Growing Together Through God's Grace
   Youth Ministry

Mission Statement

To provide activities that young people would not normally get in their schools or other social groups.

Each of our events contain all of the following components:

  • Devotion

  • Meetings

  • Food

  • Service

  • FUN!!

Senior High Lutheran Youth (SLY)

Senior High Lutheran Youth, also known as SLY, meets the first Sunday of every month, after late church for its monthly meeting.  The monthly meeting includes lunch, devotions and a service project.  All youth in 9th through 12th grades are invited.  In addition, we also have other events that come up periodically.  The weekly ledger and the monthly newsletter will have further details.

Services:

  • Spring and Fall cleanups

  • "Joy of Serving" retreat

  • Helping Hands retreat - 350 youth assist in local community outreach projects

  • Puppet shows

  • Serve dinner to the Masons

  • "Caring at Christmas" weekend - shop for an adopted family that is otherwise unable to provide for themselves

Devotions:

Our devotions are not of the traditional kind, yet they meet the needs of today's youth

  • "Survivor challenge"

  • "Walking on the water"

S.U.P.P.E.R. CLUB
(Serving, Uniting, Praying, Playing, Eating, and Reaching Out)
Meetings are Thursday nights in the church parsonage from 6:30-8:00pm.

Fun:

  • Bowling

  • Skiing

  • Snow tubing

  • White water rafting

  • Picnic

  • Corn Maze

  • Theme Parks

  • National ELCA youth gathering every three years

The highlight of our year includes our Annual Youth Conference Retreat held at Harvey Cedars, New Jersey.

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News and Events


  Upcoming Events

The Synod youth gathering, know as FLY, Fellowship of Lutheran Youth, will be the weekend of February 23-25. 

The cost is $135 if you get your money in by December 31.  Please see Janet Neff or Joy Fraunfelter for forms and sign ups.