Purpose Vision: Our purpose is instilling in every child they are Created
and Called by Jesus Christ to serve Him
through a Committed relationship to
the Father, our Church family, and our community.
Nick
McNabb - Youth & Family Minister – Junior High (7th-9th Grades)
Nick joined the College Church Youth
Ministry team in August of 2010, after serving for 3 years as Youth and Family
Minister for the Maple Hill Church of Christ in Lebanon, TN. Originally
from Centerville, TN, Nick served for 5 summers as Youth Intern for his
childhood congregation, the Centerville Church of Christ. Nick is also a
2004 graduate of Harding University and holds a BA in Social Science with a
teacher certification. Prior to becoming a youth minister Nick taught
history and coached football in Centerville. Nick also played for the
Harding Bison football team from 1999-2002. Nick is married to the former
Amanda Meadows of Searcy. Amanda is a special education math teacher at
Ahlf Jr. High in Searcy. Nick and Amanda also have a daughter Lily who
blessed their lives on May 21st, 2009. Nick feels more than
blessed to have the opportunity to serve at the College Church, he also has no
doubt that God has worked in many aspects of his life to get him where he is
today.
Brent
Wilhite – Youth & Family Minister – Senior High 10th – 12th Grades
Brent
joined the College Church Youth Ministry team in October of 2007. Brent
comes to Searcy from Beaumont, Texas where he served the Ridgewood Church of
Christ as the Youth and Family Minister. He served the Ridgewood congregation
for more than a year. Prior to ministry, Brent served as an educator for
seven years in the Texas Public School system in Plano and Carrollton,
Texas. He taught Biology and coached football and baseball. Brent
is a 1999 graduate of Harding University with a BA in Biology and
Education. He is currently working toward a Master’s degree, Master of
Ministry. at Harding University. Brent is married to Tisha Wilhite
and has two boys, Jadyn who is five and Hudson who is eighteen months.
The Wilhite’s love family time, playing with the boys, and summers at the
beach. We are excited and so blessed to be a part of a wonderful family
here in Searcy at the College Church of Christ.
Programs:
Weekly
Bible Classes
Bible
Based Classes are offered on Sunday Mornings and Wednesday evenings to reach
deeper in the word of God and develop servant leadership within the lives of
each of our students. Our purpose is to extend student commitment
throughout their time in the Youth Ministries at the College Church of
Christ.
Rock
House
Sunday
evenings at 5:00pm we offer a blended worship setting for our 9th
through 12th grade students. Small groups, gender groups, different
speakers, and leadership training for students are all a part of the Rock House
gathering.
Huddle
Each
Wednesday night beginning at 7:00pm is a time where 10th – 12th
grades students gather in a home/homes to worship, share in God’s word and
fellowship with one another. We intend to consistently remind students of
their purpose teaching Godly characteristics enabling a deeper commitment to
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Wednesday
Weekly
This
program is designed to give students that extra time to relax and enjoy their
fellowship together. Students can complete homework, play games, chat and
snack all in the safest of environments. Seventh through twelfth grades
students are invited to be a part of this ministry. We begin at 3:30pm
and end just before Bible classes begin on Wednesday.
Devotionals
& Activities
Each
month we offer devotionals and activities that encourage students to deepen
relationships with one another and other churches. Area – Wide
devotionals are offered including all the Searcy area churches of Christ.
Mentoring
Today’s
culture is very challenging to produce growing Christians. We offer
gender and grade specific mentoring for each student. We pair our grades
with one spiritually mature mentor who has been trained by the Youth Ministry
staff. Mentors will meet with their mentees two times per month and
strive to make contact with students weekly. This is a great opportunity
to build their relationship with Jesus and one another.
