Coggin Church

Youth

Coggin Church

Coggin Church

Sunday morning Bible Study

180 Wednesday NIght

About

Coggin’s Youth Ministry has been led by Ricky Cavitt since 1989. The vision for this ministry has always been and still is today, every one every week – to reach and disciple every student, every week who walks through our doors into a personal relationship with Christ. Our goal is for every student to feel seen, known, and loved and then help each of them build their faith on a strong foundation and prepare them to go out and reach other students.

In our youth program, we seek to:

  • Reach and evangelize students who have no relationship with God,
  • Disciple those who do have a relationship with God,
  • Lead students to worship the Lord, serve others, and fellowship with one another, and
  • Make disciples who make more disciples.

Adults and college students join us in the mission of discipling our students. They help us lead small groups where real and tough questions can be asked and where each student has a chance to engage. Our volunteer leaders help us do so much more in the lives of students than our staff alone could do.

Sunday Morning Bible Study

On Sunday mornings, youth meet in the CCC in Room 216 at 9:45 am for a brief large group gathering and then break off into Sunday School groups. In the groups, leaders have prepared engaging lessons for the students to help them grow in their faith and leadership skills.

180 Wednesday Night Teaching and Groups

Schedule:

  • 6:00 PM – The evening starts with fellowship and games.
  • 6:45 PM – Middle school meets in Room 200 with Chris Stuard, our Junior High Pastor.
    High school students go up to Room 216 with Ricky Cavitt, our Youth Pastor.
    After the teaching time, students break off into small groups where leaders (called Lifeguards) lead these groups in engaging conversations, listening, discipling, and investing in the students’ lives.
  • 8:15 PM – Students are dismissed.
  • 9:00 PM – Building closes.

2024-2025 Events

Coggin Church students attending summer camp at Cedar Hill, TX

Sondays Camp

Coggin has been attending Sondays Camp for over 20 years. It’s a summer church camp in Cedar Hill, TX, where students get a break from the world, from their phone, and from social media to focus back in on God and on each other. Every year we have an amazing speaker who challenges students in how they live out their faith and how they share that with others. Sondays Camp is one our highlights of the year and we can’t wait! We take students coming out of 7th-12th Grade.

Incoming 7th graders joining Coggin Church youth group

Welcome Week

It is a big transition to go from the church’s children’s program into the youth group. That’s why we love Welcome Week! Welcome Week is a week where we get to know, play games, and introduce incoming 7th Graders to the youth ministry. They’ll learn what it means to worship, study the Bible daily, walk in community with others, and be a light in their schools. They’ll also get to know our youth leaders and older students from the youth group. We hope that your student will join us!

COGGIN Youth

Youth Ministry Leaders

RICKY CAVITT, Student Pastor at Coggin Church

Ricky Cavitt

Youth Pastor

CHRIS STUARD, Junior High Pastor at Coggin Church

Chris Stuard

Junior High Pastor

COGGIN Youth

Youth Ministry Interns

Gage Powell

Hi my name is Gage Powell. I from Denton, TX. I go to Howard Payne University. I play Quarterback for the football team. I’m majoring in Youth Ministry, my goal is to spread God’s word around the nation. My current hobbies are playing golf, working out, and reading the Bible. I have 3 siblings, 1 dog and a Mom and Dad.

Daniel Archer

Hi! My name is Daniel. I serve Coggin as the youth ministry assistant, and love seeing students grow in their relationship with Jesus. I am engaged to my beautiful fiancé, Mariah, and we get married in May of this year. In my free time, I enjoy playing board games and sports and catching up with my friends.

Nick Grace

Hello, my name is Nick Grace I am a Christian Studies major at HPU. I grew up here in Brownwood and was once a youth in 180. Now I am an intern who wants to be able to guide the students of our church in their relationships with God just as the interns did when I was a youth.

Charis Mayton

Hey yall! I am from Buena Vista Colorado but I am currently a senior at Howard Payne studying Psychology, public policy, and Spanish! One of my favorite things is coffee! But I also love anything outdoors like hiking, swimming, mountain biking or just chilling in a hammock!