NYT is a Christian Ministry with the mission of engaging students in life changing experiences through the performing arts. 

 

4 STARS OF FAITH

At all of our camps and programs, we strive to embody and teach the “Four Stars of Faith” based on Proverbs 3:5-6.

STAR 1 “TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART”
Give your whole heart to Jesus Christ
STAR 2 “LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING”
God’s Word is the final authority on matters of faith
STAR 3 “IN ALL OF YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM”
We were created to glorify God in all things
STAR 4 “AND HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATH STRAIGHT”
When we trust and believe in God’s ways and promises, He will take us on an incredible journey

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe in the active ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those that are saved to resurrection of life and those that are lost to the resurrection of damnation.

OUR HISTORY

The history of National Youth Theater can only be explained through God’s timing, prayer and providence. In 2013, after 20 years with Christian Youth Theater (CYT) and Spotlight Theater in Chicago, Justin and Rachel Parks began a new theater group in Chicago, which they named National Youth Theater (NYT) and trademarked. The theater was started in the Chicago area as a model to be adopted by communities across the country. The vision was for a program that could be easily adopted by Christians who love God, love kids, and love theater (in that order) – and is still the same vision today.

A team from The Woodlands, Texas, and Justin and Rachel Parks formed the first expansion in 2013, and that program grew to three locations. In 2021, NYT Wisconsin was formed by Alex Agos, Jazmin, and Aaron Zierten, and the program has been highly successful, serving hundreds of students each year.

NYT West Houston is now the third NYT organization to begin summer 2025 and will serve the greater West Houston community.