Faith Formation

During the summer months and the month of December, Faith Formation takes place at 9:15am in the College Lounge.

If you would like to join a Faith Formation class when you are in Charlotte on Sundays throughout the year, the Come and See Class is a welcoming and intergenerational class that meets across the hall in the Activity Center Parlor.

College Lounge

The lounge was intentionally designed for the college ministry. It is available to college students throughout the year for studying, rest, and meeting with friends (*code needed for entry).

Want to represent your University in the college lounge?

We hang pennants from schools our students are currently attending. Bring a pennant by the lounge or order one from this Amazon List and we'll hang it year round!

Care Packages

We know that all college students enjoy receiving mail from home, no matter how close or far away they are. We look at care packages as a way to share with students that their Providence family cares for and is praying for them. 

During the fall semester, we invite church members and student families to participate by providing cards and items to fill the packages.

  • Submit an Address
    • College Students and families must submit a current address by September 15 to receive a care package in the fall.
    • Please include any allergies or snack preferences.

  • We need your help!

    • Please consider writing an encouraging note or donating individually wrapped snacks or $5 gift cards (for 25-20 students) to include in the care packages. You can order directly from our Amazon Wish List or bring items to the college lounge by September 20.

    • If you are donating items specifically for your child, please let us know.

College Summer Program

When students return to Charlotte for the summer season, we seek to reconnect and reestablish community. 

All students (High School Graduates to College Graduates) are invited to join us from May-August for our College Summer Program!

We will gather for faith formation, reconnect and build relationships through fellowship, and serve our church and city through missions.

Parent Resources

While our Summer Program is geared for College-aged Students, they aren’t the only one entering new territory Parents are also learning and growing alongside their young adult children as things begin to shift within the family system. Here are a few resources we hope you’ll find helpful during this time. 

1Preparing to Launch
Fuller Youth Institute has developed a resource to help families like yours have better conversations in the “launching” phase between adolescence and young adulthood.

Parents are often longing for better ways to talk about faith with their kids and to have deeper emotional connection with them. They just struggle to know how, or to reach out in ways that their kids might actually respond. As a response, they have created a 10-session guide that can be used individually, with a spouse or friend, or in a small group or class setting.

View the GUIDE
2Parenting Quiz
Take a moment during this mutual journey of intentional growth to reflect and answer 10 questions. They’ll help you learn more about how you can reframe your approach as a parent in order to grow with your child.

Is your child a learner, an explorer, or a focuser? Take the quiz to find out more, and discover practical tips to pursue a relationship with your child in every season.

Take the QUIZ
3Book Recommendation: Growing With
“Growing up doesn’t have to mean growing apart. Filled with brand-new research and real-life stories from remarkable families, Growing With shows you how to close the family gap, giving parents courage to take the next faithful step on a mutual journey of intentional growth that trusts God to transform you all. Discover strategies to help you invite doubt, rather than avoid it. Growing With will show you how to help your kids keep their roots, even as they spread their wings.”

Purchase the BOOK
4Articles
  • CHURCH – Talking church with your teenager or young adult
  • DOUBT – How to talk to young people about doubt
  • LANGUAGE – What to say, and not to say, to your young adult
  • UNDERSTANDING – What twenty-somethings need from us (almost) more than anything else
  • SCHOOL BREAKS – Connecting with college students over break