Youth Ministries
7th-12th Graders
Our lovely adult chaperones at the 2025 youth lock in
A rousing game of one night werewolf at our 2025 lock in
2025-2026 Faith and St Luke UMC Youth Ministry Kickoff at Deland Park
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Sunday School: During the school year, we meet on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from 10:15-11:15 in the youth room. All youth students are in the same Sunday school class. 2025-2026 Sunday school starts September 28th.
Youth Group: We partner with Faith UMC in Sheboygan Falls for youth group events. Schedule for 2025-2026: September 24 • 5:30 PM • Bonfire at Deland Park Beach Join us for a cozy evening on the beach! Roast your own hot dog and s’more over the fire, then test your skills in a sandcastle-building contest with prizes for the winners. Youth are encouraged to bring their own sandcastle-building supplies to make their creations stand out. October 5 • 11 AM - 1 PM • St. Luke Chili Cookoff Spice up your day with St. Luke’s famous Chili Cookoff! Taste, vote, and enjoy the fun—details will be shared as the date gets closer. All proceeds benefit Sheboygan County Youth Missions. Sign up to bring Chili by September 28th December 6 • Sheboygan Falls Christmas Parade – Toys for Tots Collection Walk along the Sheboygan Falls Christmas Parade route and help collect toys for Toys for Tots. Be part of the holiday magic while making Christmas brighter for children in need. December 24 • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM • Meals on Wheels Delivery Spread Christmas Eve cheer by delivering Meals on Wheels to those in need. We’ll have an “on-foot route” through Mapledale Apartments and need both youth volunteers and parent drivers to help fill the holiday volunteer gap. January 10 • 10:00 AM • Pine Haven Help take down Christmas decorations at Pine Haven, then enjoy games and songs with the residents. All volunteers will be treated to lunch at Dairy Queen afterward! February 20–21 • 6:00 PM – 7:00 AM • 2nd Annual Lock-In at Faith UMC An all-night adventure filled with games, activities, food, and fun! Bring your energy and stay up (almost) all night with friends. March 15 • 2:00–4:00 PM • “Nailed It” Cake Decorating Competition at St Luke Channel your inner baker (or comedian!) in this fun, friendly cake decorating challenge inspired by the hit show Nailed It. You’ll be given a cake design to recreate—expect sweet successes, hilarious fails, and plenty of frosting-covered fun. April 10 • 5:30 PM • Youth Service Project Night at Faith UMC Make a difference while having fun! Details about our service project will be announced later this fall. Bring Your Friends: All youth are welcome to join us! This includes youth in the LGBTQ+ community, youth still figuring out what they believe, and youth with disabilities. If you have question about your youth's ability to participate, contact the pastor, [email protected]. Participation is key: Your excitement, energy, and participation are needed to make your youth group work and to be fun. Come as often as you can and reach out to those that are missing and let them know they are missed. |
Appalachia Service Project (ASP)
Each year we take a group of rising 8th graders through just graduated high school seniors on a mission trip through ASP. This trip is provided at minimal cost to our youth, and is paid for primarily through fundraising and donations. In 2025 we will go to Tennessee July 18-July 25. Our interest meeting is October 19th at 1:45 PM at New Hope UMC. Initial registration is due November 1st. “Appalachia Service Project (ASP) provides one of the most rewarding structured service opportunities in the nation -- bringing thousands of volunteers from around the country to rural Central Appalachia to repair homes for low-income families. But ASP is more than just a home repair program. Yes, Appalachia's poorest families urgently need your help, but they can help change your life, too. Because when you change the lives of others, they have a way of changing you. After a few days of hard work repairing homes with ASP, your hands will grow a little tougher, your arms a little stronger, and your relationship with God a whole lot deeper. You'll return home to your community with a passion for service, a renewed compassion for other people, and a fresh appreciation for your place and purpose in this world. Best of all, you'll discover first-hand that regardless of geography, education, or economic class, we are all equal members of the family of God.” For more information, please visit www.asphome.org Scholarships
St. Luke United Methodist Church offers several great opportunities for our youth. Our Annual Scholarships for Graduating High School are just one of them. Applications are available in the Spring. All St. Luke UMC high school senior members graduating from high school are welcome to apply for the St. Luke UMC Scholarship.
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Confirmation
Confirmation meets at Faith UMC on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from 4-5 pm during the school year. Confirmation is a two year program. Students who are entering 6th grade or older are welcome to join confirmation. Confirmation gives students and opportunity to discern if they would like to confirm their faith, reaffirm their baptismal vows (baptism is not required to participate in the class, but it will be required before the confirmation ceremony), and become members of St. Luke United Methodist Church. Confirmation in The United Methodist Church is a time of preparation; it gives youth the opportunity to reflect our faith and gives them a safe environment to ask questions. Confirmation helps youth to investigate their growing faith and helps them begin to understand what it means to become a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ.
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