Our mission in Next Gen is to connect kids and students with leaders, peers, and parents who help them to love God, love others, and become disciples. Through this mission, each of our programs is rooted in Basic Truths. In All Stars (our preschool program), we teach three Basic Truths: God loves me, God made me, and Jesus is God’s son. Each age group has further Basic Truths all the way through Uprising when our high schoolers cover our final three Basic Truths: I have a faith of my own, I am not alone because God is always there, and I can share my faith.

Each program differs slightly. If your children would like to be in a Quest, Resurrection or Uprising small group you will register ahead of time and we’ll give you a time for your group. Once you’re at church, you will check in on our kiosks where a nametag will be printed. For Time Travelers, there is no check-in. Kids are walked to the theatre and returned to their seats by our friendly ministers at each weekend Mass. Parents check their kids into All Stars before Mass and pick them up after Mass using the name tags printed at our kiosks in the Next Gen Wing. Our friendly staff and ministers are standing by in Next Gen shirts ready to help.

We love to help kids connect with Jesus through the Sacraments no matter their age. First Communion and Reconciliation are available starting in elementary school, and Confirmation is available to high schoolers. To find out more, check out First Communion or Confirmation.

We want you to have confidence that our systems and spaces are good places for kids. We have emergency plans, a uniformed police officer at programs, and well-trained, background-checked, and thoroughly screened volunteers and staff. We also have a secure check in-check out system for preschool and elementary-age programs. The environment we aim for is one of understanding, openness, and support. No question is stupid, no opinion is unheard, and no secret is unsafe. We want kids to trust us enough to tell us anything, and we reassure them that God will love them no matter what.

The registration we need from you depends on the program. For All Stars and Quest, we need prior registration to participate. For Time Travelers, Resurrection, and Uprising, there’s no sign up–just show up! If you like it, we will capture your information and follow up with you to register.