Roots closed out the year with a powerful retreat in Des Moines through the Open Bible Conference. The theme this year was ELEVATE: Take your faith to new heights. The goal was for students to be encouraged to take that next step UP in their faith walk. Our Breakaway Speaker, Jeff Grenell, gave our students practical advice to help them ELEVATE their faith, and confidently continue UPWARD in their daily walk with Jesus.

We sent ten Roots kids from our youth group and three leaders to Breakaway, and the church heard testimonies the Sunday after. It was an incredible time of God speaking and moving among all who were there.

Open Bible Central shared,

Over these past few days, 315 students and 95 adult leaders gathered together in Des Moines, IA for our winter youth conference: Breakaway!

A special thank you to the worship band from First Church of the Open Bible in Clear Lake, IA for being with us, and providing an incredible atmosphere of worship for everyone who attended. Another special thank you to Jeff Grenell, our event speaker, for bringing a powerful set of messages, and teaching us practical steps that we can take to deepen our faith, and grow closer in relationship with Jesus Christ!

Our Roots Youth Group is for those who are going into 6th grade – 12th grade. We have a fantastic ministry for this age based on Biblical teaching with lots of fun thrown in. We are very blessed with a great group of kids, and there is always room for more!