discussion with their small group.


Our EDGE initiative is designed to help students "follow Jesus to the edge of their comfort zones where they can have Energized Discipleship & God Encounters."

When students feel like the belong, feel safe, known, loved, and wanted, their hearts are positioned in such a way to encounter God and the transformative power of Christ Jesus. It is the goal of the Columbia Student Ministry to ensure every student experiences these 5 impacts for this purpose.

Check out this video of Kaelyn and pastors

Jim & Kris discussing the new direction for the Student Ministry!

CALENDAR


Jan 28-Feb 18—Morning services in Stephenson Hall

Feb 4—EDGE Hot Chocolate Party

Feb 11—no EDGE

FEB 25—WORSHIP CENTER GRAND OPENING!!!!

March 15-18—DNow, no EDGE

March 31—Easter, no EDGE

May 5—Baptism Sunday, no EDGE

May 19—Elevate Kid’s Musical, no EDGE

June 9— Senior Graduation Sunday

June 10-12—Senior Retreat

June 17-21—Centrifuge Camp

July 20-26— SWVA24 Mission Trip


  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
Download the Student Calendar
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
Download the Parent/Leader Calendar

DNow


DNOW (Disciple Now) is an exciting "in-town" weekend retreat, giving students, grades 7-12, an opportunity to press pause in their busy lives and focus on their relationship with Jesus and one another.


Be Real--it’s not just an app, it’s a way of living life that can be extremely challenging, especially for teenagers. Living life with authenticity can be hard when the world around you has certain expectations and wants you to conform to those. But what would it look like to have authentic love, be your authentic self, and have an authentic faith? These are the questions we will tackle at DNow this year, it’s time to BE REAL! 


Our DNow speaker this year is James Dick, who serves as the Student Pastor at Highlands Fellowship in Bristol VA. Students who went on the SWVA mission trip will remember hearing him speak on Sunday night at the youth gathering! Not only is James an incredible and experienced youth pastor, he and the Highlands student ministry will be partnering with us this year on our SWVA mission trip! This is an incredible opportunity to get to know James and hear a powerful word from God through him. 


This is the perfect time to invite a friend! Even if they’ve never explored faith, everyone can understand the struggle of living with authenticity. Guest friends can register separately with their email, they don’t have to be part of Columbia or Realm!

Deadline to register is March 10!


SWVA


The Southwest Virginia Mission Trip is an opportunity to love others as Jesus has loved us. Work Teams, comprised of students and adults, provide basic home repairs and build access ramps for elderly persons and persons living with disabilities. Under the supervision of a site leader, students will work as a site team, learn to plan the construction project, perform any demolition required, construct the project, and serve an individual/family in the name of Jesus. All students serving on site work teams must be completed

7th -12th grade.


The trip is scheduled for July 20-26th, 2024

Be on the lookout for registration coming soon


  • Location: Abingdon, VA
  • Students must be completed 7th-12th Grade
  • Estimated Cost per Student AND leaders (subject to change): $450


  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button
  • Slide title

    Write your caption here
    Button

Call Us

Supporting our students and families

Kaelyn Matthews

Associate Pastor for Discipleship, Students

Email Us

For general inquiries & questions, 

contact us via email



Visit Us

 Discipleship Building

301 N. Washington Street

Falls Church, VA 22046

Share by: