TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST (TEC) IS A CATHOLIC MOVEMENT OF SPIRITUALITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGE TEENS 16-18. SINCE ITS BEGINNINGS IN 1965, TEC HAS HELPED BRING THOUSANDS OF TEENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CLOSER TO CHRIST AND TO A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CHURCH. THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF SUNFLOWER TEC, AND PRIOR TO THAT, HEARTLAND TEC, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN A PART OF A MINISTRY TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY SINCE 1977.