Clifton Park Baptist Church 8818 Piney Branch Road Silver Spring ...

YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRY Lola Olakanye
Within the year, the Young Adults Ministry has grown tremendously. Not only have we grown in
number, but we have grown spiritually. As a group, we sought to create and build more spiritual and
healthy young adults who can become leaders not only within the church, but also amongst our peers
within the community.
The various activities and studies have laid down the path for us to become the leaders that God would
want us to be. Through the “Choices” book in our Bible study classes, lead by Sis. Carletta Lundy, we
were taught to embrace the single life that the Lord has for us now in order to unconditionally devote
our time to God in order to advance His kingdom. Other topics in this class, purity, singleness, and
celibacy, have allowed us to turn from self and turn more towards God in order to do His will.
Aside from working on our present spiritual life, we have also had the opportunity to go into the community
to give back. Within the year, the Young Adults have worked with the PNC committee in door
knocking and giving out food to the needy. A mentoring group for middle and high school children at
Park Montgomery Apartments has been in progress since June. The ministry has been focusing their
time working with the youth who live in this apartment building to discuss certain pressing issues that
youth go through such as school, their future goals, peer pressure, current events, and other thought
provoking topics. This is an important activity for the Ministry to be apart of due to the lack of positive
mentors that our children have today.
Along with advancing the kingdom of God, the Young Adults Ministry has found time to have
monthly activities to fellowship with each other and get to know each other on a personal note. These
activities include go-carting, dinner, karaoke, laser tag, and much more.
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