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FAQs

Q: What does SOY stand for?

A: SOY stands for "Souled Out Youth." We are on fire and souled out for Christ. We seek after him and him alone. We want to grow closer to Him individually and as a body of Christ. We want to be used by Him and extend His Kingdom.

Q: How old do you have to be to attend youth?

A: 6th-12th grade; All youth may begin attending SOY for the first time at the beginning of the summer (grade is based on what you will be in the coming fall). All seniors are allowed to go through the summer after they graduate until they go off to college or to work.

Q: How long does a normal youth service on Wednesday last?

A: A typical night normally lasts from 6:45pm-9:00pm on Wednesdays. Sometimes in the summer we might start earlier or go later since the kids are out of school or because we have fun events in the summer like concerts and water night.

Q: How does a normal Wednesday service go?

A: The normal schedule for a Wednesday night goes like this:
6:45pm-7:10pm Fellowship, hanging out, pizza
7:10pm-7:15pm Clean up
7:20pm-7:30pm Fellowship Groups
7:30pm-7:40pm Announcements, New People, Birthdays
7:40pm-8:00pm Praise & Worship
8:05pm-8:45pm Sermon (MS and HS are separated each week except on special occasions; MS upstairs/HS downstairs)
8:45pm-9:00pm Prayer & Ministry Time

Q: Do we serve dinner to the kids on Wednesday nights?

A: Yes we do have pizza, sodas, water and candy for kids; however, it costs a small fee for each (money goes to be able to buy pizza each week as well as other youth supplies). Here is how it works:
Combo Meal $3 (2 slices and a soda)
Extra pizza $1/slice        Soda $.50            Candy $.50

All youth who bring a friend will receive a free combo meal for them and their friend on their friend's first time.

Q: Can we send money with our kids for pizza weeks ahead of time?

A: Yes you can! We have meal cards for the kids. Each meal consists of 2 slices of pizza and a soda. You can purchase a $10 meal card (4 meals) or a $20 meal card (8 meals). Each meal card has the child's name or family's name on them. You can purchase one card for a family if you have several kids in youth. Each week they buy a meal we X off one meal. The final week we will send the card home with them to remind them to purchase a new one or bring money the next week.

Q: Can I write checks for trips, events or pizza?

A: Of course! All checks can be made out to New Hope Community Church. Then in the notes section just jot down what this check is for (ie: Katie's mission trip).

Q: What if I can't bring or pick up my youth from service or an event?

A: We can help! We have a van ministry that picks up youth who need rides to and/or from church on Wednesdays, Sundays and even certain events. Email us at info@souledoutyouth.org for more information about this service.

Q: Are friends allowed to visit anytime? If so, what if they are younger or older than the allowed age?

A: Yes, Of course! We want youth bringing their friends all the time. We encourage bringing friends, and we hope that the friends will continue to come and become part of the SOY family. Friends are also welcome on trips. As for the age, we can make an exception once depending on the age, say for example if they just graduated HS or are in 5th grade. Any younger or older we would rather not have because it can be difficult to have a little on in a MS/HS setting and not much fun for a college student. We do have other ministries for their ages (visit the NHCC website).

Q: What's a BARF night?

A: BARF stands for Bring A Real Friend. As mentioned before we always want you to bring friends each week; however, certain times we have BARF nights where we do something fun like a concert or games. These nights are fun nights that are more inviting and comfortable for new youth to meet others and get acquainted. We have several BARF nights in the summer because is a great time to bring friends.

Q: Is there youth on Sundays?

A: Yes, but only for Middle School. We reserve Sunday for middle school only because they tend to need their own time and the adult sermon is usually difficult to understand. However, our HS youth are in the regular sermon on Sundays. We want them, especially or Juniors and Seniors, to begin learning from the adult service because they soon will be there in the future. The youth are a part of NHCC,  they are one body, and they need to be able to participate in service with the rest of the church. MS stay downstairs for service and then go up after the offering is taken.

Q: How many trips or events do y'all do through out the year that cost money?

A: We do several trips/events that can cost money. Normally we have one trip or a few events over Spring Break. Then we have our annual mission trip/camp to San Antonio (Blood N Fire) every summer. Then we have our youth retreat in the fall. Sometimes we have an extra mission trip in the summer for HS only.

Q: How can my youth earn money to pay for these trips and events?

A: Throughout the year and a few weeks before each one we have several fundraisers to raise money for the youth. The youth that show up to these fundraisers will earn money for their personal trip. So we push going to these each time. Scholarships are available on a first come basis and to those who really need it. We would like the youth to work hard and show they can earn the money, and then we can do partial scholarships if needed. However, we never want money to be an issue for any youth. We want to make sure eveyrone can go that wants to.