Youth Ministry

Westminster Youth Ministry invites all youth from all walks of life to come experience the love and grace of God in community with one another. Our program is designed for 6th-12th graders as they continue to be spiritually nurtured and challenged during this crucial developmental stage in their life. We have a team of leaders who are dedicated to walking beside youth and their families as we seek to live out being the community of God with one another through Bible Study, Worship, Fellowship, and Mission. We hope that all youth will truly feel welcome to come and be a part of all that is happening in the life of Westminster Youth Ministry!!

Parenting at the Crossroads - NEW for Winter 2012!! Youth & Children's Ministries present a series of workshops for parents regarding drugs, sex, faith, discipline and the internet. Brochures also available in the church office. Topics to include:

What Every Parent Needs to Know about Drugs - Click here to sign up
Sexuality Seminar for Parents
Celebrate Calm - "Eliminating Defiance, Disrespect, and Power Struggles" and "10 Secrets to Motivated and Responsible Children"
Sticky Faith - helping our children continue good faith practices into their own adult lives
Ethics of Technology and Teens

Timothy Leaders - Westminster has started an intentional training for11th & 12th grade youth to be better prepared to serve as leaders with our middle school youth, Confirmation, and our Agape Project. We look forward to the leadership that our own youth will bring to our programs.

The Agape Project connects our high school youth with Partnership Village, a transitional housing community for formerly homeless individuals and families. Westminster Youth and their leaders are being called out in faith to serve and work with this community by providing dinner, fellowship, and recreation for the children at Partnership Village twice a month during our regular high school fellowship time.

Upcoming dates are:

February 12

February 26

March 11

March 25

April 1

We ask that youth sign up for specific teams with which to be involved:

Dinner Prep

Welcome Table/floater

Table Hosts

Recreation/games

Small Group Leaders

To sign up for a particular date or team, please contact Marti Hazelrigg.

Music Opportunities for Youth abound!!

Youth Band will be led by Clint Whitlow, 12:15 pm Sunday afternoons in the Chapel
Youth Voices will be led by Jonathan Emmons, 4-5 pm Sunday afternoons in Room 206

Youth Music sang in worship on Sunday, October 9, in the Sanctuary and Chapel services

Youth explore faith through education, outreach, and worship

Sunday School will be held on Sunday Mornings, 9:30 at Lake Brandt on the 2nd & 4th Sundays, and 11am at the Youth House. Confirmation Class will be held at 11 am Sunday mornings at the Youth House.

Middle School Fellowship will meet Wednesday Evenings from 6-7:30. We'll start off with dinner in the Fellowship Hall, and then programs will be at the Youth House. Next Middle School Fellowship will be Wednesday, January 11, 2012.

High School Fellowship will meet on Sunday Evenings, 6-7:30 pm at the Youth House. High School Fellowship will resume programming on Sunday, January 15, 2012

Come back for a second helping - Table Groups return!! Our Table Groups will be starting up again for 2011-2012. Table hosts will be contacting their groups to schedule a time to meet. Our talking points will be focused on "No Easy Answers: Making Good Decisions in an Anything Goes World."

If you're interested in joining a group or hosting a group, please contact Lucy Jefferies. To read about the Table Group experience, see the May 2010 newsletter article.

Youth Experience Poverty During 30-hour Famine

Westminster Youth participated in the 5th annual 30-hour Famine on March 25-26, 2011. Sixty-one youth, ranging from 6th-12th grade went without food for 30 hours, did service projects, and slept in cardboard boxes. The youth broke the fast, with a meal of soup and bread, after attending the 6 pm worship service. Read full story in WestminsterLife March edition