Summer at South Church
Summer of Service 2025!
Summer of Service is a Haystack award-winning community service program for middle and high schoolers. Participants engage in hands-on local service projects during the morning and the afternoons are filled with fun activities. Fridays are “fun days” where the group gets together to do something fun: a day at the beach, a hike in the woods, water wars or something totally different!
We are committed to offering daily opportunities for service, fun and friendship. Everything we do at SOS revolves around those three values: feeding the hungry, loving our neighbors and caring for creation. We will explore these three values as we discover how our stories and the stories of other intersect at the crossroads! Each day, youth will have the opportunity to create connections with other area teens, lean into these values and practice them through acts of service.
Our afternoons together include scavenger hunts, huge and wild games, tie-dye, karaoke, time for reflection and more. It’s a full day of service, connection and joy!
We ask that you only register for 2 weeks at a time, so that everyone has a chance to participate. If you’d like a third week, please send Taylor an email at [email protected] to be put on the waitlist for an extra week.
Register for Summer 2025 today!
2025 Kids' Summer Kickoff: Wild West Week
June 23-27 Kids will journey through the Wild West to learn more about how special they are to God, what makes their stories unique, what gifts God gave them, what they can learn from others, and how they are part of God’s mission of love. We will become sheriffs together and discover the secrets of the Wild West through games, science, music, and more!
- Ages 2-4 will have their own adventures in the PreSchool Playroom
- K-6th Grade choose how they explore by participating in activities that appeal most to them.
- 6th-12th Grade have the option to register as Counselors or Assistant Leaders.
- We need lots of helps to make VBS an awesome week! Adults are encouraged to speak with Taylor!
Drop off begins at 8:30am each morning. Programming occurs from 8:45am-12:15pm. We are also offering an add-on afternoon program until 4pm for ages 4 and up for anyone who prefers full-day programming. Scholarships are available.
Candidates for Summer 2024 should submit their cover letter, resume and two letters of reference to our Minister of Youth & Families, Taylor Graffum.
You may have seen our summer interns busy in the building last year. We love our interns!
South Church in Andover is an open and affirming congregation located in Andover, Massachusetts. South Church welcomes all to apply, regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race and ethnicity, physical and mental ability or economic circumstance.