Harvester Christian Church is more than the church down the street from North. With a third of their high school student body being all FHN students, it serves as a second home to many students. The HCC parking lots are filled with black and yellow parking tags, and it isn’t just on Sundays. For students at North, the church is more than the local hangout spot.
“It’s my calling, I just want to spread the love of God and Jesus with all these kids who might have never experienced it,” said FHN senior Cameron Burris.
HCC offers various serving opportunities to the local community. Burris spends his Wednesday nights serving a small life group of middle school boys and his occasional Sunday nights hosting High School Night on the main stage, participating in games, building relationships and spreading his faith. Lucas Hanson, FHN senior, spends his mornings at HCC by leading the intermediate-level life groups. He spends quality time with his group of fourth and fifth graders, spreading gospel and biblical lessons while balancing fun and play.
“It makes me hopeful for the future, and it’s exciting to teach everyone,” Hanson said. “I recommend it to everyone, you should definitely start, even if you start with something small and work your way up.”
HCC has deep roots within its community. High school pastor Sam Skaggs was once a North student himself and attended Harvester’s youth group nights. He now leads schools all over the community, developing small group and large group leaders, creating sermons, lessons, and is one of the faces for the largely attended “Harvester HS Nights” where many FHN students are on Sunday afternoons.
“For me, I love seeing all the students not just pouring out their gifts and abilities for the people, but for their family and friends,” said Skaggs. “It’s one thing for us as the church and adults to put something on for the kids, but it’s completely different for students to be a part of the church and create these events, invite their friends to read scripture, sing a worship song, or even hear a testimony.”
