Hi, my name is Paul Payette:  I’m the Student Ministries Leader at New Life Assembly in Summersville, West Virginia.  Welcome to our Student Ministries web page.  Our Student Ministries at New Life Assembly serves Junior High and High School students.  We hope you’ll learn enough about us here to spark interest in coming to our weekly Wednesday Night Meetings at our Student Ministries facility located at New Life Christian Academy, 899 Broad Street, Summersville, WV, 26651.

I’ve been involved in student ministry for over twelve years, serving as a Youth Leader, Youth Ministries Leader, and Youth Pastor. I’ve been called to youth ministry and have thoroughly enjoyed leading Jr. High School and High School Students to a life-changing encounter with God, and a resulting understanding of who they are in Christ.

I first got involved in student ministries while attending a medium-sized church in Manhattan Beach, California, where I served as a youth leader for over five years before moving to upstate New York in early 2001. 

Shortly after settling in upstate New York, I got involved in the student ministries program at our local church, serving as a student ministries leader.  After about two years in this capacity, I was called upon to serve as the church’s Student Ministries Leader for approximately three years.  In late 2006, I moved to Summersville, West Virginia.

About a year after arriving in Summersville, I was blessed to launch New Life Assembly’s Student Ministries program for Junior High and High School students.  I currently serve as New Life Assembly’s Student Ministries Leader, with responsibility for teaching, pastoring, mentoring, and discipling students.  I also oversee the development and administration of Junior High and High School student ministries at New Life Assembly. 

In the years that I have been blessed to be involved, Student Ministries has been a challenging joy, blessing, and reward!  Leading students to authentically and personally encounter their Creator and Savior continues to be a privilege beyond words, comprehension, and understanding.  When students finally and earnestly encounter God, their lives – and the lives of those around them - are changed eternally.  It’s amazing to have an opportunity to be a part of that process.  We call the student ministry at New Life Assembly “Encounter” for this very reason!

Please check the links for student ministries photos, a current schedule of events, and our regularly-updated prayer list.

I hope that you’ll stop by the Student Ministries Center at New Life Christian Academy:  We’re there every Wednesday night @ 7:00 PM for our gathering.  I look forward to seeing you there!

In Him,

----Paul