Youth Ministry

Confirmation

A Confirmation program is offered each year for youth in the 8th grade or older. Each confirmand receives a mentor to walk with him/her on this portion of their faith journey. In addition to meeting with a mentor, the confirmation class meets as a group several times with the minister for a group discussion. The mentors and confirmands also participate together in several service projects and field trips to enhance the confirmation program. In April, the confirmands visit St. Louis to learn more about the workings of the UCC. At the completion of this program, each youth will be invited to make a decision to join the church followed by a confirmation service, which is usually held in early May.

Camping Programs

Annual summer camp programs are offered each summer at White Memorial Camp and Conference Center, a quiet prairie retreat in the Kansas Flint Hills, operated year-round by the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference of the United Church of Christ. Camp White offers a wide variety of programs available to all churches. The programs provide, in addition to curricula for religious education, opportunities for hiking, exploring, solitude, play, or just relaxing. The camp has a new camp director this year, so watch for some exciting developments. Contact (wmcucc@cgtelco.net) or visit White Memorial Camp for more information.

Scholarships are available! Contact Cindy Lafferty for details.