Student Impact Ministry at Willow Creek South Barrington

Student Impact is our high school ministry (grades 9-12), a place where teenagers can explore their faith and find a community of peers and leaders to walk alongside during the best (and worst) parts of high school. We welcome you to explore offerings at all Willow campuses. Click on your preferred location below.

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The high school years

The high school years — freshman to senior — are when you learn that church can be fun and transformative at the same time. Our heart is to make Student Impact the kind of place where no one stands alone. Come exactly as you are!

Student Impact at Willow South Barrington worships together on Sunday at 11:15 a.m. in the Lakeside Auditorium. Student Impact is structured with three key focal points:

Service: During weekend worship gatherings, we sit together in sections with other students from our high school or area. The messages, the music, and the games are targeted towards high school students.
House Groups: During the school year, we meet together in house groups on Sunday from 1–2:30 p.m. to share a meal and hang out, then break into small groups to study the Bible, connect about life, and pray for each other. Click here to get more information and to find your House Group!
Small Group: Small Group time is the focus of the final half (1:45–2:30 p.m.), and includes students of the same gender and year in year in school. Each small group is led by an adult leader. Small Group curriculum allows easy discussion on key parts of faith and debriefing questions from the service that day. Small groups are also a safe place for students to share community and build accountability relationships.

Sandblast 2019

WHEN:Friday, July 26th - Monday, July 29th

WHERE:Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana

WHAT:At Sandblast students will engage in worship, biblical teaching, time in small groups, time with larger groups based on the high school you attend or the area you live, and different community building activities.

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Incoming Freshman

Are you or your student going to be a freshman in the Fall of 2019? We are SO excited for you to join the Student Impact Family. Please click here for more information regarding the transition from Elevate to Student Impact!

Volunteer Opportunities
Visit here to learn about different ways students at Student Impact can volunteer and serve at Willow and in the community around them.

Resources for Parents

We also reach out to our family and friends to share everything that God has done in our lives with them.

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Service Times

Sunday
11:15 a.m.

(224) 512-1849
[email protected]

67 Algonquin Rd
South Barrington, IL 60010

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Upcoming Events

Sandblast 2019 | Student Registration | South Barrington

July 26 @ 7:00 AM

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Meet the Staff

Scott Rubin
Scott is the Student Ministries Director at Willow South Barrington. He deeply believes that high school students are more capable than they seem at first glance and his personal heroes are the big-hearted volunteers! Fun fact: Scott once accidentally slept overnight in a zoo.

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Nick Scheske
Starting as a high school small group leader at Student Impact in 2011, Nick has been on the Student Ministries staff of Willow since the spring of 2015, and currently serves as the Associate Director of Student Impact. A graduate of Wheaton College, Nick is passionate about making the scriptures come alive to students in new and exciting ways and loves helping leaders grow in their ability to lead students. Nick enjoys watching college football, running, and spending time with his amazing wife Abby and their Golden Retriever (Ellie).

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Lauren Zaworski

As a former student, small group leader, and House Group Leader in Student Impact, Lauren is overjoyed to now serve as a Community Life Pastor for the ministry that allowed her to flourish in her relationship with Christ. Lauren says that shepherding those in this community is the most life-giving thing she has been a part of! When she is not working, you can find Lauren walking outside, engaging in a lip-sync battle, or thinking of a new pun to work into conversation.

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Sav Kilgallon
Savannah, known as “Sav”, is the Creative Producer of Student Impact. Joining the team in July of 2017 from Orlando, Florida, Sav is passionate about helping students develop their creative gifts while producing unique and engaging weekend services. She also loves tacos.

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Amethyst Klinger

Since her time as a student with Impact, Amethyst has had an appreciation for the more creative things in life; writing, photography, drawing, and crafting lattes bring her immense joy. In her role as the Administrative Assistant to the Operations Director of Student Impact, she seeks to cultivate an authentic atmosphere for students to experience the love of Christ. Amethyst is passionate about guiding students toward a fuller understanding of the identity that Christ has given them, and has had the honor of doing this as a small group leader in Impact since 2017.

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Chi Can To

In life, Chi Can mainly wants to eat tasty food, bake gluten & dairy-free treats, and hang out with his family. He also loves learning about the stories of students and how they have been gifted. As Student Ministries Music Director, he has the privilege of calling out and developing those gifts and encouraging students to lead one another in worship and service. Hit him up for a meal - it’s one of the favorite parts of his day!

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Jenna Nystrom
Jenna is the Director of Operations with Student Impact. She has volunteered with Impact since 2013 as a small group leader and a house group leader. She has always had a love for high school students and enjoys walking alongside them navigating the murky waters of their high school journey. She also has a deep, irrational love for office supplies and will often find herself lost in the office supply section of any given store.

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Katie Veatch

Katie joined the Impact team January of 2019 as a Group Life Pastor. Growing up in Student Impact sparked a love for discipleship, and five years training missionaries with YWAM affirmed her belief that young people are fully capable of knowing God and making Him known. Katie once swam, much too far out, into the open ocean to swim with a pod of wild dolphins in Hawaii.

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Mario Gonzalez

Mario has served Willow’s middle school ministry, Elevate, for the past couple of years and has recently stepped into the Student Ministries Worship Leader sharing his time with Student Impact. He brings great energy to Impact and his love for students is apparent in his leadership. A fun fact about Mario is that he is an owner of many chickens (300+) and goats.

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