Marc Middleton - Youth Director

Marc Middleton started at Bethany as the Youth Director in December 2015. He has a vision to grow the youth participation and to help reach children in our community who are seeking to know Jesus.

About Marc Middleton

Marc joined the church staff as Youth Director in December 2015. Marc comes to Bethany from Mt. Morris First UMC. Marc has a passion for working with the youth and bringing the message of the Gospel to the young people in a relatable way. If you are interested in working with the youth as a tutor, mentor, on recreation or games or have another interest, reach out to Marc!

Friday Family Fun

June 16, 2020 By Marc Middleton

This is a variety series to say the least. I offer a variety of content that all families can just sit down and watch some wholesome content. My goal with this series has been to create something that you can turn on and tune the craziness of the world out for 30 minutes each week.

Christian Meme Review #1

10 DIY Craft’s for Mother’s Day

Bob Ross Painting Failure – Ocean Sunset

Let’s Play Minecraft – Part 1: Marc vs. Golems

Let’s Play Minecraft – Part 2: Mighty Mining

Let’s Play Minecraft – Part 3: Storytime with Marc

Let’s Play Minecraft – Part 4: Starting Fresh

Let’s Play Minecraft – Part 5: Living that Village Life

Let’s Play Stardew Valley – Part 1: The Introductions

Each episode comes out every Friday at 6pm; either this or a Friday Sit-Down. Depends on the week 😉

Friday Sit-Downs

June 15, 2020 By Marc Middleton

I’ve taken some time on some Fridays to just sit and talk. With the world flying by us at a million miles per hour, it’s always a good time to stop and slow down. Just to talk about what’s going on with a hopeful motivational twist to it all. Here’s what I’ve done so far:

Friday Sit-Down #1 – Response to School Closures

Friday Sit-Down #2 – Holy Week Grief

Friday Sit-Down #3 – Uncertain Prayer

Friday Sit-Down #4 – Control and Support

Children’s Sunday School – Deep Blue

June 14, 2020 By Marc Middleton

Deep Blue Sunday School Curriculum Spotlight

This is our ongoing Children’s Sunday School series using the Deep Blue Curriculum. I’ve called it Children’s Time and it’s designed for all Kindergartners thru 4th graders. Each episode comes out at 9am on our Facebook page and YouTube Channel. Here’s the lesson playlist!

May 9th – Peter in Prison

May 16th – Paul Changes

May 23rd – Paul Escapes

May 30th – Pentecost

June 7th – Communities Live Together

June 14th – Communities Need Foundations

June 21st – Who is Our Community?

June 28th – Communities Love

Each Friday before these lessons, there is an informational post that goes on our Facebook page that has all the indeed information, puzzles, and more on there!

UPDATE!: Children’s Time moved from Saturdays to Mondays at 6pm as of Monday, July 13th. The Activities post will go live on our Facebook page on Mondays at 10am.

July 13th – Communities are Faithful and Remember

Youth Sunday School – Philippians

June 13, 2020 By Marc Middleton

This is our Youth Sunday School series that took place from June 7th to July 26th. This series takes a deeper look at the relationship between Paul and the Philippians.

Week 1 – Paul’s Relationship with the Philippians

Week 2 – Seize the Day

Week 3 – Who Do You Think You Are?

Week 4 – I Got Your Back

This series moves from Sundays to Wednesdays at 6pm starting July 20th!

Youth Sunday School – Bible Basics

June 11, 2020 By Marc Middleton

This is our Youth Sunday School series that took place from April 5th – May 31st. This series took a step back to understand the basics of the Bible from how we got it, its anatomy, and its organization. Here’s the lesson plan:

Week 1 – How Did We Get the Bible?

Week 2 – How Can We Know the Bible Is True?

Week 3 – The Anatomy of the Bible

Week 4 – Old Testament Organization (Part 1)

Week 5 – Old Testament Organization (Part 2)

Week 6 – New Testament Organization (Part 1)

Week 6.5 – Scripture Study

Week 7 – New Testament Organization (Part 2)

Week 8 – How to Study the Bible