Youth Ministries

Donna Dallas, Youth Director

Youth Ministry Team Members:

Sis. Deja Balentine
Sis. Felishia Campbell Greathouse
Sis. Zorena Duffie
Sis. Tanya Verrett
Sis. Vanessa McClelland
Sis. Micaela Earley
Sis. Pauline Johnson
Sis. Margo Leonard
Sis. Maneshia Young
Sis. Jerial Woods
Sis. Brenda Baskin-Pearson

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

August

4th Sunday

Devotion - Zymphony Duffie
Music Ministry - Inspirational Choir

North Chicago Community Days Parade

July

4th Sunday

Devotion - Demi Finley
Praise and Worship - Shnai McDade
Music Ministry - Katana Earl
Ark Encounter - Mahnan Woods & Zymphony Duffie
Hairspray - Erin Irvin
R.W. Depke Juvenile Complex Center - Somaya Presley

Hairspray the Musical

R. W. Depke Juvenile Complex Center

Church Cookout

Vacation Bible School

The Ark and Creation Museum

Ark Trip DIYT T-Shirts

June

4th Sunday

Devotion - Makai Brown
Praise & Worship - Zymphony Duffie
Announcements - Deja Balentine
Academic Achievement -Mykayla Moreno-Trice
Academic Achievement - Mariah Davenport
Academic Achievement - Kamal Frazier
Academic Achievement - Siraya Humes
Guest Meditation Speaker - Dr. Keith Turner - NCCHS Principal
Junior Vessels of Praise
Inspirational Choir
Baptism Candidate - Alesha

Father's Day

Youth Day

Devotion - Mykayla & Moriah Brown
Devotion - Geordon Woods
A Poem "We Are Not Ashamed" - Maranda Leonard
Announcements - Deja Balentine
Offering - Trakei Graham
The Rainbow "God's Presence & Power" - Mykayla Moreno Trice
Guest Soloist - Isabella Pipes - Mt. Zion MBC-Zion
Junior Vessels of Praise
Drama Team - "Run Tell That"
Youth Day Choir
Youth Altar Call - Katana Earl
Food Trucks

Graduation Sunday

2025 Graduates
Jonas Porter Scholarship Recipients: Quentin Conkle, Jr., Jassiah Jones, Aniah Duncan
McKinley Davenport - Pre K
Damien Finley - 5th Grade
Erin Irvin - 5th Grade
Mykayla Trice Moreno - 8th Grade
Zymphony Duffie - 8th Grade
Kamal Frazier - 8th Grade
LaChell Wilson - 8th Grade
Mykayla Brown - 8th Grade
Moriah Brown - 8th Grade
Damir Freeman - 8th Grade
Nyziah Willaims - 8th Grade
Jassiah Jones - High School
Quentin Conkle, Jr. - High School
Trakei Graham - High School
Autumn Fortune - High School
Amerie Fourtune -College
Thomas Phillips - College
Jada Kinney - College
Nyla Williams - College
Jori Ransom - College
Jade Roberson - College
Nia Delaney - College
NaTisha Booker - Master's

May

4th Sunday

Devotion - Montez Edwards
Elite Striders Tracy Johnson Award - JRVOP for their support
Music Ministry - Inspirational Choir
Scholastic Achievement - Erin Irvin
Scholastic Achievement - Davien Johnson

Mother's Day

April

4th Sunday

Devotion - Mykayla Trice Moreno
Praise & Worship - Zymphony Duffie
Academic Achievement - Siri Humes, Wesley Lovelace, William Lovelace, Jazmyne Lovelace and Mykayla Trice Moreno
Inspirational Choir
Baptism Candidates

Easter Sunday

Junior Vessels of Praise

Palm Sunday -Triumphal Entry

March

4th Sunday

Devotion - Davien Johnson
Praise & Worship - Zymphony Duffie
Student of the Month - Amihna Herry
Academic Achievement - Skylar Onipede
Academic Achievement - Jassiah Jones
Athletic Achievement - Gia Hill
Women's History Month Announcer - Zor'Nelle Duffie
Women's History Month Speaker - Zymphony Duffie
Vessels of Praise
Music Ministry - Samara Jones

February

4th Sunday

Devotion ~ Demien Finley
Academic Excellence ~ Jassiah Jones
Junior Vessels of Praise
Youth Choir
Inspirational Choir
Speakers for Black History Month
Announcer ~ Zymphony Duffie
Speaker ~ Elizabeth Christy
Announcer ~ Zymphony Duffie
Speaker ~ Somaya Presley
Announcer ~ Zymphony Duffie
Speaker ~ Zor'Nelle Duffie
Announcer ~ Zymphony Duffie
Speaker ~ Mahnan Woods

January

4th Sunday

Devotion -Samara Jones
Praise & Worship - Katana Earl
Announcements - Deja Balentine
Sunday School Perfect Attendance (January ) -Shnai McDade
Music Ministry - Makayla & Moriah Brown
Ushers - Ireona Smith & Jassiah Jones
Baptism - Steven Dawkins

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Carpel Herry, Introduced by his sister, Aminha Herry