Current Student Resources
Nearly all of our students are involved in some aspect of Christian Ministries and/or missions during their college years. Opportunities for ministry include local church ministries, Young Life, Gordon College Student Ministries and a variety of para-church ministries in the area. Here are a few to consider:
LOCAL CHURCH YOUTH MINISTRIES
Bethany Church
Greenland, NH
Contact: 603.431.3646
Christ Church
Hamilton, MA
Contact: 978.468.4461
First Baptist Church
Hampton Falls, NH
Contact: 603.926.3724
www.hffbc.org
First Congregational Church
Essex, MA
Contact: 978-768-7855
www.fccoe.org
First Congregational Church
Hamilton, MA
Contact: 978.468.1940
First Presbyterian Church
Ipswich, MA
Contact: 978.356.7690
Grace Chapel
Lexington, MA
Contacts: 781.862.8351
www.grace.org
North Shore Baptist Church
Beverly Farms, MA
Contact: 978.927.2014
http://nscbc.org
Find more local church listings at www.gordon.edu/chapel/directory
Young Life on Boston's North Shore
Young Life North Shore aims to walk with teenagers during the turbulent time of adolescence. As caring adults it is their passion to build character and faith into teenagers' lives. They partner with parents and churches to connect with kids' hearts so that they can know they are valuable people created by a loving God.
Contact: 978.468.7100
http://sites.younglife.org/sites/BostonNorthShore
LaVida Center for Outdoor Education
LaVida Center for Outdoor Education houses six adventure programs. These unique programs provide experiential learning environments that foster character and leadership development to prepare you for life. For 38 years, La Vida has offered quality programs for churches, schools, and youth organizations in New England and beyond.
Contact p: 978.867.4111
Gordon College Student Ministries
Gordon College student ministries is an organization of student-led ministry opportunities that allow students to become involved on campus and in the surrounding community. The ministries are organized into four branches: Community Outreach Ministries, Discipleship Ministries, Missions and Service Learning, and Worship Cabinet Ministries.
Contact p: 978.867.4215
www.gordon.edu/chapel/ministries
The Boston Project Ministries
The Boston Project is a community-based organization in Boston with a passion for seeing renewal in urban neighborhoods. They operate several neighborhood outreach ministries and also partner with over twenty faith-based and secular organizations to meet the physical, social, academic, and spiritual needs of people. Their motivation is the Christian faith and this principle summarized in the Gospels: love God and love your neighbor.
Contact: 617.929.0925
www.tbpm.org
Straight Ahead Ministries—Lynn, MA
In 2002, Straight Ahead Ministries began developing re-entry programs for incarcerated and gang-affiliated youth in Boston and Lynn, MA. Over the years the Boston/Lynn Reentry Program has provided nearly 250 youth with educational services, job training, mentoring relationships and intensive case management. Less than 15 percent of these youth re-offended, as compared with the national recidivism rate of 85 percent.
Contact: 617.212.2786
www.straightahead.org