1985
LIFE TEEN WAS LAUNCHED AS A PARISH-BASED YOUTH MINISTRY IN MESA, AZ FOCUSED ON THE MASS AND GATHERING TEENS TOGETHER AT A LIFE NIGHT. WE CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ON BRINGING TEENS TO CHRIST IN THE EUCHARIST AND GATHERING THEM TO BE FORMED IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH. |
1,800+
NUMBER OF PARISHES IMPLEMENTING EDGE OR LIFE TEEN. LIFE TEEN CAN BE FOUND IN 31 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, CHINA, MALAYSIA, THE PHILIPPINES, EAST AFRICA, UGANDA, GERMANY, MEXICO, ARGENTINA, SPAIN, ENGLAND, AND THE NETHERLANDS. |
100,000+
COMBINED NUMBER OF TEENS AND ADULTS WHO GO TO A LIFE NIGHT OR EDGE NIGHT, GO TO A SUMMER CAMP OR STEUBENVILLE YOUTH CONFERENCE EACH SUMMER, INTERACT WITH US ON LIFETEEN.COM OR SOCIAL MEDIA, OR WHO GO TO A WEEKLY YOUTH MASS. THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES TO GROW. |
MISSION
AS A EUCHARIST-CENTERED MOVEMENT WITHIN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, LIFE TEEN LEADS TEENAGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES INTO A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH. WITH THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AS OUR INTERCESSOR AND GUIDE, LIFE TEEN SEEKS TO UNLEASH THE FULLNESS OF THE SACRAMENTAL POWER PRESENT WITHIN THE YOUNG CHURCH. |
MINISTRIES
THROUGH POWERFUL EUCHARISTIC ENCOUNTERS AND ENGAGING CATECHESIS, OUR TEENS ARE IMMERSED IN A DYNAMICALLY CATHOLIC PARISH CULTURE. WITH THE PARISH AS THEIR TRUE HOME, OUR TEENS ARE THEN FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY OUR EVENTS, RESOURCES, AND DIGITAL EVANGELIZATION. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CATHOLIC TEENAGERS FEEL SUPPORTED AND ENGAGED THE OTHER 167 HOURS A WEEK, OUTSIDE OF SUNDAY MASS |