The Girls Club was founded in 1990 by Ms. Debbie Miller, assistant to the director at the Chapel. A very popular group in the Upper Ohio Valley, the Girls Club is regularly invited to dance in six to eight local holiday parades each year. Rehearsals for the holiday season begin each fall on the Sunday after Labor Day and are held twice weekly until the parade schedule begins in late November.

There are 70-80 members of Girls Club. The girls work as a group, deciding on music, choreographing the routines, and picking uniforms. Their teamwork pays off in the form of many performance awards from area parade organizers. The girls' ages range from three to eighteen, which creates an nvironment in which mentoring occurs naturally and friendships grow strong.

After the dance season ends in December, the group continues to participate in community activities, service events, and educational programs. The girls are active as leaders in other Laughlin Chapel programs, including afterschool and evening groups, summer camp, and the Chapel Corps program (housing maintenance and repair for the elderly).

Young Lions is a mentoring program designed to address the needs of boys as they grow into men and provides preparation for adolescence and adulthood. The curriculum is Christian and Afrocentric. It explores the spiritual, cultural and physical rites of passage to manhood, in the context of African-American heritage and culture. Boys are paired with a suitable adult male mentor, creating a relationship and an environment that promotes ethics, morality, and good citizenship.

The mentors are trained to serve as a resource and guide as Young Lions deal with issues of self-concept, health, work habits, developing sexuality, and the pressures of growing up. The program is for boys in elementary through high school.