family Ministry for Students

Grades 6-12 and their Families

At Highland Oaks, our student ministry is built around the discipleship habits of the TABLE. We share meals, build friendships, and learn to
follow Jesus together.
Students are welcomed into the life of the church through worship, service, and connection. In a close-knit church family, every student is known, valued, and encouraged to use their unique gifts.
Join us as we grow in faith, follow Jesus, and seek to bless our schools, neighborhoods, and communities.

Bible Class

Weekly
Every Sunday morning at 9:00 am, join us in the student room (facing the basketball court) for a fun and spiritually formative Bible Class.

Refuge S.E.T.

Sunday Eat Together
Once a month, students and their families meet at the church building from 5:00-7:00 pm for our Sunday Evening Together (S.E.T.), in which we pray, worship, and grow as friends.

Weekend Retreat

Spring and Fall
Each spring and fall we have a Weekend Retreat.

S.E.T. Lunch

Sunday Eat Together
Once a month, students and their families are invited to share in an afternoon of Good food, Good story telling, and Good company Sunday after worship service at the church building.

Mystery Trip

Spring Semester
During the spring semester, we depart on a weekend Mystery Trip to an undisclosed location so that students may experience the mystery of God, while having a ton of fun and building close friendships.

Backpack Trip

Summer
Every other year we host a weeklong Backpack Trip up a Colorado mountain to experience God together in nature.

Camp Impact

Summer
Every other year we travel to Camp Impact in Houston for a five-day mission trip where we develop relationships with the Impact Kids and help their Vacation Bible School program.

Austin Holt

Family Minister for Students
Our Family Minister for Students, Austin Holt. Austin is a full-time firefighter with plenty of life experience and a deep love for teenagers and their families.

He is an ACU graduate with a Bachelors in Biblical Text (’11) and a Masters in New Testament (’15). Austin has a passion for inviting students and their families to participate in the story of Scripture through joyful study and community building events. He is happy to support your student by coming to their extracurricular events and visiting them during the week. Austin and his wife Amber would love to cook for you and have your family over to their home in Mesquite.

Please let Austin walk alongside your family and disciple your teen as a full participant in our church body at HOCC as we work together to send your student into adulthood, knowing they are loved.
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