We value our Youth here at Christ United. Through our Sunday morning and evening activities, our trips and retreats, and our service projects, we offer a plethora of opportunities to create lasting memories and relationships built off of the foundation of Christ’s love for us. We hope you will join us as we grow together in our faith!
We aren’t letting social distancing slow us down!
While we are not having any in-person programs, we have tons of digital activities every week for youth of all ages. Join us this week for our Zoom meet-ups, game nights, Sunday School, and more! Don’t know where to start? Email our Youth Director and she will get you settled with the perfect group.
Download our live weekly calendar, and join our Youth Ministry newsletter to get links and updates:
Youth programs are held upstairs in the Sports & Rec Center, located on the south side of our campus in rooms S205-S214 by grade-level. Scholarships are available for every Youth event. For more information, contact Paul Maletic or visit the Youth Ministries Facebook page.
Join us at these events for all grades:
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Sunday School
Youth Sunday School meets each Sunday morning in the Sports & Rec Center. Students hang-out in the lobby and gym until dismissed upstairs at 9:45 AM. Middle School meets in the Loft for a large-group lesson and then splits into grade-levels. Classes release at 10:45 AM. Connect with Paul to get connected to a zoom Sunday School.
ANNUAL TRIPS AND RETREATS
Trips and retreats are a great opportunity to learn more about your faith, live in service to Christ and have a lot of fun.
- Fall Retreat – One of the most popular youth trips of the year. Youth (6th-12th grade) travel to Sky Ranch in east Texas for a fun weekend of canoeing, horseback riding, team sports and God time. Check our News + Event blogpost for more information.
- Girls and Guys Retreats – Throughout the school year, we will have retreats for students at the church. Be sure to stay up-to-date on our event page to see what retreats are coming up!
- Mystery Trip – This is the highlight of the summer for 6th-8th graders in the youth ministry. We take our Middle School students to an undisclosed location for a few days of faith development, fun activities and service projects. Mystery Trip 2020 will be July 12-15.
High School (Grades 9-12)
Sunday School
Youth Sunday School meets each Sunday morning in the Sports & Rec Center. High School students meet in their specific grade-level class. Classes release at 10:45 AM. Connect with Paul to get connected to a zoom Sunday School.
ANNUAL TRIPS AND RETREATS
Trips and Retreats are a great opportunity to learn more about your faith and to live in service of Christ.
- Fall Retreat – One of the most popular youth trips of the year. Youth (6th-12th grade) travel to Sky Ranch in east Texas for a fun weekend of canoeing, horseback riding, team sports and God time. Check our News + Event blogpost for more information.
- Girls and Guys Retreats – Throughout the school year, we will have retreats for students at the church. Be sure to stay up-to-date on our event page to see what retreats are coming up!
- Spring Break Mission Trip – Every spring break, we head out to one of America’s largest cities to participate in urban mission work and spread Christ’s Love. Spring Break Mission Trip 2020 will be March 8-15.
- APPA (High School Mission Experience)– For one week out of the summer, high school students devote their time to helping an impoverished community. We share the love of Christ with people in that community by repairing homes and loving everyone we meet! High School Mission Experience 2020 will be July 27-31.
Fall 2020 Youth Small Groups (blogpost coming soon – contact Brady for more information)
A-Team and Adult Volunteers
A-Team
Our Youth Ministry A-Team is a group of adult volunteers who love encouraging our youth in their walk with Christ. They are counselors, Bible study or small group leaders, Sunday School teachers, mentors and loving shepherds to our youth. Each August, we offer training to our new “A-Team” volunteers so they can become familiar with our program. We also have an A-Team meeting once a month to discuss any upcoming events and address any other concerns. Below are some opportunities that are available as an A Team member.
Sunday School Teacher
– Sundays | 9:45-10:45 AM | Sports & Rec Center
Sunday Night Programming
– Sundays (School Year) | 5-6:30 PM | Sports & Rec Center
Cookie Crew
On Sundays, our Cookie Crew provides baked cookies for our youth that meet during Sunday School. This team of adults commits to baking cookies on a rotating basis and delivers them to the church for the youth to eat so that they feel “at home” in the Sports & Rec Center.
Snack Supper
Our Snack Supper crew serves a light dinner from 6:30-7 PM for $3 to students on Sunday nights during Sunday evening programming.
If you are interested in any of the volunteer opportunities above, please contact Paul Maletic.
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED:
