Welcome To Chesapeake
Youth Ministry
PEAKE YOUTH
Real truth can feel confusing, especially for teens these days. In Peake Youth, we invite students to build their lives on the foundation of the only Truth, Jesus Christ.
We’re committed to providing a place for Middle and High School students to connect with God, with other students, and with their leaders who are dedicated to helping students grow closer to Jesus. Everyone wants to belong to something, and Peake Youth centers around relationships with one another, with caring mentors and with God. We believe that living life to the full is a life fully devoted to Jesus Christ.
FULL DEVOTION TO JESUS IS NORMAL
Mission
To reach unchurched teens and help them grow into fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
Vision
A community full of teens who live out loud for Christ.
Verse
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” JOHN 10:10
What we Do
Ministry Features
JOURNEY NIGHTS
Whether you’re exploring what it means to be a Christian or you’ve already made the decision to follow Jesus, we want to help you encounter God in a meaningful way. Journey Nights are our weekly service with games, teaching, small groups and lots of community time. When you come, bring a friend with you!
HIGH SCHOOL: Tuesdays, 7P-8:30P
MIDDLE SCHOOL: Wednesdays, 7P-8:30P
LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL
UPCOMING EVENTS
CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
HIGH SCHOOL | Tuesday, December 10
MIDDLE SCHOOL | Wednesday, December 11
7PM-8:30PM
Join us for our annual Christmas Journey nights as we celebrate Jesus’ birth with worship and a message. Enjoy Christmas snacks, a hot cocoa station, Christmas Minute-To-Win-It games, and fun activities with your small groups! We also invite you to wear a festive Christmas outfit!
TUBING TRIP
Friday, January 31 | 12:30PM-10PM
Ski Roundtop (Lewisberry, PA) | Cost: $85
Middle and High Schoolers—Join us for our annual Tubing Trip! Cost includes your ticket, dinner, and transportation.
YOUTH
MISSION TRIPS
HONDURAS MISSION TRIP
HIGH SCHOOL | July 31, 2025- August 6, 2025
Peake Youth hosts yearly mission teams to La Paz, Honduras, through Honduras Compassion Partners! Join other teens on a life-changing summer trip! HCP’s mission is to help the poor of Honduras move toward self-sufficiency, healthy living and dignity. Our Peake Youth teams help to accomplish this by building relationships with the local community and helping meet their practical needs. Teams may build a home, install water filters, build latrines, feed the hungry, and hold programs for the local children. Our teams help meet needs while learning what it means to be the hands and feet of Jesus! Our teens come back renewed in their own faith and excited to serve back home.
MFUGE | MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL
July 7, 2025-July 12, 2025
Eastern University – Philadelphia, PA
Cost: $500-600 ($75 Deposit)
Middle and High School Teens! Join us for a week during summer break to deepen your faith through worship and serving others. You will have a blast as you create lasting memories with your friends!
We will have Bible study and games in the morning before we head
out into the community to serve in the afternoon. Then we will
come back to campus for worship, teaching and hang out time.
parent resources
Parents, you are the primary spiritual influence for your teen. We want you to equip and empower you to be your children’s spiritual leader by bringing you tools and resources that help you start important God conversations, foster prayer, and create moments of worship in your home.
See all our Parent Resources and subscribe to our weekly emails to get resources right to your inbox!
SERVE WITH US
A growing biblical community
SMALL GROUP LEADERS
Our small group leaders are critical to the life of our ministry! Our leaders build mentoring relationships with our teens that are safe, genuine, and lifelong. High School teens also have the opportunity to serve as teen leaders with our middle schoolers. This is a weekly commitment with a big impact for God’s Kingdom!
Interested in becoming a leader? Fill out a Volunteer Application and submit it to our Peake Youth Team at peakeyouth@chesapeakechurch.org. All leaders go through an interview process and routine background check
still want to know more?
Common Questions
DO I NEED TO REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME?
No need to register ahead, simply check in at our Welcome Table when you arrive. If you would like to go ahead and register, click here.
WHAT IF MY TEEN IS AN INTROVERT?
We know stepping into a new group with lots of teens can be intimidating to some students. Our Welcome Team would love to help get your teen connected right away with their small group leader and a few new friends who can introduce them to our programs. We also offer tables in the back with art and adult coloring options as well as board games to play for a quieter entry point to Journey.
ARE THERE ANY WEEKS THAT JOURNEY DOESN'T MEET?
Check out our Calendar for more information on Journey dates and times.
WHAT TRAINING DO PEAKE YOUTH LEADERS GO THROUGH?
Every Peake Youth Leader fills out an application and goes through our interview process. In addition, every leader and volunteer at Peake Youth goes through a routine background check.
WHAT DO I DO ONCE I DROP OFF MY TEEN?
If you need a little me-time, grab a coffee in the Lobby and read your favorite book in the comfy chairs right outside the Auditorium. If you’d like to learn more about the Bible or grow in your behavioral health or faith, Chesapeake Church offers various growth groups throughout the year, many of which meet on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during Journey. We also offer various ways to serve at Peake Youth. To learn more, email us at peakeyouth@chesapeakechurch.org.