MOVE UP weekend
May 30/31
Our team is unbelievably excited that your son/daughter will soon be making the MOVE-UP! ITS AN EXCITING WEEKEND YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS!
We’re celebrating this milestone as your child moves up to the grade they will be in as of Fall 2026! This special weekend is a chance to welcome new friends into each group and start off the year with some fun. We’re excited to walk alongside your child in this next chapter, encouraging deeper friendships, a greater understanding of God’s love, and new ways to live out their faith. Let’s celebrate all that God is doing in their lives and look forward to an incredible year ahead!
To help your child get the most out of their experience, we recommend picking a service and sticking to it (as much as possible). Our Change Makers serve at the same service with the same group of kids for the entire year (June–May). For your child to build strong friendships and experience true community within the context of a small group, we encourage you to consistently attend the same service each weekend. This helps ensure they’ll have the same leader and the same kids in their group all year long. We believe the best way to help kids take steps in their spiritual journey is through meaningful relationships—and our weekend small groups are the heart of that mission!
Kidside (Birth - 5th grade)
Consistency is the key to connection! To help your child get the most out of their experience, we recommend picking a service and sticking to it. Our Change Makers serve at the same service with the same group of kids for the entire year (June–May). We believe the best way to help kids take steps in their spiritual journey is through meaningful relationships—and our weekend small groups are the heart of that mission.
Kidside is amazing because of amazing parents like you who partner with us. There are several ways that you can use your unique gifts to make a huge impact here in Kidside!
- Nursery – Share the love of God through caring for babies and toddlers.
- Preschool – Helps kids grasp God’s love through creative and engaging experiences.
- Elementary – Guide Kids towards the love of God through building relational connections.
- Special Needs – Demonstrate God’s love by caring for those who need extra care.
- Checkin Team – Help kids and parents feel welcomed and connected.
- Prep Team – Prepare curriculum and set up our rooms during the week so that our weekends can be awesome!
We would love for you to prayerfully consider joining the Kidside team. You can begin the process at eastside.com/volunteer.
JHM (6TH, 7TH + 8TH GRADE)
Every weekend, students experience worship + teaching in a large group setting, plus a chance to have some fun, play games, and spend time with their small groups. Our hope is to energize students to connect with their peers and give them a vision of who they were created to be. We want to help your student create friendships, follow Jesus, and make a difference in the world around them. Our team has created 3 quick videos about Jr. High. Click on each question to watch the video.
We’d love for your junior higher to join us at any of our campuses! For service times and locations, visit eastside.com/jhm.
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to treat church like just another item on your schedule, hopping between different services each week. However, we’ve found that the best way for your student to connect is by consistently attending the same service. This helps them build lasting relationships with their peers and a trusted adult leader. Another powerful way to deepen these connections is through Summer Camp. The bonds formed at camp are quick, meaningful, and can last a lifetime.
- If it’s your first visit with us… Check-in at “JHM Guest Central” and a team member will help get you connected.
- Make every effort to bring your child to the same service. Our small groups are based on service time, age, and gender.
- Remind your child to sit with their small group during the service— to have even more opportunity to connect and discuss the message.
6th, 7th, and 8th grade is a unique season of life. Students are busy, stressed, and growing up fast, and through all the changes that life is throwing at them, they need a place where they can learn how God sees them. The journey through junior high might be rocky at times—but it doesn’t have to be lonely. JHM students are surrounded by a community helping them along the way to discover and pursue what it means to create friendships that matter, follow Jesus every day, and make a difference in the world around them. Small groups are at the core of JHM and are organized by grade and birth sex per service. They’re made up of a consistent group of students and led by committed adult leaders. These groups are designed to create a safe environment for students to share what’s going on in their lives, ask questions about faith, and navigate their world.
We would love you to partner with us in Jr. High Ministry! There are four ways you can serve and make a difference:
1. Lead a Small Group – Be a consistent voice in the lives of students.
2. Be a Greeter – Help new students get connected.
3. Serve in the Student Café (Be a friendly face serving students or helping them with the audio/visual that helps services run). (ANAHEIM ONLY)
4. Join our JHM BOOSTER Team – AS NEEDED: Help with events, shopping, hospitality, cooking, and more.
We would love for you to prayerfully consider being on our team. Please go to eastside.com/volunteer to start the process.
Click HERE to see our staff. We can’t wait to see you this weekend. Please feel free to come by anytime to meet the team at your campus during the weekend.
HSm (9th+10th+11th+12th)
🎉 Move Up Weekend is almost here—May 31! It’s time to move up to your new grade for Fall of 2026 📚⬆️ Incoming freshmen, we’re so excited to welcome you to HSM 🙌🏼🎈 And if you’re not a freshman ,but trying out HSM for the first time, this is an amazing weekend to join in the fun
We’d love to connect with you! The best way to get started is by stopping by Guest Central at HSM. There, you can fill out a quick connection card so we can keep you in the loop about upcoming events through phone or email. There’s so much fun ahead you won’t want to miss it!
For service times and locations, visit eastside.com/hsm.
We’d love to chat with you about ways you can serve in our High School Ministry! There are a couple of great ways to get involved:
Lead a Small Group – Be a steady, encouraging voice in the lives of students by building relationships and walking alongside them in their faith journey.
Join the Ops Team – Not quite ready for a small group? No problem! Our Ops Team is an awesome way to support behind the scenes. You can help with events like Invite Nights by serving food, cooking, setting up, showing hospitality, and more. Every role matters, and we’re grateful for whatever you can do!
We would love for you to prayerfully consider being on our team. Please go to eastside.com/volunteer to start the process
Young Adults (ages 18-26)
We’re so excited to welcome your student into Eastside Young Adults! This milestone is a huge step, and we’re here to walk alongside them as they step into new friendships, stronger faith, and meaningful community.
Young Adults (YA) at Eastside is designed for anyone 18–26, whether they are entering
college, working, serving, or figuring out their next steps. We meet weekly for worship, small
groups, and community-building events all centered around growing in faith, building lasting
relationships, and finding their purpose in Christ.
Weekend Services: We encourage new grads to attend the Sunday 10:30am service at the Anaheim campus (or the last service at their campus). It’s where many of our young adults gather to worship, meet new friends, and find community.
Wednesday Small Groups: Our groups meet every Wednesday night at 7PM during the summer. They’re a great place to build deeper friendships through studying Scripture (this summer, we’re walking through Matthew 6 together).
Monthly Invite Events: Fun, welcoming events every third weekend of the month to help new young adults get connected, meet leaders, and build friendships.
While Young Adults is designed to help students take more ownership of their faith, parents still play an important role! Here’s how you can support them:
● Encourage them to attend consistently—especially the Saturday night service and a Wednesday group.
● Pray for them as they step into this new chapter.
● Stay informed! If you’d like occasional updates about big events like retreats or mission trips, email us and we’ll make sure you have what you need.
● Trust the process: building adult friendships and a new spiritual rhythm takes time, but it’s worth it
