Described by one church leader as the “best weekend of the year,” more than 750 middle school and high school students gathered at Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama, (Jan. 16–17) for a weekend of “bible teaching, powerful worship, and intentional small group conversation.”
And before the weekend was over, each student went home with a Bible donated by Lifeway Christian Resources.
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‘Heroes of the weekend’
“Words can’t really describe how impactful weekends like this are in the lives of teenagers,” said Russ Taylor, student pastor at Redemption Church in Saraland, in an Instagram post. He noted students from churches and throughout the community “in Mobile and Baldwin County left knowing they’re the Church of Today.”
“We’re praying that what we started here won’t stay here. YLC weekend is hard work but good work, and I know God has and is going to use it to do more than we could even imagine.”
He added, “It wouldn’t happen without an army. Every small group leader, the heroes of the weekend, leading. Every family opening up their home to teenagers. Every person that served on site at the conference. … Most of all grateful to God for keeping this vision alive for our city and using it for His glory! Let’s do it again next year.”
See some of the images taken for the conference below, courtesy of Redemption Church:
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