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Vision for Impact Mission Statement Testimonies What is Impact Zone? Glad you asked!!! Impact Zone is the Youth Led Ministry night every Friday evening. It starts at 7:00 PM and lasts until 11:00 PM. The Youth Group incorporates games, fun activities, food, live praise and worship and a challenge from the Word of God. These activities are all led by youth for youth. Of course, we have ample adults at each gathering including four Youth Pastors and a host of volunteers, some of whom are parents of some of the teens. Teens from a variety of cities, schools, ages and beliefs come to have fun and share what God is doing in their lives in a safe and youth friendly environment. Impact Zone is for JR & SR high teens in the 7th through 12 grade. The night usually runs like this: Opening (greet new people, prayer requests, videos, skits, etc) Group Games Food Live Praise & Worship Challenge from God’s Word Ministry and Prayer Time If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of the youth pastors at the numbers listed below. Pastor Patrick or Deborah Ruder 309-387-6830 Pastors Rick & Marge Perdew 309-353-7327 VISION FOR IMPACT ZONE Our vision for Impact Zone is to disciple youth to reach their generation by impacting them with the Word of God through drama, teaching, worship, prayer, ministry, object lessons and games. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Impact Zone is to Save the lost, Equip the saints, Restore the wounded, Value Everyone, and to impact, disciple and encourage other youth to live a holy life for God by serving them with good works, ministering with the love of God and teaching His words of truth. Testimonies There are no real words to explain how God really worked in me so much. I acted different at home than I did at school. At school I cussed, thought about drinking, helped my dad with a bar, and even wanted to own one myself. One good thing I NEVER EVER drank or did drugs. I joked about it but didn't do it. All my life I knew that God was there, but I never reached out. Before I was saved I prayed about four or five times but only in really hard times. The first time I really focused on God was after my three friends died in a car crash. I thought that life is not long but short and that you need to get more out of it. I was dating my girlfriend now and she was there for me through this, and I couldn't handle it and I broke down, and it took three of my friends to die before I could work with God. My brother was going to church with his girlfriend and mine. I was jealous that he was with people. So one day I really wanted to go, so I asked but bailed on a Sunday, but went on a Wednesday. It was really cool. I kept going and I loved it so that weekend on Sunday at intercessory prayer with the help Mr. Geissler I accepted Jesus into my heart and I felt new again. That was a birthday present to me. That Wednesday I took a purity vow and kept going to church and got a Bible and it was just awesome. I wanted more and more so two weeks later I was water baptized and that night at prayer was baptized with the Holy Spirit and it was awesome. I can't explain it more than that. With the life of a Christian I learned more, got fed spiritually and loved every second of it. The devil was at home and I kept getting him off but he just kept coming back. So then I knew how to get him off by the name of Jesus Christ. Over the summer I got a job with my youth pastor and it was awesome and then we made up Impact Zone for Friday nights and that's where I did my first teaching or every one, I think. Then I got hungry for becoming a pastor. My pastor then asked me to do the announcements for Wednesdays and some Sundays. I loved it so much and God's been working on me ever since. It's been almost a year since my friends died and I changed so much. My favorite bible verse is Eph. 6:10-18. It's about God's armor and I loved it. So rock out for God! Thank you for reading this. God Bless, Ryan [Top of Page]
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What is Impact Zone? Glad you asked!!! Impact Zone is the Youth Led Ministry night every Friday evening. It starts at 7:00 PM and lasts until 11:00 PM. The Youth Group incorporates games, fun activities, food, live praise and worship and a challenge from the Word of God. These activities are all led by youth for youth. Of course, we have ample adults at each gathering including four Youth Pastors and a host of volunteers, some of whom are parents of some of the teens. Teens from a variety of cities, schools, ages and beliefs come to have fun and share what God is doing in their lives in a safe and youth friendly environment. Impact Zone is for JR & SR high teens in the 7th through 12 grade.

The night usually runs like this:

Opening (greet new people, prayer requests, videos, skits, etc)

Group Games

Food

Live Praise & Worship

Challenge from God’s Word

Ministry and Prayer Time

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of the youth pastors at the numbers listed below.

Pastor Patrick or Deborah Ruder 309-387-6830

Pastors Rick & Marge Perdew 309-353-7327

VISION FOR IMPACT ZONE

Our vision for Impact Zone is to disciple youth to reach their generation by impacting them with the Word of God through drama, teaching, worship, prayer, ministry, object lessons and games.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Impact Zone is to Save the lost, Equip the saints, Restore the wounded, Value Everyone, and to impact, disciple and encourage other youth to live a holy life for God by serving them with good works, ministering with the love of God and teaching His words of truth.

Testimonies

There are no real words to explain how God really worked in me so much. I acted different at home than I did at school. At school I cussed, thought about drinking, helped my dad with a bar, and even wanted to own one myself. One good thing I NEVER EVER drank or did drugs. I joked about it but didn't do it. All my life I knew that God was there, but I never reached out. Before I was saved I prayed about four or five times but only in really hard times. The first time I really focused on God was after my three friends died in a car crash. I thought that life is not long but short and that you need to get more out of it. I was dating my girlfriend now and she was there for me through this, and I couldn't handle it and I broke down, and it took three of my friends to die before I could work with God. My brother was going to church with his girlfriend and mine. I was jealous that he was with people. So one day I really wanted to go, so I asked but bailed on a Sunday, but went on a Wednesday. It was really cool. I kept going and I loved it so that weekend on Sunday at intercessory prayer with the help Mr. Geissler I accepted Jesus into my heart and I felt new again. That was a birthday present to me. That Wednesday I took a purity vow and kept going to church and got a Bible and it was just awesome. I wanted more and more so two weeks later I was water baptized and that night at prayer was baptized with the Holy Spirit and it was awesome. I can't explain it more than that. With the life of a Christian I learned more, got fed spiritually and loved every second of it. The devil was at home and I kept getting him off but he just kept coming back. So then I knew how to get him off by the name of Jesus Christ. Over the summer I got a job with my youth pastor and it was awesome and then we made up Impact Zone for Friday nights and that's where I did my first teaching or every one, I think. Then I got hungry for becoming a pastor. My pastor then asked me to do the announcements for Wednesdays and some Sundays. I loved it so much and God's been working on me ever since. It's been almost a year since my friends died and I changed so much. My favorite bible verse is Eph. 6:10-18. It's about God's armor and I loved it. So rock out for God!

Thank you for reading this.
God Bless,
Ryan

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