Grace Woodlands Church hosts Texas Youth Summit

The Texas Youth Summit held its event this year at the Grace Woodlands Church.

Texas Youth Summit

According to the Texas Tribune, the Texas Youth Summit was held at Grace Woodlands Church. The summit is dedicated to teaching and promoting conservative activism to the younger demographics. This 2022, the summit's slogan is "to be the catalysts to win the Culture War."

The Texas Youth Summit is an event founded by Christian Collins, a former political staff. The event was made possible through sponsorships and donations. It was also free for anyone aged 12-26 years old, as long as they got a referral from an adult.

As for the slogan, Collins commented that it pertains to a "metaphorical war for the battle of ideas." Collins added that the event is not for attacking people's identities but for addressing conservative issues.

The two-day event featured lectures and small groups by politicians and political groups. This includes Senator Ted Cruz, Donald Trump Jr., Candace Owens, and more.

The article also mentioned the appearance of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is currently facing controversy with allegations of sex trafficking and relations with a minor.

In his speech, the representative asked the students and young people to be more active when it comes to their political action online and offline.

Grace Woodlands Church

According to the Grace Woodlands Church page, it is a church that welcomes anyone looking for a church home. It is a member church of Grace International that serves Woodlands, Texas.

It is an ethnically-diverse church made up of people from different backgrounds, all working together for its mission to see God move in the nation.

The church provides plenty of ministry opportunities with over 50 groups and classes for people to join. It has ministries for people of all ages, sex, or interest group.

As for its beliefs, the church believes in the Bible as the "infallible, authoritative, eternal Word of God."

It also believes in the Holy trinity made up of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As such, the church follows the belief that salvation can only come through Jesus Christ alone.

The church also believes in marriage as a union between one man and one woman. It added that it believes that any other definition is contrary to the Bible and against the will of God.

Further, as a church, it believes in the Great Commission, the passage in the Bible wherein Jesus Christ gave the command to baptize people.

Leadership of Grace Woodlands Church

Steve and Becky Riggle are the Senior Pastors of the church. The Riggles are experienced in missionary work and church building as they have been doing so since 1974 with the Grace International Churches and Ministries.

The couple has served in the states of California, Texas, and even the Philippines.

They would later create the Grace Community Church in 1983 in Houston. The church would then expand with eight campuses spread out in Texas and California.

Steve Riggle is also the President of Grace international.