It's Summer 2010!
Welcome to the Harvest Students webpage.
We’re so glad that you stopped by! We have an awesome group of students meeting regularly who care about each other and want to know God and grow closer to him. It is our sincere hope that every new student visiting Harvest Jupiter will jump in and see what God has for him or her.
We had an incredible spring as many new middle and high school students joined our group. For the summer, our regular meetings, called Live @ Hood, take place every other week and have live music, games, food, God’s Word, discussion groups and more. These are very easy nights for someone to pop in and “check us out.” There are always events and service projects that you can be a part of as well.
As the school year draws closer, we are excited to have a ton of stuff going on. If you're new to Harvest, the time to jump in is now. Check out the schedule below so you can see what we do here at Harvest Students.
We hope you’ll decide to join in the fun very soon.
Summer Schedule
Weekly Meetings Sunday Nights
Middle School: 5:15pm to 6:45pm
High School: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Dates for the remainder of August are: August 15th and 29th.
Starting in September we will be meeting every Sunday.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to be a ministry of students stirring up others to worship Christ, walk with Christ, and work for Christ. We are not simply a ministry "to" students, nor simply "for" students. We are a ministry "of" students. At Harvest, students fully participate and are engaged in our four priorities:
(a)doration - engaging students with God through worshipping God for who He is and what He has done.
(c)ommunity - engaging students with God's people through fellowship with other students in home group settings, trips, and our regular large group ministry gatherings.
(t)ruth - engaging students with God's Word through encountering the Bible in a hands-on way in large group teaching settings, as well as through the discussions in our home groups.
(s)ervice - engaging students with God's world as we actively serve the physical, relational, and spiritual needs of others outside of our group.
Harvest Students FAQ
Where is Hood Rd?
The Hood Rd house is located at 5410 Hood Rd, Palm Beach Gardens. Click the link at the bottom for a map.
Who should come?
If you're in middle school or high school...public, private or home schooled...YOU SHOULD BE THERE!!! Whether you attend church regularly, sometimes or have never been, we want you to come get plugged in with us. Just check our calendar so you know where we are!
Do I have to be signed up to get involved?
No. You can come check it out anytime and we'll get you what you need. Just come join us on a Wednesday and we’ll get you plugged in. It’s that simple. Oh yeah, we do have a parent permission slip that we’ll have your parents sign, but we’ll get that to you.
I'm a parent. Anything special for me to know?
We’d love to have your student be involved. We firmly believe that the family is the main source of spiritual food for any child. But we also believe that our ministry is very important, as it allows students to be with others like them who are also pursuing God in their lives. Plus it puts mentors in their life who model godliness in a different arena than the home. Our goal is to help you in any way we can as you seek to raise children who walk with God consistently.
What is this Hood Rd house?
It's a big house on 7 acres that the Lord has given us to use for a season. We are so blessed to have this location...there's a ton of space, huge deck, basketball court, volleyball court, open field, woods and more. Plenty of room to grow in quantity and quality!
Do you need volunteers?
We currently have a great staff of mentors, but our group is growing and we are always looking for people who have a heart for walking alongside teenagers. There’s a link at the bottom of this page that you can follow to let us know of your interest.
I'm still confused. What is going on here?!?!
If you’ve got a question about anything, let us know. Our e-mail is just below.
Who is in charge?
Jody Kidd is our new youth pastor as of August 1, 2010. Jody and his wife Christa have 3 beautiful kids, Caden, Kinsey, and Kaitlyn. Jody and Christa both were born and raised right here in Palm Beach County. Jody was in full time student ministry in Asheville, NC for 2 years before moving back here to sunny south Florida. He currently works full-time at Chick-fil-A where he has been for almost 4 years. If you would like to contact Jody drop him an email at students@harvestjupiter.org.