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Our vision for students is to develop and own an authentic faith in Jesus, to become Spirit-filled, servant leaders. Alliance Students walks this journey with 7th-12th grade students through relationships, service opportunities, as well as weekly and special events.

 

Greenhouse

GREENHOUSE

September 18, 2024 to May 8, 2025   |   6:25-8:15 p.m.

Greenhouse, our key weekly event, like an actual greenhouse, is an environment where conditions are optimal for growth. It's an environment where students are able to grow deep in their faith to become closer to Jesus and community around them. Greenhouse nights include a time of worship, a biblical message, and discipleship time.

Hortonville Greenhouse Pre-Party

Do you live in Hortonville or the surrounding areas? We'd love to have your student join us for the Hortonville Pre-Party! We offer a time for fellowship, free dinner, and a bus to take students from the Hortonville location to the Appleton location for Greenhouse. For more details and to register your student, click below.

What We Offer

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do middle and high school students meet all together?

Every week, middle schoolers & high schoolers will meet together for worship and a message. Afterwards, they will separate to different locations in the building for table fellowship discussions on the message. 

Does Alliance Students accommodate students with special needs?

God made us for relationship with Him and others. This includes our youth with special needs. Wednesday nights during Greenhouse youth with special needs are supported by our Greenhouse Friends and Greenhouse Mentors who come alongside them, support them and allow them to experience the environment at their level. To find out if the Greenhouse Special Needs Ministry would be a suitable fit for your child, fill out the contact form.

Does Alliance Students offer Sunday morning programming?

We believe that students are not only the church of tomorrow, but the church of today. One of the best ways for students to take ownership outside of the worship service on Sunday mornings is to serve. We have a variety of opportunities for students to serve on Sundays. 

We understand that there is a considerable gap between the Discovery Land worship experience and the multigenerational worship service that may hinder student engagement. If you or your student is struggling to engage in this service, the following resources will be most helpful for you.

SPIRITUAL BOOTCAMP (SBC)
SBC is an intense discipleship event for students in grades 9-12. The purpose of SBC is to be a Bible learning and God-knowing experience with the intended result of producing an army of biblically and spiritually mature young leaders for His kingdom. This intense and exciting discipleship program meets Sunday mornings throughout the school year and requires two to three hours of work each week.

SBC is open for registration prior to the beginning of each semester. If you would like to receive updates as to when registration opens as well as other important updates about our ministry, sign up to receive our ministry newsletter.

YOUVERSION BIBLE APP
The Bible App allows you to follow along with the pastor’s message and even take notes on a specific passage of scripture and even continue reading scripture through bible reading plans throughout the week.

SERVE AS PART OF THE CHURCH
One of the best ways for a student to engage in the worship service on Sunday morning is to serve.

For a student, what does typical Wednesday night at Greenhouse look like?

6:25 PM: Doors open for free time

  • Appleton Doors:
    • 7-8th Graders enter in West Doors
    • 9-12th Graders enter in East Doors
    • New students can get signed up at the "New Here" table at both entrances.

6:45 PM: Session begins (includes worship and a message)

7:30 PM: Discipleship time

8:15 PM: Students are dismissed

How do I know what my student is learning about at Greenhouse?

We have created Catalogs to provide you with information on what your student is learning during Greenhouse services, and to provide extra resources for you & your student. You can find this under the Parent Resources tab at the top of this web page.

What is Discipleship Hour?

Every student needs corporate worship and biblical teaching, but more importantly, every student needs a place where they are seen, heard, and loved as they grow in their faith journey. Discipleship time is broken down into 3 areas.

  1. Table Fellowship: Middle schoolers and high schoolers head to their different table areas where they can either sit at table gender specific or co-ed tables. Each area will have adult leader moderators to help with guiding students in conversations about the message.
  2. Checkpoint: In our second semester (Jan-May) after service, students will have an opportunity to meet with a leader one-on-one a few times throughout the year. Leaders check in on where students are at in their life, faith, and spiritual journey. Checkpoint is highly encouraged for all our students.
  3. Hub Connection: After service, each grade will rotate through our hub connection environment (gym/hub) once every 6 weeks. We will have leaders in specific games areas where they can connect with students, ask questions and encourage students, and talk about the message and how they can apply it to their lives. Our goal here is to create another environment for students to engage in conversation.

Who is Greenhouse for?

At Greenhouse, all middle school and high schoolers hear this message: “You belong.” We believe students belong in these three different spaces: They belong here at Greenhouse, in community, and in the family of Jesus. Greenhouse is for the athlete, musician, intellectual, introvert, extrovert, the struggling, the hurting, for those close to God and those who don’t even believe in God.

Spiritual Bootcamp

Spiritual Bootcamp (SBC) is an intense discipleship program for students in grades 9-12. It is designed to be a four-year program, but students are welcome to join at any point. The purpose of SBC is to be a Bible-learning and God-knowing experience resulting in an army of biblically and spiritually mature young leaders for His kingdom. This intense and exciting discipleship program will meet during the 8:30 am service in the Student Ministries Center at the Appleton campus throughout the school year and requires one to two hours of work each week for student participants. 

SBC is open for registration prior to the beginning of each semester. If you would like to receive updates as to when registration opens as well as other important updates about our ministry, sign up to receive our parent newsletter.

CONNECT

To stay up-to-date and connected, follow Alliance Students on Instagram, join our parent Facebook group, and sign up for our e-newsletter.

Parent Resources

Looking for Greenhouse info for your student? Check out the catalogs below that walk through what we are preaching about during Greenhouse.

Looking for more? Please reach out to us at [email protected] and we can provide guides around difficult topics that your student may be encountering.

Be on the lookout for more info for our upcoming Parent & Students events this year!

First event on Saturday, November 16th: Painting Class. A fun, follow-along class with materials provided. Registration to come.

Greenhouse Catalogs

STAFF

Logan Brunsting

Logan Brunsting

Student Ministries Coordinator - Hortonville
Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper

Student Ministries Administrator
Josiah Lewis

Josiah Lewis

Associate Pastor of Student Ministries & Young Adults
Georgia Smoll

Georgia Smoll

Student Ministries Creative Assistant
Alex Vechart

Alex Vechart

Young Adult/Student Ministry Worship Coordinator