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2009-11-08T21:25:00.000-08:00

The third AWTG of the winter series was a great success tonight. Blanchard hosted it in fine style, utilizing their newly finished kitchen facilities in the fellowship hall. The subs were delicious!
The congregation is blessed with a number of talented and enthuastic songleaders; the worship was inspiring. The lesson was delivered by a teen, Jack Dodgen, from the North MacArthur Church. An estimated 400+ filled the new auditorium.

2009-10-27T07:43:00.000-07:00

The October AWTG was a huge success with 340 arriving at North MacArthur on the 11th. A powerful lesson on Who Is God? featured an astronomy slideshow. Some of the main points were: God is near and God cares for you.

The good stewards working behind the scenes rushed around to accommodate feeding the extra hundred that showed up. We had a delicious meal of BBQ, chips, dessert, and cokes. A sign of the times (flu season) was the encouragement for all to use the hand sanitizer pumps. We appreciated Dave and Loretta Lucas for going as sponsors.

Another skate night is planned for January at Moore Skate. The next AWTG will be Nov. 8 at Blanchard. Mark it on your calendars so you won't miss out on the spiritual food and great fellowship!

2009-09-14T19:36:00.000-07:00

The new series for the Fall / Winter AWTG is off to a great start. While a little longer drive than usual, the groups that assembled at Eastside in Duncan experienced a moving song service, an on-target lesson by Troy, and some rally good spahetti. The new theme is "Our Awesome God." The rainy trip didn't dampen the warm fellowship; thanks Tad.

The next AWTG will be Oct. 11 at North MacArthur in OKC. You don't want to miss any of this series.

2009-09-01T15:00:00.000-07:00

2008-03-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

The Area Wide Teen Gathering at Eastside in Midwest City was a huge success. Ranee and I had 14 kids with us. I saw groups that don't always get to attend. We had some new congregations from nearby. The service was one of meaningful worship. Clay Bryant lead a beautiful song service.
Kyle Wright from Cushing spoke on "Agree with one another." He noted people not treating people right is the lesson for us from I Corinthians. The key to unity is to look at Jesus on the cross. Fights, disputes, freedoms, rights - these are not worth Jesus' scars.
The host congregation served up tasty nachos and Frito chili pie in their nice multipurpose building. We got the group home as the lightning show began.

2008-02-18T19:14:00.000-08:00

How fun! The wacky youth ministers met for a planning session today. The summer series started to gel after pencils and star burst were put away. Can you believe the theme for this summer's AWTG is "The Biggest Loser" ??? Plans include the Mariners/Rangers matchup and Six Flags as well various camp sessions. Watch for a firmed up schedule soon to be in mail boxes near you!

2008-02-10T19:17:00.000-08:00

February AWTG in Norman

Westside provided the setting for another meaningful worship service tonight. Brett McKnight directed the beautiful singing. Jeremie Beller of Wilshire brought a right-on-target lesson on the "Serve One Another" passages of the N.T. His was easy to follow and retain: the pages of scripture are filled with examples and expectations for us to be servants. His three points were - we need to fill our days with: Selfless Service, Silent Service, and Service of Simple Acts.

Like Seminole, Blanchard, and Ada, these monthly gatherings of teens are well worth the effort. The youth groups (no matter what size congregation) would do well to attend as often as possible! A pat-on-the-back to all of you adults who make these trips happen. Let's continue to encourage our kids to meet new people and build friendships.

Youth Ministers and representatives will meet Feb. 18 at Westside to plan the summer activities.

2008-02-02T18:17:00.001-08:00

48th ANNUAL
MOORE YOUTH RALLY

Well, they did another great job hosting almost 400 teens. The meal was great, Sisters. The brethern at Moore Central hosted Willie Franklin again. "Uncle Chocolate" (as he calls himself) doesn't hold back; his famous straight talk to young people is all the advice parents and youth ministers may be too reserved to give and wished they could say. Groups from as far away as Broken Bow gather every February to the Granddaddy of Oklahoma youth activities.It's always inspiring to be around Ronnie and Willie. Logan Cates did a splendid job of leading the awesome singing.
From a personal note, it was great to see Phil Woeke again.
Don't forget the next AWTG is Sunday, Feb 10th, at Westside in Norman. Sorry, no game this year.

2007-03-17T16:31:00.000-07:00

New Attitude Towards Relati0nships

Brent Nichols of Edmond took us back to Ephesians 5:24 - 6:9 to stay with our theme. As a pre-teen, he had to move from Dallas to Wills Point. Haven't we all had that newcomer guide explain who belonged to which group? Its so easy to accept those labels and go with the flow. But Christians are suppose to take the high road and be more accepting of those who aren't as popular. Brent urged the assembly to "empty ourselves and take on the heart of Christ... reaching out like Jesus would do." We can all do better!

The North Ridge Church in Shawnee put on a great show of hospitality for our March AWTG.

2007-02-04T21:38:00.000-08:00

A New Attitude! Eph. 5:18-20
[Norman Westside] Chris Stinnett, Seminole Minister, really connected with a solid delivery tonight. He guided several hundred teens through the text as he challenged the audience to follow the Plan - develop a new attitude. Making a public commitment, most repeated "I will give my mind to Jesus for training."

Hey, Teens: your songs of praise were awesome, and so inspiring!

Sooner Servants shared with us their program of work for the Lord on the OU campus. As always, the Westside congregation efficiently fed large numbers in good time... great franks and homemade cookies... yum. See you at Shawnee Northridge this time next month. gary

2007-02-04T18:26:00.000-08:00

Coale, Ross, and Westside host AWTG for Bedlam!

What a treat to be able to take our youth groups back to Norman again! Please know your efforts made this a memorable day for so many kids across Central Oklahoma. Courtney and Friends put on quite a show of patience, hustle, and teamwork. Thank You!

2007-01-22T13:41:00.000-08:00

Here's the line-up for this school year:

2007-01-07T14:52:00.000-08:00

WHAT AN ICE STORM!
I know our youth group at South Walker (OKC) is ready to get back on schedule. The next AWTG is Westside in Norman. Don't miss it ~ February 4th. Brett's Westside Youth Group and the Sooner Servants always host a great service and meal.

Sorry we didn't get to enjoy the great plans for Seminole. They are gracious host as well. See everyone soon! Love, Gary

2006-11-04T13:14:00.000-08:00

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El Reno and Jake Hudson's Youth Group kicked off the Winter AWTG Series. "Spankin' New" is the theme; it will be based on Ephesians 5. What a lot of pizza! It was good start to the monthly Sunday evening meetings.
October was an attendance drive and 3 man B-ball tournament at North MacArthur. After Steve Minor's group hosted the second date, many of the groups enjoyed the fall retreat at Pettyjohn the next weekend.
We are excited about our scheduled trip to Ada - Southwest!

2006-08-08T19:50:00.000-07:00

What an inspiring study of the aspects of the Christian life as painted by James! The twenty some youth groups from churches of Christ in central Oklahoma met for nine AWTGs (Area Wide Teen Gatherings) this summer. On these Monday evenings, vans of young people and their sponsors would converge on the host site for an hour of worship. Following an uplifting hour of devotional songs and a message from the Word, the merged groups would adjourn for a period of fellowship and refreshments. Nice work, churches!

AWTG Summer ‘06
June 5 - Shawnee Northridge
Trials - What A Christian Endures
June 12 - Moore Central
Temptations - What A Christian Encounters
June 19 – Tecumseh
Listening and Doing - What A Christian Practices
June 26 - Chandler Central
Favoritism - What A Christian Avoids
July 10 – South Yukon
Faith and Deeds - What A Christian Embraces
July 17 - Cherokee Hills
Taming the Tongue - What A Christian Says
July 24 - Norman Westside
Submission - What A Christian Feels
July 31 - Ada Southwest
Wealth - What A Christian Gives
Aug 7 – South Walker
Prayer- What A Christian Communicates