"Hi, Joe--
I know you post about how kids in Salisbury don't have anything to do. Many local churches are addressing that issue with some great events.
Every Friday night, Emmanuel Weslyan (big church on Route 50 & Beaglin Park) has "Fuel". Hundreds of kids show up at 6:30. They have an indoor half pipe for skateboarding as well as indoor basketball. Many nights they have live bands and a message. It's open to middle and high school aged kids.
Bethesda United Methodist Church on North Division Street in Salisbury just started the "Tilted Horizon Cafe". Every other Saturday, (there's one tomorrow) from 7 to 10 they open a coffee house in the church basement. The first coffee house was a couple of weeks ago and 80 area kids showed up with no advertising, just word of mouth. Four regional Christian Rock bands are playing tomorrow night. My kids said they even had a "mosh pit" for dancing. They call it moshing for Jesus, lol.
I've heard that Oak Ridge Baptist Church, (beside K-Mart) has a coffee house as well, but I don't know the details.
I have 2 teenagers and they love these events. You know, with all the bad stuff kids get into around town, these are very positive efforts."
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My daughter goes to Fuel every Friday night and she loves it. They are reaching out to our children.
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Yes, fuel is one of the best (but least known) outlets for our kids today. Thank you to Emmanuel Weslyan and the fine folks there!
ReplyDeleteOk, now it's out to the public. Get WSCO prepared to monitor the parking lots.
ReplyDeleteRemember we having murdering rapist loose.
I commend the churches for offering these outlets for our teenagers. The city and county sure aren't interested in doing anything for them unless they can make a buck.