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Dunkfest 2025

One awesome night of Dunkin Donuts, slam dunk contests, and a Nike Dunks giveaway. Invite your friends and earn points for your team!
Dates: Jan 12, 2025 | 6:00 – 7:30 PM

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Winter Camp 2025

Middle School and High School students, join us as we head up to Granite Hills Camp in Prescott, AZ.
Dates: Feb 21–23, 2025

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Text ‘studentlife’ to 94000.

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Meet the Team

Sarah Wedel

StudentLife Pastor

Tory Johnson

Ministry Intern

For the Parents

How do I get my student involved in StudentLife?

Bring them to StudentLife on Sunday Nights. Sunday nights are the best time to connect with other students their same gender and grade. If they don’t know anyone, Sunday nights are the best opportunity to change that! Our team would love to help introduce them to their journey group leaders as well as other students their age.

What are your key events throughout the year?

We do Middle School Camp and High School Camp every summer. Winter Camp happens in February and we do a Mexico Missions Trip every Fall. Be sure to check out our upcoming events to sign-up for those opportunities.

What does the StudentLife staff look like?

Sarah Wedel is our full-time StudentLife pastor. We have an open door policy. Have questions or concerns about your student? Looking for some spiritual resources? Just want to chat? Call the church office. We would love to meet with you over coffee. We also have a volunteer coaching team that lead our journey groups on Sunday nights. They are background checked and vetted to insure that they are the best people to be leading your students relationally and spiritually. Finally, we have interns throughout the year that invest in our students and serve StudentLife.

How to stay connected?

  • One of the best ways to keep up with all that is happening is by texting “studentlife” to the number “94000.”
  • Instagram: @studentlifeaz
  • Facebook: Checkout our StudentLife Facebook group to stay connected. You will have access to photos, upcoming events, and parent resources.
  • If you have a 6th-12th grader in our database, you will receive weekly emails from the StudentLife Team.