Teens
Better Way Ministries
Better Way is a ministry of hope and healing to the Short North area of Columbus. Located at 38 West Greenwood Avenue, this outreach ministry has touched the lives of thousands of people with food and the love of Jesus. Our ministries include witnessing teams, Bible studies, a Thanksgiving feast (1600 meals served), High Street barbeques, school supplies for inner city kids, Christmas “giveaways”, etc.
Steve and Wanda Campbell
P.O. Box 307315
Columbus, Ohio 43230
614-470-5176
Central Ohio Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Our goal and objectives are summed up by our desire to "present" to athletes, coaches, and all those they influence, the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, sharing Him in their relationships and in the church. We are Christ-focused, Bible-based, and athletic-oriented.
Tim Brown, Metro Director
P.O. Box 9639
Columbus OH 43209
Office Location:
New Covenant Believers’ Church
3400 Kohr Boulevard
Columbus, Ohio 43224
614-818-3999
www.fcaohio.org
tbrown@fca.org
Central Ohio Youth for Christ
Central Ohio Youth for Christ seeks to reach local teens with the message of God’s love and hope for their lives. It offers Bible studies as well as discipling and mentoring. It works in urban and suburban neighborhoods and correctional institutions. It also meets and mentors teens through online chat rooms and through TeenSpaceColumbus.com, a safe social networking site.
Central Ohio Youth for Christ
3630 North High St.
P.O. Box 14804
Columbus, OH 43214
614-848-4870
www.coyfc.org
City Life Center
Central Ohio Youth for Christ (COYFC) serves many urban youth through its City Life Center (CLC) in Franklinton, on Columbus’ near West side. The CLC offers a variety of constructive educational, vocational, relational, and spiritual programs, with the goal of helping at-risk teens in the neighborhood succeed in a wide range of areas in their life.
Franklinton teens are too frequently tempted towards life choices that produce crime, teen pregnancy, and high school drop-out rates. Many teens are being parented by people who themselves have been unable to rise above these challenges. Through the CLC, Youth for Christ hopes to offer alternatives that will give teens a footing in success that will carry into their adult life.
COYFC operates its Wheels program at the City Life Center, training teens on auto repair. It also operates a print shop there. The CLC also hosts a teen parent program, which helps young mothers finish their education, and also works to encourage young people to be abstinent. The CLC also is home to COYFC’s City Life program, sharing with teens the hope that they can only find through a relationship with God. City Life seeks to win teens to Christ and then to help them grow in that relationship. It seeks to raise up teen leaders to serve and encourage fellow teens.
Central Ohio Youth for Christ
3630 North High St.
P.O. Box 14804
Columbus, OH 43214
614-848-4870
www.coyfc.org
Columbus Metro Young Life
Young Life is a nondenominational Christian ministry that reaches out to high school-age young people through club meetings and camps. Our staff and volunteers focus on providing caring adult role models, teaching constructive ways to spend time, sharing clear information to make decisions and conveying unconditional acceptance.
Mike Schilcoat, Executive Director
1646 Lane Avenue
Columbus, OH 43221
614-485-5433
Fax: 614-485-9227
www.younglife.org
The Gold Medallion Foundation
The Gold Medallion Foundation provides Christ-centered, life-skills development programs for youth and adults. The premier program, “The School of Esther,” provides leadership training for teens ages 13-17. Participants will acquire skill in public speaking, polite conversation, making proper introductions, social dance, telephone manners, formal and informal dining, abstinence education and much more. Chosen Gems is the corresponding program for pre-teens ages 8-12. One-day retreats for relaxation and restoration are available.
Brenda Johnson, Founder and Director
614-322-2181
www.thegoldmedallionfoundation.org
Fax- 614-860-9251
Ohio YouthNet
The National Network of Youth Ministries links youth workers for encouragement, spiritual growth, and sharing resources, in order to expose every teenager to the gospel of Jesus Christ, establish those who respond in a local church, and disciple them to help reach the world.
Jim Snead - State Coordinator
Ohio YouthNet in Partnership with
The National Network of Youth Ministries
P.O. Box 758
Grove City, OH 43123
614-875-8884 hm
614-312-5092 cell
www.youthworkers.net
Student Venture
Student Venture is the high school ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Our desire is to give every high school/junior high student in the metro area of Columbus the opportunity to know Christ personally. For those who do come to Christ, SV provides foundational truths to further their life in Christ and train them to teach others to do the same.
Jeff Hansel, Executive Director
P.O. Box 21872
Columbus, OH 43221
614-306-8830
Jeff.hansel@studentventure.com
www.svcolumbus.com
Teen Challenge Columbus
Teen Challenge Columbus is a twelve plus month residential program. The ministry's goal is to help young women find a way back from their addiction to drugs and alcohol and other problems that accompany such dependencies.
Linda Hercenberg
2859 Innis Road
Columbus, OH 43224
614-476-4600
Email: teenchallengecolumbus.net
