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Wings of Grace is an aviation ministry that is first and foremost a discipleship and mentoring program for teenagers. Our goal and purpose are to grow and develop teenagers into mature Christians through our 4-year program while providing valuable experiences and training that can be used throughout their life beyond high school. We use aviation as the tool to reinforce the discipline and life lessons taught through our program.
Throughout the program the students will complete community service hours through regular projects we coordinate. For every 6 hours of community service completed the student earns 1 flight training hour. As a result, by the time the student turns 17 years old, which is the minimum age to earn the pilot's license, they should be ready or almost ready to earn their Private Pilot License.
We enroll students at the ages of 13-14 years old. Our enrollment for a new class of students opens during the late Spring for classes to start in September and November for classes that start in January.
We meet every Tuesday night during Spring and Fall semesters from 6:30-8:30 PM. We follow the local School's Calendar, so when they are off for breaks or holidays we are also off. On Tuesday nights we split the night up into an aviation ground lesson with a flight instructor and a Bible study lesson. We also have some games and fellowship time as well.
We schedule community service work days on Saturdays once or twice a month. Attendance is not mandatory on any service day, but again this is where the student earns their flight training hours so the more they can attend the more they can bank their time and not risk having to be grounded for not having hours available to fly.
We also schedule fun group outings and events throughout the year to encourage fellowship amongst the group and mentors. Service days, events, and flights will continue through the Summer even though we take a break from our weekly meetings.