Youth Missions & Ministries

Homeless Ministry: The youth provide food and clothing to the homeless in downtown Los Angeles ("Skid Row"). For more information, click here.

World Vision International: It has been estimated that every day, more than 30,000 children die from hunger and disease. The youth at Valley Presbyterian Church are demonstrating the love of Christ by sharing their resources to help support poor and needy children through World Vision's Child Sponsorship Program.

Overseas Youth Missions: Some of us participate in short term missions trips with organizations such as Youth With a Mission, Teen Missions, and PCA teen missions.

Childrens Hunger Fund: Our youth help pack supplies at this Mission Hills humanitarian relief group.

MEND: (Meet Each Need with Dignity) serves over 1200 families in need in the northeast Valley. Their various programs provide:monthly food baskets; an in-house select-your-own clothing shop; work referrals; medical and dental clinics; ESL (English as a Second Language), citizenship and computer classes; furniture; and a Youth Program with monthly trips and a summer camping experience. The program began 26 years ago with a few Christian families that saw the needs of the community around them and started by serving them out of the trunks of their cars. They now have a two-story MEND Center on Van Nuys Blvd. in Pacoima, and truly serve the community with dignity and dedication. The youth of Valley Presbyterian Church assist the ministry of MEND (818) 897-2443 or (818) 896-0246. FAX (818) 897-5642
13460 Van Nuys Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331.

Angel Tree: Angel Tree®, is a ministry of Prison Fellowship®, that tries to to break the cycle of crime by sharing the love of Jesus Christ with the children of inmates. Call the church office for details about how you may participate. The youth of Valley Presbyterian Church help collect and distribute gifts to these needy children.

World Impact: Our church supports the ministry of World Impact in Los Angeles, and youth have an opportunity to participate in special World Impact projects through our missionaries Rich and Lori Riordan.

Convalescent Home Ministry: On the first Sunday of each month the youth from Valley Presbyterian Church conduct a worship service for the residents of Villa Sheraton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Hills.
Villa Sheraton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
9655 Sepulveda Boulevard, North Hills, 91343
(818) 892-8665

Music Ministry: The youth music team leads in worship Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings.

Assisting Children's Ministries. The Youth of Valley Presbyterian Church are encouraged to assist in the teaching of younger children through our Children's Ministries.

Social & Outreach Activities

Past Social Activities

Our Philosophy of Youth Ministry

1. The Youth Group is one of three ministry branches of our church. It is never to be viewed as a mini church, but part of the body as a whole.

2. The goal of the VPC Youth Ministry is to compliment the covenantal family, NOT to replace the family's responsibility of teaching our young people, but rather so as to disciple them to have a:

  • Mind that knows God's Word;
  • Heart that loves God;
  • Will that commits to the Gospel and to ongoing discipleship;
  • Life that connects with, & cares for believers and non-believers within the group, the church, and our society.

3. Means to the goal:

  • Through Bible Study
  • Through Catechism Study
  • Through modeling after godly examples
  • Through dialogue with others
  • Through service projects
  • Through social interaction with peers and parents
  • Through worship & prayer together as a group.

4. The junior & Senior High generally meet as two separate groups. The Youth Pastor tries not spend more than 1 month exclusively with any age group. The Youth Ministry is to raise up leaders to teach the other age group.

5. The Youth Ministry Team is committed to W.C.F./Catechisms and teaches the Bible from a Reformed perspective.

6. The Youth Ministry Team must teach by words & life. Teaching youth must:

  • be Biblically based;
  • be clear to today's youth;
  • attempt to draw out & draw in the youth member to the discussion;
  • include the whole counsel of God's Law and Gospel;
  • include a time to apply the principles learned to daily living;
  • not be a lecture, but seek to keep the youth responsive.

7. The Youth Ministry Team members are to be approachable & caring, reaching out to youths by offering advice, counsel, time, and a listening ear.