parent resources 
Parent Equip - A monthly meeting with staff and members of CVC with the focus on helping YOU, the parents, raise a child who loves God. More information can be found here
Websites for Parents:
- www.CPYU.org - The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding is a nonprofit organization committed to building strong families by serving to bridge the cultural-generational gap between parents and teenagers. Includes many helpful articles to inform you on the culture your student is interacting with on a daily basis
-www.Pluggedin.com - Plugged In Online is a Focus on the Family publication designed to shine a light on the world of popular entertainment while giving families the essential tools they need to understand, navigate and impact the culture in which they live. Plugged In offers content reviews of every movie released so you can be educated about what you let your students be entertained by.
- Desiring God Parent Library - A collection of articles, sermons and advice from Pastor John Piper, all about raising your children Biblically.
-www.ThrivingFamily.com - A branch of Focus on the Family that encourages, teaches, celebrates and inspires families to thrive in Christ. With a variety of articles about everything from finances to starting a conversation with your children, this is a very helpful, diverse and up-to-date site
Books for Parents:
There is a ton of information avaialble for how and how not to raise your children in today's world. We want to save you some time by reccomending what we have read and found to be extremely helpful. Find a frequently updated list here
Staff Youth Pastors
Rick Eimers is in his 6th year on CVC staff, all of which he has spent in youth ministry. Rick and his beautiful wife Brooke just welcomed their first child, Charlotte Cali Eimers, to the world. Rick has his Bachelors degree from Baptist Bible College and his Masters degree in Couseling from Philadelphia Biblical University. Rick loves the outdoors, bargain hunting, and playing golf in his spare time.
Joe Valenti has been at CVC for 7 years. He came to CVC straight from graduation working in the Arts Department and soon moved to youth ministry. Joe is married to his awesome wife Linda and they have 2 children, Grace 4 and Logan 3. Joe has his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baldwin-Wallace College, and is a licensed pastor with the Southern Baptist Convention Joe is also the lead singer of the Christian rock band,
Ward 9.
Interns Interns
Jeremy VanStrien
Jeremy VanStrien is a student from Baptist Bible College coming from the town of Middleville, MI. He believes that God has brought him to this internship in Cleveland to prepare him for future ministries. His desire is to work with the lost and hurting and help them find satisfaction in Christ, develop leaders within the students and prepare the next generation of leaders for the progress of the gospel. He also enjoys riding his bike whenever possible, reading books, and writing on his blog about what God is teaching him
Jim Clifford is a recent college graduate from Hornell, NY who has come to CVC to get exposure in a live youth ministry setting. His passion for building relationships with unsaved teens and challenging saved students comes from his desire to 'tell teens what nobody told me.' Jim's desire is to communicate Biblical truths in a relevant way to the youth of America and change the face of the culture for Christ. His interests include hip-hop, basketball, the Dallas Cowboys, writing and straight chilling.
Contact Us contact us
Impact meets at:
Cuyahoga Valley Church
5055 E. Wallings Road
Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147
Call us:
440-746-0404
Email us:
impact_cvconline.org
Middle School Main Middle School
Middle School Grades 6 - 8
The goals of our middle school ministry are to continue and to concrete (the 2 Cs).
We will continue the teaching of Biblical truths that have been introduced through the Childrens Ministry and Explore Ministry. And we will help position a concrete foundation on those truths so that students can make their faith their own, and grow to follow Christ more passionately.
Middle School meets on Sunday mornings in the grey building behind the church. We call it "The Park." Don't let its boring grey exterior fool you though, inside we have flat screen TV's, great worship, solid teaching, Nintendo Wii, Rock Band, and more. Notice the following times of worship:
9:30- worship, teaching, small groups
10:40- "impact cafe" (games, hang-out, and interaction)
11:30- worship, teaching, small groups
MS Events Middle School Events
Winter Retreat 2012: Going Underground
High School Main high school
High School Grades 9 - 12
The goals of our high school ministry are to encourage and to equip (the 2 Es).
We will encourage students to grow deeper in their relationships with Christ and their peers, and equip them to put their faith into action at CVC, in our community, and around the world.
We believe that our high schoolers are old and mature enough that they should be attending the main service on Sunday morning at either 8:15, 9:30 or 11:30. This allows them to fellowship and worship with their families, serve, and join in with the CVC community as a whole.
In the school year, we meet every Sunday night at 5:00 p.m. for a time of worship, a challenge from Scripture, and small group time. We also schedule a number of special events througout the year that add a bit of variety to Sunday evenings. Moreover, every fifth Sunday we arrange a family community service project as a way to help our families love the world.
Sunday A.M.
8:15
9:30
11:30
Impact worship and teaching
Weeknights _ various homes
Main worship service and
Serve!!
Sunday P.M.
5:00
Life
Groups
Life Groups Life Groups
Life Groups are starting the first week of October!
If you aren't plugged into a group, check out the groups below and contact us to get plugged in!
For Girls:
Rene Piasecki - Wednesdays 7:00pm (Broadview)
Meagen Green & Becky Preusser - Thursdays 7:00pm (Parma)
For Guys:
Kyle Gustafson/Jeremy Van= Wednesdays 7:00pm (Broadview)
Dave Stewart/Andrew Tipton= Saturdays 1:00pm (Broadview)
Co-Ed:
Mendheims/Chris/Molly=Thursdays 7:00pm (Broadview)
HS Events High School Events
Winter Retreat 2012: Going Underground
Parents Parents
Our purose at Impact is to "come alongside parents" in the discipleship process of students. That means that we think PARENTS are the most important factor in a teen's development. In order to assist you -the parent- we want to get involved in your life, and get you involved in impact. Help us make that happen and take some steps to get plugged in.
To see what has been happening, visit our blog!
Meetings, books and other resources to help you as a parent!
Fighter Verses_Fall2011.pdf
Scripture memory for your family
Parent Equip Parent Equip
At Impact, we have started a new process to better equip parents. We want you to have the opportunity to be a part of a special Parent Equip event where key issues are brought out into the open and fellowship with other parents is provided in a way never seen before.
Held the second Sunday of every month, at 5:00 pm while your children are attending Impact, YOU are invited!
Also, feel free to bring your middle schooler along. We'll have The Park open for them to hang out in while you're in Parent Equip.
This month at Parent Equip:
Our next Parent Equip will take place on March 11th with Care Pastor Dale Piscura talking on the topic of prayer. We hope to see you there!
March 11th
5:00pm
LL room 101-102
Leaders leaders
At Impact, Community Group leaders are the engine to our youth ministry car, the blade to our sword, the switch to our light, and the fin to our fish, and the summer to our school year. You, the leader, make our youth ministry run, work, live, happen, laugh, reach out, and perform. God alone changes the heart and God set up the family unit to train children in His ways. But as we seek to assist families to raise their teenagers, the Community Group Leaders are what make our part happen.
Leaders are responsible for their groups activities including social interaction, Bible study, service projects, discipleship, and more.
Plug In plug in
Whether you are a parent, young adult, single, senior citizen, or fall into another catagory - we have a place for you to serve the students at Impact. We believe this is a high calling and would love to talk to you about getting involved.
Opportunities include:
- Small Group leader - Cooking for events
- Tech team - Special events team
- Set-up and take-down - Web developement
- Worship team - Prayer Team
- Administrative Help - Coaching (Discipling leaders)
