EBC Youth Group this summer is for all students grades 6th - 12th. Students are invited to fun activities, prayer, and Bible lessons. Youth Group events are great opportunities to invite friends! As always, please let us know if you need help with transportation.

Youth & Adults: looking for a few resources regarding current cultural questions and challenges? CLICK HERE for the Parent Resource List.

Bike Ride & Youth Group, June 8 - Meet at Xenia Bike Station at 5:30pm to ride your bike to Spring Valley OR meet at Spring Valley Park, 6:30pm. Youth group activities and Bible study will be at Walton Park from 6:30pm - 8pm. Bike riders will return to the Xenia Bike Station by 9pm.

Canoe the mighty Little Miami River, June 15 - The voyage begins at The Narrows (2575 Indian Ripple Road, Xenia) at 3pm and concludes at the Mill Bridge Launch Park (2754 Graf Mill Road, Bellbrook). Registration is required so we can provide life-jackets for every person. Dads, you can come too!

Farmball, July 13 - College and career friends are invited to join youth group for a wild game of Farmball, fried chicken, and Bible study at Pastor Van's home. 6-8:30pm.

Xenia Scouts Baseball, July 20 - Meet at Grady's Field at the AiA Sports Complex at 5pm. Use your Youth Bucks or bring a few dollars if you plan to purchase food from the concession stand. Students should be picked up at Grady's Field at 7:30pm OR contact a leader to help with transportation.

Anti-Volleyball Tournament, July 27 - SAVE THE DATE.

Water Wars! Families are invited to Youth Group! Families and youth are invited to Waters Wars on August 10, 6-8pm. Come for fun, games, and snacks at Pierce Park (651 Dayton Xenia Rd). Invite a friend and prepare from games that will get you wet (please wear appropriate clothes... SCUBA gear is optional).

Bible Study in the Summer!

Get connected for accountability, encouragement, prayer, and learning. It is our desire that students would be consistently reading and obeying God's Word this summer. Bring a Bible each time and let us know if you need help with transportation. Invite friends to come, too! Pastor Van and Drew Brads are leading the Bible study this summer.

Meet MONDAYS, 11am - Noon, at Shawnee Park. Summer Bible study begins Monday, June 9. Meet at the main pavilion.

• June 9: Introduction to the book of James
• June 16: Come prepared to study James 1:1-8
• June 23: James 1:19-27
• June 30: James 2:1-13
• July 7: James 2:14-26
• July 14: James 3:1-18
• July 21: James 4:1-2
• July 28: James 4:13-5:6
• August 4: James 5:7-20
• August 11: Celebrate James with ICE CREAM!

• Saturday, June 7: Encouragement Team 9 AM
• **Sunday, June 8: Youth Group / Bike Ride to Spring Valley
• Monday, June 9: Bible Study begins at Shawnee Park 11 AM
• **Sunday, June 15: Youth Group Canoe Trip 3 PM
• Monday, June 16: Bible Study at Shawnee Park 11 AM
• Wednesday, June 18: EBC Plays in the Park, Shawnee Park 6 PM
• Monday, June 23: Bible Study at Shawnee Park 11 AM
• Monday, June 30: Bible Study at Shawnee Park 11 AM
• Saturday, July 5: Encouragement Team 9 AM
• **Sat, July 5: Grand Prix Indy car racing, boys only 9 AM
• Monday, July 7: Bible Study at Shawnee Park 11 AM
• Sunday, July 13: Youth Group / Farmball 6-8:30 PM
• Monday, July 14: Bible Study at Shawnee Park 11 AM
• Wednesday, July 16: EBC Plays in the Park, John Bryan 6 PM
• Sunday, July 20: Youth Group / Xenia Scouts game 5 PM
• Monday, July 21: Bible Study at Shawnee Park 11 AM
• Sunday, July 27: Youth Group / Anti-volleyball Tournament
• Monday, July 28: Bible Study at Shawnee Park 11 AM
• **Friday, August 1: Ohio State Fair, girls only 9 AM
• Saturday, August 2: Encouragement Team 9 AM
• Monday, August 4: Bible Study at Shawnee Park 11 AM
• Sunday, August 10: Youth Group / Water Wars with Families @ Pierce Park 6-8 PM
• Monday, August 11: Bible Study Celebration, Shawnee Park 11 AM

** A 2025 Medical Consent Form & Liability Waver is required for these events and activities. Medical Form can be found and downloaded at the bottom of the page.

• Encouragement Team meets on the first Saturday of the month, 9 -11 AM. Give up part of your weekend to bless those in our church family who are elderly, shut-ins, or in the hospital or our recent grads who have moved away. This is a great ministry of letter writing, phone calls, visits, and prayer. Your whole family is welcome to come! Upcoming Dates: June 7, July 5, and August 2.

• EBC Plays in the Park - Come chill out at a park with the EBC Church Family! 6 - 7:30pm
• Wednesday, June 4: Fairgrounds Recreation Center in Xenia
• Wednesday, June 18: Shawnee Park in Xenia
• Wednesday, July 16: John Bryan State Park

• Grand Prix Mid-Ohio - Saturday, July 5, for boys only! Meet at EBC 9am for a full day of Indy Car Racing. Use your Youth Bucks!
• Ohio State Fair - Friday, August 1, for girls only! Meet at EBC 9am, return around 9pm. Ticket cost is $6 plus money for two meals (or use your Youth Bucks)! It should be a great day at the fair!

“Friday Night Alive” is a ministry designed to share the love of Jesus Christ with youth incarcerated in the Greene County Juvenile Detention Facility. Volunteers are trained and given the opportunity to share their story of faith with young people who desperately need Jesus.

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