Youth
The teen years mark a key transitional stage in life. Moving from childhood to adulthood can be a challenging time, but God uses times of change to bring great growth. Our Student Ministry staff and volunteers want to come alongside parents—helping young men and women know God more intimately, share and defend their faith, serve others, and develop deep relationships.
Element. Element, our version of United Methodist Youth Fellowship, meets on Sunday nights at the OLEC from 6-8 p.m. Tonight we’ll continue our first spring series, “How to Live a Better Love Story” (dating), so come on out! See you at 6!
Breakfast For The Homeless, February 5. Join us for Breakfast For The Homeless next Sunday, February 5 from 6:30-10:30 a.m.! This is a wonderful time for us to connect with the homeless community in Memphis, and to serve these brothers and sisters in Christ’s name. To get your name on the official list, contact Butler at lbutler@germantownumc.org.
Discovery Weekend, 2012. Registration for Discovery Weekend 2012 is now open! All youth in grades 6-12 are invited to join us for the biggest and best weekend at GUMC! Come on out and experience God’s love through youth talks, hilarious skits, amazing D-groups, awesome food, and incredible fellowship! We want to extend a special invitation to each and every one of our Confirmands! Sign-up now at germantownumc.org. Parents, if you would like to volunteer at Discovery Weekend, please contact Jeanne Miller (jeannemasseymiller@att.net) for a list of opportunities.
Small Groups and ACTS are Back! The ACTS, Synergy and Synago gangs geared back up this past Wednesday, January 11! ACTS meets on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. in the Oasis Youth Lounge in the OLEC, and it’s not too late to join! Synergy meets from 6:25-7:25 at the OLEC, and Synago meets at the home of Daniel and Whitney Oppenheim. Synago will serve as the Discovery Weekend planning group, so if you are a high schooler interested in being a part of the team, join us this coming week! Questions about ACTS or Synergy? Contact Butler. Questions about Synago? Contact Jason.
Summer Missions Registration Open! It’s our goal to have EVERY one of our youth join us for a summer mission trip each year! Registration is open now, so sign-up online at germantownumc.org or by mailing in your brochure. Spots are limited, so reserve yours today!
Element Youth Worship Band CD. Our amazing youth worship band spent some time over their Christmas break recording a CD in the Old Chapel! Stay tuned for details on when the album will be released! Pre-order your copy now by contacting Jason Baker at jbaker@germantownumc.org. CD’s are $10.
Trek 2.0. Our Trek Sunday School program will have even more of a facelift this semester! Join us each Sunday morning for a snack breakfast, exciting games in the lounge, and a multi-angled approach (biblical, hands-on, Prayer Chapel) to our exciting monthly theme! The theme for January is “Compassion.”Trek meets at 9:40 and 11 a.m. downstairs in the lower level across from the Old Chapel.
