The Sanctuary

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"Our lives are a ministry."

The way we smile, laugh or cry, that which is in our head, our heart, and our physical ability- all of it has the potential for ministry.

We must live to serve others with joy, experience, healing and hope. We must serve compassion with passion and love without expectation of a return. Ministry is about giving away the best of what we have and what we are so that everyone who finds us can find their way to an ultimate and intimate relationship with Father God. That's GOOD NEWS! At The Sanctuary, we celebrate life. You’ll see it when we are together! We invite you to discover the life that is celebrated in the ministries and lives of those found in our church family community.

UTURN

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The pressure comes from all sides. It speaks of compromise. It takes the lives and promise of our youth and warps their reality. The Sanctuary wants to change all that! We have Uturn™, and with it comes a vision for dynamic ministry to youth both churched and unchurched.

Our Wednesday night ministry provides a time for our youth to bring their friends to a non-threatening place to hear the teaching and Good News of Jesus Christ. The worship doesn’t talk about lambs, brides, or anything to do with blood. This evening is designed around those who do not attend church and do not know the life changing power that comes from surrendering their lives to a loving Father.

Our “Library” game room is full of things to do. We supply the newest in video game technology. Our Nintendo, Sony, and Sega game stations are always busy. The “stand-up” favorites of yesteryear have their lines as well. The full-size air hockey and pool table are always a hit. The traditional game of ping-pong keeps the competition fast and furious. Our big screen T.V. plays the hottest in Xtreme videos from dragsters and motocross to surfing and bmx. Add to that, lots of music, a full café with pizza, hot dogs, chips, candy, nachos, soda and a couple of booths and café tables to hang out in and you’ve got Wednesday night Uturn™!

Sunday mornings are all about maturing students in the truth of the Bible. The teaching is again straight ahead and hits the mark landing right where kids are giving them practical life application teaching. It is designed more for the youth who is already part of the life of the church. The worship is more “centered” on intimacy with Father God.

Youth camps in both the summer and winter provide the perfect getaway. Our guys “Dye’d Inside” paintball team takes to the hills regularly, and Overtime; a youth “homegroup” has kids gathering all year round. Our water ski trips teach youth to ski and wakeboard on our local lakes and are always a sold out hit in the hot summertime. In addition to the regular meetings we also have seasonal outreaches and opportunities for service in the Church, to our community and beyond.

INTEGRATE

You can find them as they gather in coffee shops, restaurants, the gym, bookstores and other points of interest all over the Santa Clarita Valley. Young adults are everywhere. The one place they do not feel welcome however is inside the walls of the church. The Sanctuary believes this needs to change!

As a young person graduates from high school, they go off to college or get into the full-time-job market. It is here, in the real world where the life of the young adult is turned upside down! They are not really youth anymore, but they are not quite adults either. (It sure sounds a lot like the transition from Jr. High to Sr. High school… only now they can drive!) Change is the buzzword of the day as they are faced with the realities of bills, relationships, opportunities and responsibilities, all of which causes their heads to spin as they try to figure out what happened to them in the months and years following high school. While all this is going on, the young adult is making the most important life-changing decisions they will ever face: school, degree, career, work, and the possibility of a “forever” future with a spouse, children and a car payment and mortgage.

The scenario is no different for the Christian young adult. Close to seventy percent, after being raised in the church, drop out of church while making all the same decisions.

Here is where our Integrate young adult group comes in - gathering Christian young adults who are attempting to stay focused on the goal set before them . . . “integration” through community. With the support of other believers, young adults are choosing to integrate into: (1) a deeper relationship with Christ, (2) an understanding of God’s plan for their lives, (3) their role in the worldwide community of believers and (4) life at The Sanctuary! Through teaching, worship, fellowship (while sipping on espresso drinks) and nights out on the town, young adults are finding the support they need to face the harsh reality of being all grown up! It’s not all serious though! With opportunities to vacation together for a week of skiing and wakeboarding on the Stockton Delta and snowmobiling in Lake Tahoe, our young adults are integrating while having a blast!

The truth is . . . Christian young adults in America have more potential than any other group of people to transform their world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. The Sanctuary is here to give them the opportunity to do just that! The question is, “Are you going to Integrate?”

Integrate meets the first Friday of every month at 7:00pm at the home of the Andersons (call 661.252.7255 x307 for details). Integrate is for single adults aged 18-25.