This past January, at our annual SCYM staff retreat and planning meeting, we were enjoying some great coffee while we prayerfully discussed what we wanted to accomplish in the upcoming year. One of our goals was to compile a video resource section for our webpage. We wanted to have this resource tab filled with videos […]
During this unusual time, let’s take a look at one of Gods “unusual ideas” of effective ministry. Enter: the Apostle Paul. Paul was sovereignly given, by the Lord, a mission and vision statement to reach every non-Jewish person in the world! Oh yeah, and to do that without a phone, car, or internet. What happens […]
“I have attended 9 out of the 10 elementary schools in Springfield, as well as all 3 middle schools!” Bryan exclaimed, with a look of achievement in his eyes that quickly turned to one of pain as he remembered why he had needed to switch so frequently.Bryan is a 17-year-old senior enrolled at Cliff Park […]
The 2019 SCYM Spring Dessert is coming soon! Join us for this free annual event on Monday, April 8, or Tuesday, April 9, at the Hollenbeck-Bayley Conference Center. The Spring Dessert features an amazing buffet of desserts donated by area restaurants and bakers, along with stories and testimonies of Springfield kids. You’ll also learn about […]
Do you know a funny kid between ages 9-18 in the greater Springfield, Ohio, area? Someone who’d love the chance to make people laugh on stage? Brand new in 2019, SCYM is pleased to announce … the Funniest Kid in Springfield contest! Auditions will be held Saturday, January 12, from 1:00-3:00 pm at Champion City […]
Did you know that you have a superpower for good? It has to do with your influence on the people you know to give. Here it is: Your voice is 60 times more powerful to influence your peers’ giving than any other person’s. That means that no matter how well an organization can tell people […]
Earlier this month, students met with members of local businesses to complete educational challenges during the second annual Tour de Biz.
Jeanne Cramer is a homeschooling mom who attends Cornerstone Baptist Church and began volunteering at STARS last spring. In the spring, Jeanne started working with a second grader during homework time. This little girl was really uninterested in doing her homework, so much that other volunteers had a difficult time trying to get her to […]
Maddie is a ten-year-old girl who loves singing, dogs, watching YouTube, and playing with her friends. When the school bell rings on Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall, she’ll be bouncing out the door of school and onto the STARS van headed to Westside Christian Community. At STARS, Maddie loves getting a snack, playing board games […]