Welcome to
Gateway Youth
Thanks for checking us out!
Gateway Youth is part of Gateway Church. We exist to champion young people during the tough teenage years. We’ll encourage your young people, teach them about Jesus and the life that He offers, and offer to journey along with your youth.
Gateway Youth is run by a great team of volunteers – all of whom are selected and screened according to our child safety policy. We aim to come alongside parent/carers and partner with you to support young people so don’t be surprised if someone from the team makes contact with you to see how we can best support you and your teens.
Stay in the loop
If you have joined us for the first time, please sign up to our mailing list, The Youth Feed, to stay in the loop with all you need to know, plus receive great resources whether you’re a youth or a parent/carer.
Alternatively, we're on socials too!
You’re Welcome Here
Everyone (in year 7-12, and year 6 in the second half of each year) is welcome at Gateway Youth! No matter your background or experience with church, we’re stoked that you’re here. When you join us, you’ll be encouraged, hear a positive message, make new friends and have a great time!
We have an awesome team who’ll make sure you find your way, have fun and become some of your greatest cheerleaders. We know that it can be hard to come along to a new place so there’s a variety of events each term; some have more people which might be your thing, or you might prefer to start off at a quieter night. No matter what you choose we’ll do our best to make sure you fit in.
All our events are cigarette, vape, drug, and alcohol free.
The Basics
We have a few different types of nights and options depending on how deep you want to go – but here’s the main thing to know: Youth is on every Friday during school terms at Gateway Church (14 Heversham Dve, Seaford) from 7-9pm. Sometimes we have a special event on in which case we’ll give you heaps of notice – make sure you follow us on socials and you’ll always be up to date!
Other Programs
Other events and options for connecting with Gateway Youth
Camp No Fear
January each year
THE ULTIMATE
SUMMER CAMP.
Camp No Fear is all about facing your fears head on - the doubts and pressures that hold young people back - and discover new ways to live boldy and confidently!
Opportunities to serve
There is more to Youth than just attend - there is space for you to contribute too!
Opportunities include:
Youth Band
Youth Tech
Games team
Sign in team
Youth Bible Study
Ready to learn more about studying the bible. Join other like-minded youth before each Life Groups night at 6pm.
Learn together, read together, study together, grow together!
Facedown Camp
A dedicated time to connect with God in a deeper way
Lots of worship, wisdom from the youth team, quality hangs and epic conversations!
The perfect end to Term 1 each year.
State Youth Games
State Youth Games is a weekend sport and art event for high schoolers and young adults from across Victoria. Spend the June Long Weekend camping with your friends and playing a range of casual and competitive sports. Experience world-class musical worship with huge energy.
Youth Forms
PARTICIPATION FORM
When a new youth begins attending, we ask a parent/carer to provide some contact and permission information so that we can best support all in our care. More information about our program and policies is available above.
TRANSPORT FORM
Sometimes it’s helpful for us to provide some of our youth with transport to and from youth events in line with our transport policies. We want to ensure that you are aware of those policies and that you have given permission for your child to be transported by a Gateway volunteer or staff member – you can do that with this form. More detailed information about our policies is available above.
YOUTH COACHING FORM
Some youth can benefit from having a member of the youth team as a ‘coach’. When we coach youth we try to do the same thing a sports coach does, but for the youth's life in general. We ask about what is going well, what they are struggling with, and offer plenty of encouragement – encouragement in life and faith is the main purpose of coaching.
If a team member is meeting youth in person outside of Gateway Youth programs, even as a one-off, we use our coaching policies to provide appropriate boundaries.
We always back parents/carers and have policies for disclosing particular conversations to the parent/carer directly – although we encourage youth to talk openly with their parents/carers at all times too. More detailed information about our policies is available above.
Youth Policies
If you’re after more specifics about how we operate and keep children safe, this is for you. Below you can view a copy of our Youth Team Handbook which includes all of our policies and procedures for Gateway Youth, including the overarching Gateway Church Child Safety Policy (and the policy by itself if you’re after just that). If you have any questions or would like any clarification, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
All Gateway Youth programs and events are drug, alcohol, cigarette and vape free.