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Youth Ministry

First UMC offers programs for teens in grades 6 - 12. FUMC Youth are led by our Youth Director and a team of qualified volunteers who's joy it is to share Christ with your kids. We offer youth programming on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. Through out the school year and summer our Youth Director also hosts Bible studies, field trips, and events. Keep reading to find out more!

To keep up with what's happening in our Youth Ministry, sign up for REMIND! Text @hachiefumc to 81010.

Sunday School

Sundays, 9:45 am to 10:45 pm

During our Sunday school hour, youth in Middle school and High School meet with our Youth Director to study the Bible, participate in topic-based conversation, and develop friendships with each other. The Youth group meets downstairs in the church basement.

Bible Studies

Sunday Evening, 6:30 - 8:00 pm

These small groups meet on the 2nd Sunday of the month to provide young people with an opportunity to dive deeper into their faith and to build foundational Christian friendships with their peers. High school students and Junior High school students meet separately so that youth can participate in open and honest discussion with their same age peers. Groups meet at church member homes or local coffee shops.

Midweek

Wednesdays, 6:00 to 7:30 pm

Wednesday nights is big for us here at FUMC! Our youth meet at 6:00 pm for dinner in the youth room. Afterwards, the youth participate in a contemporary worship together. The evening It is a time of friends, food, fun and faith where youth can learn how the word of God resonates in their lives today.

Special Events

Youth Mission Trip

Every summer, the FUMC Youth group and adult vlunteers participate in week-long mission trip. The group collaborates with other churches with one goal in mind - TO SERVE. Volunteers work in teams to complete tasks such as building wheel chair ramps for homes, roofing, gardening, or other projects as needed. This trip teaches about the volue of hard work and serving others and learning the joy it brings to be the hands and fee of Christ.

Spring Break Trip

At spring break, our Youth Director and adult volunteers take the youth group to the slopes! Our kids have so much fun during the day skiing and playing and gather every evening for devotional time and worship.

Confirmation

United Methodists use the term "confirmation" to mark the first time a baptized Christian publicly "confirms" their intention to live the vows of the baptismal and membership covenant and so becomes a professing member of the local congregation and The United Methodist Church.

Each Spring youth in grades 6th and up are eligible to participate in our confirmation class.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU