Anchored Upcoming Events
WEEKLY
WEDNESDAYS
Youth Group in the Chapel from 7 - 8:30pm.
WEEKENDS
Sunday School youth groups meet Saturdays at 7pm in the Chapel and on Sundays at 9:15am and 11am in room C-23.
Thanksgaming Party
Meet at 7:00pm in the Chapel with your video game consoles and board/card games for a fun fellowship night!
No Youth Group
Join the whole church in the Worship Center this evening to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Eat Meet
Join us after Youth Group at 9:00pm at the In-N-Out in Lancaster for fellowship! Families welcome!
Christmas Party
Annual Christmas Scavenger Hunt around the Antelope Valley! Meet at the church at 7pm.
Mexico
Save the date for our trip to Caravan Ministries in Tijuana, Mexico from February 28th to March 2nd. Cost is $200 per person.
Eat Meet
Join us after Youth Group at 9:00pm at the Raising Canes in Palmdale for fellowship! Families Welcome!
Fall Family Festival
Anchored Youth Group will dress up and serve the Children’s Ministry for this churchwide event from 6:30pm-8:30pm!
Bunko Tournament
Get ready to roll dice and claw your way to victory at this fun youth tournament event. Meet at 7:00pm in the Chapel.
Eat Meet
The first week of every month we will meet at a different fast food restaurant after Youth Group! Join us after Youth Group at 9:00pm at the In-N-Out in Lancaster for fellowship. Families welcome!
Fall Kickoff + Eat Meet
The perfect night for a fresh start to the school year. Invite your friends and get connected with small groups! Join us at Chick-fil-A in Lancaster after Youth Group at 9:00pm for fellowship.
No Youth Group
There is no youth group or Wednesday night ministry this night.
Youth Group will resume on Sept 4.
Thirsty Thursdays - Hangout at Pastor Westen’s
All students are invited to the Pursley’s home from 6-8pm every other Thursday night for the summer. We’ll have snacks, desserts, games, and some time in God’s Word together. Come relax and have a good time.
Address: email Pastor Westen
Dinner After Youth Group
Join us after youth group at IN-N-OUT. This is not an official youth event. Students are on their own. Parents and families are welcome to join.
Dodgers Game
We’re headed to Dodgers Stadium to watch a game. We’ll meet at the church at 5:30pm and will be home around midnight. Cost is $35. Students will need to bring money to buy their own food. Spots are limited so please register.
MB2 Entertainment
We’re headed to MB2 entertainment in Santa Clarita. Go Karts, putt putt, arcade, bumper boats, lazer tag, and much more. Students bring their own money for activities. The church will provide transportation to and from MB2. Spots are limited so please register.
Students need to bring money to buy dinner at MB2 or they need to bring their own food.
5:30pm - 10:30pm
Nerf Night
We’ll have a Nerf war after youth group at 9pm. The event will end at 11pm. Students need to bring their own nerf guns and ammo. We’ll have snacks as well.
Children's Hunger Fund
We’ll be at Children’s Hunger Fund in Sylmar for the Poverty Encounter and to pack boxes of food. It’s a great experience for students to walk an authentic exhibit showing what poverty is like in a 3rd world country. After our tour students will get to pack boxes for children for an hour. After the event, we’ll get lunch together as a group. Students are responsible to pay for their own food. Cost for this event will be $15. Spots are limited, so please register below.
We’ll meet at the church at 8:30am and will return by 2:30pm. Transportation will be provided.
Paintballing
We’ll be paintballing from 10am-12pm. Cost will be ~$50 per person. Each person will be responsible for renting/bringing their own gear. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the event. Siblings and families are welcome to join. See below for details.
Address: 540 W. Carson Mesa Rd., Acton, CA 93551
Rentals: Basic Training Rental Package per player $50: includes admission, .68 caliber Tippmann semi- automatic air gun rental, safety battle mask, chest protector, ammo pouch with canisters, unlimited air tank fills and 500 paintballs (There are other packages for varying costs)
Self-Equipped players that bring in their own paintball guns: you must have a working gun with a compressed HPA tank because we do not have CO2. We do not rent out air tanks to be used on personal guns. We sell new HPA compressed air tanks for $60. When using your own gun, bring it and your air tank to registration. If you have your own equipment, the price is $30.
Link for Waiver to be filled out in advance if able:
Thirsty Thursdays - Hangout at Pastor Westen’s
All students are invited to the Pursley’s home from 6-8pm every other Thursday night for the summer. We’ll have snacks, desserts, games, and some time in God’s Word together. Come relax and have a good time.
Address: email Pastor Westen
Hike
8am-3pm
We’ll head to Griffith Observatory in LA for some fun hiking. Spots are limited, so please register. Cost is $15. We’ll meet at Grace Chapel at 8am and plan to be back by 3pm. Please bring some extra money for lunch on the way back
POOL PARTIES
We have pool parties from 1-3pm after VBS on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to support high school and jr. high students.
The pool parties will be at church member homes and adults will attend. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
We will email out the addresses for each day privately. If you did not receive and email with the addresses, please email Pastor Westen at wpursley@gclancaster.com.
Thirsty Thursdays - Hangout at Pastor Westen’s
All students are invited to the Pursley’s home from 6-8pm every other Thursday night for the summer. We’ll have snacks, desserts, games, and some time in God’s Word together. Come relax and have a good time.
Address: email Pastor Westen
Movie Night After Youth Group
We’ll have a movie night after youth group at 9pm. We rented out an entire theater to watch a private screening of Despicable Me 4. All Students are welcome, as well as family members. The movie will begin at 9pm. Spots are limited, so register at the link below. Cost is $12 per person. Please register for all attendees.
Serving at Grace Resources
We’ll be serving a meal at Grace Resources. It will be sometime in the evening.
More details will be available soon.
Dinner After Youth Group
Join us after youth group at CANES in Palmdale. This is not an official youth event. Students are on their own. Parents and families are welcome to join.
Beach Day
We’ll head to the beach in Ventura. Meet at the church at 8am and will return at 5pm. Parents are needed to help drive. Students will be responsible to buy or bring their own lunch. Cost is $15 per student. Spots are limited, please register below if you’d like to attend.
Bowling
We reserved a bunch of lanes at Bowlero in Lancaster! We’ll have unlimited bowling from 1-2:30PM. Students will also receive $10 of game tokens toward arcade games. Shoes, bowling balls, and unlimited soft drinks are also included. The cost is $25 per person. The total time for this event is 1-3pm. Spots are limited, please register below if you’d like to attend.
Kickback
Kickback, our Junior High and High School summer camp, is coming up June 17th through 21st. Students will spend an awesome week together in Big Bear.
Sign up by registering and paying below. Please contact Pastor Westen at wpursley@gclancaster.com with any questions.
1.) REGISTER
2.) PAY
Dinner After Youth Group
Join us after youth group at IN-N-OUT. This is not an official youth event. Students are on their own. Parents and families are welcome to join.
No Youth Group
There is no Youth Group or Wednesday night ministry this night. Youth Group will resume on June 5.
Mexico Missions Trip
All High School and College students are invited to attend the Mexico Missions Trip on April 12-14. We'll head to Tijuana, Mexico to build three houses over a weekend. Students over the age of 19 must have a passport. The deadline for registration is April 3, and the cost is $200. Register at gclancaster.com/mexico2024.
For more information click here.
High School Winter Camp
High School students, Winter Camp is coming up on March 1-3. This year Grace Chapel students are headed to Hume Lake! There will be ice skating, broom ball, snow tubing, snowboarding, a mechanical buffalo, and much more. You’ll also join many other churches for an amazing worship experience and camp speaker. The cost is $289. Scholarships are available. Church, if you’re interested in sponsoring a student to attend camp, you can help pay for half of their camp cost, and in return those students will get an opportunity to serve their sponsor. Please email Pastor Westen at wpursley@gclancaster.com with any questions.
For student registration or sponsor opportunities, click here.