East Bay Youth

A place to belong. A faith to make your own.

Middle and high school can be some of the most formative years of a person’s life. Students are figuring out who they are, what they believe, and what kind of people they want to become.

East Bay Youth is a student ministry for middle and high school students in Midway, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, and the surrounding area. We want teenagers to have a place where they can belong, ask honest questions, encounter Jesus, and grow in a faith that is genuinely their own.

You don't have to have church figured out before you come. There's room to ask questions, build friendships, and discover what following Jesus actually looks like in everyday life.

Students are part of the Church.

Just like our kids, our teenagers don't disappear the moment church starts.

Students begin Sunday mornings worshiping with the whole church at 10:30 AM. We believe teenagers aren't simply the church of tomorrow. They're part of the Church right now, and they can worship, hear from God, experience the presence of the Holy Spirit, and make a difference in His Kingdom today.

After worship, middle and high school students are dismissed to East Bay Youth for teaching, conversation, prayer, and discipleship geared specifically toward where they are in life.

We aren't trying to entertain teenagers until they become adults. We're helping them become disciples of Jesus now.

Real faith. Real questions. Real community.

We want East Bay Youth to be a place where students can bring their real lives with them.

That means opening the Bible together, talking about the questions teenagers are actually asking, praying for one another, and learning how to follow Jesus beyond Sunday morning.

Our goal isn't simply for students to know more about God. We want them to know Jesus, recognize His presence, understand His Word, and learn to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit for themselves.

More than Sunday morning.

Some of the best relationships happen outside the normal Sunday routine. Throughout the year, East Bay Youth hosts events and gatherings for students from Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Midway, and our surrounding communities.

Sometimes that's simply getting together and having fun. Other times it's an opportunity to worship, serve, go deeper, or encounter God together.

Through all of it, we're creating a place where teenagers can build genuine friendships and grow in their relationship with Jesus.

Looking for a youth group near Gulf Breeze or Navarre?

We'd love for your student to join us this Sunday.

East Bay Church is located in Midway, conveniently between Gulf Breeze and Navarre, Florida. Students worship with the whole church before gathering with East Bay Youth during the message.

Sundays at 10:30 AM
East Bay Church
5649 East Bay Blvd

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