Teenagers

Bring your questions. Bring yourself.

The teenage years deserve more than a smaller version of an adult programme. CELCL hopes to make room for honest questions, friendship, Scripture, and growing responsibility, with proper safeguarding first.

Youth vision · no CELCL group announced
Four teenagers walking together up old-town steps.

A young person's starting point

Belonging should leave room for a real voice.

These are themes for local development, not advertised meetings or a curriculum.

01 / ASK

Questions are welcome.

What do I believe? Can I disagree? How does faith meet school, friendships, and the future? A credible space starts by listening.

02 / READ

Explore the story.

Bible stories can be read with context and discussed honestly. The story of Jesus calming the storm, for example, raises questions about fear and trust (Mark 4:35–41).

03 / ACT

Find a way to contribute.

Young people have gifts and perspectives. Any invitation to serve would need agreed roles, adult support, and safeguarding.

A teenager and adult browsing books together in a library.

One Sunday, or longer

A teen visitor should know what happens.

Someone visiting Lugano with family may be here just once. The live site should say clearly whether teens stay in the main gathering, have an age-specific supervised option, or have no separate provision.

It should also explain supervision, check-in, accessibility, privacy, and whom a parent or young person can ask. None of those CELCL arrangements has been confirmed.

Read the one-Sunday guide

A thoughtful beginning

Start with a story worth discussing.

The Bible Stories page offers short, original summaries and questions for reading together. It is not a scheduled youth study.

Explore Bible stories